In 2021, the University of California filed the most international patent applications worldwide, with 551 applications. Zhejiang University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology were ranked second and third. The 2021 ranking of universities with the most international patent applications was dominated by the U.S. and Chinese universities.
Ranking of universities by international patent applications in 2021
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WIPO. (June 9, 2022). Ranking of universities by international patent applications in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/256871/ranking-of-the-top-5-universities-with-the-most-international-patent-applications/
WIPO. "Ranking of universities by international patent applications in 2021." Chart. June 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/256871/ranking-of-the-top-5-universities-with-the-most-international-patent-applications/
WIPO. (2022). Ranking of universities by international patent applications in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/256871/ranking-of-the-top-5-universities-with-the-most-international-patent-applications/
WIPO. "Ranking of Universities by International Patent Applications in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/256871/ranking-of-the-top-5-universities-with-the-most-international-patent-applications/
WIPO, Ranking of universities by international patent applications in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/256871/ranking-of-the-top-5-universities-with-the-most-international-patent-applications/ (last visited June 02, 2023)
Ranking of universities by international patent applications in 2021 [Graph], WIPO, June 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/256871/ranking-of-the-top-5-universities-with-the-most-international-patent-applications/