Apparatus for and method of analyzing intellectual property information
First Claim
1. A method of associating intellectual property with an item of trade (IOT), the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) storing intellectual property information;
(b) storing IOT information concerning an item of trade (IOT); and
(c) associating stored intellectual property information with stored IOT information.
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Abstract
An apparatus for and a method of analyzing intellectual property (IP) is provided. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, an apparatus (and corresponding method) is provided for linking information regarding intellectual property (e.g., patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, etc.), items of trade (e.g., products, services, etc.), and analysis (e.g., technical, legal, interpretative, etc.). In an exemplary embodiment, an intellectual property analyzer may be provided with one or more modules (e.g., identifier module, report generator, linking module, etc.) to automatically and manually retrieve, gather, compile, store and process information for performing and reporting analysis of intellectual property.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of associating intellectual property with an item of trade (IOT), the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) storing intellectual property information;
(b) storing IOT information concerning an item of trade (IOT); and
(c) associating stored intellectual property information with stored IOT information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of analyzing intellectual property, the method comprising:
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storing at least a first intellectual property (IP) record representing at least one intellectual property;
inputting and storing a first interpretive analysis of at least a first portion of the intellectual property represented by the first IP record; and
correlating the first interpretive analysis with at least a first item of trade (IOT). - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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12. In a computer system comprising:
- at least one storage unit, at least one processor unit, and at least one user interface, the improvement comprising an article of manufacture having stored thereon an executable program operative to effectuate analysis of intellectual property information in connection with the computer system, wherein the executable program is executed to perform the steps of;
(a) retrieving at least a first intellectual property (IP) unit;
(b) tagging the first IP unit with one of a plurality of labels;
(c) linking the first IP unit to each of plurality of product/service information units stored in at least one database;
(d) presenting at least a first one of the product/service information units on the user interface with an indication of linkage between the first IP unit and the first product/service information unit; and
(e) storing input submitted from individual ones of a plurality of users with respect to given product/service information units and given IP units.
- at least one storage unit, at least one processor unit, and at least one user interface, the improvement comprising an article of manufacture having stored thereon an executable program operative to effectuate analysis of intellectual property information in connection with the computer system, wherein the executable program is executed to perform the steps of;
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16. An intellectual property analyzer comprising:
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an intellectual property storage unit, wherein said intellectual property storage unit stores intellectual property information; and
an identifier module, wherein said identifier module assigns identifiers to intellectual property information stored in said intellectual property storage unit.
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22. An intellectual property analysis system comprising:
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an intellectual property storage unit, wherein said intellectual property storage unit stores intellectual property information;
an item of trade (IOT) storage unit, wherein said IOT storage unit stores information related to IOTs; and
an analyzer server, coupled to said intellectual property storage unit and said IOT storage unit, said analyzer server comprising;
an identifier module, wherein said identifier module assigns selected identifiers to intellectual property information stored in said intellectual property storage unit; and
a report generator, wherein said report generator outputs reports based on links between an input IOT and intellectual property linked to the input IOT. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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