The University of California ranks No. 1 among U.S. universities for the number of U.S. utility patents granted, according to the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Top 100 U.S. Universities list released in March, which is compiled from calendar-year data from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
UC, which includes 10 campuses such as UC Santa Barbara, also says it holds the No. 1 global position per NAI and produces nearly twice as many patents as the second-place U.S. university.
The system reports rights to more than 6,800 active U.S. patents and notes it generates more patents than government agencies and nonprofits, including the Department of Energy…