By the Numbers

In fiscal year 2011, researchers and clinicians throughout five U.Va. schools reported 141 inventions to the Patent Foundation. Despite the tumultuous economy, the Patent Foundation advanced many of these inventions to industry through 58 deals with companies and other institutions, bringing the discoveries a large step closer to the marketplace. Additionally, a record-shattering 37 U.S. patents were issued to U.Va. inventors.

Leading the way in invention disclosures this year was the U.Va. School of Medicine with 86.5* (61.3%*) disclosures, followed by the School of Engineering and Applied Science with 34.0 (24.1%), the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences with 14.5 (10.3%), and the Curry School of Education and School of Architecture each with 1.0 (0.7%). An additional 4.0 (2.8%) inventions were reported by the Medical Center.

Fiscal Year 2011 at a Glance

Inventions
141	Inventions disclosed by U.Va. inventors
Patents
122	Provisional patent applications filed
70	U.S. applications** filed
37	U.S. patents issued
264	U.S. applications** pending
Copyrights
6	Copyrights registered to U.Va. authors
Deals
58	Total deals with companies and institutions

*All disclosure counts and percentages are rounded to the nearest tenth. Fractional disclosures represent disclosures made by multiple inventors across different schools (e.g., a single disclosure shared equally by School of Medicine and School of Engineering and Applied Science faculty would contribute 0.5 toward each school’s total).

**U.S. designations in Patent Cooperation Treaty (international) patent applications are included.

For more on the U.Va. Patent Foundation's performance, view our annual reports.