UMass climbs list of schools granted patents in 2015

THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS was awarded 62 U.S. patents in 2015, placing it No. 30 among world universities, according to a ranking compiled by the National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association.
THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS was awarded 62 U.S. patents in 2015, placing it No. 30 among world universities, according to a ranking compiled by the National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association.

BOSTON – The University of Massachusetts was granted 62 utility patents in 2015, putting the school at No. 30 on a list of the Top 100 worldwide universities that were granted U.S. patents.
UMass placed third in Massachusetts and New England and was tied for 24th place among other American universities. The university was awarded a record 62 U.S. patents arising out of faculty inventions and research such as gene silencing, high-technology textiles, polymers and nanotechnology, according to Abigail Barrow, interim executive director of the university’s Office of Technology Commercialization and Ventures.
“Our faculty continues to shine with cutting-edge research and innovation that places us in the top tier of universities in the world,” UMass President Marty Meehan stated. “They lead us to new frontiers of human understanding and their work opens the door to a more prosperous economic future.” (Numbers for each of UMass’ five campuses, including UMass Dartmouth, were not broken out.)
These awarded patents represent a 55 percent increase over the 40 awarded to UMass in 2014 and is the highest number issued in a single calendar year since UMass began its technology transfer program in 1995. The school vaulted 10 spots over its 2014 rank.
“We’re proud of this accomplishment because today’s patent is tomorrow’s job-creating startup technology company,” Meehan added.
In addition, Barrow said that the school is on pace to match or modestly exceed its patent total in 2016.
The top five schools with the most patents are:

  • University of California, 489 patents
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 278 patents
  • Stanford University, 205 patents
  • University of Texas, 191 patents
  • Tsinghua University, 184 patents

Also making the list was Harvard University, ranking No. 11 with 106 patents, and Northeastern University, No. 80 with 29 patents, and Tufts University/Tufts Medical Center, also No. 80 with 29 patents.

UMass shares the 30th spot with the University of Utah Research Foundation and the Research Foundation of the State of New York.

The ranking report is calculated using data from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The report is a 4-year collaboration of the National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association. To learn more about the ranking, click HERE.

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