Earlier today the USPTO released its list of top universities (patents). Here’s the top 5:
University of California (390 patents)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (136 patents)
California Institute of Technology (101 patents)
Stanford University (90 patents)
University of Texas (90 patents) (tied for fourth)
How did Idaho’s universities do?
Idaho Research Foundation, Inc. (University of Idaho) = 3 patents
Boise State University [...]
Apparently, this one is up for auction on eBay for $20,000,000. Its listing indicates that the auction is for:
US Patent Number 6161005 for Licesing [sic] to a person or company. This Patent is for a Cell Phone that will unlock any door lock for the car or home or office at any distance utilizing [...]
Matt Buchanan of PromoteTheProgress.com is at a CLE today and can’t get to his blogging machine until tonight, but he asked if I’d throw a link to the following up for him in the meantime:
Legislative Text of HR __, the “the Patents Depend on Quality Act of 2006” (PDF 101 KB). Text of the bill [...]
