Note

1. "Number of patents licensed, etc.” and "Income from licensing patents” refers to the number of patent rights licensed or assigned, including at the “right to obtain a patent” stage, and the amount of income received as a result.
2. Kyushu University: The large increase in 2020 is due to overseas pharmaceutical companies implementing many patents on anti-cancer drug discovery technologies. There were also major contracts for material-related patents. Many venture companies originating from Kyushu University have been established in recent years, and the number of patents granted by these companies factored into the increase in the number of patents granted.
3. "University Venture Business" means startups in which patents are obtained by university staff and students, or persons related to the university become founders.

References

• Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Implementation of Industry-University Cooperative Research, etc. at Universities, each year
• Data held by Open Innovation Platform, Kyushu University