Annual Report
Patent and License Portfolio
Mississippi State University's intellectual property portfolio currently holds nearly 300 technologies, including over 113 issued U.S. Patents, 11 registered trademarks/servicemarks, and 20 registered copyrights for software, etc. As shown in the chart below, the portfolio primarily consists of forestry, engineering, and agricultural related inventions, reflecting the university's land grant heritage.
Other technologies are based on physical and life science, as well as veterinary medicine inventions. Additionally, the intellectual property portfolio includes software with application in the energy, geospatial, biotechnology and automotive industries.
MSU’s Intellectual Property Historical Data - 2001 to 2012 (as reported to AUTM)
Note: Data for FY12 are preliminary numbers.
FY01 |
FY02 |
FY03 |
FY04 |
FY05 |
FY06 |
FY07 |
FY08 |
FY09 |
FY10 |
FY11 |
FY12 |
|
| Start-Up Companies | 3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
| Disclosures | 22 |
31 |
39 |
50 |
62 |
67 |
80 |
56 |
51 |
51 |
44 |
35 |
| Patent Applications* | 17 |
20 |
28 |
19 |
30 |
31 |
23 |
28 |
18 |
31 |
27 |
33 |
| Patents Issued | 7 |
9 |
7 |
4 |
9 |
11 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
3 |
8 |
| Licenses/Options | 7 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
10 |
1 |
4 |
12 |
12 |
7 |
| Royalty Income ($k) | $272 |
$324 |
$375 |
$306 |
$467 |
$476 |
$414 |
$428 |
$382 |
$328 |
$336 |
$256 |
*Includes provisional, PVP, and U.S. patent applications.