In 2020, the University of California was the leading university for U.S. utility patents granted, with a total of 597. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of Texas, and Johns Hopkins University rounded out the top five universities for U.S. utility patents granted in that year.
Leading university owners of U.S. granted utility patents in 2020, by number of patents issued
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National Academy of Inventors. (June 15, 2021). Leading university owners of U.S. granted utility patents in 2020, by number of patents issued [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/629792/top-university-patent-owners-2015/
National Academy of Inventors. "Leading university owners of U.S. granted utility patents in 2020, by number of patents issued." Chart. June 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629792/top-university-patent-owners-2015/
National Academy of Inventors. (2021). Leading university owners of U.S. granted utility patents in 2020, by number of patents issued. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629792/top-university-patent-owners-2015/
National Academy of Inventors. "Leading University Owners of U.S. Granted Utility Patents in 2020, by Number of Patents Issued." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629792/top-university-patent-owners-2015/
National Academy of Inventors, Leading university owners of U.S. granted utility patents in 2020, by number of patents issued Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629792/top-university-patent-owners-2015/ (last visited November 28, 2023)
Leading university owners of U.S. granted utility patents in 2020, by number of patents issued [Graph], National Academy of Inventors, June 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/629792/top-university-patent-owners-2015/