Intellectual capital risk analysis system
First Claim
1. A system for processing data, comprising:
- means for accessing a first database of information representative of patent applications or patents;
means of accessing a second database of information relating to risk elements associated with patent rights;
means for automatically evaluating the potential risks of at least one patent application, group of patent applications, patent, or group of patents represented in said first database.
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Abstract
A system, method and computer program product for processing data are described herein. The system has a first database with patent and patent application information as is typically found in patent docketing systems. The system also has a second database for storing information related to risk elements associated with the acquisition of inventions, the prosecution, maintenance and enforcement of patents, and the practicing of inventions. The second database may also contain information about patent prosecution transactions for one or more countries. Upon receiving the appropriate command, the system evaluates certain risks associated with a patent application, a group of patent applications, a patent and/or a group of patents to determine the risk level. The elements of risk may be weighted. The system graphically displays the weighted risk information such that the user has a visual indicator of the relative risks associated with a patent asset or a patent prosecution transaction.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for processing data, comprising:
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means for accessing a first database of information representative of patent applications or patents;
means of accessing a second database of information relating to risk elements associated with patent rights;
means for automatically evaluating the potential risks of at least one patent application, group of patent applications, patent, or group of patents represented in said first database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16)
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10. A method of processing data, comprising the steps of:
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accessing a first database of information representative of patent applications or patents;
accessing a second database of information relating to risk elements associated with patent rights;
automatically evaluating the potential risks of at least one patent application, group of patent applications, patent, or group of patents represented in said first database. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18)
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