Patents Hit Record High: 2018 Survey

Canadian Survey — Key Findings

Canadian research institutions posted a record number of patents in 2018 while continuing to pursure more non-traditional sources of funding. Tech transfer institutions formed a record number of start-ups, underscoring the continued focus on local entrepreneurial ecosystems.

• A record 119 start-ups were formed in 2018, directly impacting local economies, with more than 93% of the new businesses headquartered in their institution’s home province.
• 314 US patents were issued in 2018, the most-ever reported in the Canadian Survey, as research institutions invest in and protect intellectual property arising from academic research.
• Half of the Can$ 6.1 billion in research expenditures came from sources other than federally or industry-sponsored research.

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US Survey — Key Findings

US research institutions posted a record number of patents in 2018 while continuing to pursure more non-traditional sources of funding. For the second year in a row, tech transfer institutions formed 1,080 start-ups, underscoring the continued focus on local entrepreneurial ecosystems.

• 828 new consumer products born from academic research entered the market.
• 7,625 US patents were issued in 2018, the most-ever reported in the Survey, as research institutions invest in and protect intellectual property arising from academic research.
• Total research expenditures from sources outside the federal government and industry grew to $71.7 billion, an increase of 5.1% over 2017, and a 13.8% increase over the past five years.
• 1,080 start-ups were formed in 2018, directly impacting local economies, with more than 69% of the new businesses remaining in their institution’s home state.

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Search More Than 28 Years of Data
View the data online via STATT (Statistics Access for Technology Transfer), a searchable database of more than 28 years of data. All members whose institutions participated in the 2018 survey receive a free annual subscription to STATT. Members from non-participating institutions can purchase an annual subscription of STATT.

Survey Pricing

AUTM Member Status	Publication	Price
Members from Contributing Institutions	Survey with Appendix	Free
Members from Non-contributing Institutions	Survey with Appendix	$50
Non-members	Survey with Appendix	$375

STATT Database Pricing

AUTM Member Status	STATT Product	Price
Members from Contributing Institutions	One-year Subscription	Free
Members from Non-contributing Institutions	One-year Subscription	$225
Non-members	One-year Subscription	$525

 

About the Survey
Contributing to this survey were 198 US and 32 Canadian research institutions.