Resources for Entrepreneurs

Intellectual Property

• United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• European Patent Office (EPO)
• United States Copyright Office – Library of Congress
• Process for Obtaining a Utility Patent (Visual Flowchart)
• Myriad Presentation by Warren Woessner at CMM

Technology Transfer

• Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)
• Licensing Executives Society (LES)
• Council on Governmental Relations
• Bayh-Dole Act

Industry/Economic Development

• Regional Technology Corporation
• Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council

Entrepreneurship

• MTTC Investor Pitch Template
• BPlans.com
• The Capital Network
• The Chemical Angel Network

Ecommerce University

• The Ultimate Guide to Business Plans
• Entrepreneur.com
• Entrepreneurship.org
• Golden Seeds
• Harvard’s Clinical Trials Research Institute
• How to Start a Business in Massachusetts
• MassChallenge
• The Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center
• Springfield Business Incubator
• TechSandBox: Metro-West focused startup incubator
• UMass Entreclub – Entrepreneur Community
• TechBridge at Franhaufer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems
• VentureWell

Miscellaneous:

• UMass Amherst Digital Library Patents & Trademarks