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Home » GM Remains Top Automotive Innovator

GM Remains Top Automotive Innovator

February 1, 2012 By Brad Mackey

General Motors on the Leading Edge of Technology

General Motors on the Leading Edge of Technology

DETROIT – General Motors remains the No. 1 innovator for the fourth-consecutive quarter among 183 companies ranked by The Patent Board in its quarterly automotive and transportation industry scorecard.

GM was granted 1,123 U.S. patents in 2011 applied to global product engineering, global powertrain engineering, global research and development and OnStar organizations.

The Patent Board is the leading independent provider of best practices research tools and metrics for patent analysis and intellectual property investment. It tracks and analyzes innovation and patents across 17 industries on a global basis.

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