SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING PATENT OWNERSHIP CHANGE
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of automatically tracking change in ownership of patents listed in a database at a patent registry, the method comprising:
- receiving input from a user identifying one or more patents of interest to be tracked, the input further including data associated with one or more fields of enquiry relating to the one or more patents of interest, wherein the one or more fields of enquiry includes at least one of the following;
name change in patent holder;
type of assignor or assignee;
date or date range of assignment;
date of incorporation of assignor or assignee;
place of incorporation, or address, of assignor or assignee;
nationality of assignor or assignee;
nature of assignment;
nature of patent of interest; and
technology class of patent of interest;
based on the input received, automatically performing a search of the registry database to allow identification of changes in ownership status for any one or more of the patents of interest;
receiving and formatting the search results; and
transmitting the search results to the user.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method and system are provided for automatically tracking change in ownership status of patents listed in a database at a patent registry. The method comprises receiving input from a user identifying one or more patents of interest to be tracked and, based on the input received, automatically performing a search of the registry database to identify changes in ownership status for any one or more of the patents of interest. The search results are formatted and transmitted to a user. The automatic search may be conducted on a regular basis thereby notifying as user of any intervening changes in ownership.
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24 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of automatically tracking change in ownership of patents listed in a database at a patent registry, the method comprising:
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receiving input from a user identifying one or more patents of interest to be tracked, the input further including data associated with one or more fields of enquiry relating to the one or more patents of interest, wherein the one or more fields of enquiry includes at least one of the following; name change in patent holder; type of assignor or assignee; date or date range of assignment; date of incorporation of assignor or assignee; place of incorporation, or address, of assignor or assignee; nationality of assignor or assignee; nature of assignment; nature of patent of interest; and technology class of patent of interest; based on the input received, automatically performing a search of the registry database to allow identification of changes in ownership status for any one or more of the patents of interest; receiving and formatting the search results; and transmitting the search results to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A patent management system for automatically tracking change in ownership of patents listed in a database at a patent registry, the system comprising:
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a hardware-implemented input module configured to receive input from a user identifying one or more patents of interest to be tracked;
the input further including data associated with one or more fields of enquiry relating to the one or more patents of interest, wherein the one or more fields of enquiry includes at least one of the following;name change in patent holder; type of assignor or assignee; date or date range of assignment; date of incorporation of assignor or assignee; place of incorporation, or address, of assignor or assignee; nationality of assignor or assignee; nature of assignment; age of patent of interest; and technology class of patent of interest; a search engine configured to perform an automatic search of the patent registry database, based on the input received from the user, to allow identification of changes in ownership status for any one or more of the patents of interest; a hardware-implemented processing module configured to process the data received and format the search results; and a display module for transmitting the search results to the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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13. (canceled)
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15. (canceled)
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21. A patent assignment tracking tool comprising hardware-implemented modules, the tool including:
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an input module for receiving input from a user in relation to one or more assignment criteria relating to at least one patent listed in a patent registry, the assignment criteria including data associated with one or more fields of enquiry relating to the at least one patent, wherein the one or more fields of enquiry includes at least one of the following; name change in patent holder; type of assignor or assignee; date or date range of assignment; date of incorporation of assignor or assignee; place of incorporation, or address, of assignor or assignee; nationality of assignor or assignee; nature of assignment; age of patent of interest; and technology class of patent of interest; a search engine configured to perform a search automatically at the patent registry in relation to the at least one patent, based on the input received from the user; and a display module for formatting the data and presenting the results to the user. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A patent portfolio management system comprising:
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a network; a patent matter database, accessible on the network, and including data about the patent matters, and a server, operatively connected to the network, wherein the server includes; a processor, a memory, software operable on the processor to; receive input from a user identifying one or more patents of interest to be tracked;
the input further including data associated with one or more fields of enquiry relating to one or more patents of interest, wherein the one or more fields of enquiry includes at least one of the following;name change in patent holder; type of assignor or assignee; date or date range of assignment; date of incorporation of assignor or assignee; place of incorporation, or address, of assignor or assignee; nationality of assignor or assignee; nature of assignment; age of patent of interest; and technology class of patent of interest; based on the input received, automatically perform a search of the registry database to allow identification of changes in ownership status for [[any]] one or more of the patents of interest; receive and format the search results; and transmit the search results to the user.
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