Docketing system
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of generating a message for a first intellectual property case, the method comprising:
- storing information related to a plurality of intellectual property cases on a computer-readable medium, the plurality of intellectual property cases including the first intellectual property case;
receiving a signal indicating occurrence of an event related to the first intellectual property case;
responsive to receiving the signal, identifying one or more rules associated with the event;
identifying at least a first rule from the one or more rules based upon filter criteria information associated with the one or more rules and based upon information related to the first intellectual property case stored on the computer-readable medium;
generating at least one message using the at least first rule, the message identifying an action to be performed in response to the event and identifying a date associated with the action; and
communicating the at least one message to a first designated client system.
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Abstract
A docketing system for recording, tracking, and reporting deadlines associated with legal cases. The docketing system is useful for intellectual property practitioners, such as patent attorneys, who have to keep track of several deadlines related to intellectual property cases. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the docketing system keeps track of deadlines related to one or more cases handled by one or more practitioners. In response to events related to the cases which result in one or more deadlines, the present invention automatically generates messages notifying users of deadlines associated with the events. The docketing messages are then automatically communicated to appropriate recipients.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of generating a message for a first intellectual property case, the method comprising:
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storing information related to a plurality of intellectual property cases on a computer-readable medium, the plurality of intellectual property cases including the first intellectual property case;
receiving a signal indicating occurrence of an event related to the first intellectual property case;
responsive to receiving the signal, identifying one or more rules associated with the event;
identifying at least a first rule from the one or more rules based upon filter criteria information associated with the one or more rules and based upon information related to the first intellectual property case stored on the computer-readable medium;
generating at least one message using the at least first rule, the message identifying an action to be performed in response to the event and identifying a date associated with the action; and
communicating the at least one message to a first designated client system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for generating a message for a first intellectual property case, the method comprising:
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a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory configured to store;
information related to a plurality of intellectual property cases, the plurality of intellectual property cases including the first intellectual property case; and
a computer program;
wherein the processor is operative with the computer program to;
receive a signal indicating occurrence of an event related to the first intellectual property case;
identify one or more rules associated with the event responsive to receiving the signal;
identify at least a first rule from the one or more rules based upon filter criteria information associated with the one or more rules and based upon information related to the first intellectual property case stored in the memory;
generate at least one message using the at least first rule, the message identifying an action to be performed in response to the event and identifying a date associated with the action; and
communicate the at least one message to a first designated client system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20)
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16. A docketing system comprising:
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a storage module, the storage module configured to store information related to a plurality of intellectual property cases on a computer-readable medium, the plurality of intellectual property cases including the first intellectual property case, the information related to each intellectual property case in the plurality of intellectual property cases including data related to the intellectual property case and data related to one or more documents related to the intellectual property case;
a processing module, the processing module configured to;
receive a signal indicating occurrence of an event related to the first intellectual property case;
identify one or more rules associated with the event;
identify at least a first rule from the one or more rules based upon filter criteria information associated with the one or more rules and based upon information related to the first intellectual property case stored on the computer-readable medium; and
generate at least one message using the at least first rule, the message identifying an action to be performed in response to the event and identifying a date associated with the action; and
a communications module configured to communicate the at least one message to a first designated client system.
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17. A computer program stored on a computer-readable storage medium for generating a message for a first intellectual property case, the computer program product comprising:
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code for storing information related to a plurality of intellectual property cases on a computer-readable medium, the plurality of intellectual property cases including the first intellectual property case;
code for receiving a signal indicating occurrence of an event related to the first intellectual property case;
code for identifying one or more rules associated with the event;
code for identifying at least a first rule from the one or more rules based upon filter criteria information associated with the one or more rules and based upon information related to the first intellectual property case stored on the computer-readable medium;
code for generating at least one message using the at least first rule, the message identifying an action to be performed in response to the event and identifying a date associated with the action; and
code for communicating the at least one message to a first designated client system.
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