Universities

Universities, side by side

1,769 universities and technology transfer offices with ten or more applications in the record, each named as one filer however the paperwork spelled it. Rank them on the figures every profile carries, see what each files year by year and in which technology, and which law firms they use. Tick up to four to compare them, or open one for its full record, its inventors and the start-ups tied to it.

Universities

1,769

with ten or more applications

Applications

271,847

42,926 still pending

Patents granted

167,804

allowed, of every year

Allowance rate

73%

−2 pts vs the USPTO all universities together

Rejections before allowance

1.5

level with the USPTO

Months to first action

19.3 mo

+0.7 vs the USPTO

Needed an RCE

27%

level with the USPTO

Had an interview

31%

level with the USPTO

Ranking Year by year Technology Law firms

Most applications Most patents Highest allowance rate Fastest to a first action Fastest growing

#	University	Filed	Patents	Pending	Allowed	Rejections	To 1st action	RCE	Growth
1	The Regents of the University of California A61K	11,848	7,026	2,050	72%	1.7	19.5	32%	-9%
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology A61K	5,754	3,878	700	77%	1.7	19.5	32%	-25%
3	The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University A61K	4,494	2,722	682	71%	1.7	20.1	28%	-27%
4	Board of Regents, The University of Texas System A61K	3,534	1,911	701	67%	1.7	20.0	28%	+1%
5	The Johns Hopkins University A61K	3,315	1,877	604	69%	1.9	19.6	38%	-12%
6	President and Fellows of Harvard College C12N	3,023	1,740	426	67%	1.8	19.7	32%	-31%
7	THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN A61K	2,993	1,922	549	79%	1.8	19.8	34%	+4%
8	Purdue Research Foundation A61K	2,980	1,949	555	80%	1.6	18.4	29%	-4%
9	KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY G06F	2,963	1,947	422	77%	1.4	20.6	25%	-17%
10	KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS C09K	2,924	2,312	272	87%	0.8	13.6	5%	+94%
11	Board of Regents, The University of Texas System A61K	3,534	1,911	701	67%	1.7	20.0	28%	+1%
12	The Regents of the University of California A61K	11,848	7,026	2,050	72%	1.7	19.5	32%	-9%
13	Purdue Research Foundation A61K	2,980	1,949	555	80%	1.6	18.4	29%	-4%
14	The Johns Hopkins University A61K	3,315	1,877	604	69%	1.9	19.6	38%	-12%
15	Massachusetts Institute of Technology A61K	5,754	3,878	700	77%	1.7	19.5	32%	-25%
16	KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY G06F	2,963	1,947	422	77%	1.4	20.6	25%	-17%
17	President and Fellows of Harvard College C12N	3,023	1,740	426	67%	1.8	19.7	32%	-31%
18	The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University A61K	4,494	2,722	682	71%	1.7	20.1	28%	-27%

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