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FY 2025 Highlights
1,275
TOTAL CORPORATE ENGAGEMENTS in FY 2025
117
TOTAL INNOVATIONS DISCLOSED IN FY 2025
28
TOTAL PRIMARY SOCIAL INNOVATION DISCLOSURES SUBMITTED in FY 2025
61
TOTAL PATENTS ISSUED WORLDWIDE IN FY 2025
NAI names UK a Top 100 US University for Patents
The University of Kentucky has been named among the Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents by the National Academy of Inventors, highlighting the university’s continued momentum in research and innovation.
For the 2025 calendar year ranking, UK placed No. 73 with 23 U.S. utility patents granted, alongside 154 international and domestic patent applications filed and 857 patent assets held in fiscal year 2025.
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