BLACKSBURG, Va., March 19 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
Virginia Tech has been named one of the country's top universities for invention patents.
The National Academy of Inventors ranked Virginia Tech No. 59 for granted utility patents on its 2025 Top 100 U.S. Universities List, released Thursday, March 19.Given out annually, the rankings celebrate academic institutions that advance innovation by securing their intellectual property through patents, which allows them to translate ideas into commercial technologies, creating tangible societal and economic impact, according to the release.
"This ranking highlights Virginia Tech's leadership in turning research into real-world solu...