System and method for selecting and protecting intellectual property assets
First Claim
1. A computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
- compare subject matter submission information with intellectual property law data;
responsive to comparing the subject matter submission information with the intellectual property law data, select at least one intellectual property rights protection system of a plurality of intellectual property rights protection systems for intellectual property rights protection for subject matter associated with the subject matter submission information; and
send at least a portion of the subject matter submission information to the selected at least one intellectual property rights protection system of the plurality of intellectual property rights protection systems.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and methods for intellectual property asset selection and protection. In an embodiment, an intellectual property selection system receives from an innovator an innovation submission describing an innovation. An intellectual property protection system receives at least a portion of the innovation submission and manages obtaining an intellectual property legal right related to the innovation. An intellectual property asset management system receives and stores at least one of an innovation description and an intellectual property legal right description, where the innovation description is based at least in part on the at least a portion of the innovation submission and the intellectual property legal right description is based at least in part on the intellectual property legal right.
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6 Claims
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1. A computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
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compare subject matter submission information with intellectual property law data; responsive to comparing the subject matter submission information with the intellectual property law data, select at least one intellectual property rights protection system of a plurality of intellectual property rights protection systems for intellectual property rights protection for subject matter associated with the subject matter submission information; and send at least a portion of the subject matter submission information to the selected at least one intellectual property rights protection system of the plurality of intellectual property rights protection systems. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for selecting at least one intellectual property rights protection system of a plurality of intellectual property rights protection systems for intellectual property protection for subject matter associated with subject matter submission information, the method comprising:
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comparing subject matter submission information with intellectual property law data; responsive to comparing the subject matter submission information with the intellectual property law data, automatically selecting, by a computer, at least one intellectual property rights protection system of a plurality of intellectual property rights protection systems for intellectual property rights protection for subject matter associated with the subject matter submission information; sending at least a portion of the subject matter submission information to the selected at least one intellectual property rights protection system of the plurality of intellectual property rights protection system; and updating a data record associated with the subject matter submission information to indicate the intellectual property rights protection associated with the subject matter submission information.
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