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PRESS RELEASE
Contact:
Ruth Nyblod
571-272-8400
ruth.nyblod@uspto.govMarch 18, 2005
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USPTO Releases List of Top 10 Universities Receiving Most Patents in 2004
University of California leads U.S. academic institutions for 11th consecutive year
The Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced the top 10 U.S. universities receiving the most patents during calendar year 2004. Listed below are the 10 universities receiving the most patents for inventions in 2004, along with their 2003 ranking. The University of California tops the list for the 11th consecutive year.
"The development and commercialization of technology are essential to a strong economy," said Jon Dudas, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO." Academic institutions are generators of discovery and innovation, and their patented inventions benefit all Americans through new jobs and new products that improve our lives daily.”
This report presents a preliminary list of the U.S. universities receiving the most patents for inventions (i.e., utility patents) during the 2004 calendar year. All campuses are included.
PRELIMINARY LIST OF TOP PATENTING U.S. UNIVERSITIES
Calendar Year 2004
Rank in 2004* Number of Patents in 2004* U.S. University* (Rank
in 2003) (Number of Patents in 2003) 1 424University of California (1) (439) 2 135California Institute of Technology (2) (139) 3 132Massachusetts Institute of Technology (3) (127) 4 101University of Texas (4) (96) 5 94Johns Hopkins University (7) (70) 6 75Stanford University (5) (85) 7 67University of Michigan (8) (63) 8 64University of Wisconsin (6) (84) 9 58University of Illinois (20) (39) 10 52Columbia University (9) (61)*The listed patent counts are preliminary counts that are subject to correction. The final listing of patent counts for U.S. universities in 2004 should be available in late December of 2005.
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