UNC has been ranked number 35 out of the top 100 universities to be granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2015.
The report was published by the National Academy of Inventors, a non-profit organization, recognizing U.S. and international universities and non-profit research institutions that have received the most patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
The National Academy of Inventors was founded on 2010 with a mission to enhance the visibility of academic technology and innovation, encourage the disclosure of intellectual property, educate and mentor innovative students and translate the inventions of its members to benefit society.
Other North Carolina Universities recognized were Duke University at 41, Wake Forest at 64, and North Carolina State University at 96.
The National Academy of Inventors has 3,000 individual inventors and oversees more than 200 member institutions.
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