INTERACTIVE SIMULATION
First Claim
1. A system for simulating or operating an intellectual property environment, said system comprising:
- an administrator module;
a rules module; and
a user interface;
wherein said administrator module sets rules for said rules module either before and/or during the operation of the environment;
wherein a user interfaces with said system through said user interface;
wherein said user puts together an invention object, using two or more invention elements from an invention repository or some other source;
wherein said user has an option to manufacture said invention object in said intellectual property environment; and
wherein said user has an option to apply for a patent or other protection for said invention object in said intellectual property environment.
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Abstract
Patent systems are often justified by assumptions that inventive activity will be spurred by the prospect of patent protection, leading to the accrual of greater societal benefits than would be possible under non-patent systems. One way to test this hypothesis is experimentally to simulate the behavior of inventors and licensees, in particular, and society, in general, under conditions approximating patent and non-patent systems. By measuring differences in a metric representing societal benefit, it is possible to make direct quantitative comparisons between such alternative systems. The simulation is simulating all parameters in the patent system, useful for economists, social scientists, IP professionals, students, attorneys, business people, and government planners, among others.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for simulating or operating an intellectual property environment, said system comprising:
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an administrator module; a rules module; and a user interface; wherein said administrator module sets rules for said rules module either before and/or during the operation of the environment; wherein a user interfaces with said system through said user interface; wherein said user puts together an invention object, using two or more invention elements from an invention repository or some other source; wherein said user has an option to manufacture said invention object in said intellectual property environment; and wherein said user has an option to apply for a patent or other protection for said invention object in said intellectual property environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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