Figure 2.20 Canadian University Intellectual Property Commercialization

Commercialization Activity 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Invention disclosures 1,575 1,498 1,644 1,364 1,485 1,454 1,607
Patent applications filed 802 809 795 773 741 840 882
U.S. patents issued 145 93 97 116 143 145 196
Licenses executed 612 551 608 428 486 450 350
Cumulative active licenses 2,790 2,718 2,771 2,865 3,001 3,087 3,100
Royalties from licensing ($M) $52.4 $48.1 $45.7 $48.4 $55.7 $61.6 $49.6
Spin-off companies initiated 44 37 42 44 61 48 58
Spin-off companies still in business 573 564 543 575 618 609 607
Business contract R&D revenue ($M) $626 $643 $738 $657 $743 $728 $694
Sources: Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM), Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO).