AutoHarvest, an open innovation marketplace for the auto industry backed by the University of Michigan, signs MOU with USPTO to drive vehicle innovation.

AutoHarvest, an online platform to support innovation and commercialisation in the auto industry, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to provide entrepreneurs and corporates access to its database, analytical tools and information resources.

The platform is backed by a number of corporates, organisations and universities, including Ford Global Technologies, The Chrysler Group, General Motors Company, Covisint, University of Michigan, The Ohio State University – Center of Automotive Research, C.S. Mott Foundation,…