Patent applications as a percent of invention disclosures

Definition

Measure how many invention disclosures/submissions are actually filed as patent applications.

Formula

Use Case / Interpretation

Too high and it is likely not all invention submissions are being captured. Too low and it is likely either submissions are low quality or ideas are being mistaken for inventions.

Tags

patent, disclosure, invention

Metadata

Category: Research · Added: May 17, 2026