UK universities’ patent applications rise, led by Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College, with a focus on biotech, AI, and green tech. However, funding shortfalls and equity issues challenge commercialisation efforts.
Research released this week by intellectual property law firm Mathys & Squire shows that patents are rising as universities seek to commercialise the output of their research programs.
The UK’s 50 largest universities — in terms of student cohort — filed 433 new patent applications until September 30 2022.
The University of Oxford, Imperial College London and the University of Cambridge are the UK’s three most prolific patent-filing universities.