System and method for managing intellectual property assets
First Claim
1. A method for tracking a piece of content comprising:
- receiving an entry of the piece of content from a user;
storing the piece of content with a time stamp and an identifier of the user; and
preventing any changes to the piece of content, the time stamp, and the identifier after the piece of content, the time stamp, and the identifier have been stored.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for managing intellectual property are provided. These systems and methods may accept new pieces of intellectual property from creators of the intellectual property and then record the intellectual property, control access to the intellectual property, facilitate use and integration of the intellectual property, and track information relating to the intellectual property. Using five basic data structures, one embodiment of the present invention enables the tracking of IP elements (e.g., a single idea or a new combination of ideas), IP assets (e.g., one or more IP elements with recognized value), metadata elements (e.g., supplemental information), log elements (e.g., change information), and user records (e.g., user information). In an implementation of the invention, a “lab notebook page” paradigm may be used to facilitate the entry of information into an IP element.
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1. A method for tracking a piece of content comprising:
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receiving an entry of the piece of content from a user;
storing the piece of content with a time stamp and an identifier of the user; and
preventing any changes to the piece of content, the time stamp, and the identifier after the piece of content, the time stamp, and the identifier have been stored. - 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, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A system for tracking a piece of content comprising:
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a workstation that receives an entry of the piece of content from a user; and
a server that stores the piece of content with a time stamp and an identifier of the user, and prevents any changes to the piece of content, the time stamp, and the identifier after the piece of content, the time stamp, and the identifier have been stored. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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