Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. CLICK HERE TO VISIT OUR SITE SEPTEMBER 2014 UPDATE It was exciting to exhibit this month at the Battery Show and Intelligent Transportation Society of America expo which captured the public’s imagination about the arrival of connected, autonomous and electrified vehicles. Featured technologies this month in AutoHarvest highlight vehicle safety for first responders, high tech tooling for additive manufacturing and real time localized weather broadcast. Patent valuation is a complex challenge and Innovation Hub member Stout Riuis Ross provides a useful report detailing insights into valuation errors. Another I-Hub member, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, is helping mankind solve pressing problems through its “Patents for Humanity,” which provides recognition and incentives to innovators. As always, we invite all readers to join our intellectual property marketplace, free of charge, and engage the community. Join and get One-Click-Closer® to being our next success story. The AutoHarvest Team COLLABORATE, INNOVATE AND WIN Join - BETA Featured Members Ford & Intermotive: Surveillance Mode Technology AutoHarvest members, the Ford Motor Company and InterMotive are working together to encourage early adoption of an award-winning technology, which warns of unexpected rear approaches to a vehicle. Read the Press Release Watch the Demonstration Video WeatherCloud WeatherCloud uses vehicles as weather sensors to deliver real-time road weather information and accurate, hyper-local weather forecasts. Linear Mold & Engineering, Inc. Linear Mold & Engineering is a leading provider of tooling for injection and compression molds, thermoplastic resins tooling, conformal cooled inserts and additive manufacturing technologies. Innovation Hub Stout Risius Ross, Inc. Learn how to improve the quality of valuations by becoming aware of the common errors in the valuing process. From SRR, a premier global financial advisory firm. Read: 'Common Errors Committed When Valuing Patents' Patents for Humanity Patents for Humanity is USPTO's awards competition rewarding patent holders working to improve global health and living standards for the less fortunate. Applicants compete in five categories: Medicine, Nutrition, Sanitation, Household Energy, and Living Standards. Winners will be publicly recognized and receive a certificate for USPTO acceleration of one select matter on any technology in their portfolio. Applications Due October 31, 2014 Innovation Management Learn how companies’ ability to innovate can be improved. All innovation activity can be traced back to the behavior of employees. That makes the employee the center point of attention, if you want to improve your innovation ability. Read: 'The Innovative Employee: Traits, Knowledge and Company Culture' Intellectual Asset Management IAM is a unique publication which focuses on the many ways in which intellectual property and intangible assets can be used to create corporate value. Read the latest from the IAM Blog Upcoming AH Appearances Join AutoHarvest at these Industry Expos Innovation and the City October 7-8 | Boston, MA Cities around the world have embraced the promotion of innovation and entrepreneurship to transform their economies. Innovation and the City will help practitioners evaluate and deploy these strategies with an integrative and critical perspective. SAE 2014 Convergence October 21-22, 2014 | Detroit, MI The annual Evolving the Customer Experience through the Transformation of Electronics Corporate Venturing Summit October 21-22 | San Francisco, CA The summit gathers the world's most dynamic CVC's, VC's, private equity investors & senior executives. The most pertinent topics, trends and challenges faced by these executives will be covered. Midwest Innovation Summit October 27-28 | Minneapolis, MN The Midwest Innovation Summit, organized by Midwest Cleantech Open and its partners, explores how the Midwest is capitalizing on resource innovation trends and providing market leadership, and offers insights into new developments and opportunities across a variety of industries including advanced manufacturing, transportation, water and energy. SRR Michigan Intellectual Property Symposium October 30 | Birmingham, MI Join Stout Risius Ross (SRR) and other select IP professions for a discussion of the latest IP issues facing Michigan attorneys. Chief Innovation Officer Summit December 3 | New York, NY Interactive learning & unparalleled networking opportunities with innovation leaders from the world's most reputable companies. BIP Asia Forum December 4-5, 2014 | Hong Kong The BIP Asia Forum brings IP professionals and business leaders from around the world to discuss the latest developments in the IP world, and to explore business collaboration opportunities. IPBC Asia December 7-9| Shanghai The IPBC Asia offers three days of high-level discussion and unparalleled networking opportunities, bringing together global thought leaders - including senior figures from the corporate IP world. Automotive Sensors and Electronics Expo 2015 May 20, 2015 | Detroit, MI The annual Automotive Sensors and Electronics Expo gathers leading industry experts to discuss trends, business and technology issues. AutoHarvest members receive a 15% discount with the code 'AH15.'