How many patents does Harvard College have in patentsdb?

Harvard College is linked to 4,862 publications as assignee in our database.

What technology areas does Harvard College patent most?

Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Chemistry & Metallurgy (3,355); Human Necessities (2,265); Physics (1,813).

In our data, assignee counts were 389 in 2024 and 351 in 2025 (lower year over year).

See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.

Harvard College holds 4,862 patents in our database, with recent filings and technology areas summarized below.

Year-over-year patent counts for this assignee.

Filing activity over the last five years is declining.

Latest publications where this party is an assignee.

Representative or frequently cited publications from precomputed assignee stats.

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Mapped technology topics for this assignee.

Company technology slices
Technology	Patents
Chemistry & Metallurgy	3,355
Human Necessities	2,265
Physics	1,813
Operations & Transport	1,055
Cross-Sectional Technologies	689
Electricity	373
Mechanical Engineering	210
Textiles & Paper	48
Fixed Constructions	43

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How many patents does Harvard College have in patentsdb?: Harvard College is linked to 4,862 publications as assignee in our database.
What technology areas does Harvard College patent most?: Top mapped technology areas by patent count: Chemistry & Metallurgy (3,355); Human Necessities (2,265); Physics (1,813).
Is Harvard College's patent activity growing?: In our data, assignee counts were 389 in 2024 and 351 in 2025 (lower year over year).
What are recent patents assigned to Harvard College?: See the “Recent patents” section above for the latest 5 publications we attribute to this assignee.