Submit Your Innovation
Submitting your report to Innovation Partnerships is an important first step in documenting your idea and for protecting and licensing your discovery. With the information you provide, we can evaluate the impact potential of your innovation and our ability to protect the innovation through patents or copyrights.
Our online reporting system will lead you through steps to provide descriptions and information required by Innovation Partnerships to process and record your discovery.
Submit Your InnovationNeed help getting started?
Explore the resources in our Commercialization Basics Guide to learn more about the innovation submission process.
Need help with your submission?
If you need assistance with reporting an idea or discovery (including software), are having issues with submitting your invention or have questions call the Innovation Partnerships office at 734.763.0614 or email us at U-M Innovation Partnerships.