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Regional differences in intellectual property commercialization, part 2 — 2007

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2007
	Inventions disclosed	Inventions protected	Patent applications filed	Total patents issued	Total patents held	Inventions declined	New licenses and options	Active licenses and options	Spin-off companies created to date ¹	Responding institutions
	number
Total Canada	1,357	668	1,634	479	4,185	333	538	2,679	1,174	112
Atlantic	82	47	42	x	x	x	x	31	88	22
Quebec	262	145	503	147	1,304	61	91	766	190	33
Ontario	509	183	494	88	854	97	244	780	445	36
Prairies	207	112	248	175	x	x	44	383	193	13
British Columbia	297	181	347	x	1,274	124	x	719	258	8
	percent
Total Canada	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Atlantic	6	7	3	x	x	x	x	1	7	20
Quebec	19	22	31	31	31	18	17	29	16	29
Ontario	38	27	30	18	20	29	45	29	38	32
Prairies	15	17	15	37	x	x	8	14	16	12
British Columbia	22	27	21	x	30	37	x	27	22	7

These estimates represent an inventory of all spin-off companies reported by educational institutions since 1999, regardless of the status of those spin-offs over time (e.g. active, inactive, merged or amalgamated).

Note(s):

Based on the questionnaires received representing 112 responding institutions. Institutions: Educational institutions. Atlantic: Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Prairies: Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. Components may not add to total due to rounding.

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