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See how your patent program's spend efficiency compares to peer institutions — across 5 KPIs and 4 years of trend data. No data required from your office.

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IP Spend Benchmark Report

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Small-to-Mid Research University · Under $200M R&D · n=42 peer institutions
Generated
July 3, 2026
4-yr avg · 2022 – 2023 – 2024 – 2025
Avg Net Legal
$190,789
Avg Filed / yr
54
Avg Issued / yr
5
Avg Disclosures
38
Avg R&D ($M)
$54M

Spend Efficiency Metrics

5 KPIs · vs Peer Distribution
Cost per Application Filed
Net legal spend ÷ applications filed
$3,566
12
PERCENTILE
P25 · $7,338Median · $12,876P75 · $17,969
Cost per Patent Issued
Net legal spend ÷ patents issued
$38,158
91
PERCENTILE
P25 · $13,135Median · $18,936P75 · $30,745
Disclosures per 100 Filed
Pipeline productivity ratio
71
67
PERCENTILE
P25 · 36Median · 52P75 · 80
Patent Spend per $1M R&D
Patent intensity vs research base
$3,546
83
PERCENTILE
P25 · $1,088Median · $2,125P75 · $3,191
Disclosures per $10M R&D
Faculty disclosure productivity
7.1
84
PERCENTILE
P25 · 2Median · 3P75 · 6
How to read the Peer Distribution bar
Middle 50% of peers (P25 – P75)
Median peer value (P50)
Your institution — green = better than the median for that metric (which can mean above or below, depending on the metric), navy = not better
Outside the middle 50%

Filing & Spend Trajectory

Annual Volumes · 2022 – 2025

Annual application filings and patent issuances overlaid with net legal spend. Identifies whether your spend is keeping pace, pulling ahead, or lagging your filing volume.

2022202320242025020406080Volume$0K$75K$150K$225K$300KNet Legal Spend
  • Applications Filed
  • Patents Issued
  • Net Legal Spend
Methodology: 4-year averages eliminate year-to-year noise. Peer distribution shows the P25 – P75 interquartile range from comparable research institutions. Filing and issuance volumes are aggregated from public USPTO records. Med-school institutions excluded from peer pool.

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What's Inside

Five KPIs. Four-year trends. Peer-benchmarked.

Built to answer the question every TTO director gets asked: "Are we spending efficiently?"

5 Spend KPIs

Cost per filing, cost per issued patent, disclosure productivity, R&D intensity, and disclosures per $10M R&D.

4-Year Trends

Year-over-year sparklines for each metric — see if your office is improving, holding, or sliding.

Peer Distribution

Your institution placed against the P25–P75 band of comparable peers (small or large research universities).

Filing Trajectory

Annual filings, issuances, and net legal spend overlaid — pulled from public USPTO records.

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