Intellectual property audit system generating a machine implemented estimated value comprising a financial quality and/or financial quantity of an intellectual property portfolio
First Claim
1. A computer assisted process for determining an estimated value of an intellectual property portfolio, the process comprising the steps of:
- (a) storing, by a computer, first objectively determinable characteristics of representative intellectual property portfolios and objectively determinable values corresponding to each of the representative intellectual property portfolios and equivalents thereof, the first objectively determinable characteristics and the objectively determinable values forming a baseline against which to assess the estimated value of the intellectual property portfolio;
(b) analyzing the intellectual property portfolio and equivalents thereof, to determine second objectively determinable characteristics of the intellectual property portfolio to be estimated;
(c) deriving first information representing the second objectively determinable characteristics of the intellectual property portfolio to be estimated responsive to said analyzing step (b);
(d) retrieving second information representing the first objectively determinable characteristics and the objectively determinable values of the representative intellectual property portfolios; and
(e) comparing the first information received from said deriving step (c) to the second information received from said retrieving step (d) producing an estimated value of the intellectual property portfolio when the first information of the intellectual property portfolio is statistically similar to the second information of one of the representative intellectual property portfolios.
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Abstract
An intellectual property computer-implemented audit system for valuing an intellectual property portfolio includes a first database storing first information relating to the intellectual property portfolio and a database access and collection device connected to the first database and accessing the first database and retrieving the first information. In addition, the intellectual property audit system also includes a second database storing empirical data relating to known intellectual property portfolios, and a comparison device connected to the database access and collection device and to the second database, the comparison device receiving the first information from the database access and collection device and comparing the first information to the empirical data retrieved from the second database producing an intellectual property worth indicator indicating the worth of the intellectual property portfolio.
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38 Claims
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1. A computer assisted process for determining an estimated value of an intellectual property portfolio, the process comprising the steps of:
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(a) storing, by a computer, first objectively determinable characteristics of representative intellectual property portfolios and objectively determinable values corresponding to each of the representative intellectual property portfolios and equivalents thereof, the first objectively determinable characteristics and the objectively determinable values forming a baseline against which to assess the estimated value of the intellectual property portfolio; (b) analyzing the intellectual property portfolio and equivalents thereof, to determine second objectively determinable characteristics of the intellectual property portfolio to be estimated; (c) deriving first information representing the second objectively determinable characteristics of the intellectual property portfolio to be estimated responsive to said analyzing step (b); (d) retrieving second information representing the first objectively determinable characteristics and the objectively determinable values of the representative intellectual property portfolios; and (e) comparing the first information received from said deriving step (c) to the second information received from said retrieving step (d) producing an estimated value of the intellectual property portfolio when the first information of the intellectual property portfolio is statistically similar to the second information of one of the representative intellectual property portfolios. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer assisted process for determining an estimated value of an intellectual property portfolio using a computer processor system, the process comprising the steps of:
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(a) analyzing using the computer processor system the intellectual property portfolio and equivalents under the Doctrine of Equivalents; (b) deriving first information responsive to said analyzing step (a) based upon the intellectual property portfolio; (c) storing empirical data in a database; (d) retrieving, by the computer processor system, empirical data relating to known intellectual property portfolios stored in the database; and (e) comparing the first information derived in said deriving step (b) to the empirical data retrieved from said retrieving step (d) producing an estimated intellectual property worth indicator indicating the worth of the intellectual property portfolio. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer implemented process for determining an estimated value of an intellectual property portfolio, the process comprising the steps of:
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(a) analyzing the intellectual property portfolio, and equivalents thereof; (b) deriving first information responsive to said analyzing step (a) based upon the intellectual property portfolio, and equivalents thereof; (c) retrieving, by a computer from a first database, empirical data relating to known intellectual property portfolios, and equivalents thereof; and (d) comparing the first information derived in said deriving step (b) to the empirical data retrieved from said retrieving step (c) producing an intellectual property worth indicator indicating the worth of the intellectual property portfolio, and equivalents thereof, wherein the intellectual property includes information stored in at least one of the first database and a second database including at least one of a patent, a trademark, technical literature, a copyright, legal reporter information, current events, intellectual property status information and equivalents thereof.
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26. A computer assisted process for determining at least one of a financial quality and financial quantity of an intellectual property portfolio, the process comprising the steps of:
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(a) analyzing the intellectual property portfolio stored in an intellectual property database; (b) deriving information responsive to said analyzing step (a) based upon the intellectual property portfolio; (c) retrieving, by a computer, quality data relating to known intellectual property portfolios; and (d) comparing the information derived in said deriving step (b) to the quality data retrieved from said retrieving step (c) to determine an intellectual property factor indicating the at least one of the financial quality and the financial quantity of the intellectual property portfolio and equivalents thereto. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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