Information for Inventors
- When to Contact OTC
- Lab Notebooks: Protecting Your Intellectual Property
- Entrepreneurial and Start-up Resources
- USM Policies
- Royalty Distribution (.pdf)
OTC's primary purpose is to serve the University's faculty, staff, and students and aid in the technology transfer and commercialization processes. We can help you obtain intellectual property protection, increase your research funding through successful partnerships with business and government, and supplement your income with royalty and licensing revenues. Our interdisciplinary team is here to guide your invention through the often confusing technology transfer cycle.
If you are a University employee or have used University funds to develop your invention, have developed your invention with the help of government funding, or plan to publish your invention online, in a scientific journal, thesis, or other visible forum - written or oral - you must disclose your invention to OTC.
Faculty, staff, and students are the primary source of the University's inventions and intellectual property, and we look forward to working with you to expand on the University's innovative strengths.
If you are a University employee or have used University funds to develop your invention, have developed your invention with the help of government funding, or plan to publish your invention online, in a scientific journal, thesis, or other visible forum - written or oral - you must disclose your invention to OTC.
Faculty, staff, and students are the primary source of the University's inventions and intellectual property, and we look forward to working with you to expand on the University's innovative strengths.
This page is maintained by the Office of Technology Commercialization
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