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Top 25 Worldwide Universities granted US Utility Patents 2016 by National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and by Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)

Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN

1 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF …………………………………………………………………………….505

2 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ……………………………………………………..278

3 STANFORD UNIVERSITY …………………………………….244

4 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY………..201

5 TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY / GRADUATE SCHOOL AT SHENZHEN, TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY………………………………………………………..181

6 WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION………………………………………………………168

7 JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY…………………………..167

8 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS……………………………………….162

9 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN………………………………..142

10 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY…………………………………….118

11 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA ………………………114

12 PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION……………………105

12 CORNELL UNIVERSITY / CORNELL RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC………………………………………………105

14 HARVARD COLLEGE, PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS…………………………………………………………….104

15 KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ……………………………………………………..100

16 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY / POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF NEW YORK UNIVERSITY………………93

17 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA…………………………92

18 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS……………………………………..91

18 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED / UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA…………………………………………………………..91

20 KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS……………………………………………………90

21 RUTGERS UNIVERSITY…………………………………………84

22 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON……………………………83

23 NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY……………………………81

23 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO / UCHICAGO ARGONNE LLC………………………………………………………81

25 NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY……………………80

This report listing the Top 100 Worldwide Universities that received the most U.S. utility patents is published by the National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association. The information provided in the list is based on data obtained from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Patents reported are utility patents granted during the 2016 calendar year. When a patent is assigned to one or more entities, credit is given to the first named entity. For inquiries, or if you have a research foundation that should be combined with your university assignment in the future, contact kleach@academyofinventors.org.

SOURCE

http://www.academyofinventors.com/pdf/top-100-universities-2016.pdf