Patents


OTT has collected quarterly and annual metrics that provide a clear view of our activities. We then visualized that data through accessible charts and tables. These charts and tables reveal how our work benefits OTT as well as our partners, faculty, and entrepreneurs.

US Patent Applications

OTT is responsible for pursuing patent protection, as appropriate, for inventions that get disclosed by our researchers, clinicians, and personnel. This graph, and companion tables, show the number of Provisional, Standard, and other patent types that get filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office annually.

Applications by Continent

OTT often pursues patent protection for Emory inventions in countries outside the US. This graph, and companion table, show the number and percentage of patents filed in various jurisdictions across the globe by continent since FY2000.

Issued US Patents

It can take a number of years, but patent applications get examined by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and some of them are allowed or issued. This graph, and companion tables, show the annual number of patents issued by the USPTO to Emory and to Emory and other joint owners of the patent rights.

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US Patent Applications by Fiscal Year

Fiscal YearStandard USProvisionalOtherTotal
FY22628826176
FY21668635187
FY20599932190
FY196410332199
FY18348431149
FY17568529170
FY16548924167
FY15478623156
FY14728523180
FY134011422176

Applications by Continent

6,025 Total Patent Applications since FY00

ContinentNo. Apps
Africa49
Asia739
Europe1385
N. America3532
Oceania244
South America76
US2884

Issued US Patents

Fiscal YearEmory OnlyJointly HeldTotal
FY22232345
FY21202343
FY20302353
FY19172845
FY18272552
FY17251641
FY1692332
FY1532537
FY14251035
FY1311718

OTT Standard Data Request Disclosure

Below is a list of caveats to keep in mind related to data requests concerning technology transfer activity.

  • Department assignments are made at the time of disclosure to the best of OTTs knowledge for Emory faculty, staff, or student listed on the disclosure form. These technology assignments do not change over time.
  • Agreements can be counted more than once. This is due to the one-to-many relationship between the data element and inventors. For example, one disclosure can have multiple inventors listed and each of those can be associated with a different department. Therefore, each department “count” would include that same disclosure. This type of data cannot be summed for totals.
  • Agreements will include only exclusive and non-exclusive agreements that are active, expired, or terminated.

U.S. Patent Applications by Fiscal Year

Fiscal YearSchool - CollegeSchool - MedicineSchool - Other
FY224413381
FY213718150
FY203117243
FY192616941
FY182215129
FY172214434
FY162914722
FY152413221
FY142215417
FY131417813

U.S. Patents Issued by Fiscal Year

Fiscal YearSchool - CollegeSchool - MedicineSchool - Other
FY2273811
FY21103910
FY20135110
FY194385
FY1812556
FY1710434
FY165332
FY1510322
FY143332
FY134160