Patents

Between 1969 and 2005, Johns Hopkins was issued 1061 patents, which is the 7th highest in the nation.

Total Patents, 1969-2005
Rank	Number
1	5226	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF
2	2919	MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
3	1564	CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
4	1559	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
5	1500	STANFORD UNIVERSITY
6	1301	WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
7th	1061	JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
8	948	CORNELL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC.
9	812	IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC.
10	800	UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, THE REGENTS OF
38th	334	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
409th	2	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Data Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Between 2003 and 2007, the top ten patent-winning companies in the Greater Baltimore area were issued nearly 600 patents.

Patents registered in Maryland, issued to Business located in the Greater Baltimore area (patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
Rank	Company	Location	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	Total
1	BLACK & DECKER INC.	Towson	54	52	43	74	61	284
2	HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES, INC.	Rockville, MD	68	30	52	40	31	221
3	APPLERA CORPORATION	Rockville, Md	31	41	31	16	2	121
4	CIENA CORPORATION	Linthicum, MD	25	20	17	15	14	91
5	NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION	Baltimore, MD	20	12	10	16	18	76
6	HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP.	Chevy Chase, Md	25	22	20	6	0	73
7	PARATEK MICROWAVE, INC.	Columbia, MD	11	20	8	13	3	55
8	INVITROGEN CORPORATION	Frederick, Maryland	13	13	9	9	10	54
9	CORVIS CORPORATION	Columbia, MD	12	14	12	9	3	50
10	W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN.	Columbia, MD	10	6	13	7	5	41

Data Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

From 2000 to 2005, Maryland issued over 8,000 utility patents.
Three prominent Universities in the Greater Baltimore area continue to innovate.

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