Outline of University Technology Transfer Survey 2017 Edition, issued in FY 2018

1. Notes

This survey was conducted in FY 2017 on the achievements of FY 2016 in Japanese universities, national R&D corporation and TLO.
※The 111 institutions responded to the survey. The breakdown is as follows;

(1) University using external TLO: 71 institutions
(2) University with internally integlated TLO: 13 institutions
(3) TLO (independent from university as corporate): 12 institutions
(4) National R & D corporation: 15 institutions

2．Points of Survey

(1) Invention disclosure and domestic patent filing -Japan vs US-
(2) Number of new license agreed in the latest year -Japan vs US-
(3) Exclusive, non-exclusive license and assignment agreement
(4) University, TLO and national R&D Corporation where new start-up launched in FY2016
(5) Number of stuff by role in industry-academia collaboration office
(6) Funds for industry- academia collaboration office, TLO in Japan
(7) Expenditure of industry-academia collaboration office and TLO in Japan

(1) Invention disclosure and domestic patent filing -Japan vs US-

The ratio of the number of patent filing to the number of invention disclosure is 80% in Japan, while it is around 60% in the United States.

(2) Number of new license agreed in the latest year -Japan vs US-

The number of license agreement include the number of option agreement.

(3) Exclusive, non-exclusive license and assignment agreement

The number of assignment agreement is about half of the license agreement.

(4) University, TLO and national R&D Corporation where new start-up launched in FY2016

The ratio of institutions in which start-up was launched is 79.6% in the United States, 26.5% in Japan.

(5)　Number of stuff by role in industry-academia collaboration office

The number of clerk is neary the same as the number of summation of experts for tech transfer and joint research.

(6) Funds for industry- academia collaboration office, TLO in Japan

The ratio of operating funds obtained from revenues from licensing etc. in the income of universities, TLOs, and national R&D corporations is low, and dependency on internal funds tends to be high.
Note: Prior to 2009, it is deemed that the entire amount of revenue from licensing etc. was devoted to operating funds.

(7) Expenditure of industry-academia collaboration office and TLO in Japan

Patent-related expenses have remained unchanged in recent years.