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TheNational Academy of Inventors (NAI) is a USnon-profit organization dedicated to encouraging inventors in academia, following the model of theNational Academies of the United States.[1] It was founded at theUniversity of South Florida in 2010.
Starting in 2012, the NAI has inducted 757 Fellows into the organization.[2] Fellows must be named as an inventor on at least oneUS patent and are selected by the NAI Fellows Committee.[3]
The NAI also includes colleges and universities as institutional members, beginning with 9 such institutions in 2012;[4] it now has over 200, including 30 outside the United States..[5][6]
Since 2013, the National Academy of Inventors and theIntellectual Property Owners Association have released an annual report listing the top 100 universities by the number of US patents.[7][8] The University of California has topped the list each year.[9][10][11][12]
The NAI has held a yearly national conference since 2011.[13]
In 2017, US RepresentativeDennis A. Ross introduced thebill HR 976, which would provide the NAI afederal charter like those held by other US National Academies.[14][needs update]
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