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Patently Obvious: MIT Tops Innovation List

  • Amy Marcott
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According to the Boston Patent Index released by the intellectual property firm Hoffman Warnick (HW), the number of patents issued to inventors and companies in the Boston Metro area grew again for the third quarter of this year, to 1,220, with the most going to MIT. Boston Innovation reports that this year alone MIT has been granted 237 patents. Others at the top of the list include IBM, Boston Scientific, EMC, Schlumberger, and Raytheon.

The high number of patents could indicate economic recovery for Boston. “Patent issuances can correlate with research, development spending, and job creation in high-tech industries,” said HW patent attorney Matthew B. Pinckney.

Being at the top of the patent game is nothing new for the Institute. According to Boston Innovation, MIT has been granted 529 patents since 2007, more than the four-year totals for IBM (311), Microsoft (117), Intel (90) and Gillette (117).

Graph of Boston Patent Index

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Isaac

Tue, 06/26/2012 4:13pm

I don't know where you get these numbers from, but Boston Innovations report really needs to checks its numbers. IBM has led the field with the number of patents granted for 19 consecutive years and 2012 will make an even 20. The number of patents granted to IBM annually is measured in the THOUSANDS not 311 over 4 years...you would be off by at least 23,000 since IBM averages about 6,000 annually. They arn't the only ones either. Don't take my word for it, read it yourself.
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/33341.wss

RAVITEJA

Fri, 10/28/2011 1:45pm

Innovations ... just love the way u do it MIT !! ...

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