U of M Technology Commercialization Statistics
| Fiscal Year | 2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
| Disclosures (a) | 220 |
224 |
251 |
229 |
193 |
| New U.S. Patent Applications (b) | 73 |
83 |
94 |
77 |
51 |
| U.S. Patents Issued (c) | 54 |
38 |
48 |
28 |
44 |
Licenses and Options (d) |
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New |
59 | 102 | 79 | 81 | 77 |
Start-ups (e) |
4 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
Total Active Agreements |
580 |
639 |
685 |
718 |
767 |
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| Gross Revenues (f) | $38.5 |
$47.4 |
$47.3 |
$56.1 |
$63.5 |
| Patent Cost Reimbursement (g) | $1.0 |
$1.1 |
$1.2 |
$1.4 |
$1.7 |
(Dollar amounts represented in millions)
Click for Statistics DetailsSource: Office for Technology Commercialization, generated 01/22/07.
These numbers are current as of the date indicated. They may differ from previously reported or future reported numbers due to database updates or differences in the criteria.
(a) Number of new inventions and technologies disclosed to the University's
technology commercialization office.
(b) Includes first filed U.S. patent applications only, not continuations or divisions.
Includes plant patents and PVP certificates.
(c) Includes new and re-issued patents assigned solely or jointly to the University,
not patents assigned to third parties.
(d) Agreements that transfer technology rights to companies; including options
but not including end-user licenses for software.
(e) Companies that were dependent upon licensing University technology for
initiation.
(f) Includes all financial returns from licensing, except for licensee
reimbursements of the University's patent costs.
(g) Payments by licensees to directly reimburse the University for its out-of
pocket patent costs.