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). |