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TLO Statistics for Fiscal Year 2008

Total Number of Invention Disclosures 522
Number of U.S. Patents Filed
(including provisionals, follow-ons, etc.)
282
Number of U.S. Patents Issued 122
Number of Licenses Granted
(not including trademarks and end-use software)
68
Number of Trademark Licenses Granted 19
Number of Software End-Use Licenses Granted 15
Number of Options Granted
(not including options as part of research
agreements)
30
Number of Companies Started
venture capitalized and/or with
minimum of $50K of other funding)
20


Cash Income $89.1 M
Royalties $65.9 M
Patent Reimbursement $8.2 M
Equity Cash-In $ 4.0 M
Expenditure on Patents $16.3 M

TLO Statistics for Fiscal Years 1999 - 2008 [ppt]