Computer implemented method of generating information disclosure statements
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of generating an information disclosure statement comprising:
- receiving a load signal transmitted from a client system to a remote server system;
loading an electronic document that contains reference information to be disclosed to a patent office from a first database external to the remote server system to a second database on the remote server system, the reference information including IDS information;
associating the electronic document with one or more patent cases on the remote server system; and
receiving a create signal from the client system on the remote server system, the remote server system associating the IDS information with an electronic invention disclosure statement for a first patent case of the one or more patent cases in response to the create signal.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method of generating invention disclosure statements. The method of the present invention reduces the likelihood that a known prior art reference document will erroneously go undisclosed to a patent office by an individual associated with the filing and prosecution of a patent applications. Additionally, the method of the present invention simplifies and streamlines the tasks that must be carried out in order to comply with the various disclosure requirements of patent offices around the world. In one embodiment, the computer-implemented method of the present invention includes receiving a signal indicating that a user has identified an electronic document that contains reference information to be disclosed to a patent office, the reference information including information necessary for completing an invention disclosure statement (“IDS information”). The IDS information is stored in an electronic information disclosure statement, which may then be manually or electronically transmitted to a patent office.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of generating an information disclosure statement comprising:
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receiving a load signal transmitted from a client system to a remote server system;
loading an electronic document that contains reference information to be disclosed to a patent office from a first database external to the remote server system to a second database on the remote server system, the reference information including IDS information;
associating the electronic document with one or more patent cases on the remote server system; and
receiving a create signal from the client system on the remote server system, the remote server system associating the IDS information with an electronic invention disclosure statement for a first patent case of the one or more patent cases in response to the create signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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16. A computer-implemented method of generating an information disclosure statement comprising:
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receiving a load signal transmitted from a client system to a remote server system;
loading one or more electronic documents that contain reference information to be disclosed to a patent office into a database under control of a first server system, the electronic documents being loaded from a source external to the first server system and the reference information including IDS information;
storing one or more reference links to the one or more electronic documents in a reference table;
linking a first case in a case table to the one or more reference links; and
receiving a signal from the client system on the first server system, the first server system associating the IDS information for each of the one or more electronic documents with an electronic invention disclosure statement for the first case in response to the signal.
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