IFI CLAIMS 2011 US Patent Rankings of Portfolios held by Universities.
Rankings were compiled using USPTO source data curated by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services. We analyzed US utility grants granted to academic institutions between 2007-2011. The 5-year tabular report is typical of reports produced by our Patent Intelligence and Technology Report.
Rank | Institution | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
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1 | California, University of Regents | 366 | 395 | 275 | 256 | 371 |
2 | Stanford, Leland Jr University Trustees | 173 | 174 | 123 | 131 | 95 |
3 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 172 | 190 | 141 | 138 | 144 |
4 | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation | 144 | 140 | 119 | 90 | 95 |
5 | Texas, University of System | 138 | 141 | 116 | 90 | 100 |
6 | Tsinghua University CN | 118 | 130 | 62 | 41 | 25 |
7 | California Institute of Technology | 113 | 138 | 94 | 106 | 117 |
8 | National Taiwan University TW | 104 | 56 | 40 | 20 | 19 |
9 | Illinois, University of | 97 | 93 | 70 | 51 | 47 |
10 | Michigan, University of | 93 | 86 | 69 | 80 | 67 |
11 | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Tech KAIST KR | 87 | 85 | 51 | 38 | 32 |
12 | South Florida, University of | 86 | 88 | 38 | 34 | 28 |
13 | Columbia University | 80 | 84 | 50 | 56 | 58 |
14 | Johns Hopkins University | 77 | 85 | 62 | 70 | 69 |
15 | Northwestern University | 71 | 63 | 39 | 30 | 24 |
16 | Central Florida, University of Research Foundation of Inc | 65 | 63 | 54 | 40 | 28 |
17 | National Tsing Hua University TW | 64 | 36 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
17 | Southern California, University of | 64 | 68 | 47 | 40 | 32 |
19 | Maryland, University of | 62 | 57 | 33 | 36 | 36 |
20 | Harvard College, President & Fellows of | 61 | 50 | 38 | 51 | 46 |
20 | Pennsylvania, University of | 61 | 79 | 40 | 48 | 43 |
22 | Florida, University of Research Foundation Inc | 60 | 47 | 52 | 45 | 59 |
23 | National Chiao Tung University TW | 58 | 40 | 24 | 18 | 19 |
24 | Massachusetts, University of | 55 | 57 | 45 | 26 | 20 |
24 | Seoul National University Industry Foundation KR | 55 | 49 | 42 | 18 | 17 |
26 | New York University | 52 | 64 | 37 | 26 | 47 |
27 | Washington, University of | 51 | 84 | 55 | 47 | 43 |
28 | Duke University | 49 | 52 | 37 | 36 | 35 |
28 | Korea Institute of Science and Technology KIST KR | 49 | 46 | 35 | 24 | 38 |
30 | Utah, University of Research Foundation | 48 | 52 | 30 | 27 | 30 |
31 | Minnesota, University of Regents | 46 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 39 |
31 | Purdue Research Foundation | 46 | 55 | 45 | 22 | 34 |
33 | New York, State University of Research Foundation of | 45 | 67 | 58 | 44 | 31 |
34 | North Carolina State University | 41 | 36 | 28 | 36 | 34 |
34 | Tohoku University JP | 41 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
36 | Princeton University | 40 | 34 | 29 | 33 | 31 |
37 | Michigan State University | 38 | 43 | 43 | 48 | 37 |
37 | Yale University | 38 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 21 |
39 | Pittsburgh, University of | 36 | 40 | 28 | 33 | 23 |
39 | Sungkyunkwan University Foundation for Corporate Collaboration KR | 36 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
41 | Tokyo, University of JP | 36 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
42 | Osaka University JP | 35 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
43 | Rice, William Marsh University | 33 | 35 | 24 | 26 | 24 |
44 | Vanderbilt University | 32 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
44 | Washington University St Louis | 32 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 20 |
46 | Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd IL | 31 | 22 | 26 | 16 | 8 |
46 | STC.UNM | 31 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 10 |
48 | Missouri, University of | 30 | 30 | 19 | 13 | 19 |
48 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | 30 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 7 |
50 | Case Western Reserve University | 29 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 7 |
51 | Colorado, University of | 28 | 31 | 22 | 24 | 18 |
51 | Virginia, University of Alumni Patents Foundation | 28 | 32 | 14 | 22 | 15 |
51 | Yissum Research Development Co of Hebrew Univ IL | 28 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 18 |
54 | Hong Kong University of Science & Technology The HK | 27 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 8 |
55 | Iowa, University of Research Foundation | 26 | 34 | 25 | 24 | 27 |
56 | Hanyang University Industry-University Cooperation Foundation KR | 25 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
57 | King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals SA | 25 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
57 | Kyoto University JP | 25 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 3 |
57 | Ohio State University Research Foundation The | 25 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 11 |
57 | Yonsei University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation KR | 25 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
61 | Arkansas, University of | 24 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
61 | Connecticut, University of | 24 | 26 | 19 | 23 | 23 |
61 | Kentucky, University of Research Foundation | 24 | 31 | 22 | 18 | 14 |
61 | Korea University Industry and Academy Cooperation Foundation KR | 24 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
61 | Rochester, University of | 24 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 20 |
61 | Tokyo Institute of Technology JP | 24 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 3 |
67 | Rutgers The State University of New Jersey | 23 | 23 | 20 | 26 | 24 |
67 | Tennessee, University of Research Foundation | 23 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 15 |
69 | Dartmouth College Trustees of | 22 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 16 |
69 | Florida State University Research Foundation Inc | 22 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 16 |
69 | Rockefeller University | 22 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 7 |
69 | Texas A & M University System | 22 | 30 | 19 | 20 | 30 |
73 | Carnegie-Mellon University | 21 | 27 | 11 | 14 | 16 |
73 | Oklahoma, University of Board of Regents | 21 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 23 |
73 | Pohang University of Science and Technology Foundation KR | 21 | 31 | 23 | 16 | 19 |
76 | Chicago, University of | 20 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 23 |
76 | Drexel University | 20 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
76 | Georgia, University of Research Foundation Inc | 20 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 9 |
76 | Iowa State University Research Foundation Inc | 20 | 25 | 32 | 12 | 28 |
76 | National Taiwan University of Science & Technology TW | 20 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
76 | New York University Polytechnic Institute | 20 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
82 | Arizona, University of | 19 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 16 |
82 | Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology TW | 19 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 19 |
82 | Hong Kong Polytechnic University The HK | 19 | 31 | 25 | 19 | 13 |
82 | Oregon Health Sciences University | 19 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 11 |
82 | Singapore, National University of SG | 19 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 23 |
87 | Children's Medical Center Corp The | 18 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 16 |
87 | Chinese University of Hong Kong The HK | 18 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 9 |
87 | New Jersey, University of Medicine and Dentistry of | 18 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
87 | North Carolina, University of at Chapel Hill | 18 | 34 | 18 | 21 | 33 |
91 | Alberta, University of Governors CA | 17 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
91 | Cincinnati, University of | 17 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
91 | Hong Kong, City University of HK | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
91 | National Central University TW | 17 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 8 |
91 | Tufts University Trustees of | 17 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 8 |
96 | Alabama, University of (UAB) Research Foundation | 16 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 17 |
96 | Hokkaido University JP | 16 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
98 | British Columbia, University of CA | 15 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 21 |
98 | National Cheng Kung University TW | 15 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 9 |
98 | Ohio State University | 15 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 11 |
101 | Delaware, University of | 14 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 10 |
101 | Emory University | 14 | 25 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
101 | Gent, Universiteit BE | 14 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
101 | Hiroshima University JP | 14 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
101 | Houston, University of | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
101 | Kyushu Institute of Technology JP | 14 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
101 | Louisiana State Univ & Agricultural & Mechanical College | 14 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 17 |
101 | Mount Sinai School of Medicine of City Univ of New York | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 4 |
101 | Nihon University JP | 14 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 6 |
101 | Vlaams Interuniversitair Instituut voor Biotechnologie BE | 14 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
111 | Boston University | 13 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
111 | Einstein, Albert College of Medicine of Yeshiva Univ | 13 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
111 | Indiana University Research and Technology Corp | 13 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
111 | Keio University JP | 13 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
111 | National Chung Cheng University TW | 13 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
111 | Queensland, University of AU | 13 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
111 | Wayne State University | 13 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 9 |
118 | Arizona State University | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
118 | Georgetown University | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
120 | Akron, University of | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
120 | Auburn University | 11 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 17 |
120 | Chung Yuan Christian University TW | 11 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 5 |
120 | Kwangju Institute of Science and Technology KR | 11 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 8 |
120 | Laval, Universite CA | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
120 | McGill Univ, Royal Inst for the Advancement of Learning CA | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 5 |
120 | Nagoya University JP | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
120 | National Sun Yat-sen University TW | 11 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
120 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 11 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 27 |
120 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 19 |
120 | Wake Forest University | 11 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
131 | Baylor College of Medicine | 10 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 16 |
131 | Brussel, Vrije Universiteit BE | 10 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
131 | Cambridge University Technical Services Ltd GB | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
131 | Colorado State University Research Foundation | 10 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
131 | Nara Institute of Science and Technology JP | 10 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
131 | Washington State University Research Foundation | 10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
137 | Hong Kong, University of HK | 9 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 9 |
137 | Maine, University of Board of Trustees | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
137 | Montreal, Universite de CA | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
137 | Nebraska, University of | 9 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 16 |
137 | Queen's University at Kingston CA | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
137 | St Andrews, University of GB | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
137 | St Louis University | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
144 | Chang Gung University TW | 8 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
144 | Kent State University | 8 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
144 | Oregon State University | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
144 | Zurich, University of CH | 8 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
148 | Dayton, University of | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
148 | Manitoba, University of CA | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
148 | Oregon, University of | 7 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
148 | Saskatchewan, University of CA | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
148 | Temple University | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 |
148 | Toledo, University of | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
148 | Utah State University | 7 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
148 | Vermont, University of and State Agricultural College | 7 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
148 | Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research | 7 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
157 | Brigham Young University | 6 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 13 |
157 | Curie, Pierre et Marie Universite (Paris VI) FR | 6 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
156 | Montpellier, Universite II FR | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
157 | New York, City University of Research Foundation of | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
157 | North Texas, University of | 6 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
157 | Northeastern University | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
157 | Southampton, University of GB | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
157 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
165 | Brandeis University | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
165 | Slovak Academy of Sciences Institute of Virology SK | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
165 | Sydney, University of The AU | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
168 | Clemson University Research Foundation | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
168 | Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
168 | Kansas State University Research Foundation | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
168 | Medical College of Georgia Research Institute Inc | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
168 | Mississippi, University of | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
168 | University Corp for Atmospheric Research | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
174 | Central Florida, University of | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
174 | Clemson University | 3 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
174 | Jefferson, Thomas University | 3 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
174 | Kansas, University of | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 5 |
174 | Melbourne, University of AU | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
174 | Miami, University of | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
174 | Valencia, Universidad Politecnica de ES | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
181 | Brown University Research Foundation Inc | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
181 | Hawaii, University of | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
181 | Imperial College of Science Technology & Medicine GB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
181 | Texas Tech University | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
181 | West Virginia University | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
186 | Associated Universities Inc | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
186 | Florida State University | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
186 | Fordham University | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
186 | Massachusetts, University of Medical Center | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
186 | New Mexico, University of | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
186 | Universal Trim Supply Co Ltd TW | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
186 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
* Note: Page was corrected on Friday, June 15, 2012.
* June 15, 2012. Purdue Research Foundation was added to the list of universities, and the 2011 list was re-ranked.