Following Tesla, Toyota’s Fuel Cell Patents Are Now Open Source

At the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Toyota announced it would grant access to 5,680 fuel cell vehicle (FCV) technology patents. This idea of offering a royalty free patent license to competitors is novel, however it is not the first time we’re seeing an auto...

Toyota Offers Royalty Free Licenses To Its Hydrogen Fuel Cell Patents

Toyota announced it would offer royalty free licenses to its hydrogen fuel cell patents to companies manufacturing and selling fuel cell vehicles until 2020. By sharing its Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV) patent portfolio, equivalent to 20 years of research and development,...

Following Tesla, Toyota Releases Patents: Fuel Cell Technology

At the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Toyota announced it would grant access to 5,680 fuel cell vehicle (FCV) technology patents. This idea of offering a royalty free patent license to competitors is novel, however it is not the first time we’re seeing an auto...