Intellectual Property Law

AUTM releases 2006 annual licensing survey

By McKee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C.

The Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) has released its summary report for the 2006 AUTM U.S. Licensing Activity Survey.  The yearly survey is an ongoing effort of the organization to assist in informing the public about academic technology transfer professionals in order to improve public understanding of their activities.  The 2006 Annual Report reflects numerous changes and improvements over years past.  For example, in 2006, nearly 700 new products reached the marketplace, more than 4,350 new products have been introduced by AUTM's licensing partners since 1998.  These vast numbers are approximately the equivalent of nine new products released into the marketplace every week, an impressive number totaling more than one new product per day.

AUTM manages intellectual property that is generated by institutions, their staff, students and other faculty who conduct more than $45 billion in research and development.  A few exemplary statistics from the 2006 survey include:

• AUTM members managed 18,874 new invention disclosures
• AUTM members had 3,255 U.S. patents issued
• AUTM members signed 4,963 new license agreements
• AUTM members had 697 new products placed in the market from active licenses
• AUTM members launched 553 start-up companies in 2006

Some additional thoughts on the report after the jump.

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