System and method for managing intellectual property life cycles
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1. A computer-readable medium containing a program for use with a computer for processing data for managing protection and licensing of intellectual property rights assets, the program comprising:
- receiving intellectual property rights asset protection data, wherein the intellectual property rights asset protection data includes protection data corresponding to a plurality of intellectual property rights assets, wherein each intellectual property rights asset is defined and maintained as an asset by the existence of legally-enforceable intellectual property protection rights pertaining to that intellectual property rights asset;
storing the intellectual property rights asset protection data in an intellectual property rights asset protection database including a plurality of intellectual property rights asset protection data records, wherein each intellectual property rights asset protection data record of the plurality of intellectual property rights asset protection data records in the intellectual property rights asset protection database corresponds to at least one intellectual property rights asset;
integrating, in a computer system, the intellectual property rights asset protection data with intellectual property rights asset marketability data to produce integration result data that is dependent on the integration of the intellectual property rights asset protection data and the intellectual property rights asset marketability data, wherein the integrating includesproviding information from at least one intellectual property rights asset protection data record in the intellectual property rights asset protection database corresponding to at least one intellectual property rights asset to an intellectual property utilization system,determining, through user input into the intellectual property utilization system, a utilization decision regarding how the intellectual property rights asset should be utilized based upon intellectual property rights asset marketability data, andautomatically updating the intellectual property rights asset protection database based upon the utilization decision; and
outputting the integration result data that is dependent on the integration of the intellectual property rights asset protection data and intellectual property rights asset marketability data to at least aid a decision about the at least one intellectual property rights asset.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and systems for managing intellectual property assets. In an embodiment, an intellectual property protection life cycle of an intellectual property asset is managed, and an intellectual property marketing life cycle of the intellectual property asset is managed.
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1. A computer-readable medium containing a program for use with a computer for processing data for managing protection and licensing of intellectual property rights assets, the program comprising:
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receiving intellectual property rights asset protection data, wherein the intellectual property rights asset protection data includes protection data corresponding to a plurality of intellectual property rights assets, wherein each intellectual property rights asset is defined and maintained as an asset by the existence of legally-enforceable intellectual property protection rights pertaining to that intellectual property rights asset; storing the intellectual property rights asset protection data in an intellectual property rights asset protection database including a plurality of intellectual property rights asset protection data records, wherein each intellectual property rights asset protection data record of the plurality of intellectual property rights asset protection data records in the intellectual property rights asset protection database corresponds to at least one intellectual property rights asset; integrating, in a computer system, the intellectual property rights asset protection data with intellectual property rights asset marketability data to produce integration result data that is dependent on the integration of the intellectual property rights asset protection data and the intellectual property rights asset marketability data, wherein the integrating includes providing information from at least one intellectual property rights asset protection data record in the intellectual property rights asset protection database corresponding to at least one intellectual property rights asset to an intellectual property utilization system, determining, through user input into the intellectual property utilization system, a utilization decision regarding how the intellectual property rights asset should be utilized based upon intellectual property rights asset marketability data, and automatically updating the intellectual property rights asset protection database based upon the utilization decision; and outputting the integration result data that is dependent on the integration of the intellectual property rights asset protection data and intellectual property rights asset marketability data to at least aid a decision about the at least one intellectual property rights asset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus configured to process data for managing protection and licensing of intellectual property rights assets, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one memory having stored thereon program code; and at least one processor that is programmed by at least the program code to enable the apparatus to; receive intellectual property rights asset protection data, wherein the intellectual property rights asset protection data includes protection data corresponding to a plurality of intellectual property rights assets, wherein each intellectual property rights asset is defined and maintained as an asset by the existence of legally-enforceable intellectual property protection rights pertaining to that intellectual property rights asset; store the intellectual property rights asset protection data in an intellectual property rights asset protection database including a plurality of intellectual property rights asset protection data records, wherein each intellectual property rights asset protection data record of the plurality of intellectual property rights asset protection data records in the intellectual property rights asset protection database corresponds to at least one intellectual property rights asset; integrate the intellectual property rights asset protection data with intellectual property rights asset marketability data to produce integration result data that is dependent on the integration of the intellectual property rights asset protection data and the intellectual property rights asset marketability data, wherein the integration includes providing information from at least one intellectual property rights asset protection data record in the intellectual property rights asset protection database corresponding to at least one intellectual property rights asset to an intellectual property utilization system, determining, through user input into the intellectual property utilization system, a utilization decision regarding how the intellectual property rights asset should be utilized based upon intellectual property rights asset marketability data, and automatically updating the intellectual property rights asset protection database based upon the utilization decision; and output the integration result data that is dependent on the integration of the intellectual property rights asset protection data and intellectual property rights asset marketability data to at least aid a decision about the at least one intellectual property rights asset. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method for processing data for managing protection and licensing of intellectual property rights assets, the method comprising:
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receiving intellectual property rights asset protection data, wherein the intellectual property rights asset protection data includes protection data corresponding to a plurality of intellectual property rights assets, wherein each intellectual property rights asset is defined and maintained as an asset by the existence of legally-enforceable intellectual property protection rights pertaining to that intellectual property rights asset; storing the intellectual property rights asset protection data in an intellectual property rights asset protection database including a plurality of intellectual property rights asset protection data records, wherein each intellectual property rights asset protection data record of the plurality of intellectual property rights asset protection data records in the intellectual property rights asset protection database corresponds to at least one intellectual property rights asset; integrating, in a computer system, the intellectual property rights asset protection data with intellectual property rights asset marketability data to produce integration result data that is dependent on the integration of the intellectual property rights asset protection data and the intellectual property rights asset marketability data, wherein the integrating includes providing information from at least one intellectual property rights asset protection data record in the intellectual property rights asset protection database corresponding to at least one intellectual property rights asset to an intellectual property utilization system, determining, through user input into the intellectual property utilization system, a utilization decision regarding how the intellectual property rights asset should be utilized based upon intellectual property rights asset marketability data, and automatically updating the intellectual property rights asset protection database based upon the utilization decision; and outputting the integration result data that is dependent on the integration of the intellectual property rights asset protection data and intellectual property rights asset marketability data to at least aid a decision about the at least one intellectual property rights asset. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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