U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Information Products Division
Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch

U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES-
UTILITY PATENT GRANTS,
CALENDAR YEARS 1969-2000

- this report has been prepared with support from the National Science Foundation -


UTILITY PATENTS ASSIGNED TO U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

NUMBER AND PERCENT OF TOTAL UTILITY PATENTS,
AND OF U.S. CORPORATE-OWNED UTILITY PATENTS,
BY CALENDAR YEAR OF GRANT

(patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent)

 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NUMBER OF PATENTS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1969-861987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
                   
Total Number of
Utility Patents
Granted
121004682952 77924 95537 90365 96513 97444 98342 1016761014191096451119831475211534851574952732347
                   
Number of U.S. Corporate-Owned
Utility Patents
590127 33726 31437 38664 36094 39133 40308 41825 44036 44035 48741 50220 66053 69390 70884 1244673
*Non-Universities 583551 32906 30623 37439 34912 37791 38767 40205 42257 42157 46587 47784 62902 66050 67797 1211728
*Universities 6576 820 814 1225 1182 1342 1541 1620 1779 1878 2154 2436 3151 3340 3087 32945
                   
University Patents
as % of Total
Utility Patents
0.5% 1.0% 1.0% 1.3% 1.3% 1.4% 1.6% 1.6% 1.7% 1.9% 2.0% 2.2% 2.1% 2.2% 2.0% 1.2%
University Patents
as % of U.S.
Corporate-Owned
Utility Patents
1.1% 2.4% 2.6% 3.2% 3.3% 3.4% 3.8% 3.9% 4.0% 4.3% 4.4% 4.9% 4.8% 4.8% 4.4% 2.6%


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