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Massachusetts Inst Technology patents

Massachusetts Inst Technology holds 8,817 patents in our database, with recent filings and technology areas summarized below.

Company patent statistics
MetricValue
Total patents8,817
Recent patents1,840
First publicationJan 1, 2015
Latest publicationApr 2, 2026

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts for this assignee.

Filing activity over the last five years is declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
2015733
2016690
2017800
2018811
2019939
20201,039
2021884
2022756
2023747
2024663
2025616
2026139
Browse patents by year
YearPatents
2015733
2016690
2017800
2018811
2019939
20201,039
2021884
2022756
2023747
2024663
2025616
2026139

Recent patents

Latest publications where this party is an assignee.

Notable patents

Representative or frequently cited publications from precomputed assignee stats.

Top CPC classifications

Most common classification codes in this portfolio.

Top CPC codes by patent count
CPCPatents
C12N2310/20547
C12N9/22541
A61P35/00477
C12N15/113387
C12N15/102309

Technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this assignee.

Company technology slices
TechnologyPatents
Chemistry & Metallurgy3,923
Physics3,440
Human Necessities2,871
Electricity2,336
Operations & Transport2,079
Cross-Sectional Technologies1,771
Mechanical Engineering422
Fixed Constructions105
Textiles & Paper104

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Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

How many patents does Massachusetts Inst Technology have in patentsdb?
Massachusetts Inst Technology is linked to 8,817 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does Massachusetts Inst Technology patent most?
Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Chemistry & Metallurgy (3,923); Physics (3,440); Human Necessities (2,871).
Is Massachusetts Inst Technology's patent activity growing?
In our data, assignee counts were 663 in 2024 and 616 in 2025 (lower year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to Massachusetts Inst Technology?
See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.