Internet-based patent and trademark applicaton management system
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1. A system for managing patent application data via the Internet, comprising:
- a matter module, the matter module operable to manage data relating to patent matters, the managed data comprising docketing data;
a tasks module, the tasks module operable to manage tasks related to each matter managed by the matter module, the tasks comprising docketing tasks; and
a security module, the security module operable to restrict access to task and matter data management to selected system users.
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Abstract
A system for managing patent and trademark application data via the Internet, comprising matter, task, and security modules. The matter module is operable to manage data such as docketing data relating to patent matters, the tasks module is operable to manage tasks related to each matter managed by the matter module, and the security module is operable to restrict access to task and matter data management to selected system users. The system is implemented in some embodiments as a World Wide Web site on the Internet, which in further embodiments comprises various components such as an application server, a Java server, and a database.
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1. A system for managing patent application data via the Internet, comprising:
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a matter module, the matter module operable to manage data relating to patent matters, the managed data comprising docketing data;
a tasks module, the tasks module operable to manage tasks related to each matter managed by the matter module, the tasks comprising docketing tasks; and
a security module, the security module operable to restrict access to task and matter data management to selected system users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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25. A machine-readable medium with instructions stored thereon, the instructions when executed operable to cause a computerized system to manage patent application data via the Internet by:
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managing data relating to patent matters via a matter module, the managed data comprising docketing data;
managing tasks related to each matter managed by the matter module via a task module, the tasks comprising docketing tasks; and
restricting access to task and matter data management to selected system users via a security module.
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49. A system for managing trademark application data via the Internet, comprising:
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a matter module, the matter module operable to manage data relating to trademark matters, the managed data comprising docketing data;
a tasks module, the tasks module operable to manage tasks related to each matter managed by the matter module, the tasks comprising docketing tasks; and
a security module, the security module operable to restrict access to task and matter data management to selected system users.
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73. A machine-readable medium with instructions stored thereon, the instructions when executed operable to cause a computerized system to manage trademark application data via the Internet by:
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managing data relating to trademark matters via a matter module, the managed data comprising docketing data;
managing tasks related to each matter managed by the matter module via a task module, the tasks comprising docketing tasks; and
restricting access to task and matter data management to selected system users via a security module. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96)
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