The 黑料老司机 is the nation鈥檚 fifth leading public university in generating new United States utility patents and ranks 12th among universities worldwide in this key measure of innovation, a (NAI) and the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO).
With 116 new utility patents issued in 2017, USF continues to stand with some of the world鈥檚 most prestigious institutions in the highly competitive arena - including innovation powerhouses such as the University of California System, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University and Stanford University. On a global scale, this is the eighth year USF has ranked in the top 20.
USF earned two more patents in 2017 over its previous record of 114 in 2016. USF was first among Florida鈥檚 universities, which collectively rank