Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2019 Announced
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he Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2019 report was released today by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO).
The report uses data obtained from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and highlights the vital role patents play in university research and innovation.
Published annually since 2013, the report ranks the top 100 universities named as first assignee on utility patents granted by the USPTO in the 2019 calendar year.
The institutions included in this year's report are leading innovation worldwide through their encouragement of academic discovery and invention, said Paul R. Sanberg, president of the NAI. We are proud to collaborate with the IPO for the eighth consecutive year to highlight universities that have made critical contributions to society.
University patents ignite a culture of growth and innovation which in turn stimulates the economy, said Jessica Landacre, Executive Director at the IPO. The Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents demonstrates which institutions excel in this arena.
There are 57 Member Institutions of the NAI represented this year in the Top 100. They hold an aggregate total of 4,685 patents spanning a wide variety of fields, such as medicine, technology, and engineering. The IPO Top 300 Patent Owners List, published annually since 1985, ranks organizations worldwide that received the most U.S. utility patents during the previous calendar year. This year's report on 2019 patents was published May 18, 2020. It lists the total number of patents for 2019's Top 100 universities (including U.S. and international universities) to be 7,873, an increase of 1,046 patents over the previous year.
✔️ Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2019 Announced
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