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 -


BREAKOUT BY GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN AND OWNERSHIP CATEGORY -
PATENTS DISTRIBUTED BY CALENDAR YEAR OF GRANT,
NUMBER OF UTILITY PATENTS ASSIGNED ANNUALLY
TO U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor listed on the patent )

The patent activity of all U.S. colleges and universities is presented in this section. Part A1 presents the number (Part A1-1) and percent distribution (Part A1-2), by geographic origin, of patents assigned each year to all U.S. colleges and universities. Geographic origin is based on the residence of the first-named inventor listed on the patent at the time of grant. Part A1 also presents a breakout of patents by ownership categories (i.e., corporate, government or individual), but all patents assigned to U.S. colleges and universities should be designated under the "U.S. corporations" category - other designations that may appear are errors in the patent file.

In Part A1, patent counts are distributed according to the year in which the patents were granted.

Part A1-1- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NUMBER OF PATENTS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 Pre 198719871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000Total
                 
Total657682081412251182134215411620177918782154243631513340308732945
U.S. Origin648880279712101161132415171600176118542112239730963296303532450
Foreign Origin881817152118242018244239554452495
                 
CANADA8 3144332462 8755
GERMANY13 112 24 14775855
JAPAN93141121246481855
ISRAEL103322331215232143
UNITED KINGDOM1411221 2 3  53640
FRANCE321   3 212341 22
SWITZERLAND211  111  1 12415
AUSTRALIA511    1  122 215
RUSSIAN FEDERATION         11 46315
SWEDEN 1    3 31 312 14
ITALY2     11111 11211
BULGARIA21114 11       11
SPAIN1   11    12 219
TAIWAN  1  11 112 2  9
INDIA2 1 1    11 11 8
CHINA P.REP. 1        211117
AUSTRIA2           2127
NETHERLANDS     31     21 7
FINLAND          2311 7
SOUTH KOREA          1222 7
TURKEY1       11 1 1 5
GREECE3       1   1  5
EGYPT   111  1 1    5
IRELAND   1  1  12    5
CHILE    1  1   11 15
MALAYSIA       1  1 1115
MEXICO   1    1   1 14
HUNGARY    1 2 1      4
POLAND4              4
SOUTH AFRICA1        1  1 14
VENEZUELA11         1   3
BELGIUM1         11   3
NEW ZEALAND 1           113
LEBANON1          11  3
NORWAY  1  1         2
YUGOSLAVIA     1 1       2
Others ( 17 )32111  2 21321221
                 
Ownership:                
U.S. Corporations657582081412241182134215411620177818742152243631503340308432932
U.S. Government               0
U.S. Individuals               0
                 
Foreign Corporations1  1    142 1 313
Foreign Government               0
Foreign Individuals               0
                 
                 
                 
Part A1-2- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PERCENT OF PATENTS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 Pre 198719871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000Total
                 
Total100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
U.S. Origin99989899989998999999989898999898
Foreign Origin1221212111222122
                 
CANADA               0
GERMANY               0
JAPAN               0
ISRAEL               0
UNITED KINGDOM               0
FRANCE               0
SWITZERLAND               0
AUSTRALIA               0
RUSSIAN FEDERATION               0
SWEDEN               0
ITALY               0
BULGARIA               0
SPAIN               0
TAIWAN               0
INDIA               0
CHINA P.REP.               0
AUSTRIA               0
NETHERLANDS               0
FINLAND               0
SOUTH KOREA               0
TURKEY               0
GREECE               0
EGYPT               0
IRELAND               0
CHILE               0
MALAYSIA               0
MEXICO               0
HUNGARY               0
POLAND               0
SOUTH AFRICA               0
VENEZUELA               0
BELGIUM               0
NEW ZEALAND               0
LEBANON               0
NORWAY               0
YUGOSLAVIA               0
Others ( 17 )               0
                 
Ownership:                
U.S. Corporations100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
U.S. Government               0
U.S. Individuals               0
                 
Foreign Corporations               0
Foreign Government               0
Foreign Individuals               0
                 
                 
                 



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