| 1 |
Acquired patents |
11,253 |
36.96% |
421 |
24.65% |
| 2 |
University heritage or tie |
116 |
0.38% |
14 |
0.82% |
| 3 |
Failed startup |
243 |
0.8% |
15 |
0.88% |
| 4 |
Corporate heritage |
480 |
1.58% |
25 |
1.46% |
| 5 |
Individual-inventor-started company |
5,217 |
17.13% |
224 |
13.11% |
| 6 |
University/Government/
Non-profit |
422 |
1.39% |
45 |
2.63% |
| 7 |
Startup, pre-product |
29 |
0.1% |
3 |
0.18% |
| 8 |
Product company |
12,251 |
40.24% |
918 |
53.75% |
| 9 |
Individual |
1,772 |
5.82% |
137 |
8.02% |
| 10 |
Undetermined |
5 |
0.02% |
|
|
| 11 |
Industry consortium |
25 |
0.08% |
1 |
0.06% |
| 12 |
IP subsidiary of product company |
439 |
1.44% |
48 |
2.81% |
| 13 |
Corporate-inventor-started company |
118 |
0.39% |
10 |
0.59% |