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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

Outside counsel

The law firms universities use, and how they do

Each firm with the universities it files for, the applications behind that, and how often those applications were allowed.

Law firmUniversities servedApplications for themAllowedLargest university client
Firm 5422575%Alder State University
Firm 6416874%Brookfield Institute of Technology
Firm 7413375%University of Carrow
Firm 1338578%Alder State University
Firm 2326879%Brookfield Institute of Technology
Firm 3322578%University of Carrow
Firm 4317879%Dunmore University

By university

Which firms each university relies on

The firms on the most of each university’s applications, with the share they handle.

UniversityApplicationsMost used firmIts shareThen
Alder State University673Firm 140%Firm 5 20%
Brookfield Institute of Technology412Firm 240%Firm 6 20%
University of Carrow301Firm 340%Firm 7 20%
Dunmore University209Firm 440%Firm 5 20%
Eastlake Polytechnic190Firm 140%Firm 6 20%
University of Farrow Valley160Firm 240%Firm 7 20%
Glenhaven University152Firm 339%Firm 5 20%
Harlow Institute of Technology130Firm 440%Firm 6 20%
University of Iverness100Firm 140%Firm 7 20%
Juniper State University100Firm 240%Firm 5 20%
Kestrel University114Firm 339%Firm 6 19%
Larchmont College109Firm 439%Firm 7 19%

Start-ups: each university’s page lists the young companies that name its inventors, and each law firm’s page shows how many of its clients are start-ups, universities and established companies.

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