This report presents a preliminary list of the U.S. universities
receiving the most patents for invention (i.e., utility patents)
during the 2003 calendar year. All campuses are included.
Rank
in 2003*
|
Number
of Patents in 2003*
|
Organization*
|
(Rank
in 2002)
|
(Number
of Patents in 2002)
|
1
|
439
|
University of California |
(1)
|
(431)
|
2
|
139
|
California Institute of Technology |
(3)
|
(110)
|
3
|
127
|
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
(2)
|
(135)
|
4
|
96
|
University of Texas |
(5)
|
(93)
|
5
|
85
|
Stanford University |
(4)
|
(104)
|
6
|
84
|
University of Wisconsin |
(6**)
|
(81)
|
7
|
70
|
Johns Hopkins University |
(6**)
|
(81)
|
8
|
63
|
University of Michigan |
(12)
|
(47)
|
9
|
61
|
Columbia University |
(13)
|
(45)
|
10
|
59
|
Cornell University |
(21**)
|
(35)
|
|
|
59
|
University of Florida |
(15)
|
(42)
|
*The listed patent counts are preliminary. The final listing
of patent counts for U.S. universities in 2003 should be
available in late December of 2004.
** Indicates a tie in the ranking among two or more U.S. universities.
|
