The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) released its 2024 Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents report. Universities are ranked by the number of patents they received during the 2024 calendar year from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Purdue ranks fourth among all U.S. universities on the list with 213 patents received.
“Purdue again demonstrates excellence at scale with a top four ranking among American universities that received U.S. patents in 2024. We pride ourselves on translating fundamental research breakthrough into societal impact,” Purdue President Mung Chiang said.
The NAI released its 2024 Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents report in March. Purdue ranked seventh among worldwide universities for U.S. PTO patents received.
Congratulations to Purdue University researchers across all locations who create and develop innovative solutions to help people’s lives. Congratulations also to the intellectual property experts at the Purdue Innovates Office of Technology Commercialization who manage the technology transfer process to vet, protect and license those innovations, including filing patent applications.
