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Patent law both furthers scientific progress and rewards those persons whom disclose their inventive ideas in a detailed and specific way. Basically, the law protects an innovator from competition for a limited time period in exchange for the innovator disclosing in detail how to make and use the novel invention. It is important to remember that inventive and patentable ideas need not be radically new or "pioneering" - relatively few patentable ideas are. Improvements to, and new ways of using, existing products and methods may be patentable as well.

While the general patent law "exchange" may be straightforward, preparing a well-written patent application can be very difficult. The patent application has been described as "one of the most difficult legal instruments to draw with accuracy." Lindon & Lindon works closely with inventors to obtain legal protection for a wide variety of innovations. Lindon & Lindon handles United States and foreign patent applications and appeals. A partner in the firm has successfully provided patent representation for the following companies and technologies:

COMPANIES

Pharmacia
Washington University
Ralston Purina
Battelle
You and Your Company!!!
University of Toledo
Dana
Owens Corning
Visteon
Ford Motors
Armstrong International
Lear

TECHNOLOGIES

Pharmaceuticals
Iron Refinement Equipment And Methods
Powertrains & Braking Systems
Automotive Lighting Systems and Components
Laboratory Equipment and Chemical Manufacturing
Heating Equipment and Methods
Aluminum Molding and Furnaces
Pollution Abatement Equipment and Methods
Roofing Products
Surgical and Medical Devices
Commercial Humidification [surgical suites and electronics manufacturing]
Micropumps and Microvalves
Fiberglass Processing
Sprinkler and Irrigation Components
Driveshafts

USPTO News Releases

PRELIMINARY LIST OF TOP PATENTING U.S. UNIVERSITIES 2005
This report presents a preliminary list of the U.S. universities receiving the most patents for invention (i.e., utility patents) during the 2005 calendar year. All campuses are included.
Rank in
2005 *
# of Patents
in 2005 *
U.S. University *
Rank in
2004
# of Patents
in 2004
1
390
University of California
(1)
(424)
2
136
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(3)
(132)
3
101
California Institute of Technology
(2)
(135)
4
90
Stanford University **
(6)
(75)
4
90
University of Texas **
(4)
(101)
5
77
University of Wisconsin
(8)
(64)
6
71
John Hopkins University **
(5)
(94)
6
71
University of Michigan **
(7)
(67)
7
64
University of Florida
(13)
(41)
8
57
Columbia University
(10)
(52)
9
43
Georgia Institute of Technology **
(19)
(37)
9
43
University of Pennsylvania **
(24)
(32)
10
41
Cornell University
(16)
(40)

* The listed patent counts are preliminary counts that are subject to correction.
** Indicates a tie in the ranking among two or more U.S. universities.

Top 10 Private Sector Patent Recipients for the 2005 Calendar Year

Rank in 2005
No. Patents in 2005
Organization
(Rank in 2004)
(No. Patents in 2004)
1
2,941
International Business Machines Corporation
(1)
(3,248)
2
1,828
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
(3)
(1,805)
3
1,797*
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.*
(4)
(1,775)
4
1,688
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
(2)
(1,934)
5
1,641
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
(6)
(1,604)
6
1,561
Micron Technology, Inc.
(5)
(1,760)
7
1,549
Intel Corporation
(7)
(1,601)
8
1,271
Hitachi, Ltd
(8)
(1,513)
9
1,258
Toshiba Corporation
(9)
(1,311)
10
1,154
Fujitsu Limited
(11)
(1,296)

USPTO Releases List of Top 10 Universities Receiving Most Patents in 2004
University of California leads U.S. academic institutions for 11th consecutive year

Rank in
2004*
No. Patents
in 2004*
U.S. University*
(Rank
in
2003)
(No. of
Patents
in 2003)
1
424
University of California
(1)
(439)
2
135
California Institute of Technology
(2)
(139)
3
132
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(3)
(127)
4
101
University of Texas
(4)
(96)
5
94
John Hopkins University
(7)
(70)
6
75
Stanford University
(5)
(85)
7
67
University of Michigan
(8)
(63)
8
64
University of Wisconsin
(6)
(84)
9
58
University of Illinois
(20)
(39)
10
52
Columbia University
(9)
(61)

Top 10 Private Sector Patent Recipients for the 2004 Calendar Year

Preliminary Rank in 2004*
Preliminary # Patents in 2004*
Organization*
(Final Rank in 2003)
(Final Number of Patents in 2003)
1
3,248
International Business Machines Corporation
(1)
(3,415)
2
1,934
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. **
(4)
(1,774 )
3
1,805
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
(2)
(1,992)
4
1,775
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. ***
(5)
(1,759)
5
1,760
Micron Technology, Inc.
(6)
(1,707)
6
1,604
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
(9)
(1,313)
7
1,601
Intel Corporation
(7)
(1,592)
8
1,514
Hitachi, Ltd
(3)
(1,893)
9
1,310
Toshiba Corporation
(13)
(1,184)
10
1,305
Sony Corporation
(10)
(1,311)
829
U.S.
(881)

How long might you have to wait for the USPTO to get to your patent application?

Average Backlog of patent applications USPTO July 2005 - from USPTO OG 7-19-2005 Vol 1296 No. 3

Tech Center
Tech Center Description
Average Backlog (Months)
1660
Plants
10
2900
Designs
13
3640
Aeronautics, agriculture, fishing, trapping, vermin destroying, plant and animal husbandry, weaponry, nuclear systems and licensing & review
14
2810
Static memory and digital logic
15
3740
Thermal and combustion technology, motive and fluid power systems
15
3610
Surface transportation
15
3670
Wells, earth boring/moving/working, excavating, mining, harvesters, bridges, roads, petroleum, closures, connections, and miscellaneous hardware
15
3630
Static structures, supports and furniture
16
2890
Semiconductor, Electrical, Optical Systems & Components
16
3680
Machine elements and power transmissions
16
2870/2880
Liquid crystals, optical elements, optical systems, fiber optics, lasers, electric lamps, registers, optics measuring and radiant energy
17
3750
Fluid handling and dispensing, and Textile Manufacturing and Apparel
17
2820
Semiconductors and electrical circuits
17
3720
Packages and containers, manufacturing devices and processes, machine tools and hand tools
17
3650
Material handling and article handling
17
3710
Amusement and education devices
17
1720
Fluid separation and agitation, metal foundry, welding, plastic molding apparatus, fuels and related compositions
18
1620
Organic chemistry
18
3660
Computerized vehicle controls and navigation, radio wave optical and acoustic wave communication
18
2850/2860
Photocopying, recorders, measuring and testing, printing
18
1750
Chemical products and processes, solar cells and sputtering apparatuses
19
1710
Synthetic resins
19
1770
Stock materials and miscellaneous articles
19
2830/2840
Power generation and distribution, music, electrical components and control circuits
20
1730
Glass and paper making, tobacco, non-metallic molding, adhesive bonding, tires and coating apparatus
22
3760
Body treatment, kinestherapy, and exercising
22
1650
Fermentation, microbiology, isolated and recombinant proteins/enzymes
23
1610
Organic compounds: bio-affecting, body treating, drug delivery, steroids, herbicides, pesticides, cosmetics, and drugs
23
1760
Food technology, petroleum processing, coating and etching
23
2670
Computer graphics
24
1740
Metallurgy, electrochemistry, cleaning, disinfecting, sterilizing, analytical chemistry and wave energy
24
1630
Molecular biology, bioinformatics, nucleic acids, recombinant DNA and RNA , Gene regulation, gene therapy, nucleic acid amplification, animals and recombinant plants, combinatorial/computational chemistry.
26
2650
Dynamic information storage and retrieval
26
2680
Radio Telecommunications
26
2180
Computer architecture
27
1640
Immunology, receptor/ligands, cytokines, recombinant hormones, and molecular biology thereof
28
2630
Digital, optical, and general communications
30
2110
Computer architecture
30
2640
Audio, speech processing and wired telephone
30
2120
Miscellaneous computer applications
31
2160/2170
Graphical user interface, data bases
34
3620
Electronic Commerce
35
2190
Interprocess Communications & Software Development
36
2620
Image analysis,
37
2140/2150
Computer networks
38
2610
Television
39
2130
Cryptography, security
39
2660
Multiplex communication
40

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Pharmacia	Washington University	Ralston Purina
Battelle	You and Your Company!!!	University of Toledo
Dana	Owens Corning	Visteon
Ford Motors	Armstrong International	Lear

Pharmaceuticals	Iron Refinement Equipment And Methods	Powertrains & Braking Systems
Automotive Lighting Systems and Components	Laboratory Equipment and Chemical Manufacturing	Heating Equipment and Methods
Aluminum Molding and Furnaces	Pollution Abatement Equipment and Methods	Roofing Products
Surgical and Medical Devices	Commercial Humidification [surgical suites and electronics manufacturing]	Micropumps and Microvalves
Fiberglass Processing	Sprinkler and Irrigation Components	Driveshafts

PRELIMINARY LIST OF TOP PATENTING U.S. UNIVERSITIES 2005
This report presents a preliminary list of the U.S. universities receiving the most patents for invention (i.e., utility patents) during the 2005 calendar year. All campuses are included.
Rank in 2005 *	# of Patents in 2005 *	U.S. University *	Rank in 2004	# of Patents in 2004
1	390	University of California	(1)	(424)
2	136	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	(3)	(132)
3	101	California Institute of Technology	(2)	(135)
4	90	Stanford University **	(6)	(75)
4	90	University of Texas **	(4)	(101)
5	77	University of Wisconsin	(8)	(64)
6	71	John Hopkins University **	(5)	(94)
6	71	University of Michigan **	(7)	(67)
7	64	University of Florida	(13)	(41)
8	57	Columbia University	(10)	(52)
9	43	Georgia Institute of Technology **	(19)	(37)
9	43	University of Pennsylvania **	(24)	(32)
10	41	Cornell University	(16)	(40)

Rank in 2005	No. Patents in 2005	Organization	(Rank in 2004)	(No. Patents in 2004)
1	2,941	International Business Machines Corporation	(1)	(3,248)
2	1,828	Canon Kabushiki Kaisha	(3)	(1,805)
3	1,797*	Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.*	(4)	(1,775)
4	1,688	Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.	(2)	(1,934)
5	1,641	Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	(6)	(1,604)
6	1,561	Micron Technology, Inc.	(5)	(1,760)
7	1,549	Intel Corporation	(7)	(1,601)
8	1,271	Hitachi, Ltd	(8)	(1,513)
9	1,258	Toshiba Corporation	(9)	(1,311)
10	1,154	Fujitsu Limited	(11)	(1,296)

Rank in 2004*	No. Patents in 2004*	U.S. University*	(Rank in 2003)	(No. of Patents in 2003)
1	424	University of California	(1)	(439)
2	135	California Institute of Technology	(2)	(139)
3	132	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	(3)	(127)
4	101	University of Texas	(4)	(96)
5	94	John Hopkins University	(7)	(70)
6	75	Stanford University	(5)	(85)
7	67	University of Michigan	(8)	(63)
8	64	University of Wisconsin	(6)	(84)
9	58	University of Illinois	(20)	(39)
10	52	Columbia University	(9)	(61)

Preliminary Rank in 2004*	Preliminary # Patents in 2004*	Organization*	(Final Rank in 2003)	(Final Number of Patents in 2003)
1	3,248	International Business Machines Corporation	(1)	(3,415)
2	1,934	Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. **	(4)	(1,774 )
3	1,805	Canon Kabushiki Kaisha	(2)	(1,992)
4	1,775	Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. ***	(5)	(1,759)
5	1,760	Micron Technology, Inc.	(6)	(1,707)
6	1,604	Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	(9)	(1,313)
7	1,601	Intel Corporation	(7)	(1,592)
8	1,514	Hitachi, Ltd	(3)	(1,893)
9	1,310	Toshiba Corporation	(13)	(1,184)
10	1,305	Sony Corporation	(10)	(1,311)
829	U.S.	(881)

Tech Center	Tech Center Description	Average Backlog (Months)
1660	Plants	10
2900	Designs	13
3640	Aeronautics, agriculture, fishing, trapping, vermin destroying, plant and animal husbandry, weaponry, nuclear systems and licensing & review	14
2810	Static memory and digital logic	15
3740	Thermal and combustion technology, motive and fluid power systems	15
3610	Surface transportation	15
3670	Wells, earth boring/moving/working, excavating, mining, harvesters, bridges, roads, petroleum, closures, connections, and miscellaneous hardware	15
3630	Static structures, supports and furniture	16
2890	Semiconductor, Electrical, Optical Systems & Components	16
3680	Machine elements and power transmissions	16
2870/2880	Liquid crystals, optical elements, optical systems, fiber optics, lasers, electric lamps, registers, optics measuring and radiant energy	17
3750	Fluid handling and dispensing, and Textile Manufacturing and Apparel	17
2820	Semiconductors and electrical circuits	17
3720	Packages and containers, manufacturing devices and processes, machine tools and hand tools	17
3650	Material handling and article handling	17
3710	Amusement and education devices	17
1720	Fluid separation and agitation, metal foundry, welding, plastic molding apparatus, fuels and related compositions	18
1620	Organic chemistry	18
3660	Computerized vehicle controls and navigation, radio wave optical and acoustic wave communication	18
2850/2860	Photocopying, recorders, measuring and testing, printing	18
1750	Chemical products and processes, solar cells and sputtering apparatuses	19
1710	Synthetic resins	19
1770	Stock materials and miscellaneous articles	19
2830/2840	Power generation and distribution, music, electrical components and control circuits	20
1730	Glass and paper making, tobacco, non-metallic molding, adhesive bonding, tires and coating apparatus	22
3760	Body treatment, kinestherapy, and exercising	22
1650	Fermentation, microbiology, isolated and recombinant proteins/enzymes	23
1610	Organic compounds: bio-affecting, body treating, drug delivery, steroids, herbicides, pesticides, cosmetics, and drugs	23
1760	Food technology, petroleum processing, coating and etching	23
2670	Computer graphics	24
1740	Metallurgy, electrochemistry, cleaning, disinfecting, sterilizing, analytical chemistry and wave energy	24
1630	Molecular biology, bioinformatics, nucleic acids, recombinant DNA and RNA , Gene regulation, gene therapy, nucleic acid amplification, animals and recombinant plants, combinatorial/computational chemistry.	26
2650	Dynamic information storage and retrieval	26
2680	Radio Telecommunications	26
2180	Computer architecture	27
1640	Immunology, receptor/ligands, cytokines, recombinant hormones, and molecular biology thereof	28
2630	Digital, optical, and general communications	30
2110	Computer architecture	30
2640	Audio, speech processing and wired telephone	30
2120	Miscellaneous computer applications	31
2160/2170	Graphical user interface, data bases	34
3620	Electronic Commerce	35
2190	Interprocess Communications & Software Development	36
2620	Image analysis,	37
2140/2150	Computer networks	38
2610	Television	39
2130	Cryptography, security	39
2660	Multiplex communication	40