Project management
First Claim
1. A method of commercialising an invention, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) identifying and protecting any intellectual property associated with the invention;
b) developing a prototype of a commercial product based on the invention;
c) identifying and/or developing potential markets for the product;
d) determining a preferred route to market for the product;
e) if the preferred route to market includes licensing the invention to a third party, then negotiating an appropriate license deal based on the results of steps a) to c), and terminating the method;
f) if the preferred route to market includes creating a spin out company, developing a business plan for the spin out based on the outcomes of steps a) to c);
recruiting a management team for the spin out, and identifying and approaching potential investors;
engaging with selected investors; and
launching the spin out company.
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Abstract
A method of managing preset and bespoke projects efficiently within a collaborative environment that utilises intranets and or the internet to convey data and messages. In one expression of utility a method of commercialising of proposed intellectual property rights comprising five steps is disclosed. The steps are identifying and protecting intellectual property associated with the invention; developing a prototype product and or end user products based on the intellectual property rights being pursued; identifying and/or developing potential markets for the products; determining a preferred route to market for the products; and, depending on the preferred mute to market, either licensing the invention to 3rd parties and or establishing new companies to bring products to market directly. Also disclosed is a system (10) for implementing the method. The system comprises data storage means (12) including data structures, data processing means (14) in communication with the data storage means, input means (16) and output means (18).
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46 Claims
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1. A method of commercialising an invention, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) identifying and protecting any intellectual property associated with the invention;
b) developing a prototype of a commercial product based on the invention;
c) identifying and/or developing potential markets for the product;
d) determining a preferred route to market for the product;
e) if the preferred route to market includes licensing the invention to a third party, then negotiating an appropriate license deal based on the results of steps a) to c), and terminating the method;
f) if the preferred route to market includes creating a spin out company, developing a business plan for the spin out based on the outcomes of steps a) to c);
recruiting a management team for the spin out, and identifying and approaching potential investors;
engaging with selected investors; and
launching the spin out company. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for use in commercialisation of intellectual property rights, the system comprising:
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data storage means including data structures representing templates for documents for use in commercialisation of intellectual property rights;
data processing means in communication with the data storage means, for retrieving and manipulating the data structures;
input means for inputting data and commands to the data processing means; and
output means for outputting manipulated data structures from the data processing means. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A project management tool, the tool comprising:
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data storage means including data structures representing templates for documents for use in management of a project;
data processing means in communication with the data storage means, for retrieving and manipulating the data structures;
input means for inputting data and commands to the data processing means; and
output means for outputting manipulated data structures from the data processing means.
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23. A computer program or programs for administering a procedure comprising a number of discrete yet interacting activities, the computer program comprising:
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computer code for displaying and allowing user selection of a plurality of clients;
computer code for displaying and allowing user selection of a plurality of projects associated with a selected client;
computer code for displaying and allowing user selection of a plurality of activities associated with a selected project;
computer code for displaying and allowing user selection of a plurality of documents associated with a selected activity; and
computer code for allowing user selection of a document, and display of a selected document. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A computer program for providing a user interface for administering a procedure comprising a number of discrete yet interacting activities, the computer program comprising:
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computer code for displaying and allowing user selection of a plurality of clients;
computer code for displaying and allowing user selection of a plurality of projects associated with a selected client;
computer code for displaying and allowing user selection of a plurality of activities associated with a selected project;
computer code for displaying and allowing user selection of a plurality of documents associated with a selected activity; and
computer code for allowing user selection of a document, and display of a selected document. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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39. A computer program for configuring an administration procedure for administering a number of discrete yet interacting activities, the computer program comprising:
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computer code for allowing user definition of a plurality of activities to be administered;
computer code for allowing user definition of a plurality of documents associated with each defined activity; and
computer code for allowing user selection of a document, and display of a selected document. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method of managing preset and bespoke projects efficiently within a collaborative environment that utilises intranets and or the internet to convey data and messages.
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46. (canceled)
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