Specific for German case, but certain points can help us
European convergence to US model (Bayh-Dole seen as main driver behind growing patent portfolios of US universities)
*University-owned patents (assigned to universities or their TTOs) and university-invented patents (assigned to university-affiliated authors)
*matching lists: matching lists of university staff/professors with inventor data
**time-consuming, costly, possibly not updated
**typically limited to tenured professors
**does not include Ph.D. students, assistants, lecturers
*matching authors of scientific publications and inventors on patents
**beware of homonyms