Method for analyzing and recording innovations
First Claim
1. A method for assessing the patentability of an innovation comprising the steps of:
- building a search query describing the innovation;
searching the query in at least one publication database, filtering the search result using relevancy criteria to form a filtered search result of prior art;
comparing the search query with the filtered prior art, and applying a statutory analyzer to the comparison to determine the patentability of the innovation.
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Abstract
A data processing system comprising an interface, a query builder connected to the interface for receiving the factual information and for building a search query describing the innovation, a search engine connected to the interface and to the query builder, for selecting a database and accessing this database via a transmission network and for searching the query in the database, a relevancy filter for filtering the search result provided by the search engine, means for comparing the search query with the filtered prior art output by the relevancy filter and a statutory analyzer for analyzing the comparison. A computer implemented electronic records system and a data processing system for automatically maintaining an electronic laboratory records system and a corresponding method, and to a computer program product directly loadable into the internal memory of a computing apparatus or network.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for assessing the patentability of an innovation comprising the steps of:
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building a search query describing the innovation;
searching the query in at least one publication database, filtering the search result using relevancy criteria to form a filtered search result of prior art;
comparing the search query with the filtered prior art, and applying a statutory analyzer to the comparison to determine the patentability of the innovation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for conducting a preliminary assessment of the infringement of a patent by an innovation comprising the steps of:
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building a search query describing the innovation;
searching the query in at least one publication database including a patent database, filtering the search result using relevancy criteria to form a filtered search result of prior art patents;
comparing the search query with the claims of the filtered prior art patents, and applying a statutory analyzer to the comparison to determine whether the innovation infringes the patent.
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- 19. A system for identifying and evaluating an innovation in view of prior art publications comprising a user interface, a query builder in communication with an interactive search engine and the user interface, the interactive search engine comprising a plurality of search tools in communication with at least one document database, a relevancy filter in communication with the search engine and the user interface, a charting engine in communication with the relevancy filter and one or more document databases, and a statutory analyzer in communication with the charting engine, a statutory database and the user interface.
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28. An electronic laboratory records system that comprises a custodian that manages, stores, maintains, authenticates, and distributes at least one system that is electronically bound to at least one inventor, authorizing the inventor to enter, amend, edit, affix and sign an electronic documents including data, text, notes in an electronically fixed form;
- authorizing at least one witness to read and witness the inventor'"'"'s relevant electronic records;
securely storing and maintaining the records in an electronically bound and unaltered fixed form, providing authorized persons access to the records for electronic distribution or on demand in a fixed form and providing the records contained within the system in an unaltered, electronic fixed form that meets evidentiary requirements.
- authorizing at least one witness to read and witness the inventor'"'"'s relevant electronic records;
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29. A method for providing an electronic laboratory records system to at least one inventor which comprises the steps of:
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a) defining a custodian of the electronic records system, the custodian comprising at least one party that manages, stores, maintains, authenticates, and distributes at least one system that is electronically bound to at least one inventor, b) authorizing the inventor to enter, amend, edit, affix and sign an electronic documents including data, text, notes in an electronically fixed form;
c) authorizing at least one witness to read and witness the inventor'"'"'s relevant electronic records, the authorization provided by the custodian;
d) securely storing and maintaining the records in an electronically bound and unaltered fixed form;
e) providing authorized persons access to the records for electronic distribution or on demand in a fixed form;
f) and providing the records contained within the system in an unaltered, electronic fixed form that meets evidentiary requirements.
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30. A data processing system suitably programmed for automatically assessing innovations with respect to patentabiltiy or infringement, said data processing system comprising:
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an interface (5) for inputting factual information concerning the innovation and a type of assessment to be carried out;
a query builder (7) connected to the interface (5) for receiving the factual information and for building a search query describing the innovation based on the factual information;
a search engine (9) connected to the interface (5) and to the query builder (7), for selecting a database (11) from a plurality of databases on the basis of the type of assessment to be carried out, accessing the database (11) from the plurality of databases via a transmission network and for searching the query in the database (11) from the plurality of databases;
a relevancy filter (17) for filtering the search result provided by the search engine (9) using relevancy criteria to form a filtered search result of prior art and outputting the filtered search result of prior art;
means for comparing the search query with the filtered prior art output by the relevancy filter (17); and
a statutory analyzer (23) for analyzing the comparison to determine the assessment of the innovation with respect to patentabilty or infringement of the innovation, the statutory analyzer (23) being connected to the interface (5) which automatically outputs the assessment of the innovation with respect to patentabilty or infringement of the innovation; and
outputting the assessment of the innovation with respect to patentabilty or infringement of the innovation, providing a refined set of electronic documents, meeting evidentiary requirements in a legal proceeding and providing electronic documents that a limited number of authorized parties can securely share or access over a secure computing network or receive in a fixed form. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method in a data processing system for automatically assessing innovations with respect to patentabiltiy or infringement, said method comprising the steps of:
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inputting factual information concerning the innovation and a type of assessment to be carried out;
receiving the factual information;
building a search query describing the innovation based on the factual information;
selecting a database (11) from a plurality of databases on the basis of the type of assessment to be carried out;
accessing the database (11) from the plurality of databases via a transmission network;
searching the query in the database (11) from the plurality of databases;
filtering the search result provided by the search engine (9) using relevancy criteria to form a filtered search result of prior art and outputting the filtered search result of prior art;
comparing the search query with the filtered prior art output by the relevancy filter (17);
analyzing the comparison to determine the assessment of the innovation with respect to patentabiltiy or infringement of the innovation; and
outputing the assessment of the innovation with respect to patentabiltiy or infringement of the innovation.
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36. A data processing system for automatically maintaining an electronic laboratory records system, the data processing system comprising:
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an input device for entering information into an electronic document which is part of the electronic laboratory records stored in a memory;
first output means for outputting a first request for requesting a first signature from a first user to be input into the electronic document;
first receiving means for receiving the first signature input by the first user and affixing it to the electronic document;
first time stamping means for automatically attaching a first time stamp to the electronic document which corresponds to the time when the first signature was input;
automatic locking means for automatically locking the information in the stamped electronic document with the first signature such that the information cannot be altered;
means for automatically forwarding the locked electronic document to a second user;
means for displaying the information to the second user;
second output means for outputting a second request for requesting a second signature from the second user to be input into the electronic document;
second receiving means for receiving the second signature input by the second user and affixing it to the electronic document; and
second time stamping means for automatically attaching a second time stamp to the electronic document which corresponds to the time when the second signature was input, providing a refined set of electronic documents, meeting evidentiary requirements in a legal proceeding and providing electronic documents that a limited number of authorized parties can securely share or access over a secure computing network or receive in a fixed form. - View Dependent Claims (37, 39)
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38. A method in a data processing system for automatically maintaining an electronic laboratory records system, the method comprising the steps of:
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entering information into an electronic document which is part of the electronic laboratory records stored in a memory;
outputting a first request for requesting a first signature from a first user to be input into the electronic document;
receiving the first signature input by the first user and affixing it to the electronic document;
attaching a first time stamp to the electronic document which corresponds to the time when the first signature was input;
locking the information in the stamped electronic document with the first signature such that the information cannot be altered;
forwarding the locked electronic document to a second user;
displaying the information to the second user;
outputting a second request for requesting a second signature from the second user to be input into the electronic document;
receiving the second signature input by the second user and affixing it to the electronic document;
attaching a second time stamp to the electronic document which corresponds to the time when the second signature was input.
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