UTA's 23 patents strengthen UT System's No. 3 National Academy of Inventors' ranking
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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 8-May-2025 16:09 ET (8-May-2025 20:09 GMT/UTC)
The University of Texas at Arlington, with 23 patents granted in 2024, helped propel The University of Texas System to No. 3 in the National Academy of Inventors’ prestigious top 100 ranking of U.S. universities awarded utility patents. The UT System’s 14 institutions are collectively ranked as a single entity in the National Academy of Inventors’ (NAI) annual report. UT Arlington’s 23 patents is a 15% jump from the previous year.
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