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20100057629 | Inventive Process Documentation, Management, and Stimulation System - A system for use in an inventive process for at least one invention includes at least one of a conception module that is adapted to receive, process and communicate information associated with conception and reduction to practice of the at least one invention; an exploitation module that is adapted to receive, process and communicate information associated with deciding whether to exploit the at least one invention in a market place; a testing module that is adapted to receive, process and communicate information associated with testing of the at least one invention; and a patent application module that is adapted to receive, process and communicate information associated with preparation, filing and prosecution of the at least one invention. Each of the modules is adapted for installation and operation with one or more computer devices, and further adapted to share particular information associated with the inventive process with at least another one of the modules. | 03-04-2010 |
20100088243 | System and Method for Selecting and Protecting Intellectual Property Assets - 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. | 04-08-2010 |
20100088244 | System and Method for Developing and Implementing Intellectual Property Marketing - The present invention relates to methods for the development and implementation of intellectual property marketing. A targeted innovation to fulfill an internal need is developed. Actions are taken to legally protect the targeted innovation as an intellectual property asset. The intellectual property asset is analyzed to determine a marketing assessment. A decision is made whether to market the intellectual property asset based at least in part on the marketing assessment. If the marketing assessment meets a predetermined threshold, the intellectual property asset is marketed. | 04-08-2010 |
20100094763 | System and Method for Selecting and Protecting Intellectual Property Assets - 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. | 04-15-2010 |
20100100491 | System and Method for Managing Intellectual Property Life Cycles - 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. | 04-22-2010 |
20100106658 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RENDERING CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH A DIGITAL WORK - A method, system and software for permitting use of digital works having rights associated therewith in a system having repositories configured to enable use of the digital work in accordance with the rights, including associating a transfer right with a digital work, the transfer right specifying that the digital work is transferred from a first repository to a second repository; transferring the digital work from the first repository to the second repository in accordance with the transfer right; and in response to the transferring, step updating transfer right information in respect of the digital work. | 04-29-2010 |
20100106659 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENFORCING USAGE RIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH DIGITAL CONTENT - A method, system and software for permitting use of digital works having rights associated therewith in a system having repositories configured to enable use of the digital work in accordance with the rights, including associating a transfer right with a digital work, the transfer right specifying that the digital work is transferred from a first repository to a second repository; transferring the digital work from the first repository to the second repository in accordance with the transfer right; and in response to the transferring, step updating transfer right information in respect of the digital work. | 04-29-2010 |
20100131417 | ENHANCING COPYRIGHT REVENUE GENERATION - A method and system for enhancing copyright revenue generation is disclosed. The method includes receiving a copyrighted media recording, creating an independent work of authorship by generating a simulation of the copyrighted media recording, such that the independent work of authorship is entitled to a copyright and utilizing the simulation in place of the copyrighted media recording, such that use of the independent work of authorship may be entitled to copyright royalties thereon as opposed to requiring copyright royalties for use of the copyrighted media recording. | 05-27-2010 |
20100138351 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING RIGHTS EXPRESSIONS BY STAKEHOLDERS OF AN ITEM - A system and method for controlling a rights expression specifying a manner of use of an item, including specifying by a provider of an item a rights expression indicating a manner of use of the item by a recipient of the item and a condition for use of the item by the recipient, the condition indicating that the use by the recipient of the item is subject to control; associating the rights expression with the item; and controlling the use by the recipient of the item based on the condition in the rights expression. In further exemplary embodiments, the use by the recipient of the item is subject to control by a stakeholder and/or a provider of the item and can be used to provide consumer protection based on parameters of use. | 06-03-2010 |
20100153282 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Systems and methods for management of intangible assets are provided that allow effective management of intangible assets. The intangible asset management system and method include a computer based intangible asset management system for storing, managing, disseminating and sharing intangible asset information of an entity among users, the system comprising: a user interface that displays options for a user to enter, view, and edit some or all of the intangible asset information from one or more modules; a database coupled to the user interface for storing the intangible asset information and a processor coupled to the user interface and the database, the processor to: receive intangible asset information from the user; process and organize the intangible asset information into at least one module; store the intangible asset information in the database by module; update the database with any new intangible asset information received from the user; and provide the updated intangible asset information in response to an inquiry from a second user. | 06-17-2010 |
20100161499 | Centralized Rights Management System for Digital Media - A centralized rights management system and methodologies for digital media (e.g., books) is shown and described. In one embodiment, for example, a computer-implemented method is described for automated assertion of a claim of rights in books, the method comprises steps of: maintaining a publicly-searchable registry of books subject to claims by rightsholders; receiving user input allowing a user to select a book from the registry that the user wishes to assert a claim of rights in; displaying a list representing rights that can be claimed by rightsholders for the selected book; receiving input from the user asserting a claim of rights for the selected book; and electronically storing information about the asserted claim of rights, for facilitating automated payments to the user in connection with royalties earned for the selected book. | 06-24-2010 |
20100161500 | Dynamic Enabling of Functionality in Electronic Document Readers - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for digital rights management. In one aspect, a method is provided. The method includes receiving an electronic document, where the electronic document includes one or more content items, a set of usage rights defining one or more features to be enabled when the document is read by an electronic document reader, and a stored representation. The method further includes generating a representation of invariant content items of the electronic document, comparing the generated representation with the stored representation, and enabling features corresponding to the set of usage rights in the electronic document only if the generated representation and the stored representation are identical, where the features are features performed by the electronic document reader on the electronic document. | 06-24-2010 |
20100198737 | PATENTABLE SUBJECT MATTER AND DIRECTION PLATFORM - A computer-implemented interactive system and methods allowing for the generation of patentable subject matter analysis data representative of the likelihood of whether an invention, characterized through answers to a selected questionnaire, contains patentable subject matter are provided. In an illustrative implementation, an exemplary patentable subject matter environment comprises a patentable subject matter engine operable on a computing environment machine, and an instruction set having at least one instruction set to instruct the patentable subject matter engine to process data representative of one or more answers to a selected questionnaire which characterizes an invention to generate a patentable subject matter report providing a likelihood of whether the invention contains patentable subject matter according to a selected patentable subject matter analysis paradigm comprising a decision tree which provides guidance regarding the generation of the patentable subject matter report. | 08-05-2010 |
20100198738 | PATENT POWER CALCULATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING PATENT POWER CALCULATING DEVICE - To propose a patent value evaluating device capable of identifying the causal association with business activity. A patent power calculating device comprises a patent history data acquiring section, an item content extracting section for searching for a combination of names of standard items indicating legal procedures and extracting the item contents and their procedure dates according to the combination of standard item names searched for, a search result holding section for holding the extracted item contents and the procedure dates, a cost table holding section for holding a cost table where the combinations of item contents and prepared costs are associated with one another, an obsolescence function storage section for storing obsolescence functions used as measures of the obsolescences of the techniques in each technical field, a post-obsolescence cost calculating section for acquiring costs from the cost table and calculating the post-obsolescence cost on the calculation reference date by using the calculation reference date, the procedure date, the application date, and the obsolescence function, a totalizing section for totalizing the calculated post-obsolescence costs for the applications, and an output section for outputting the calculated total. | 08-05-2010 |
20100198739 | Instant Genuine Brand Product Authentication - This invention implements a process for a genuine brand name product(s) authentication on the spot—both physical market places of all kinds worldwide, and virtual/Internet-based retailers, auctioneers and such—conducted for genuine mobile devices (cell phones, mobile phones, any mobile communication equipment and/or combinations thereof; any known or future stationary communication equipment including but not limited to desktop, laptop, notebook personal/corporate computers/stations and/or variations thereof); for genuine pharmaceutical drugs/medications/medicine and devices; and for any other genuine products, legitimate manufacturers of which suffer losses due to the counterfeiting and piracy activities worldwide. | 08-05-2010 |
20100217716 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESTRICTING ACCESS TO AN ELECTRONIC PRODUCT RELEASE WITHIN AN ELECTRONIC SOFTWARE DELIVERY SYSTEM - The invention provides a method and apparatus for limiting access to a selected release of a software Product and/or associated License Keys to a subset of the manufacturer's customers who are entitled to receive the software Product or digital good, within an electronic software delivery and management system. A Product release is transmitted to the system for storage and limited distribution to a subset of entitled customers. A user interface enables the manufacturer, or partner such as a reseller, to specify distribution parameters that restrict distribution of the product version to specified customers. At least one customer is selected, such as, for example, one or more customers authorized to receive the product version. The product version is further designated as a restricted product version for the selected customers. Finally, the customer restriction information is stored in appropriate tables within a database. | 08-26-2010 |
20100223191 | Virtual world property disposition after real-world occurrence - A method and system provides transactions and arrangements in virtual world environments. A user can participate in transactions to acquire virtual property and related virtual rights. In some implementations, real-world and virtual parties can be involved in possible transfers of various types of virtual property and virtual property rights. | 09-02-2010 |
20100228677 | DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT - Digital rights management systems and methods for audience measurement are disclosed. An example method to monitor a media content presentation disclosed herein comprises configuring a media handler to present the media content presentation, automatically processing a measurement rights agreement with a digital rights manager to determine whether the measurement rights agreement authorizes monitoring of the media content presentation, when the digital rights manager determines that monitoring of the media content presentation is authorized, configuring the media handler to obtain measurement information corresponding to the media content presentation, and when the digital rights manager determines that monitoring of the media content presentation is not authorized, configuring the media handler to prevent measurement information corresponding to the media content presentation from being obtained, but not preventing the media handler from being configured to present the media content presentation. | 09-09-2010 |
20100228678 | MANAGEMENT AND PUBLICATION OF IDEAS FOR INVENTIONS ACCUMULATED IN A COMPUTER DATABASE - A method of managing ideas includes the following steps: (a) maintaining a computer database for accumulating ideas for prospectively patentable inventions; (b) systematically establishing contractual obligations by contributors of said ideas to said database to transfer property rights to inventions respectively derived at least in part from said contributed ideas to a proprietor of said database or to a party in concert with said proprietor; and (c) prior to filing any patent applications for inventions respectively derived at least in part from said accumulated ideas, systematically publishing said accumulated ideas. | 09-09-2010 |
20100228679 | Hardware Unit-Based License Management Method - Disclosed herein is a method for licensing at least one hardware resource for use by a customer computer, the at least one hardware resource provided by an application service provider (ASP) distinct from the customer computer. The method includes providing licensed units to a customer, assigning a predetermined number of ASP assigned hardware units to the at least one hardware resource, and determining whether the customer can utilize the at least one hardware resource using the licensed units provided to the customer and the ASP assigned hardware units for the assigned to the at least one hardware resource. | 09-09-2010 |
20100235291 | SELF-HELP INVENTION COMPUTER SYSTEM - Self-help system to support innovation. Depending on the implementation, there is a machine, a method for use, a method for making, and corresponding products produced thereby, as well as data structures, computer-readable media tangibly embodying program instructions, manufactures, and necessary intermediates of the foregoing. | 09-16-2010 |
20100250454 | Facilitating Electronic Exchange of Proprietary Information - A method and apparatus effectuates bilateral commerce in ideas. An originator and user-driven on-line commercial network system is designed to facilitate idea submission, purchase, and licensing, and is easily adapted to business-to-business transfers of innovation as well as consumer-to-business transfers of innovation. The invention allows originators of ideas to communicate nondisclosing synopses of ideas globally to potential users, for users conveniently to search for relevant ideas and for users potentially to bind an originator to a limited duration license granting user the exclusive right to access and consider confidentially the originator's fully disclosed idea. The invention also allows users to communicate confidentially or nonconfidentially unsolved problems or needs globally to potential originators, for originators conveniently to search for relevant unsolved problems or needs, and for originators to submit and communicate confidentially proposed solutions to the soliciting user. | 09-30-2010 |
20100299273 | Method and electronic integrated model generically facilitating efficiency with diffusion-based prognostics of operations, short-long term planning, risks, and impacts - An improvement using electronic spreadsheet technology for operationalizing a single source (one Workbook) generic planning model of templates, as a unit suitable to microcircuitry and any storage medium, including risks and impacts for organizational, comprehensive, functional, financial, and systems planning (crisis prevention, technology impact, R/D) self-adjusting over one-five-fifteen year planning periods at a personalized or organizational level helping the user plan, manage, and make decisions more efficiently considering changing societal and technological conditions in compliance with 5(D)(1)-(2) Patentability on the drawing especially relevant to individuals, non-profit organizations, small businesses, government, and institutions in accord with documented authentication of origination in Declaration. The user can personalize a predefined master budget, generate non-financial or financial reports, organize resources, assess performance, and store forms. | 11-25-2010 |
20100332404 | Method and mechanism for protection, sharing, storage, accessing, authentication, certification, attachment and tracking anything in an electronic network - The method is a protection, sharing, storage, accessing, authentication, certification, attachment and tracking mechanism for creations, content, thoughts, ideas, intellectual property, discoveries and inventions. The method and mechanism enables anyone individual, groups (2 or more), businesses (for profit or non-profit), corporations, to protect their intellectual property. Information can be shared in an unprotected format as well. Anything that is considered to be of value or important can be protected, and or collaborated on, and then shared for the purpose of bringing the discovery to life and then to market. The method can help find funding for anything and everything as well. The present method in addition also enables anyone individual, groups (2 or more), businesses (for profit or non-profit), corporations to request help and assistance in a variety of ways. The present method and mechanism also enables anyone individual, groups (2 or more), businesses (for profit or non-profit), corporations and/or exchanges to help any person, place, or thing Adopt Anything as well as form buying and selling groups. Finally the present method and mechanism provides ways for anyone individual, groups (2 or more), businesses (for profit or non-profit), corporations to share and collaborate on their protected or unprotected ideas, thoughts, discoveries, and inventions and share ideas on specific subjects such as diseases or anything. The present method and mechanism is utilized via networked computers, electronic devices (online and offline) as well as mobile (wireless) devices. | 12-30-2010 |
20110010301 | OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD, RECEIVER, AND RECEIVING METHOD - When recording a Copy One Generation digital broadcast program, ease of operation is improved while applying copy control. Digital content, metadata describing information about the digital content, and license acquisition time limit information indicating a time limit until which license information on the digital content can be acquired, are received. The digital content, the metadata, and the license acquisition time limit information are recorded, and if the time limit indicated by the license acquisition time limit information has elapsed, the recorded digital content is not outputted. | 01-13-2011 |
20110029443 | PERFORMING ACTIONS BASED ON CAPTURING INFORMATION FROM RENDERED DOCUMENTS, SUCH AS DOCUMENTS UNDER COPYRIGHT - A hardware, firmware, and/or software facility (“facility”) for providing information relevant to rendered documents is described. In some embodiments, the facility identifies multiple versions of an electronic document corresponding to a rendered document captured by a capture device. The facility may then provide a person utilizing the capture device with various ways to interact with one or more versions of the electronic document. In some embodiments, the facility determines that use of a rendered document is restricted, such as by copyright, to some degree. The facility may then offer the person the option to obtain unrestricted use of the rendered document. If the person accepts, the person obtains the right to store captures of the rendered document. If the person declines, the facility automatically discards captures of the rendered document. In some embodiments, the facility may automatically purchase rights to restricted-use rendered documents based upon the person's pre-defined criteria. | 02-03-2011 |
20110047085 | Method and system for minimizing the risks associated with printing and affixing intellectual property indicia upon a commercial ready product - The instant invention relates to a method and system for addressing the increasing risk of litigation and huge payouts that patent holders face with regards to marking of intellectual property indicia, particularly patent markings, upon a commercial ready product. For companies that maintain large patent portfolios and/or produce large numbers of products, the methods and systems in accordance with the instant invention provide assurance that the company can obtain the benefits of patent marking while not becoming the subject of quick payout seeking plaintiffs. Moreover, the methods and systems of the instant invention can be used to harmonize the company's efforts of compliance of the false marking statutes. The system generally includes one or more databases containing one or more intellectual property status related data factors associated with one or more commercial ready products, at least one programmable device that receives, stores, manipulates, and outputs data and is coupled with one or more database, and a printer in operable connection with the at least one programmable device for printing the intellectual property indicia. | 02-24-2011 |
20110055090 | DIGITAL RIGHTS CONTENT SERVICES ARCHITECTURE - A selection of a digital content item is received from a client over a network. A license agreement associated with the selected digital content item is identified based on a content ID of the digital content item, where the license agreement is identified by a license ID. The license agreement includes one or more constraints for accessing the digital content item. A tracking code is generated based on the content ID associated with the selected digital content item, the license ID associated with the identified license agreement, and the user ID associated with the client. The tracking code is inscribed on the digital content item to generate a deliverable content file, where the deliverable content file contains the digital content item therein. The deliverable content file is transmitted to the client over the network, where the tracking code is visible or audible when the digital content item is accessed from the deliverable content file. | 03-03-2011 |
20110082805 | METHOD FOR DISCOVERING DRUGS - A method of creating patent rights for a business entity in a drug candidate for clinical development, in which an expert in pharmaceutical science and an expert in pharmaceutical patent law collaborate in a risk-free environment to identify and protect drug candidates, and a kit useful in the method. | 04-07-2011 |
20110125655 | LICENSE-RENEWAL MANAGEMENT APPARATUS LICENSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A license-renewal management apparatus, connected to an image forming apparatus and a license management server, includes: a storage unit that stores an identifier that identifies the image forming apparatus associated with payment information about whether usage charge for the software has been paid; a notification receiving unit that receives a notification of expiration of the license from the image forming apparatus; and a renewal-method setting unit that, on receiving the notification, causes automatic renewal of the license for the software installed onto the image forming apparatus to be stopped. | 05-26-2011 |
20110131141 | Advertising request and rules-based content provision engine, system and method - The present invention includes an approval engine for pre-approving media content by which a user can interact with an ad generator and request at least one content item not owned by the user for inclusion in a creative. The approval engine also includes a content provision rules engine that includes a plurality of rules asserted by the owner of the requested content to govern the inclusion of the content in the creative, where ones of the plurality of rules includes a minimum price. The content provision rules engine further includes a content provision interface by which the owner of the requested content can interact with the content rules engine to assert the plurality of rules. The user then receives authorization to include the requested content upon meeting the requirements of each of the plurality of rules asserted by the owner prior to the content request made by the user. | 06-02-2011 |
20110131142 | Patent-Product Information Distribution Systems and Methods - Systems and methods for managing and distributing patent-product information are presented herein. The systems and method facilitate the exchange of patent-product information, by performing the steps of: a) receiving patent-product information from a plurality of users; b) storing the patent-product information in a patent-product database on a server, in accordance with an input hierarchy; c) receiving a demand query from a public user, based on an identification marker; d) searching the patent-product database and obtaining patent-product information responsive to the public user's demand query; and e) delivering the obtained patent-product information to the public user. | 06-02-2011 |
20110131143 | Patent-Product Information Distribution Systems and Methods - Systems and methods for managing and distributing patent-product information are presented herein. The systems and method may facilitate the exchange of patent-product information, by performing the steps of: a) receiving patent-product information from a plurality of users; b) storing the patent-product information in a patent-product database on a server, in accordance with an input hierarchy; c) receiving a demand query from a public user, based on an identification marker; d) searching the patent-product database and obtaining patent-product information responsive to the public user's demand query; and e) delivering the obtained patent-product information to the public user. The systems and methods also provide for automatically issuance of an alert to a previously-specified recipient at a previously-specified time before expiration of a patent associated with the patent-product information. | 06-02-2011 |
20110153509 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CROSS-REFERENCING IMPORTANT IP RELATIONSHIPS - This document discusses, among other things, a system and method to provide cross-referencing of important IP relationships. The system comprising software executing on a computing platform for displaying relationships between various domains of IP information selected from the group of claims, prosecution history, products, concepts or art. | 06-23-2011 |
20110184871 | Automated Digital Express Gateway For Licensing And Acquiring Rights & Permissions For 3rd Party Copyrighted Content - The invention provides an end-to-end automated streaming workflow process which enables real-time or batch processing to grant licenses and to acquire licenses for 3 | 07-28-2011 |
20110191255 | DISTRIBUTING AND BILLING SOFTWARE ACCORDING TO CUSTOMER USE OF PROGRAM MODULES - A software brokering method and framework are presented. The software brokering method includes a step of establishing a use-based pricing scheme for a set of software modules that are utilized at a customer's site. By pricing software according to its use rather than a set fee, flexible pricing is facilitated for meeting the broad spectrum of customers needs. The software modules are distributed to customers. The software modules are preferably downloaded from an e-commerce site, but may also be mailed or distributed from conventional retail outlets. Use of the software at a customer's site is monitored by processes integrated into the deployment and execution components of a software module integration platform residing at the customer's site. Customers are charged based upon their actual use of the software modules, as registered by the software module integration platform, in view of the software pricing scheme established for the downloaded software modules. | 08-04-2011 |
20110213719 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONVERTING STANDARD SOFTWARE LICENSES FOR USE IN CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS - A “Bring Your Own License” (BYOL) service can convert users' “off-the-shelf” (OTS) software licenses for use in public clouds according to rules provided by independent software vendors (ISVs). The rules provided by an ISV can convert the terms associated with the ISV's OTS software licenses (e.g. number of instances, number of users, duration, technical support provided) to terms associated with public clouds (e.g. number of concurrent users, number of virtual machines, number of different clouds, technical support). The BYOL license service can convert the OTS software licenses according to the rules provided by the ISVs. | 09-01-2011 |
20110213720 | Content Rights Management - Rights are managed for content at a content server. The content server receives an asset representing intellectual property (IP) and a rights designation for the asset. The rights designation defines rules for usage of the IP represented by the asset. The asset and rights designation are received from an administrator of the asset. The content server receives content from content providers. The content includes one or more pieces of IP. The content server uses the asset to determine whether the received content is claimed by the administrator. If the content is claimed, rules in the rights designation for the asset are applied to the content. | 09-01-2011 |
20110213721 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND DEVICE FOR LICENSE-CENTRIC CONTENT CONSUMPTION - A method, system, and device for license-centric content use or distribution, including a pre-existing digital rights management (DRM) system having a unique interface to a repository of data thereof to govern use of content; a shared license repository configured to access the data to govern the use of the content and to communicate with the unique interface of the pre-existing DRM system; and a user interface configured to interact with the pre-existing DRM system, and configured to allow the user to send a license associated with the content from the shared license repository to the pre-existing DRM system or to another shared license repository. | 09-01-2011 |
20110218928 | AUTOMATED LICENSE DETERMINATION - Described herein are methods and systems for automated license determination. In one aspect, an interface repository comprises a set of data schemas defining a license determination rule structure for all available control regulations offered by data providers. In another aspect, license determination rules for a certain product may be automatically extracted from the interface repository. | 09-08-2011 |
20110231322 | AUTOMATED RULES-BASED RIGHTS RESOLUTION - A rules engine program is driven by one or more stored “rules” to make rights determinations normally made by a human operator; that is whether a request for a right can be granted, what price should be paid by the requestor and how much royalty should be paid to the rightsholder. In order to avoid specific coding for each right, the rules and parameters necessary to make the required determinations are constructed to form a standard set of reusable rule records that can be linked in different ways to process different rights. Additional display rules that are linked to the type of use control a graphic user interface in order to prompt the user for information needed to decide whether the request can be granted and to display to the user a determined price if the request is granted. | 09-22-2011 |
20110231323 | ENABLEMENT OF LICENSED FEATURES AT A LOGICAL VOLUME LEVEL OF GRANULARITY - A licensing application implemented in a computational device receives a request to enable a feature for a logical volume of a plurality of logical volumes controlled by the computational device, wherein each feature of a plurality of features is configurable to be enabled or disabled for one or more logical volumes of the plurality of logical volumes. The licensing application determines, whether enabling the feature for the logical volume causes a licensed capacity limit for the feature to be exceeded. Enabling the feature for the logical volume is avoided, in response to determining that enabling the feature for the logical volume causes the licensed capacity limit for the feature to be exceeded. | 09-22-2011 |
20110231324 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ATTRACTING AND LODGING PCT NATIONAL PHASE APPLICATIONS - A computer implemented system and method of attracting and lodging PCT national phase patent applications. The computer system for lodging a PCT national phase application with a patent office has an interface which is adapted to receive a national phase filling instruction. The interface is in communication with a document generator which is adapted to generate a national phase entry message. The generator is in communication with a document sender which is adapted to send the national phase entry message to the patent office. When the interface receives a national phase filing instruction the document generator generates the national phase entry message and the document sender sends the message to the patent office thereby lodging the PCT national phase application. | 09-22-2011 |
20110231325 | System for Preparing a Patent Application - A method of preparing a patent application by running a software macro to present a Tool bar to display options including Setup and Number Claims and Build Description and Build Intro Sections and Build Abstract and Count Abstract and Format and Mark Element and Element List and Number Patent wherein a Collect option for arranging the order of and renumbering the claims to place each claim as close as possible to the parent claim from which it depends is presented in response to selecting Number Claims and an Element Combinations option for displaying the element combinations assigned to a selected element name in the plural without an adjective and all reference numerals used with that selected element name differentiated by adjectives is presented in response to selecting Mark Element. | 09-22-2011 |
20110238584 | TERMINOLOGY MANAGEMENT DATABASE - Various methods and systems are provided to allow different users to search for company-specific terms in a terminology database maintained by a company or website. Information about the terminology provided to the user may include acceptability of use, details of acceptable or unacceptable use, description, synonyms, and related terms. Terms not found in the database may be added from a submission by the user. As a result, users may better understand terminology used by the company or website. In other embodiments, terminology can be searched for acceptable use in social networking sites or other areas or searched for plagiarism. | 09-29-2011 |
20110238585 | COMPUTER ALGORITHMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCT SAFETY - The invention comprises systems, methods and a computerized data management device for creating and using data relating to a medical or non-medical product or device to enhance the safety of the product or device. A vast amount of data regarding adverse events associated with a particular product or device is analyzed to identify new essential adverse events associated with the product or device. At least one database of new essential adverse event information is created and utilized, and new characteristics of or uses for the product or device related to the new essential adverse event information are determined. Adverse event information is gathered for a large number of population sub-groups. The system may also be programmed to incorporate the information into intellectual property and contract documents. Manufacturers and/or distributors can include the proprietary information in consumer safety information, which accompanies the product or device, or which is provided to patients, users, consumers and the like, or in the case of certain medical products or devices, to prescribers of those products or devices. The system and methods also provide for commercializing the essential adverse event information. | 09-29-2011 |
20110246378 | IDENTIFYING HIGH VALUE CONTENT AND DETERMINING RESPONSES TO HIGH VALUE CONTENT - Systems and methods automatically determine responses to content based on semantic analysis, token analysis and influence ratings. The systems and methods identify relevant queries for product support, purchase or advocacy from multiple communications channels and further separate the high-value conversations and individuals from the low value conversations and individuals in an efficient manner. Described herein is a system and method to use the identification of important individuals and the context of their conversations to appropriately route content items and messages and subsequent responses in such a way as to allow an efficient interaction to occur. | 10-06-2011 |
20110246379 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SCORING PLATFORM - A method, system, and apparatus for scoring an intellectual property asset, such as a patent. A platform for automated scoring can implement a z-score statistical method, or variations thereof, to score a patent. The z-score statistical method can be used to measure where a value of a parameter in a patent lies in relation to the average value of that parameter in a patent population. Parameter scores can be obtained for each parameter of the patent. Additionally, a composite score can be provided that indicates an overall score or value of the patent, at least with respect to the parameters examined, as against the patent population. The composite score can be a weighted score of the z-scores of different parameters of the patent. | 10-06-2011 |
20110246380 | LOCATING TECHNOLOGY CENTERS IN AN ORGANIZATION USING A PATENT SEARCH ENGINE - A search platform that can locate a technology center within an organization using a patent search engine. Since organizational resources tend to be associated with patents or patent-related projects from a technical standpoint, the search platform can utilize these associations to identify particular technology centers within the organization. By searching patent collections and organizational workspaces associated with patents to obtain information on an organization's technology centers, the search platform can provide business intelligence to the organization without the need for a dedicated knowledge network to be built and maintained by the organization. | 10-06-2011 |
20110276500 | Processing a request for an IP right - A system and process for filing a request with an administrative body, the system having a communications interface and a server connectable to a data communications network. A primary module of the server is able to receive data about an IP right from a user. This data is then used by a data gateway to access information on the IP right. A verification module verifies the ability to validly file the request based on the information accessed by the data gateway. The primary module is operatively coupled to a communications module. The communications module is able to send a message via the communications interface to file the request with the administrative body. The communications module is also able to receive electronic acknowledgement via the communications interface in response to the message sent. The primary module is able to issue a notification to the user confirming the filing of the request. | 11-10-2011 |
20110276501 | LICENSE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND LICENSE MANAGEMENT METHOD - A license management apparatus including an issuing unit configured to generate and issue a license identifier and license information, the license identifier being associated with a product identifier of at least one purchased program and also with the license information for the purchased program; a storing unit configured to store the license identifier in a license information storing unit; a determining unit configured to receive a license identifier via a network, and to determine whether the license identifier is stored in the license information storing unit; and a sending unit configured to send via a network instruction information to acquire the purchased program or a program entity corresponding to the product identifier associated with the license identifier, and to also send via a network a license file configured to allow usage of the purchased program, in the case that the license identifier is stored in the license information storing unit. | 11-10-2011 |
20110282796 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING CHANNEL REGISTRATION IN AN IP MARKETPLACE - A comprehensive platform for merchandising intellectual property (IP) and conducting IP transactions is disclosed. A standardized data collection method enables IP assets to be characterized, rated and valuated in a consistent manner. Project management, workflow and data security functionality enable consistent, efficient and secure interactions between the IP Marketplace participants throughout the IP transaction process. Business rules, workflows, valuation models and rating methods may be user defined or based upon marketplace, industry or technology standards. | 11-17-2011 |
20110282797 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING CHANNEL COMMUNITY RATINGS IN AN IP MARKETPLACE - A comprehensive platform for merchandising intellectual property (IP) and conducting IP transactions is disclosed. A standardized data collection method enables IP assets to be characterized, rated and valuated in a consistent manner. Project management, workflow and data security functionality enable consistent, efficient and secure interactions between the IP Marketplace participants throughout the IP transaction process. Business rules, workflows, valuation models and rating methods may be user defined or based upon marketplace, industry or technology standards. | 11-17-2011 |
20110295757 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TRADING EXCHANGE - A computerized intellectual property trading exchange is disclosed for facilitating the trading of license contracts relating to intellectual property rights or pools of intellectual property rights. The exchange includes at least one intellectual property license contract relating to intellectual property rights or pools of intellectual property rights and a computer-accessible forum configured to allow a plurality of participants to trade the license contract. The plurality of participants includes at least one seller, which may be the owner, having the license contract and desiring to trade the license contract. The plurality of participants also includes at least one buyer desiring to obtain the license contract. The buyer may be an investor, speculator, market maker, or arbitrageur, who purchases the license contract to achieve appreciation. The buyer also may be a licensee, who purchases the license contract to practice the intellectual property rights. | 12-01-2011 |
20110313938 | TIME-SLICING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIGITAL BOOKS - A method is disclosed where an e-book lending library is provided, the e-book lending library comprising a plurality of e-books. An e-book and an e-book lending license that is valid for a predetermined loan period is provided from the e-book lending library to an electronic device associated with a first user, via a communication network disposed therebetween. An indication of a time block during the loan period, and other than including an end of the loan period, is received from the first user via the communication network, during which time block the first user agrees to relinquish the lending license. The first user's access to the e-book is disabled at a start of the time block, and the lending license is assigned to a different user during the time block. At an end of the time block, the first user's access to the e-book is enabled. | 12-22-2011 |
20110320369 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT - A method of managing preset and bespoke projects efficiently within a collaborative environment that utilises intranets and or the internet to convey data and messages. In one expression of utility a method of commercialising of proposed intellectual property rights comprising five steps is disclosed. The steps are identifying and protecting intellectual property associated with the invention; developing a prototype product and or end user products based on the intellectual property rights being pursued; identifying and/or developing potential markets for the products; determining a preferred route to market for the products; and, depending on the preferred mute to market, either licensing the invention to 3rd parties and or establishing new companies to bring products to market directly. Also disclosed is a system for implementing the method. The system comprises data storage means including data structures, data processing means in communication with the data storage means, input means and output means. | 12-29-2011 |
20120005110 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RENDERING CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH A DIGITAL WORK - A method, system and software for permitting use of digital works having rights associated therewith in a system having repositories configured to enable use of the digital work in accordance with the rights, including associating a transfer right with a digital work, the transfer right specifying that the digital work is transferred from a first repository to a second repository; transferring the digital work from the first repository to the second repository in accordance with the transfer right; and in response to the transferring, step updating transfer right information in respect of the digital work. | 01-05-2012 |
20120023029 | Method to Capture Direct Patent Infringement By Indirect Infringement Acts - The present invention generally relates to claims and methods of drafting patent claims that can be directly infringed by affirmative contributory or inducement acts. | 01-26-2012 |
20120036077 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILING LEGAL DOCUMENTS - A system is provided that has a filing manager for managing the filing of legal documents in a plurality of offices. The filing manager communicates with a client, and service providers including a drafting law firm, a translation partner, filing agents and designated prosecution agents. The filing manager includes a database for storing data relevant to the filing of a legal document. The filing manager also includes process circuitry configured to compute and execute a routine to manage the filing of legal documents. | 02-09-2012 |
20120089524 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING, STORING, AND TRANSMITTING PATENT-RELATED INFORMATION - A method for receiving, storing, and transmitting patent-related information includes receiving, from a plurality of sources, identifying information that at least partially identifies patent invalidity information for a plurality of patents, storing the identifying information in a database, receiving a request from a third party to transmit at least a portion of the identifying information over the internet, and transmitting the requested portion of the identifying information over the internet, in a format suitable to be displayed as a website, to the third party in response to the request. | 04-12-2012 |
20120095928 | Systems and Methods for Evaluating Information to Identify, and Act Upon, Intellectual Property Issues - The systems and methods of the present invention enable users to identify whether a composition of matter, technical design, product, service, component, technology, feature, business model or any other item may have intellectual property issues associated therewith. The present invention includes a set of screens, filters, comparison sheets, and/or questionnaires (referred to generically as screens) which are derived from patent claims and used to evaluate whether a composition of matter, technical design, product, service, component, technology, feature, business model or any other item may have intellectual property issues associated therewith. The present invention further comprises systems and methods designed to help groups of people, in a collaborative environment, manage the use of screens. | 04-19-2012 |
20120095929 | Method and system for selecting and filing intellectual property application in multiple countries - A system and method enables Intellectual Property (IP) applicants to determine the target countries for filing an IP application and provides filing and formalities support. The method includes generating a comprehensive list of target countries, eliminating countries based on patentability laws, prioritising the remaining list of countries on IP and market-specific factors, and filtering the list based on the filing cost in each country and the applicant's IP filing budget. | 04-19-2012 |
20120123952 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TRANSFER OF RIGHTS USING SHARED STATE VARIABLES - A method, system and device for transferring rights adapted to be associated with items from a rights supplier to a rights consumer, including obtaining a set of rights associated with an item, the set of rights including meta-rights specifying derivable rights that can be derived from the meta-; determining whether the rights consumer is entitled to the derivable rights specified by the meta-rights; and deriving at least one right from the derivable rights, if the rights consumer is entitled to the derivable rights specified by the meta-rights, wherein the derived right includes at least one state variable based on the set of rights and used for determining a state of the derived right. | 05-17-2012 |
20120130911 | OPTIMIZING LICENSE USE FOR SOFTWARE LICENSE ATTRIBUTION - In one embodiment, a system for license management includes logic adapted for arranging entitlement slots under a plurality of licenses, each entitlement slot being configured for affording entitlement to use of an instance of a software application during a particular time frame, logic adapted for determining a license use signature from recorded license attribution information, logic adapted for receiving a notification of an instance not attributed to a license, and logic adapted for attributing the non-attributed instance to one of the plurality of licenses as a function of the license use signature, wherein each license has an entitlement value defining a maximum number of entitlement slots that may be attributed to that license during the time frame and any given instance of the software application may consume any number of the entitlement slots including zero entitlement slots. | 05-24-2012 |
20120158599 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING OFFICE ACTION OF PATENT APPLICATION - In a method for analyzing an office action of a patent application using a computing device, an office action of a patent application that is downloaded from a patent office website is parsed using predetermined regular expressions (RE). The patent information of patent application is extracted from the office action according to predetermined keywords of the patent information if the office action fails to be parsed by the regular expressions. A regular expression of the extracted patent information is generated according to determined rules, and is stored into the storage system, to parse another office action using the generated regular expression. | 06-21-2012 |
20120173441 | Ownership Resolution System - A system and method for ownership resolution is disclosed. The system comprises a merge module, an ownership database and a decision engine. The merge module retrieves a unified table from the ownership database. The unified table includes ownership information that is converted to a standard format. The merge module is configured to merge the ownership information to form a final merge result based at least in part on one or more merging rules. The decision engine receives the final merge result from the merge module. The decision engine is configured to determine a real owner of a granular right based at least in part on the merged ownership information included in the final merge result. | 07-05-2012 |
20120173442 | System and method for intellectual property prosecution management - A system is provided for Intellectual Property (IP) prosecution management. The system includes a workflow engine that is configured to provide access to one or more IP documents stored in a database by one or more users. The workflow engine is configured to facilitate online IP prosecution support based on the access of the one or more IP documents. | 07-05-2012 |
20120191618 | Systems, Methods and Computer Program Products for Incentivizing Assignment or Licensing of Patents Rights - Systems, methods and computer program products are provided that create more efficient dynamics for private resolution of patent disputes. By providing defined discrete phases for acquiring information related to the validity of a patent, patent holders and potential licensees, potential stakeholders, or potential assignees will be incentivized to resolve their disputes in a mutually beneficial manner rather than wait for additional information that may dramatically increase or decrease the value of the asset. | 07-26-2012 |
20120191619 | System & Method For Locating & Assessing Intellectual Property Assets - A networked computer system permits users to analyze intellectual property assets based on a desired profile, status, or associated event. Both issued and pending applications (including in post grant challenges) can be assessed to identify both a value and/or potential threat posed by such assets. | 07-26-2012 |
20120233079 | Copyright Status Determination System and Method - A system and method for determining the copyright status of a work is provided, comprising presenting one or more initial questions about a work, wherein the initial questions are selected from a question set stored in a first database; receiving an initial response to the initial questions; presenting a subsequent question about the work from the question set, wherein the subsequent question is selected based on the initial responses and a rule set stored in a second database, and wherein the rule set contains rules related to copyright law; receiving a subsequent response to each of the subsequent questions in accordance with the rule set until the copyright status is determined; and displaying the copyright status. | 09-13-2012 |
20120254047 | SOFTWARE APPLICATION LICENSE ROAMING - A master license entry that links a software application to a user identification can be made. Application licenses to use the software application can be roamed to multiple computing machines. Feature licenses for added features of the software application can be roamed to those computing machines as well. Multiple overlapping license rights for the software application may be linked to the master license entry. A count of how many license rights for the software application are linked to the master license entry can be maintained. Requests for licenses may be refused if the count of license rights has reached zero. | 10-04-2012 |
20120259786 | Method of Producing and Distributing Copyrighted Content - The present disclosure teaches methods for producing and distributing content through a network in a way that is practicable and economical for both the owners of the content and the delivery service providers. The present disclosure teaches methods of using content to drive multiple revenue streams from a website that distributes such content. | 10-11-2012 |
20120259787 | PATENT CLAIM MATRIX AND NON-LITERAL INFRINGEMENT - Various embodiments include methods and systems for a patent claim matrix and non-literal infringement analysis. A patent claim can be determined that a target technology does not literally infringe. A prior version of the patent claim can be determined that the target technology does literally infringe. A user interface can then be presented to show a user that the target technology does not infringe the claim based on the doctrine of equivalents. | 10-11-2012 |
20120259788 | NON-DESTRUCTIVE MEDIA PRESENTATION DERIVATIVES - The claimed subject matter relates to various architectures that can, inter alia, facilitate creation of a synch file as well as facilitate interpretation of the synch file. Both creation and interpretation can be accomplished in conjunction with an original media asset. The synch file can include transformation commands that can operate on a presentation of the asset rather than upon the asset itself. Accordingly, what is actually perceived by a content consumer during a presentation of the asset need not be exactly what the asset creator fixed in a tangible medium. Rather, the content consumer can observe a derivative media presentation based upon interpretation of the synch file. | 10-11-2012 |
20120265699 | INTELLECTUAL ASSET DOCKETING INTERFACE - Example embodiments relate to museum docketing interfaces. An example embodiment includes a method of intellectual asset docketing. The method includes displaying a customizable docketing interface for a first intellectual asset record. The docketing interface includes multiple panels and each panel includes multiple related fields. The method additionally includes detecting user input into a first field of the docketing interface and closing at least one task for the first intellectual asset record based at least in part on the user input. | 10-18-2012 |
20120265700 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IP ZONE CREDENTIALING - A comprehensive platform for merchandising intellectual property (IP), conducting IP transactions, searching IP related data and accessing IP resources and tools is disclosed. A standardized data collection method enables IP assets to be characterized, rated and valuated in a consistent manner. Project management, workflow and data security functionality enable consistent, efficient and secure interactions between the IP Marketplace participants throughout the IP transaction process. Business rules, workflows, valuation models and rating methods may be user defined or based upon marketplace, industry or technology standards. Data is received and processed to establish credentials to signify significance, accuracy, relevance, etc. of IP channels, resources and tools. An IP channel guide interface presents data in useful and relevant ways to the user, including sorting and filtering data. | 10-18-2012 |
20120265701 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IP ZONE CREDENTIALING - A comprehensive platform for merchandising intellectual property (IP), conducting IP transactions, searching IP related data and accessing IP resources and tools is disclosed. A standardized data collection method enables IP assets to be characterized, rated and valuated in a consistent manner. Project management, workflow and data security functionality enable consistent, efficient and secure interactions between the IP Marketplace participants throughout the IP transaction process. Business rules, workflows, valuation models and rating methods may be user defined or based upon marketplace, industry or technology standards. Data is received and processed to establish credentials to signify significance, accuracy, relevance, etc. of IP channels, resources and tools. An IP channel guide interface presents data in useful and relevant ways to the user, including sorting and filtering data and providing intelligent suggestions to the user. | 10-18-2012 |
20120271772 | Internet System for Facilitating Human User Advisement and Licensing of Copyrighted Works of Authorship - An Internet system for disseminating information regarding works or authorship, including a server and a client device connected to the Internet and wherein when any one web page out of a set of web pages is displayed on the client device and when a work of authorship is displayed as part of the web page, an image is also displayed near the work of authorship, as part of the webpage and when a user clicks on the image, copyright information concerning the work of authorship is presented in a user perceivable manner. | 10-25-2012 |
20120278244 | Evaluating Intellectual Property - Aggregation, analysis, and presentation of patent and business data in a common interface are described. The analysis includes techniques for evaluating a patent or patent application by examining claim-related information. These techniques include deriving unique signatures of individual claims and ascertaining scope of individual claims relative to other claims in a collection (such as claims found in a common class). The signature and scope of patent claims may be graphically depicted using various graphics elements in a user interface. | 11-01-2012 |
20120278245 | INSTANT LOTTERY GAME - An instant lottery game system includes a game play defining element. A symbol display zone is carried on the game play defining element, the symbol display zone containing a plurality of symbols related to gaming machine games. A masking medium covers the symbols of the symbol display zone prior to use. A symbol interpretation zone is also carried on the game play defining element, the symbol interpretation zone carrying a plurality of indicia with the indicia being used in interpreting symbols revealed after removal of the masking medium to determine a prize outcome. | 11-01-2012 |
20120284198 | Systems, Methods and Computer Program Products for Identifying a Potentially Valuable Patent for Acquisition - Systems, methods and computer program products are provided for identifying patents of value for acquisition. Through analysis of actions by patent holders, accused infringers, competitors to patent holders, non-practicing entities and challengers of patents, patents of potential economic value can be identified. The acquisition of these patent rights can facilitate the development of a valuable patent portfolio. | 11-08-2012 |
20120284199 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED AND ASSISTED PATENT CLAIM MAPPING AND EXPENSE PLANNING - An apparatus and computer implemented method that include obtaining, into a computer, text of a patent, automatically finding and extracting, using the computer, a set of claim text from the patent text, identifying, using the computer, text of independent claims from the set of claim text, displaying in a first row on a computer monitor the text of the independent claims, automatically determining a plurality of preliminary scope-concept phrases from the text of the independent claims, displaying in a second row on the computer monitor the text of the plurality of preliminary scope-concept phrases, eliciting and receiving user input to specify a first one of the plurality of preliminary scope-concepts phrases, and highlighting each occurrence of the specified first one of the plurality of preliminary scope-concept phrases in a plurality of the independent claims displayed in the first row. A scope concept builder tool is also provided. | 11-08-2012 |
20120284200 | SYSTEM FOR COMPUTERIZED MANAGEMENT OF PATENT-RELATED INFORMATION - Systems and methods for the computerized management of patent information. Various computer-implemented methods and apparatuses provide a more intuitive and meaningful visual representation of key aspects relating to the patent prosecution normally encountered with respect to the management of the prosecution of multiple patent cases. In an embodiment, the system provides a visual representation of each individual patent family within the viewed set or subset of families. In an embodiment, the system provides a visual representation of the relative timeline of the progress of a particular patent case. In an embodiment, the system provides a visual representation of the budget and cost information associated with at least some of the events on the timeline representation of a given case. In an embodiment, the system provides a visual representation of the relative status of any one application. | 11-08-2012 |
20120290487 | EVALUATING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY - Aggregation, analysis, and presentation of patent and business data in a common interface are described. The analysis includes techniques for evaluating a patent or patent application by examining claim-related information. These techniques include deriving unique signatures of individual claims and ascertaining scope of individual claims relative to other claims in a collection (such as claims found in a common class). The signature and scope of patent claims may be graphically depicted using various graphics elements in a user interface. | 11-15-2012 |
20120296834 | Systems, Methods and Computer Program Products for a Patent Litigation Entity to Improve Monetization of a Patent Asset - Systems, methods and computer program products are provided for improved monetization of patents. Patent litigation entities may use these inventions to prevent patent asset evaluators from providing asset evaluation. | 11-22-2012 |
20120296835 | PATENT SCORING AND CLASSIFICATION - A method, system, and apparatus for classifying intangible assets are provided. The method includes determining an objective of classification. The method further includes constructing, via a processor, a Discriminant Analysis (DA) model using one or more test sets of intangible assets. The DA model includes one or more discriminant functions operable to classify the one or more test set of intangible assets into two or more groups based on a set of attributes associated with one or more intangible assets of the test set of intangible assets to meet the objective of classification. Thereafter, the method includes classifying a target set of intangible assets via the DA model. | 11-22-2012 |
20120303537 | Intellectual Property Right Valuation Index And A Method And A System For Creating Such An Index - A method is disclosed for creating an IP right valuation index for an IP portfolio related to an IP right comprising: capturing a quality indicator signal relating to quality indicator data of the IP right; generating a technology field signal relating to a technology field of the IP right; measuring individual IP technology relevance comprising a ratio of the generated technology field signal and the captured quality indicator signal; capturing a total number signal relating to a total number of IP rights in the technology field; determining an IP portfolio signal relating to the number of IP rights within the captured total number signal having ownership of the IP right; measuring IP portfolio strength comprising a ratio of the determined IP portfolio signal and the captured total number signal; and creating an IP right valuation index comprising a product of the individual IP technology relevance and the IP portfolio strength. | 11-29-2012 |
20120310847 | Method and System for Automatic Scoring of the Intellectual Properties - Novel methods of IP or patent management and monetization based on IP/patent pooling and scoring systems are disclosed. In addition, novel partnership methods with IP producing entities (such as universities) are disclosed which produce incentives and efficiencies far and above other methods. Systems and methods are disclosed for valuation of IP instruments and distribution of IP revenue/proceeds. Examples of methods for scoring IP instruments, using a transactional and event driven point/value system, are disclosed for tracking, monitoring, distribution and allocation of proceeds in a complex pooling arrangement of IP instruments. | 12-06-2012 |
20120317039 | ON-DEMAND PURCHASE OF VIRTUAL IMAGE LICENSES IN A CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - On-demand purchase of one or more virtual image licenses when a requested virtual image placement into a cloud computing environment is (or will be) denied because sufficient license capacity is not currently available with existing licenses. Particular users are authorized in advance for on-demand purchase of new licenses for virtual image placement, and the purchase for such users occurs automatically upon detecting that the enterprise for which the placement is requested does not have sufficient license capacity. If the user requesting the placement is not authorized for on-demand license purchase, a purchase request is preferably sent automatically to a license administrator with the needed purchase authority, and the placement request is queued and then subsequently restarted when the license purchase completes. | 12-13-2012 |
20120317040 | Patent Value Prediction - Techniques for calculating patent value and predicting patent potential are described herein. These techniques may include calculating the value of a patent based on associations between a patent and other patents. The value of the patent may be calculated based on a citation in another patent to the patent, and a citation in the patent to a further patent. These techniques may also include predicting a potential value of a patent on the basis of a plurality of patent values and displaying this potential to a user. | 12-13-2012 |
20120317041 | Patent Value Calculation - Techniques for calculating patent value and predicting patent potential are described herein. These techniques may include calculating the value of a patent based on associations between a patent and other patents. The value of the patent may be calculated based on a citation in another patent to the patent, and a citation in the patent to a further patent. These techniques may also include predicting a potential value of a patent on the basis of a plurality of patent values and displaying this potential to a user. | 12-13-2012 |
20120323800 | Method and System for Analyzing Copyright Information in a Mixed Long-Format Audio File - A computer-implemented system for analyzing copyright right ownership of a media content containing one or more copyrighted works, comprising the steps of: receiving, by a controller having a CPU, a media content from a first user via a wide area network, the media content comprising a mix of copyrighted works; parsing the media content into a format recognizable by a fingerprinting analytical algorithm; determining by the controller using the fingerprinting analytical algorithm copyright ownership information in the received media content; monitoring by the controller a playing of a select length of the media content from the content storage device by a second user; and reporting to a system operated by a copyright licensing entity by the controller the copyright ownership information associated with the select length of the media content played by the second user. | 12-20-2012 |
20120323801 | System and Method for Managing Sponsorships - A system and method for managing sponsorships by a sponsor, in which the party requesting the sponsorship requests to use content owned and protected by the sponsor, such as trademarks, logos, and copyrighted material. An embodiment of the method involves receiving, at a computer network site, a request for sponsorship from a requestor and responding to the request by sending either an approval or a rejection. If an approval is sent, the method further involves providing the requestor with access to content of the sponsor through the site. As part of providing this access, the method can involve requiring the requestor to accept an agreement posted on the site. The method can also include monitoring the requestor's actual use of the content. | 12-20-2012 |
20120323802 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING LICENSES - Information relating to intellectual property, across one or more intellectual property applications having various types of intellectual property data, can be provided and/or accessed in an integrated manner. Commonality(ies) are determined between disparate intellectual property applications, that may be applied by the intellectual property applications in accessing the intellectual property information. Responsive to a user request, which may include a specified commonality, stored information regarding the disparate data corresponding to the disparate intellectual property applications is retrieved. The commonality is utilized in bridging the gap to the intellectual property data for the disparate intellectual property applications. The bridging is provided by use of a commonality and by an IP engine. | 12-20-2012 |
20120323803 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC IP PROSECUTION - Information relating to intellectual property, across one or more intellectual property applications having various types of intellectual property data, can be provided and/or accessed in an integrated manner. Commonality(ies) are determined between disparate intellectual property applications, that may be applied by the intellectual property applications in accessing the intellectual property information. Responsive to a user request, which may include a specified commonality, stored information regarding the disparate data corresponding to the disparate intellectual property applications is retrieved. The commonality is utilized in bridging the gap to the intellectual property data for the disparate intellectual property applications. The bridging is provided by use of a commonality and by an IP engine. | 12-20-2012 |
20120330851 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING LICENSE INFORMATION - Information relating to intellectual property, across one or more intellectual property applications having various types of intellectual property data, can be provided and/or accessed in an integrated manner. Commonality(ies) are determined between disparate intellectual property applications, that may be applied by the intellectual property applications in accessing the intellectual property information. Responsive to a user request, which may include a specified commonality, stored information regarding the disparate data corresponding to the disparate intellectual property applications is retrieved. The commonality is utilized in bridging the gap to the intellectual property data for the disparate intellectual property applications. The bridging is provided by use of a commonality and by an IP engine. | 12-27-2012 |
20130013519 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC IP PROSECUTION - Information relating to intellectual property, across one or more intellectual property applications having various types of intellectual property data, can be provided and/or accessed in an integrated manner. Commonality(ies) are determined between disparate intellectual property applications, that may be applied by the intellectual property applications in accessing the intellectual property information. Responsive to a user request, which may include a specified commonality, stored information regarding the disparate data corresponding to the disparate intellectual property applications is retrieved. The commonality is utilized in bridging the gap to the intellectual property data for the disparate intellectual property applications. The bridging is provided by use of a commonality and by an IP engine. | 01-10-2013 |
20130013520 | ELECTRONIC LICENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Information relating to intellectual property, across one or more intellectual property applications having various types of intellectual property data, can be provided and/or accessed in an integrated manner. Commonality(ies) are determined between disparate intellectual property applications, that may be applied by the intellectual property applications in accessing the intellectual property information. Responsive to a user request, which may include a specified commonality, stored information regarding the disparate data corresponding to the disparate intellectual property applications is retrieved. The commonality is utilized in bridging the gap to the intellectual property data for the disparate intellectual property applications. The bridging is provided by use of a commonality and by an IP engine. | 01-10-2013 |
20130013521 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A BINDING COST FOR FOREIGN FILING A PATENT APPLICATION - Information relating to intellectual property, across one or more intellectual property applications having various types of intellectual property data, can be provided and/or accessed in an integrated manner. Commonality(ies) are determined between disparate intellectual property applications, that may be applied by the intellectual property applications in accessing the intellectual property information. Responsive to a user request, which may include a specified commonality, stored information regarding the disparate data corresponding to the disparate intellectual property applications is retrieved. The commonality is utilized in bridging the gap to the intellectual property data for the disparate intellectual property applications. The bridging is provided by use of a commonality and by an IP engine. | 01-10-2013 |
20130018805 | Method and system for linking information regarding intellectual property, items of trade, and technical, legal or interpretive analysis - An apparatus for and a method of analyzing intellectual property (IP) is provided. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, an apparatus (and corresponding method) is provided for linking information regarding intellectual property (e.g., patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, etc.), items of trade (e.g., products, services, etc.), and analysis (e.g., technical, legal, interpretative, etc.). In an exemplary embodiment, an intellectual property analyzer may be provided with one or more modules (e.g., identifier module, report generator, linking module, etc.) to automatically and manually retrieve, gather, compile, store and process information for performing and reporting analysis of intellectual property. | 01-17-2013 |
20130018806 | Method for Facilitating Transactions Between Two or More Parties - The present invention provides a method for facilitating a transaction between two or more parties. A server computer is used to determine whether a contact information and an identity validation information of a second party are accurate. Whenever the contact information and the identity validation information of the second party are accurate, one or more documents are modified by attaching and identity validation from a first party and the identity validation from the second party to the one or more documents. | 01-17-2013 |
20130018807 | Method for Facilitating Transactions Between Two or More Parties - The present invention provides a method for facilitating transactions involving one or more intellectual properties. A web site is provided using one or more server computers that have a posting for each of the one or more intellectual properties. The one or more intellectual properties include copyrighted material, such as books, music, videos, television shows, movies, software, applications, games or a combination thereof. A selection of the intellectual properties is received from one or more client communications devices. Public information and one or more terms for a further disclosure of the selected intellectual property are sent to the one or more client communications devices. A request for an additional level of detail about the selected intellectual property is received from the one or more client communications devices. The additional level of detail about the selected intellectual property is provided to the one or more client communications devices. | 01-17-2013 |
20130036063 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING AN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TRANSACTION - A comprehensive platform for merchandising intellectual property (IP) and conducting IP transactions is disclosed. A standardized data collection method enables IP assets to be characterized, rated and valuated in a consistent manner. Project management, workflow and data security functionality enable consistent, efficient and secure interactions between the IP Marketplace participants throughout the IP transaction process. Business rules, workflows, valuation models and rating methods may be user defined or based upon marketplace, industry or technology standards. | 02-07-2013 |
20130054477 | SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY MULTIPLE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTS - A system, a method, and a computer program for determining multiple copyright infringement events, identifying a stopped reporting repeat infringer, identifying a started reporting repeat infringer, and determining if the stopped reporting repeat infringer and the started reporting repeat infringer are using the same computer. | 02-28-2013 |
20130060709 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILING LEGAL DOCUMENTS - A system is provided that has a filing manager for managing the filing of legal documents in a plurality of offices. The filing manager communicates with a client, and service providers including a drafting law firm, a translation partner, filing agents and designated prosecution agents. The filing manager includes a database for storing data relevant to the filing of a legal document. The filing manager also includes process circuitry configured to compute and execute a routine to manage the filing of legal documents. | 03-07-2013 |
20130066792 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING LICENSES OF AGGREGATE DOCUMENTS - There is provided a method and system to manage licensing information associated with an aggregate document. In accordance with the method, a selection of an aggregate document that includes at least one associated sub-document is received. Each of the at least one sub-document is associated with at least one copyright flag. A sub-document is selected from the at least one sub-document. A copyright flag is selected from the at least one copyright flag associated with the selected sub-document. It is determined whether the selected copyright flag is resolved. The selected sub-document is exported to an export document capable of being transmitted to a computing system associated with a user if it is determined that the selected copyright flag is resolved. | 03-14-2013 |
20130080341 | PROTECT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP) RIGHTS ACROSS NAMESPACES - Systems, methods, and apparatuses consistent with the invention relate to protecting namespaces. In one exemplary implementation, the systems, methods, and apparatuses may validate whether or not there is consistency of sponsorship between a first namespace and a second namespace grouped with the first namespace, and perform an action related to the first namespace if there is consistency of sponsorship. | 03-28-2013 |
20130085946 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND USER INTERFACES IN A PATENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A method and system for generating patent prosecution analytics is provided. The method includes scraping data from an external patent database with the data containing information about office action activity and responses thereto for at least one patent matter stored in the database; analyzing the office action activity and responses thereto to identify at least instances in which a response has resulted in allowance of at least one claim in the at least one patent matter, or at least instances in which a response has not resulted in allowance of a claim in the at least one patent matter; identifying at least one Examiner or attorney associated with the instances of allowance or non-allowance; and creating a prosecution profile for the Examiner or attorney based on the identified instances of allowance or non-allowance. | 04-04-2013 |
20130085947 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PATENT WHITE SPACE ANALYSIS - Various embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods for analyzing patent white space in a patent management system. A computer-implemented embodiment comprises using one or more processors to identify the patent technology class or subclass of the invention; generate white space information for the patent technology class or subclass of the invention, with the white space information at least including information relating to the age or population of at least some patents registered at a patent registry in the patent class or subclass of the invention; and present the white space information to a user. | 04-04-2013 |
20130085948 | PATENT RATING - Various embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods of assigning internal and external ratings to a subject patent owned by a subject entity. In one example embodiment, the method comprises assigning an internal rating to the subject patent based on one or more selected internal factors relating to the subject entity; and assigning an external rating to the subject patent based on one or more selected external factors relating to one or more third parties external to the subject entity. | 04-04-2013 |
20130085949 | PATENT ANALYSIS AND RATING - Various embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods of rating the importance of a patent in a patent portfolio by automatically determining the degree of similarity of the patent specification and/or patent claims to the content of web pages or online product literature of a third party. | 04-04-2013 |
20130085950 | PURPOSE ORIENTED PATENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT - This disclosure comprises a method and system to automatically provide important business information to a user of the system at key decision-making times during the lifetime of a patent with the goal of aligning business and strategies. The system will include an interface into which the client can input information regarding purpose oriented prosecution information on a continual basis and another interface to present the compiled information to the client, or the working attorney, at a later time. This information will automatically be provided to a user based on the detection of a key event in the lifetime of the patent portfolio. | 04-04-2013 |
20130091065 | AUTOMATIC SPIKE LICENSING - A license for one or more services may include a certain service capacity under the license. The services may be provided under the license within the service capacity. When there is a spike in service requests, the services requested may exceeds the service capacity under the license. It may be determined that the license includes a spike provision that allows for requested services to be provided in excess of the service capacity under the license. The spike provision may be activated so that the requested services in excess of the service capacity under the license are provided under the spike provision | 04-11-2013 |
20130097089 | SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY MULTIPLE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTS - A system, a method and a computer program for determining multiple copyright infringement events, identifying a particular IP address-port number combination associated with the multiple infringement events, and notifying an ISP and/or a customer regarding the multiple copyright infringement events. | 04-18-2013 |
20130097090 | TRADEMARK MAP CONSTRUCTION METHOD - A trademark map construction method is revealed. Firstly, select a range of trademarks intended to be analyzed and retrieve data of trademark samples required. Then integrate the above data to form a questionnaire having trademark logos and related serial number. Next give respondents the questionnaire to divide the trademark samples into groups with similarity according to their subjective judgment and produce a corresponding matrix table. Input the data of the matrix table into statistical software of a microprocessor and execute Multi-Dimensional Scale (MDS) processing by the statistical software so as to get relative distance between the trademark samples. Thus the distribution of the trademark samples in the trademark map is obtained. Thereby enterprises are provided with a trademark design reference and product recognition, positioning are also achieved. | 04-18-2013 |
20130103596 | DENOMINATED AUTHENTICATING ROYALTY COLLECTION AND ENFORCEMENT PROCESS - A denominated authenticating royalty collection and enforcement system and process. The invention includes a data generation process including creation and assignment of a plurality of product category values. A process is provided to manufacture anti-fraud tags for merchandise. One or more merchandise vendors for the merchandise are licensed under the process. Royalties are collected from the licensed merchandise vendors. The process includes the steps of supplying secure tags and authenticating the supply of the secure tags. Additionally, a procedure is provided for the public, licensees, licensor and others to visually authenticate that an appropriate royalty has been paid for a particular product or products. | 04-25-2013 |
20130117190 | COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD - A system, apparatus, and method is provided for the copyright infringement lifecycle. Content to be added to a catalogue is received and stored in a database. Material that is same or similar to the content is automatically searched for by deriving and using keywords indicative of the material, and a user is notified of the material that is same or similar to the content. Infringing activity is monitored and content owners' rights are enforced via automatic dispatch of electronic notifications. Defendant pools are built by cross-referencing the physical location of infringing activity and jurisdictions where attorneys are admitted to practice. | 05-09-2013 |
20130132288 | METHOD FOR MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY - A search algorithm is provided in an intellectual property (IP) management system for determining an optimal IP portfolio. The search algorithm generates and evaluates a plurality of IP portfolios using objective functions to find an optimal IP portfolio that most nearly optimizes at least one goal. The optimal IP portfolio may be used to automatically evaluate a new IP disclosure. | 05-23-2013 |
20130144799 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING PATENT REJECTION INFORMATION - A computing device extracts claims, patent law clauses, and prior art documents from an Office action document according to preset regular expressions, and stores the extracted claims, patent law clauses, and prior art documents in an array stored in a storage unit of the computing device. The computing device identifies rejected claims of the Office action document from the extracted claims, and searches involved patent law clauses and prior art documents regarding the rejected claims in the Office action document. The computing device records each identified rejected claim with involved patent law clauses and prior art documents in the storage unit, according to importance ratings of the rejected claims and the relationships. | 06-06-2013 |
20130151424 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR GENERATING AND SHARING INFORMATION AMONG A PLURALITY OF PERSONS - Embodiments of methods and systems for generating and sharing information among a plurality of registered subscribers are generally described herein. Embodiments of methods and systems for ranking members of a group are generally described herein. Embodiments of methods for reviewing a plurality of patent documents are generally described herein. | 06-13-2013 |
20130166459 | INVENTION VALUATION AND SCORING SYSTEM - A system, and method for evaluating, scoring and rationalizing an invention, a set of a plurality of inventions or an Enterprise-wide invention portfolio has been described, based on weighted sustainable characteristics of the said invention(s) gauged against lag and lead capability measures. The said sustainable capability measurements, incorporating maturity quantification across manifold dimensions generates a Capability Sustainability Score of the said invention(s), which is further fed to evaluate an invention by positioning it against its prime market at a given time for a user-defined geography or jurisdiction. The rationalization of an invention can be retrieved by evaluating the said invention(s) for its projected or predicted Life Cycle revealing fields of improvements. | 06-27-2013 |
20130166460 | System to Manage Patents in an Enterprise - The present subject matter discloses systems and methods for managing patents in an enterprise. In one implementation, the method for patent management in the enterprise comprises defining an enterprise patent service set of a plurality of enterprise patent services, wherein the enterprise patent services set comprises portfolio service, process service, and program service, and defining an enterprise patent capability set of a plurality of enterprise patent capabilities, for delivering each of the enterprise patent services in the enterprise patent service set, wherein the enterprise patent capability set comprises promote, profit and protect. The method further comprises mapping each of the enterprise patent services in the enterprise patent service set with each of the enterprise patent capabilities in the enterprise patent capability set so as to generate an objective for each pair of enterprise patent service and enterprise patent capability. | 06-27-2013 |
20130166461 | INTELLECTUAL ASSET SURVEY DESIGN AND INTEGRATION - Example embodiments relate to a method, server, and computer-readable media for survey design for creation and management of intellectual asset records and workflow within an intellectual asset management system. A new intellectual asset survey template is created by providing survey components to an IAM system administrator via an IAM system user interface and enabling the IAM system administrator to organize the survey components on a preview area of the user interface. A runtime survey, based at least in part on the intellectual asset survey template, is displayed on the IAM system user interface. Intellectual asset record data units are affected by user answers and hidden questions in the survey, and workflow can be triggered through predetermined conditions associated with the user input into the survey. The runtime survey may also be displayed only to a predetermined set of IAM system users. | 06-27-2013 |
20130173482 | System and Method for Facilitating Transactions Between Two or More Parties - The present invention provides a system and method for facilitating a transaction between two or more parties. An electronic document is received at a processing device. Each portion of the received electronic document is identified and designated as one of a read-only portion, a read-only portion containing one or more editable fields, a selectable portion or any combination thereof. The received electronic document is converted into an application or embeddable frame based on the designated portions for a first party using the processing device. The application or embeddable frame creates a completed electronic agreement that is legally binding on at least a second party when executed by the second party. | 07-04-2013 |
20130185216 | COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR CALCULATING COUNTRY-SPECIFIC FEES - The present invention relates to computer systems for estimating foreign filing costs, in particular, to a computer-implemented system for generating country-specific fees. The computer system is designed to receive an industrial property (IP) identifier, such as a patent number, generate IP statistics corresponding to the IP identifier, such as the number of words and pages in a patent specification, generate a set of selected countries and, for every selected country; identify a selected fee rule corresponding to that country and apply the selected fee rule to the IP statistics to calculate a country-specific fee. The computer system preferably performs these steps in response to a single user action. | 07-18-2013 |
20130191293 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ATTRACTING AND LODGING PCT NATIONAL PHASE APPLICATIONS - A computer implemented system and method of attracting and lodging PCT national phase patent applications. The computer system for lodging a PCT national phase application with a patent office has an interface which is adapted to receive a national phase filing instruction. The interface is in communication with a document generator which is adapted to generate a national phase entry message. The generator is in communication with a document sender which is adapted to send the national phase entry message to the patent office. When the interface receives a national phase filing instruction the document generator generates the national phase entry message and the document sender sends the message to the patent office thereby lodging the PCT national phase application. | 07-25-2013 |
20130191294 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC IP PROSECUTION - Information relating to intellectual property, across one or more intellectual property applications having various types of intellectual property data, can be provided and/or accessed in an integrated manner. Commonality(ies) are determined between disparate intellectual property applications, that may be applied by the intellectual property applications in accessing the intellectual property information. Responsive to a user request, which may include a specified commonality, stored information regarding the disparate data corresponding to the disparate intellectual property applications is retrieved. The commonality is utilized in bridging the gap to the intellectual property data for the disparate intellectual property applications. The bridging is provided by use of a commonality and by an IP engine. | 07-25-2013 |
20130198092 | COMPUTER-ASSISTED PATENT APPLICATION PREPARATION - Techniques for computer-assisted patent application preparation are described. Some embodiments provide a Patent Application Preparation System (“PAPS”) that facilitates the automatic generation of patent applications (or portions thereof) based on logical claim definitions. The PAPS may receive one or more claim definitions that each define a single patent claim. From these claim definitions, the PAPS may generate claims, figures, written description corresponding to the figures, summary sections, and the like. When a drafter modifies a claim definition, the application portions may be automatically regenerated, so that any changes (e.g., to claim position or terminology) are reflected in the resulting patent application. | 08-01-2013 |
20130204799 | METHOD FOR PATENT PURCHASE AND PURSUIT OF PATENT INFRINGEMENT VIA MOBILE DEVICE - A method for purchasing, acquiring, or licensing patents without having to invent or originate any patents, with the purchase, acquisition or licensing performed via mobile communication devices, followed by pursuing patent infringement claims against suspected infringers of purchased, acquired or licensed patents is disclosed. The invention includes in one embodiment (a) creation of an entity who does not typically file patents or have an inventive nature; (b) the purchase, acquisition or licensing of patents, preferably on the Internet, via a mobile device; (c) locating infringers of said patents; and (d) filing litigation regarding patent infringement of said purchased, acquired or licensed patents. | 08-08-2013 |
20130212030 | METHOD OF VALUING A PATENT USING METRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF SIMILAR PATENTS GRANTED EARLIER - A method of valuing a patent using metric characteristics of similar patents granted earlier, whereas said metrics comprise a variety of estimated future characteristics, normalized using estimated future market size. Similar patents are identified using a combination of one or more metric characteristics, for example, patent value estimate, semantic similarity, dependent claim counts, cited patent counts, word counts, patent counts within assigned classes/subclasses, and distinct assignee counts. | 08-15-2013 |
20130218785 | SELF ASSEMBLY OF PATENT APPLICATIONS - The present invention relates to a process and related product that is in the field of self assembly documents. More specifically, the present invention involves a self assembled patent application that can either be filed automatically after the assembly has occurred, or sent to a patent professional for review prior to filing. | 08-22-2013 |
20130218786 | Instant Patent Filing Subsystem - Systems, methods and computer program products for patent management functions are disclosed. In an aspect of the disclosure, an instant patent filing subsystem provides the management of patent seeds for use in a patent application(s) and/or provisional application(s). In another aspect of the disclosure, an instant patent filing subsystem may be used with (and/or may be included in) a crowdsourcing system. In yet another aspect of the disclosure, an instant patent filing subsystem enables a user to create a patent application(s), provisional application(s), and/or another type of patent-related document by the selection of at least some of the patent seeds and/or the selection of at least one of the collections of patent seeds. | 08-22-2013 |
20130218787 | System and Method to Facilitate and Support Electronic Communication of Request for Proposals - A method and apparatus effectuates bilateral commerce in ideas. An originator and user-driven on-line commercial network system is designed to facilitate idea submission, purchase, and licensing, and is easily adapted to business-to-business transfers of innovation as well as consumer-to-business transfers of innovation. The invention allows originators of ideas to communicate nondisclosing synopses of ideas globally to potential users, for users conveniently to search for relevant ideas and for users potentially to bind an originator to a limited duration license granting user the exclusive right to access and consider confidentially the originator's fully disclosed idea. The invention also allows users to communicate confidentially or nonconfidentially unsolved problems or needs globally to potential originators, for originators conveniently to search for relevant unsolved problems or needs, and for originators to submit and communicate confidentially proposed solutions to the soliciting user. | 08-22-2013 |
20130226817 | METHOD FOR AN INVENTOR AND PATENT AGENT TO COLLABORATE IN PREPARAING A PATENT APPLICATION - A processing center establishes a link over the internet between the inventor and an independent the patent agent structuring a set of claims and partial sections of a patent application to be returned by the processing center to the inventor for final editing. The picture claim is copied into the description and old elements before a coded phrase in the broad is copied into the prior art section while the new element after the coded phrase are copied into the summary section; all of which is returned by the processing center to the inventor combined with an inventor-computer word processing program for editing by the inventor. The inventor-computer word processing program is tied to the set of claims for preventing use of the inventor-computer word processing program with other documents. The processing center assigns subject matter classification numbers to inventor disclosures and to patent agents for avoiding a conflict by a patent agent. | 08-29-2013 |
20130232086 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CONTENT DISTRIBUTION AND BROKERING ROYALTIES - A system comprising at least one processor, and computer executable instructions operative to analyze at least one piece of content at a point of consumption, identify at least one distribution right associated with at least one piece of content, determine at least one condition (not shown) at the content's point of consumption, wherein the at least one condition is associated with the at least one distribution right, and broker or apportion royalty fees between at least one first distributor of the at least one piece of content and at least one second distributor of the at least one piece of content based on the at least one distribution right and/or the at least one condition. | 09-05-2013 |
20130238513 | COLLABORATIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MINE INVENTIONS - A system, method and computer program product for Collaborative Invention Mining (CIM) is described herein, comprising focused segmentation and articulation of an ideation data through a comprehensive 48-cell Idea Detailing Tree (IDT) module and systematically validating and maturing it iteratively towards patentable invention. The IDT is designed based on weighted Category, Area and Characteristic dimensions to widening scope, lengthening coverage and deepening sustenance capabilities of ideation object, respectively. The Collaboration workflow is designed on contextual SFNC (Storm-Form-Norm-Compose) hierarchical maturity stages, each of which further operates ETVX (Entry-Task-Validate-Exit) sequence to mature an ideation data efficiently on a fast track mode to maximize stakeholders' benefits with efficient use of resources. Scoring of the IDT matrix further evaluates and positions the ideation object by cell-pattern identification, dominance determination and Invention Mining Performance measure. A computer implemented system supporting the CIM process integrates with invention management system for administration, portfolio analysis and valuation. | 09-12-2013 |
20130254124 | SYSTEM TO INFORM ABOUT TRADEMARKS SIMILAR TO PROVIDED INPUT - Various embodiments of the present invention generally relate to trademark searching and notification systems. More specifically, various embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for informing requesters about trademarks similar to a provided input. Some embodiments of the present invention provide for a proactive system in which users are notified of similar trademarks before using specific term(s) and users proceed after understanding which trademarks actually exist and what areas those trademarks actually entail, and possibly being notified of newly applied trademarks and modified trademarks at later times that are similar to the specific term(s) being used. | 09-26-2013 |
20130254125 | Remote Execution of and Transfer of Rights in Registered Applications - A computer system enables a computing device to execute a registered software application even though the registered software application is not registered to the computing device. The computing device is capable of streaming the registered software application to multiple other computing devices, including the computing device to which the registered software application is registered and computing devices to which the registered software application is not registered. The computer system also enables registered software applications to be exchanged among users. | 09-26-2013 |
20130262323 | METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS FOR GENERATING ONLINE AND PRINTING ON-DEMAND COMPILATION OF WORKS WITH AUTOMATIC COPYRIGHT VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION - A method of verifying intellectual property rights of a compilation of works generated for print on-demand (POD) purchase, including the steps of compiling the compilation of works, and before making the compilation of works available for purchase, automatically verifying intellectual property right of each of the works compiled to ensure legitimate distribution of the compilation of works. | 10-03-2013 |
20130262324 | Method and System for an Interface for the Distribution of Digital Content - Among other things, an embodiment of the present invention provides an interface for a user to interact with the web service of the present invention. In an embodiment, the user is presented with an interface on which the user can search for digital works of interest. For example, a user may provide certain search criteria that is used by the web service to retrieve a list of digital works of interest. From the retrieved list, the user can then select those digital works that he desires to obtain. An embodiment of the present invention then retrieves rights associated with the user and licensing terms associated with the digital works of interest. Based on this information, an embodiment of the present invention provides price options to the user that include consideration of specific licensing terms associated with the user. For example, a preferred price option is to be able to provide the requested digital work at no cost, if possible. Alternatively, it is preferred to be able to provide the requested digital work at a lowest price possible. | 10-03-2013 |
20130262325 | Method and System for Delivering Digital Content - In an embodiment, a computer-implemented intellectual property exchange module manages a price rules database along with many items of digital content (e.g. documents). The intellectual property exchange module maintains information (e.g., a unique identifiers) about where the digital documents reside anywhere on the World Wide Web and delivers the documents to a consumer by means of a hyperlink. In an embodiment of the present invention, a document identifier database maintains information about where a document may reside. In this embodiment, the present invention need not be burdened with maintaining the required hardware resources and can instead rely on the resources from a digital publisher, for example. | 10-03-2013 |
20130262326 | Intellectual Property Annuity/Maintenance Payment and Mistaken Abandonment Prevention Systems - The invention relates to an automated computer implemented system and method that eliminates or at least reduces the possibility that rights associated with a piece of IP, such as a patent, trademark, patent application, and/or trademark application will be forfeited due to failure to pay a maintenance fee or annuity. | 10-03-2013 |
20130282598 | PATENT ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention discloses a system and method for assessing a granted patent, comprising a locater for locating from a patent record database a patent history record corresponding to the granted patent, a comparator for identifying from the patent history record one or more prosecution changes occurred to an original patent application of the granted patent and an analyzer for producing a patent assessment report based on said one or more prosecution changes. Visualization tools may be provided to view the patent assessment results. | 10-24-2013 |
20130282599 | METHOD OF GENERATING PATENT EVALUATION MODEL, METHOD OF EVALUATING PATENT, METHOD OF GENERATING PATENT DISPUTE PREDICTION MODEL, METHOD OF GENERATING PATENT DISPUTE PREDICTION INFORMATION, AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING PATENT RISK HEDGING INFORMATION - The present invention relates to a method of generating a patent evaluation model, a method of evaluating a patent, a method of generating a patent dispute prediction model, a method of generating patent dispute prediction information, a method of generating patent licensing prediction information, a method of generating patent risk hedging information, a system for carrying out the methods, a recording medium for storing a program in which the methods are recorded, and a program in which the methods are recorded. According to the present invention, a patent evaluation model which is systemically reliable and highly valid can be generated, and patent evaluation information which is systemically reliable and highly valid can be generated. Furthermore, a patent dispute prediction model, patent dispute prediction information, patent licensing prediction information, and patent risk hedging information, which are systemically reliable and highly valid, can be generated. | 10-24-2013 |
20130290196 | Automated Term Protection - An automated means to protect proprietary terms (e.g., a company name, a product name or slogan, etc.) from use by third parties, where such use may dilute the power of the term (e.g., allowing a product name to be used like a generic term, allowing a company name to be used as a verb, etc.) is disclosed. | 10-31-2013 |
20130290197 | PATENT POWER CALCULATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING PATENT POWER CALCULATING DEVICE - To propose a patent value evaluating device capable of identifying the causal association with business activity. A patent power calculating device comprises a patent history data acquiring section, an item content extracting section for searching for a combination of names of standard items indicating legal procedures and extracting the item contents and their procedure dates, a cost table holding section for holding a cost table where the combinations of item contents and prepared costs are associated with one another, an obsolescence function storage section for storing obsolescence functions used as indications of the obsolescence of the technology of the patent, a post-obsolescence cost calculating section for acquiring costs from the cost table and calculating the post-obsolescence cost by using the procedure date, and the obsolescence function, a totalizing section for totalizing the calculated post-obsolescence costs, and outputting the totalized value as the patent power. | 10-31-2013 |
20130317994 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GENERATION SYSTEM - Systems and methods are disclosed to generate a patent application by receiving an invention disclosure; locating key concepts in the invention disclosure and searching for patent references of interest; displaying sample patent references without user request to use as drafting examples; receiving one or more drawings generated by a group consisting of a camera, a diagramming tool, a drawing tool, a presentation tool, a word document editor; annotating the drawings with reference numerals and pointer lines; moving the reference numerals and pointer lines to desired positions; generating text description for each drawing; diagnosing the text description to comply with formality requirements; and generating the patent application. | 11-28-2013 |
20130339257 | METHOD OF PREPARING PATENT APPLICATIONS FOR MULTIPLE CUSTOMERS IN A NETWORK OF INDEPENDENT PATENT AGENTS - A data processing center contracts with a patent owner to prepare a patent application and then independently contracts with one of a plurality of independent contracting patent agents to prepare the patent application with a specific relationship between the sections of the patent application. A patent agent database contains a patent agent identification and subject matter classifications for patent applications by that contracting patent agent which is scanned for a match to avoid the same subject matter from two different customers being assigned to the same contract patent agent. The contract with the contract patent agent includes specific provisions regarding the relationship of the sections of a patent application and the completed patent application is graded by the center patent agent for conformance to the specific provisions of the preparation contract. The grading is stored with each contract patent agent in the contract patent agent database. | 12-19-2013 |
20130346323 | PATENT TROLL MONITOR - Systems and methods for providing patent rating metrics and identifying patent troll activity are proposed. In one example embodiment, a method includes identifying a patent or patent application and providing, by a computer processor, a patent rating metric for the patent or patent application based on one or more change identifications. In one example, the patent or patent application is owned by a non-practicing entity. | 12-26-2013 |
20130346324 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPECIFYING AND PROCESSING LEGALITY EXPRESSIONS - A system and method are provided for specifying a legality expression for use in a system for processing the legality expression. The system and method include providing a legality expression language, including at least one of a duty element specifying an obligation that a principal must perform an act, a ban element specifying a prohibition that a principal must not perform an act, an intent element specifying an intention that a principal wants to perform an act, and a claim element specifying an assertion that a principal does perform an act. The system and method further include interpreting by the system a legality expression specified using the legality expression language. | 12-26-2013 |
20140006294 | Technology Trend Analysis Report Generating System and Recording Medium | 01-02-2014 |
20140012766 | INVENTIVE CONCEPTS ENABLED SEMI-AUTOMATIC TESTS OF PATENTS - This patent (application) discloses for a claimed invention 10 tests (+their 5 controls) enabled by its inventive concepts, automatically prompting their user through exploratively checking its meeting the requirements stated by
| 01-09-2014 |
20140025590 | System and method of operation for an automated process of IP search and submission to the USPTO - Pre-issuance submissions may be provided by any third party for addition to the record of a patent application. In addition, the post-grant review proceeding allows a third party to request the USPTO to review a recently issued patent based upon almost any ground of invalidity. The embodiments disclosed herein relate to an automated process of IP search and submissions to the. United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for pre-issuance submissions and post-grant review. The invention provides a new and efficient means of searching for patents related to a third-parties' business interests, and submitting references to the USPTO by an automated means. | 01-23-2014 |
20140052648 | System and method for intellectual property management - The Intellectual property management system is a membership based system that guides members through the process of discovery and understanding of the steps necessary to take their creation from a solution on a piece of paper to a patent pending asset that can be promoted nationwide and licensed for monetization. Through self-paced online training sessions and materials, members can learn how to prepare their patent application without disclosing their intellectual property to anyone. | 02-20-2014 |
20140052649 | Data Management System for Generating a Report Document by Linking Technical Data to Intellectual Property Rights Data - A data management arrangement, wherein the data management arrangement includes a database containing technical product information and intellectual property rights information, wherein the technical product information is indicative of technical properties of a technical product, and wherein the intellectual property rights information is indicative of technical features of intellectual property rights, and a report generation entity configured for generating a report data set by linking a part of the technical product information with an assigned part of the intellectual property rights information to thereby generate a report. | 02-20-2014 |
20140052650 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PATENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods for patent portfolio management are described. In some example embodiments, a web site of the patent owner is identified, based on a name of a patent owner. The web site includes content presented in one or more pages. The content of the web site of the patent owner is accessed. Also, patent data that pertains to a patent asset of the patent owner is accessed. The patent data includes a description of the patent asset. The content of the web site and the description of the patent asset are compared. One or more keywords present both in the content of the web site and in the description of the patent asset are identified. A page of the one or more pages where the one or more keywords are present is identified. The page of the one or more pages of the web site is correlated to the patent asset based on the one or more keywords. | 02-20-2014 |
20140058959 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENFORCING 3D RESTRICTED RIGHTS IN A RAPID MANUFACTURING AND PROTOTYPING ENVIRONMENT - A system and method of enforcing 3D restricted rights in a rapid manufacturing and prototyping environment may include, in response to receiving a 3D object data representative of a 3D object, performing at least one function on the 3D object data to determine a parameter set for each respective function. Business rule(s) may be applied to each parameter set for each respective function. At least one algorithm may be performed to determine whether at least a portion of the 3D object matches a rights restricted 3D object. In response to determining that at least a portion of the 3D object matches a restricted rights 3D object, an action may be caused to be taken, otherwise, in response to determining that at least a portion of the 3D object does not match a restricted rights 3D object, the 3D object may be enabled to be rapid manufactured or prototyped. | 02-27-2014 |
20140067696 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY SUBMITTING PRIOR ART - In a data processing device for automatically submitting prior art, a computerized method and a non-transitory storage medium are employed. An office action of a patent application A is received, and mentioned prior art is automatically recognized from the office action. Basic information of the mentioned prior art and one or more related patent applications of the patent application A are also obtained. One or more of the related patent applications that are required to be submitted as the mentioned prior art are determined. The basic information of the mentioned prior art is inserted into a generated blank form, and then the completed form is submitted to the patent office. | 03-06-2014 |
20140067697 | EXCHANGE FOR TRADING RADIO FREQUENCY USAGE RIGHTS - According to various embodiments, systems and methods are provided for enabling parties to create, define, buy, and sell usage rights in radio frequency (RF) ranges, e.g., via a computerized trading exchange. The usage rights may comprise exclusive or shared ownership or lease interests. A government or other entity may initially offer on the exchange usage rights in radio frequencies owned or controlled by the government. The usage rights may be sold to market participants, e.g., through a competitive bidding process such as a reverse auction, Dutch auction, RFQ, or other methodology. Such rights may be transferred subject to government use, e.g., in emergency situations. Information associated with offered RF usage rights such as historical usage data, geographical reach, and available RF equipment may be published on the exchange. The exchange may also enable secondary trading of usage rights. | 03-06-2014 |
20140089210 | PATENT CONTINUATION ANALYSIS - Various embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods for rating a patent continuation case by comparing the patent continuation case with a priority or parent patent case of the patent continuation case. Comparison elements are used in an embodiment with automatic comparison. | 03-27-2014 |
20140108273 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AND GENERATION OF ANALYTICS - Systems and methods for patent portfolio management and generation of analytics are described. A system comprises, for example, one or more modules. A first module is configured to combine data received from an official government source and from a docketing system. The data received may pertain to one or more assets of a patent portfolio. A second module is configured to generate a metric of the patent portfolio based on the combined data. The metric may measure a characteristic of the patent portfolio. A third module is configured to receive a request from a client device to display the metric. A fourth module is configured to, in response to the request to display the metric, display the metric in a user interface that includes one or more filtering elements that are selectable to request a filtering of the displayed metric. | 04-17-2014 |
20140114869 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AUTHORING SERVICE AND USER TERMINAL FOR PROVIDING AUTHORING SERVICE - An authoring service system which includes an authoring service controller providing an authoring tool to a user terminal and receiving self-made digital content generated using the authoring tool from the user terminal, a license manager managing license information for each digital content and registering the license information related to the self-made digital content based on information received from the user terminal, and a content provisioner providing the self-made digital content based the license information. In this case, the authoring service system may provide an authoring service by linking to an in-app module installed in the user terminal. In addition, the authoring service system may provide a resale service for the self-made digital content by managing a license. | 04-24-2014 |
20140136425 | FRAMEWORK FOR PROVDING ELECTRONIC LICENSES AND LICENSING PROGRAMS - Methods and system for providing licensing programs are provided. The electronic license may specify a number of available licenses based on the count property, a license model for calculating a number of used licenses based on the count type property, a number of available overdraft licenses based on the overdraft property, and an interval of available time within which return of a used license is accepted, which is based on the return interval property. The electronic license may then be distributed together with the licensing program to the licensee. A new electronic license can be deployed by the licensee without a need to update previously installed licensing program. The combination of count-related license properties may be applicable to a great variety of license models and deployments. | 05-15-2014 |
20140136426 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPACITY LICENSING - A method and system for capacity licensing are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer implemented method comprises receiving a capability request from a device, sending a capability response to the device, the capability response comprising a serving of license rights. A deduction record is stored, the deduction record deducting a license from a license pool. An information request is received from the device, and an information response is sent. | 05-15-2014 |
20140136427 | DISTRIBUTED LICENSE MANAGEMENT - Techniques for distributed license management are provided. Three or more services or servers cooperate and negotiate with one another to establish primary, secondary, and tertiary licensing services. Initially, the primary is designated as a master licensing service and manages a license for a plurality of users over a network. If the primary fails to respond within a configurable period of time to both the secondary and tertiary licensing services, then the secondary dynamically assumes a master licensing service role for purposes of managing the license. | 05-15-2014 |
20140156543 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CONTENT DISTRIBUTION AND ROYALTIES - A system comprising at least one processor, and computer executable instructions configured to analyze at least one piece of content at a point of consumption, identify at least one distribution right associated with at least one piece of content, determine at least one condition at the point of consumption, wherein the at least one condition is associated with the at least one distribution right, or broker or apportion royalty fees between at least one first distributor of the at least one piece of content and at least one second distributor of the at least one piece of content based on the at least one distribution right or the at least one condition. | 06-05-2014 |
20140156544 | Non-Tangible Assets Valuation Tool - An analytical tool for valuating non-tangible assets, including, but not limited to, patents, patent applications, invention disclosures, etc., based on an analysis of attributes of, and logical connections between, said non-tangible assets. | 06-05-2014 |
20140164261 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERACTIVE PATENT PORTFOLIO VALUATION - The present invention provides means for interactively calculating the value of a patent portfolio held by a company. The invention allows users to input estimated future yearly licensing and/or royalty revenues, as well as a discount factor. The user inputs are interactive so that a user can conduct a sensitivity analysis of the value of the patent portfolio in real-time. | 06-12-2014 |
20140164262 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Systems and methods for management of intangible assets are provided that allow effective management of intangible assets. The intangible asset management system and method include a computer based intangible asset management system for storing, managing, disseminating and sharing intangible asset information of an entity among users, the system comprising: a user interface that displays options for a user to enter, view, and edit some or all of the intangible asset information from one or more modules; a database coupled to the user interface for storing the intangible asset information and a processor coupled to the user interface and the database, the processor to: receive intangible asset information from the user; process and organize the intangible asset information into at least one module; store the intangible asset information in the database by module; update the database with any new intangible asset information received from the user; and provide the updated intangible asset information in response to an inquiry from a second user. | 06-12-2014 |
20140172728 | Trusted Information Exchange Based On Trust Agreements - Techniques are provided for allowing organizations to preserve the trust and allow this trust to be propagated across multiple agencies and/or enterprises. A technology is provided that allows (mutually) trusted entities to share content (information, digital assets) over any protocol-based network such as the Internet based on granted rights and agreed conditions. In one embodiment, Trusted Information Exchange (TIE) systems have a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and use content (information, asset) repositories to store and forward content to trusted entities on the Internet. Techniques are provided to permit source TIE systems to manage the specific disposition and management of their assets to receiving TIE systems through directions conveyed in licenses that reflect a priori agreements. | 06-19-2014 |
20140180934 | Systems and Methods for Using Non-Textual Information In Analyzing Patent Matters - Aspects of the present invention comprise using non-textual information in analyses of patent matters. In embodiments, patent matter similarity may comprise a combination of two or more metrics: (a) a metric that measures the textual similarity between an input patent portfolio and patent matters; (b) a metric that measures the behavior between portfolio patents and other patent matters at issue (e.g., which patents are asserted in the same proceeding with portfolio patents); (c) a metric that measures the textual similarity between the textual description and patent matters; and (d) a metric that inspects which patent matters are placed at issue by peer companies. In embodiments, patent matter similarity may be determined using textual similarity in combination with non-textual information. | 06-26-2014 |
20140188739 | METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING CONVERGENCE INDEX - The present invention relates to a method for outputting a convergence index, and more particularly, to a method for outputting a convergence index by utilizing patent information. According to the method for outputting the convergence index of the present invention, the convergence index can be outputted by using time information related to a patent which is included in a patent group, a patent classification, and an industrial classification that corresponds to the patent classification. The method for outputting the convergence index of the present invention systematically outputs the convergence index by using patent data, which is objective data, thereby outputting the convergence index which is objective and appropriate. | 07-03-2014 |
20140195443 | SYSTEM FOR CONVERGENCE INDEX SERVICE - The present invention relates to a system for servicing convergence index, and more particularly, to a system for servicing a convergence index for outputting a convergence index by utilizing patent information and servicing same. According to the system for servicing the convergence index of the present invention, the convergence index can be outputted by using time information related to a patent which is included in a patent group, a patent classification, and an industrial classification that corresponds to the patent classification. The system for servicing the convergence index of the present invention systematically outputs the convergence index by using patent data, which is an objective data, thereby outputting the convergence index which is objective and appropriate. | 07-10-2014 |
20140201092 | INTELLECTUAL-PROPERTY ASSEMBLY LINE - A unique system comprises twenty describing formulas, at least one mobile or stationary device, and at least one operation or applicational software downloaded to the at least one mobile or stationary device for operating the at least one mobile or stationary device. Each of the twenty describing formulas is for describing only one aspect of an invention, at the simplest descriptive level. The unique system is for helping a user be able to quickly and easily describe, preserve, and benefit from an invention. | 07-17-2014 |
20140214699 | MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSET TRANSACTION INFORMATION IN A NETWORKED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - A set of computer storage devices containing transaction records having transaction information corresponding to a set of transactions for a set of IP assets will be queried. At least a subset of the transaction information will be extracted and the types of IP transactions will be determined. A first table will then be generated based on the extracted transaction information. The first table typically identifies each IP transaction and corresponding transaction information. Based on the transaction information, a most recent transaction record for each of the set of IP assets will be identified. The system will then generate a second table based on the transaction information and the types of IP transaction(s). The second table will identify the most recent transaction information for each of the set of IP assets. | 07-31-2014 |
20140214700 | CopyRightNow Application Programming Interface - Disclosed herein is a method and system for providing copyright protection for creative works from within a running content-creating software application by assembling and submitting a copyright application on the creative work to the United States Copyright Office through the use of a portable application programming interface, which may be utilized by third-party content-creating applications. Additionally disclosed is a method and system of registering a creative work in order to memorialize the creation of the creative work from within a running content creating application through the use of a portable application programming interface, which may be utilized by third-party content-creating applications. Additionally disclosed is a method and system for accessing and sharing copyright-protected creative works through a web accessible software application. | 07-31-2014 |
20140222694 | COMPENSATION EVALUATING SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR JUDGMENT OF PATENT INFRINGEMENT - A compensation evaluating support system for judgment of patent infringement includes an electronic device respectively and signally connected to an input interface which serves to input an infringement data and an output interface which serves to output a judging result, a database module for saving the infringement data, a machine-readable format module automatically formatting the infringement data, a factor screening module inputting a weighting questionnaire data with decision factors via the input interface and analyzing the weighting questionnaire data to generate a weighting coefficient which is thence stored in the database module, a decision support module for analyzing the infringement data and the weighting coefficient to generate the judging result, and a decision verification module for inputting a use questionnaire data via the input interface and analyzing the use questionnaire data to update the decision factors. | 08-07-2014 |
20140236846 | SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE OF APPS IN THE MOBILE MARKET - A subscription service platform and methods for providing an infrastructure to improve monetization of applications in the mobile market are disclosed In one embodiment, a subscription service platform for managing mobile application subscriptions is provided. In one embodiment, a method for managing mobile application subscriptions via download control is provided. The method includes receiving a request to download an application, determining whether a requesting user is licensed to download the application and providing a response allowing or denying the request to download the application based on the determining. In another embodiment, a method for managing mobile application subscriptions via server control is provided. The method includes receiving a request to access an application on a mobile device initiated by the application or an envelope wrapping the application, determining whether a license status associated with a requesting user and the application and providing a response based on the license status. | 08-21-2014 |
20140244520 | METHOD OF MANAGING A CROWDSOURCE SCOUTING SYSTEM - A system and method of managing a server based multi-member or crowdsourced scouting process for client sponsored technology, product, or prior art searches. Clients submit search requests with non-confidential and often confidential parts, and associated search constraints, often via electronic client workspaces. This is stored in the system database. Members and their associated member information are also stored in the system database. Potentially interested members are contacted, given non-confidential information, and NDA submitting members then are provided with any confidential part of the search. Members then utilize their own networks to generate search leads. Member submitted leads are then evaluated either automatically or via administrator system dashboards, and passing leads given to clients for review or approval. Efficiency is enhanced by allowing various types of member-client feedback during the process. Funds or other rewards are dispersed to those members who submit client approved leads. | 08-28-2014 |
20140258143 | COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR SCORING PATENTS - The invention discloses a system to score assets such as patents based on an event on which information is publicly available and is correlated to a number of intrinsic and extrinsic variables which characterize the assets. More specifically, the invention improves over the prior art by taking due account of yearly life expectancy statistics of patents of the same family in multiple jurisdictions where related patents owned by the same assignee have been filed. For doing so, the system of the invention provides a method to use statistical models of the semi-parametric type such as Cox proportional hazard models or the parametric type, such as Weibull accelerated failure models. These models yield a much improved precise estimation of patents families filed in multiple jurisdictions, the possibility to make available to the users the breakdown of the explanatory power for each relevant variable and validation criteria and the option to choose between different models the one best fitted to their usage scenario. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258144 | Method of Virtual Patent Marking - A method of virtual patent marking an article that is patented by a patent, includes preparing an in-house document that includes an indicator of the article, the number of the patent in association with the indicator, and other information related to the article. An address on the Internet together with at least one of the word “patent” and the abbreviation “pat.” is fixed on at least one of the article and a label that is fixed to at least one of the article or on a package of the article. A posting is created by carving out an integral section of the in-house document away from the other information. The integral section includes the indicator of the article and the number of the patent in association with the indicator. The posting is then set up at the address on the Internet. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258145 | SEMI-AUTOMATIC GENERATION / CUSTOMIZATION OF (ALL) CONFIRMATIVE LEGAL ARGUMENT CHAINS (LACS) IN A CLAIMED INVENTION'S SPL TEST, AS ENABLED BY ITS "INVENTIVE CONCEPTS" - A computer-implemented method of generating, customizing and providing “Legal Argument Chains, LAC.Z”, Z=1, 2, 3, . . . , by a “Innovation Expert System, IES”,
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20140258146 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AND GENERATION OF ANALYTICS - Systems and methods for patent portfolio management and generation of analytics are described. A system comprises, for example, one or more modules. A first module is configured to combine data received from an official government source and from a docketing system. The data received may pertain to one or more assets of a patent portfolio. A second module is configured to generate a metric of the patent portfolio based on the combined data. The metric may measure a characteristic of the patent portfolio. A third module is configured to receive a request from a client device to display the metric. A fourth module is configured to, in response to the request to display the metric, display the metric in a user interface that includes one or more filtering elements that are selectable to request a filtering of the displayed metric. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258147 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AND GENERATION OF ANALYTICS - Systems and methods for patent portfolio management and generation of analytics are described. A system comprises, for example, one or more modules. A first module is configured to combine data received from an official government source and from a docketing system. The data received may pertain to one or more assets of a patent portfolio. A second module is configured to generate a metric of the patent portfolio based on the combined data. The metric may measure a characteristic of the patent portfolio. A third module is configured to receive a request from a client device to display the metric. A fourth module is configured to, in response to the request to display the metric, display the metric in a user interface that includes one or more filtering elements that are selectable to request a filtering of the displayed metric. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258148 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AND GENERATION OF ANALYTICS - Systems and methods for patent portfolio management and generation of analytics are described. A system comprises, for example, one or more modules. A first module is configured to combine data received from an official government source and from a docketing system. The data received may pertain to one or more assets of a patent portfolio. A second module is configured to generate a metric of the patent portfolio based on the combined data. The metric may measure a characteristic of the patent portfolio. A third module is configured to receive a request from a client device to display the metric. A fourth module is configured to, in response to the request to display the metric, display the metric in a user interface that includes one or more filtering elements that are selectable to request a filtering of the displayed metric. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258149 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AND GENERATION OF ANALYTICS - Systems and methods for patent portfolio management and generation of analytics are described. A system comprises, for example, one or more modules. A first module is configured to combine data received from an official government source and from a docketing system. The data received may pertain to one or more assets of a patent portfolio. A second module is configured to generate a metric of the patent portfolio based on the combined data. The metric may measure a characteristic of the patent portfolio. A third module is configured to receive a request from a client device to display the metric. A fourth module is configured to, in response to the request to display the metric, display the metric in a user interface that includes one or more filtering elements that are selectable to request a filtering of the displayed metric. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258150 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AND GENERATION OF ANALYTICS - Systems and methods for patent portfolio management and generation of analytics are described. A system comprises, for example, one or more modules. A first module is configured to combine data received from an official government source and from a docketing system. The data received may pertain to one or more assets of a patent portfolio. A second module is configured to generate a metric of the patent portfolio based on the combined data. The metric may measure a characteristic of the patent portfolio. A third module is configured to receive a request from a client device to display the metric. A fourth module is configured to, in response to the request to display the metric, display the metric in a user interface that includes one or more filtering elements that are selectable to request a filtering of the displayed metric. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258151 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AND GENERATION OF ANALYTICS - Systems and methods for patent portfolio management and generation of analytics are described. A system comprises, for example, one or more modules. A first module is configured to combine data received from an official government source and from a docketing system. The data received may pertain to one or more assets of a patent portfolio. A second module is configured to generate a metric of the patent portfolio based on the combined data. The metric may measure a characteristic of the patent portfolio. A third module is configured to receive a request from a client device to display the metric. A fourth module is configured to, in response to the request to display the metric, display the metric in a user interface that includes one or more filtering elements that are selectable to request a filtering of the displayed metric. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258152 | RESOLVING AN UNLICENSED COMPUTER INSTALLATION OF A TYPE OF SOFTWARE - A method and system for resolving an unlicensed installation of a type of software in a first computer of a company. The method and system: determines that the type of software is currently installed on a second computer of the company; determines that the company has an existing license permitting multiple copies of the software to be installed on the second computer; and based on the determination that the company has an existing license which permits multiple copies of the software to be installed on the second computer, determines, and generates a computer record indicating, that a solution to the unlicensed installation of the type of software on the first computer is to decommission the unlicensed software from the first computer and install another copy of the software in the second computer under the existing license in addition to the type of software currently installed on the second computer. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258153 | ANALYTICS GENERATION FOR PATENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods for patent portfolio management and generation of analytics are described. A system comprises, for example, one or more modules. A first module is configured to combine data received from an official government source and from a docketing system. The data received may pertain to one or more assets of a patent portfolio. A second module is configured to generate a metric of the patent portfolio based on the combined data. The metric may measure a characteristic of the patent portfolio. A third module is configured to receive a request from a client device to display the metric. A fourth module is configured to, in response to the request to display the metric, display the metric in a user interface that includes one or more filtering elements that are selectable to request a filtering of the displayed metric. | 09-11-2014 |
20140279581 | Rendering - This document describes methods, systems and computer program products related to cloud-based rendering. The subject matter of this document is embodied in a method that includes receiving, at a server, information associated with a job of rendering one or more frames at the server, and using, at the server, an application to perform at least a portion of the rendering. The use of the application to perform the rendering bears a charge according to a usage license associated with the application. The method also includes measuring, at the server, an amount of use of the application in performing the rendering for use in determining the charge. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279582 | DYNAMIC LICENSING METHOD - A computer implemented dynamic licensing method and system which includes a registration module and a licensing module. The registration module is configured to receive and store registration and licensing information relating to one or more authors of one or more creative works. The registration module further generates an identification code for the author(s). The licensing module is configured to receive requests for licensing information for a creative work associated with an author. Upon such request, the licensing module identifies the author or owner of the creative work. The licensing module then provides any available licensing information for the creative work identified in the request. Preferred embodiments of the present invention are provided by one or more web-based computing devices providing users the ability to communicatively connect with the web-based computing devices in order to: (i) list a work as available for licensing; and (ii) purchase and retrieve a license to use a work for an intended purpose. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279583 | Systems and Methods for Classifying Entities - Presented herein are systems and method for generating and/or using a classifier that can identify or classify entities, such as (by way of illustration and not limitation) whether an entity in a contested proceeding is a patent monetizing entity (PME). In embodiments, using features extracted from various sources such as, by way of example and not limitation, the entities' litigation behavior, the patents they asserted, and their presence on the web, a classifier can correctly separates PMEs from operating companies with a reasonable degree of accuracy. In embodiments, one or more classifier may be trained to classify or label entities into one of a plurality of classes. Such classifiers can be useful tools for policy makers and others, allowing them to gain a clearer picture of contested proceedings filed to date and assessing newly filed cases in real time. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279584 | Evaluating Intellectual Property with a Mobile Device - Techniques for aggregating patent and financial data, analyzing the data, and/or presenting the data in ways that are intuitive are described herein. In some instances, a user may employ a mobile device to provide input that identifies a company, patent document, classification, etc., and to receive a set of results screens that relate to the input. The set of results screens may include a variety of information related to patent documents. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279585 | Server and Process for Producing an IP Application Exchange Data Set - A process for producing an IP application exchange data set for a given party in relation to a jurisdiction using a database containing records of destination IP applications and records of source IP applications. Each destination IP application is associated with a source IP and each record identifies the party that filed the IP application and jurisdiction in which the IP application was filed. A data set generation module generates an IP application exchange data set for a given party in relation to a jurisdiction. The case exchange data set contains two lists of parties. The first list consists of parties that have filed at least one destination IP application in the jurisdiction for which the associated source IP application was filed by the given party. The second list consists of parties that have filed at least one source IP application in the jurisdiction for which an associated destination IP application was filed by the given party. The data set generation module is adapted to produce the total number of IP applications filed by each party in the first and second lists. An output module is provided to send the case exchange data set to a recipient via a data communications network. | 09-18-2014 |
20140289137 | COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR INSTRUCTING AN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP) FILING - A computer systems for instructing an intellectual property (IP) filing, in particular, to a computer-implemented system for automatically updating the status of an IP record in an IP database by clicking on an encoded URL. | 09-25-2014 |
20140297544 | Method, System, and Program Product for Creating Strategy Reports for Intellectual Property - A method, system and program product comprise communicating, to a server, a user's request for a report comprising a name associated with a portfolio of at least patent applications. The server is operable for using the name for extracting patent application data from databases to a second database and organizing the extracted patent application data into subsets. The subsets comprise a patent family. Data in each of the subsets is grouped into sub-families. The sub-families are associated with a parent application. At least one data element is allocated for each member of the sub-families to indicate a route of a filing of the member. The members are grouped according to indicated routes. A strategy is determined for the portfolio using at least the indicated routes. At least one report comprising the strategy is generated and received over the network. | 10-02-2014 |
20140304176 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RISK ASSESSMENT OF INTANGIBLE PROPERTY - A system and method which objectively assesses the risks encountered by, and provides greater assurance among, purchasers, investors, insurers and financers of intangible property is disclosed. Such intangible assets may include patents, trademarks, copyrights and other forms of intangible assets. The system and method provides greater assurance that such intangibles have clear title or are otherwise unencumbered, are not the subject of litigation or other proceedings, and/or are valid and enforceable. The system and method of the invention may comprise: (i) a database which comprises data and other information related to the risk assessment of the intangible property; (ii) a search engine which searches and retrieves from the database data and other information related to the risk assessment of the intangible property; (iii) an assurance ranking generator which utilizes objective assessment criteria to determine accuracies and inaccuracies in the information and data, and generates an assurance ranking associated with the intangible property being assessed for risk. In addition, the system and method of the instant invention may further employ real-time and/or reactive computing systems. | 10-09-2014 |
20140304177 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT USING ADVANCED COPY WITH ISSUE RIGHTS, AND MANAGED COPY TOKENS - A system, method and computer program product for a digital content player having a DRM agent to perform rights management operations on a digital content package, including loading rights management instructions to be executed by the digital content player, the rights management instructions being associated with the digital content package, executing the rights management instructions on the digital content player, and loading supporting licenses associated with the digital content package for processing by the DRM agent. The DRM agent deciding whether to permit the rights management operations requested by the rights management instructions. Further exemplary embodiments include systems, methods and computer program products for associating usage rights with digital content packages, managing of digital rights tokens, managing of digital content packages having predetermined broadcast dates, preserving of usage rights when content is transferred between DRM environments, and distributing content packages. | 10-09-2014 |
20140317000 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF A PATENT PORTFOLIO - Generally discussed herein are systems and methods for performing patent analytics. In one or more embodiments, a method for performing patent analytics can include receiving an identification of a target patent, analyzing the target patent to determine a corpus of prior art references cited against the target patent, classifying a plurality of the references in the corpus of prior art references as abandoned or active, generating a value rating for the target patent based in part on the classifying, or storing the value rating in association with the target patent. | 10-23-2014 |
20140317001 | METHODS FOR EVALUATING TERM SUPPORT IN PATENT-RELATED DOCUMENTS - In one embodiment, a method of evaluating a term in a patent-related document includes receiving a selected term, generating one or more variant suggestions related to the selected term, displaying the one or more variant suggestions, receiving one or more selected variant suggestions from the one or more variant suggestions, and associating the one or more selected variant suggestions with the selected term. In another embodiment, a method of evaluating a term in a patent-related document includes displaying a list of terms appearing in a first patent-related document and a second patent-related document, displaying a graphical representation of whether or not individual terms in the list of terms appear in the first patent-related document or the second patent-related document, and receiving a selected term from the list of terms. The method further includes displaying one or more variant suggestions related to the selected term. | 10-23-2014 |
20140317002 | RIGHT OBJECT RENEWAL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RIGHT-PROTECTED BROADCAST SERVICE - A Right Object renewal method and apparatus for a right-protected digital broadcast service that is capable of predicting the expiration of a Right Object issued for the right-protected broadcast channel and renewing the Right Object prior to the expiration of the Right object based on the predicted expiry is provided. A right object renewal method for a right-protected broadcast service using a long term right object having a purchased license duration and a short term right object having a temporary license duration which is shorter than the purchased license duration according to the present invention includes determining whether the time to expire of a previously issued short term right object is less than a predetermined threshold value; requesting, when the time to expire of the previously issued short term right object is less than the threshold value, requesting and receiving a new short term object; and renewing the duration of the short term right object based on the received new short term right object. | 10-23-2014 |
20140324709 | PATENTABILITY DETERMINATION - The present subject matter discloses systems and methods for patentability determination of an inventive idea in an organization. In one implementation, the method for patentability determination in the organization comprises receiving high-level functionalities and granular-level functionalities of the inventive idea at a patentability determination system from an end user. Next, the end user provides importance-level inputs for each of the granular-level functionalities at the patentability determination system. The method further comprises receiving matching-level inputs for each of the granular-level functionalities against prior art documents at the patentability determination system from a plurality of evaluators. Based on the importance-level inputs and the matching-level inputs, an overall patentability index value of the granular-level functionalities is calculated. The overall patentability index value of the granular-level functionalities is then compared with a predetermined threshold to determine patentability of the inventive idea. | 10-30-2014 |
20140324710 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VISUALIZING MEDIA RIGHTS MANAGEMENT - Methods and systems of rights management are disclosed. These methods and systems enable rights-holders to display, simulate, or track allocations relating to a project. Consistent with the disclosure, the methods and systems may display visualizations of allocations, modify allocations, and display updated visualizations incorporating these modifications. The visualizations may include waterfall charts with selectable boxes associated with grants of rights. The grants of rights may include a grant component, a geographic territory component, and a bundle of rights component. Consistent with the disclosure, the methods and systems may include displaying icons corresponding to a plurality of streams specified in the linked contracts; receiving a selection of certain icons; displaying a corresponding list of controls; receiving simulation assumptions; and displaying a first allocation for rights holders associated with the streams corresponding to the indicated icons. | 10-30-2014 |
20140324711 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AND GENERATION OF ANALYTICS - Systems and methods for patent portfolio management and generation of analytics are described. A system comprises, for example, one or more modules. A first module is configured to combine data received from an official government source and from a docketing system. The data received may pertain to one or more assets of a patent portfolio. A second module is configured to generate a metric of the patent portfolio based on the combined data. The metric may measure a characteristic of the patent portfolio. A third module is configured to receive a request from a client device to display the metric. A fourth module is configured to, in response to the request to display the metric, display the metric in a user interface that includes one or more filtering elements that are selectable to request a filtering of the displayed metric. | 10-30-2014 |
20140344170 | Publishing Personalized Documents on a Secondary Market - Embodiments provide a method and system to publish personalized documents to a secondary market within a digital publishing platform. The personalized document includes multiple layers of content from a foundation document and user-generated content. License conditions for the personalized document are bounded by the license for the foundation document and further limited by the user-specified license for the user-generated content. Once the personalized document is published, other users may order and access it based on the license properties of the personalized document. | 11-20-2014 |
20140344171 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ESTIMATING OFFICE ACTIONS - A method and computer readable medium for a method for forecasting Office Actions for a patent portfolio The method includes performing predefined statistical analysis on a set of patents, wherein the set of patents and the patent portfolio have similar patent distribution; identifying one or more Office Action parameters associated with the set of patents and the patent portfolio based on the predefined statistical analysis performed on the set of patents; and estimating the number of Office Actions issued for the patent portfolio based on the predefined statistical analysis performed on the set of patents and the identified Office Action parameters identified. | 11-20-2014 |
20140358802 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LICENSING WEB ASSETS - A computer implemented method and apparatus for licensing web assets. The method comprises loading a web asset for use by one or more software applications when an entitlement to use the web asset exists for a first user of the web asset, wherein the entitlement defines a purchased license to the web asset, and wherein the web asset is use agnostic. | 12-04-2014 |
20140365383 | CENTRALIZED LICENSING SYSTEM - A request to activate a license file is received by a licensing system. The license file comprises a number of licenses. A license may be any type of license. The license file is assigned a license file identifier. A license extension is assigned to the license file identifier. A request to acquire a portion (or all) of the number of licenses of the license file is received from an entity. The portion (or all) of the number of licenses of the license file is assigned to the entity based on the license extension. The entity can then use the licenses as necessary. | 12-11-2014 |
20140365384 | CROSS-STORE LICENSING FOR THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS - A global licensing service facilitates the mapping of consumers to purchases made by the consumer in one or more stores. One or more consumer identifiers used by a consumer in various stores are stored in a central data store. The various consumer identifiers are mapped to purchases made by the consumer to provide a centralized transaction mapping. The global licensing service may enable cross-store licensing by providing a way in which a store may determine that a consumer has previously purchased a product in another store. In some implementations, if the consumer has previously purchased a product, the consumer may be offered the product for free or offered a discount price for the product. | 12-11-2014 |
20140365385 | IES CAPABLE OF SEMI-AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING/ INVOKING ALL LEGAL ARGUMENT CHAINS (LACS) IN THE SPL TEST OF A CLAIMED INVENTION (CI), AS ENABLED BY ITS INVENTIVE CONCEPTS (INCS) - A computer-implemented method, by its execution
| 12-11-2014 |
20140365386 | Intellectual Property (IP) Analytics System and Method - An Intellectual Property (IP) Analytics system/method supporting the rapid analysis of data associated with patents, copyrights, and/or trademarks is disclosed. The system incorporates a graphical user interface (GUI) in conjunction with an IP analytics web server (IAS) to permit user queries regarding IP information to be defined as a graphically interconnected network (GIN) of information flows connecting defined IP data sources, processing functions, and report generation modules. The GIN may be arbitrarily configured based on IP query context to optimize retrieval of information associated with tasks commonly performed in support of IP procurement, maintenance, and defense operations. The system permits a variety of IP query application contexts to be supported, including prosecution, litigation, valuation, licensing, competitive analysis, and commercial research/development. Support for synchronous and asynchronous data analysis is supported with provisions for application programming interfaces (APIs) to IP databases not maintained by the IAS. | 12-11-2014 |
20140372326 | PATENT ANALYZER - Systems and methods are disclosed to analyze a patent document by identifying at least one element and relationship to other element(s) in a figure; analyzing text description of the element and relationship to other element(s); generating a user manipulable claim data structure including elements in a potential claim; and displaying a relationship between claims and showing the claims as one or more text nodes. | 12-18-2014 |
20140379590 | Intellectual Asset Portfolio Evaluation Methods And Systems - A computer implemented method for evaluating intellectual property assets includes identifying a source portfolio of intellectual property assets, identifying a comparable portfolio of intellectual property assets, determining an outstanding business use statistical control limit (OBUSCL) for a plurality of parameters associated with the intellectual property assets and determining a strength of the source portfolio based on the OBUSCL. | 12-25-2014 |
20150012446 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DIGITAL REGISTRATION OF ASSETS - A method for digital registration of assets is provided by an embodiment of the present invention, including: receiving feature information and ownership information of an asset appointed by a user; wherein, the feature information is extracted from digital information of the asset and uniquely represents the asset; generating a digital ownership certificate of the asset according to the feature information and the ownership information of the asset; providing the digital ownership certificate and the digital ownership information of the asset to the user for his/her storage. | 01-08-2015 |
20150012447 | USER BASED LICENSING FOR APPLICATIONS - A method, system, and computer-readable storage media for providing user based licensing of an application are provided herein. The method includes receiving user log-in information from a computing device at a licensing service in response to an input by a user and providing a license for an application to the computing device, wherein the license includes device specific information associated with the user. The method also includes activating the application on the computing device using the device specific information. | 01-08-2015 |
20150019448 | Crowd-Sourced Cluster Patent System And Method - A crowd-source cluster patent system and method are provided that magnifies the capability of a subject matter expert to manage crowd-sourced challenges in order to create derivative works from an original intangible asset. The System brings together crowds of inventors, and crowds of patent writers and crowds of patent attorneys in order to rapidly create high value, cluster patents around a seed patent and file them. | 01-15-2015 |
20150026078 | GENERATING AND PROVIDING AN AUTHORIZATION INDICATION IN RELATION TO A MEDIA CONTENT ITEM - Systems and methods are disclosed for generating and providing an authorization indication in relation to a media content item. In one implementation, a processing device receives, from a first entity, a selection of a first media content item, the first media content item being associated with a media content provider. The processing device generates, in relation to the first media content item, an authorization indication, the authorization indication reflecting an authorization of the first entity to provide the first media content item in relation to a media sharing service. The processing device provides the authorization indication. | 01-22-2015 |
20150026079 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING PACKAGES OF LICENSABLE ASSETS - In accordance with some embodiments, systems and methods provide for assembling a patent package for a product by analyzing text descriptive of the product, determining a plurality of patents which are relevant to the product and determining a subset of the patents to be licensed patents and the remainder to be not licensed patents. In accordance with some embodiments a relevancy score may be determined for each of the patents determined to be relevant and a portion of a price for the patent package may be apportioned to each patent in the patent package based on the relevancy score of the patent. In accordance with some embodiments, the portion of the price for a patent may be determined to be a license royalty if the patent is a licensed patent and an amount of premium for future financial aid if the patent is a not licensed patent. | 01-22-2015 |
20150026080 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TITLE PROTOCOL, AUTHENTICATION, AND SHARING - A title management apparatus resident on a first computer including a memory for storing a control program and data, and a processor for executing the control program and for managing the data. The apparatus includes a title object resident in the memory including a title structure, the title structure further comprising a content element, a set of attributes, and a set of title object security indicia. The apparatus further includes an authorization structure configured to selectively redeem the content element based at least in part on the user security indicia, and further configured to use a set of protocols. The apparatus also includes a title management structure configured to associate a user with the title object based at least in part on the user data and the title attributes. | 01-22-2015 |
20150046344 | Method of creating value from intangible assets - A computer-implemented method, including storing information regarding a plurality of patents, where information regarding at least one patent of the plurality of patents is transmitted from a communication device of or associated with a patent rights holder and storing information regarding a pool of patents, where the pool of patents includes at least two patents of the plurality of patents. The method also includes storing information regarding a price to obtain a license to the pool of patents and receiving a request for information for obtaining the license to the pool of patents, where the request for information is transmitted from a third-party. Also, the method includes processing the request for information for obtaining the license to the pool of patents with a processor, generating a message in response to the request, where the message contains at least one term or condition and a price, and transmitting the message. | 02-12-2015 |
20150046345 | Method of creating value from intangible assets - A computer-implemented method, includes storing information regarding a plurality of intangible assets, regarding a price to obtain an option to obtain a license or an option to purchase at least one intangible asset, and regarding a price to obtain a license for at least one intangible asset. The method also includes receiving a request for information for obtaining an option to obtain a license or to purchase at least one intangible asset. Also, the method includes processing the request and generating a message, where the message contains at least one term or condition for the option to obtain a license or purchase at least one intangible asset, and further where the message contains a price for obtaining the option to obtain a license or purchase at least one intangible asset. In addition, the method includes transmitting the message to the communication device. | 02-12-2015 |
20150046346 | Authorship Technologies - Novel distractorless authorship verification technology optionally combines with novel algorithms to solve authorship attribution as to an open set of candidates—such as without limitation by analyzing the voting of “mixture of experts” and outputting the result to a user using the following: if z (z=p | 02-12-2015 |
20150058229 | RECOGNITION-BASED CONTENT MANAGEMENT, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A content activation system is presented. A recognition engine is configured to obtain a descriptor set associated with an identified object represented within a digital representation. A content management module can be coupled with the recognition engine. The content management module can be configured to: obtain the descriptor set from the recognition engine, identify at least one content activation policy as a function of the descriptor set, identify a content set associated with an identified object and based on the descriptor set, and configure an output device to activate (e.g., release, render, present, interact, etc.) the content set according to the activation policy. | 02-26-2015 |
20150058230 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND DEVICE FOR VERIFYING AUTHORIZED ISSUANCE OF A RIGHTS EXPRESSION - A method, system, and device for verifying authorized issuance of a statement or expression, including determining if a statement or expression is associated with a statement of trusted issuance; determining if the statement of trusted issuance applies; determining if issuance of the statement of trusted issuance is authorized; and verifying that the issuance of the statement or expression was authorized, if the statement of trusted issuance applies, and the issuance of the statement of trusted issuance is authorized. | 02-26-2015 |
20150066783 | MEDIA SEARCH AND LICENSE SYSTEM AND METHOD - An automated music industry solution for aggregated search and licensing of diverse music catalogs through the use of metadata and algorithmic search technologies connecting the diverse supply of music available for synchronization licenses and the daily demands of music and media professionals. | 03-05-2015 |
20150081573 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AVOIDING DUPLICATION OF EFFORT IN DRAFTING DOCUMENTS - A system and method is provided for avoiding duplication of effort in drafting documents and, in particular, to a system and method for avoiding duplication of effort in preparing patent related submissions. The method is implemented on a computer infrastructure comprises storing disclosure information related to non-public proprietary innovation and receiving terms associated with an innovation. The method further comprises matching the terms with the stored disclosure information and providing an alert to a user that certain of the terms overlap with the stored disclosure information. | 03-19-2015 |
20150088768 | Method and apparatus for dynamically assigning usage rights to digital works - A method, system and computer program product for dynamically assigning usage rights to digital content for use in a system having at least one repository, including specifying a usage right, the usage right specifying an authorized use of digital content and being enforceable by a repository; determining a status of a dynamic condition; and dynamically assigning the usage right to the digital content based on the status of the dynamic condition. | 03-26-2015 |
20150100507 | DOMAIN PROTECTED MARKS LIST SERVICE - A domain protected marks list (DPML) blocks domain name registrations that contain validly registered trademarks. When a request is received from a requestor for a DPML registration for a string comprising a trademark, it is verified to ensure the validity of the trademark and to further ensure that a prior block on the string does not already exist in one or more registries. Upon the verification, a DPML block is registered across the registries which do not comprise a domain name that corresponds to the string. This prevents domain name registrations for the string within the registries by parties other than the requestor. | 04-09-2015 |
20150134548 | Unified Content Representation - Example apparatus and methods facilitate providing an incremental future-proof license to a master stream of content. The master stream may be related to different instances of content (e.g., different versions) for which there is a unified content representation. A request for content available through the master stream may be received from a licensee. The request may include an explicit indication of which stream of frames is to be accessed or may include implicit information from which a stream of frames may be selected. The selected stream may be changed midstream in response to changing conditions (e.g., bandwidth), events (e.g., gesture), devices (e.g., licensee accesses different device) or explicit requests. As the available streams of frames associated with the content changes, the changes may be mapped to the master stream and made available to the licensee. The licensee may pay an incremental license fee for access to updated content. | 05-14-2015 |
20150134549 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CROSS-REFERENCING IMPORTANT IP RELATIONSHIPS - This document discusses, among other things, a system and method to provide cross-referencing of important IP relationships. The system comprising software executing on a computing platform for displaying relationships between various domains of IP information selected from the group of claims, prosecution history, products, concepts or art. | 05-14-2015 |
20150149368 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING PATENT OWNERSHIP CHANGE - A computer-implemented method and system are provided for automatically tracking change in ownership of a patent listed in a database. The method comprises receiving input identifying the patent to be tracked for changes in ownership. The input further including data associated with a plurality of selected fields relating to the patent. The plurality of selected fields includes two or more of: name change in patent holder; 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; and nature of assignment. Causing the presentation of each field in a user interface that receives input. Automatically performing a search of the database, on a predetermined regular basis based on the input received, identifying one or more intervening changes in ownership status for the patent. The search result is transmitted for display in the user interface. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149369 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING USAGE RIGHTS FOR DIGITAL CONTENT TO BE CREATED IN THE FUTURE - Usage rights for a digital work are established prior to creation of the corresponding content. The rights can be associated with the content after the content is created. A content creation, such as a video recorder or a still camera, device can store labels of the rights and can associate usage rights with content in real time as the content is created. | 05-28-2015 |
20150302534 | System and method for administering licenses stored in an electronic module, and product unit comprising said module - The product unit disclosed herein has identification data that are stored internally in memory. This stored identification data can be viewed as the product unit's “digital nameplate,” in that the data can represent the product unit's identifier, brand, and so on. Each data set is digitally signed while on the production line by using an encryption technique. The digitally signed data set is then written into the product unit's memory where it can be used for verification. A first digitally-signed data set can be used to control the use of one or more software modules that are provided by a software owner. The data that are undergoing signature contain at least one globally-unique identifier, which can be used to identify cloning attempts. Additionally, more than one digital signature can be used, in order to protect and control the use of features other than the software, such as the product brand. | 10-22-2015 |
20150310017 | Method, System and Program for Collaborative Innovation - A method, system and program comprise submitting an innovation summary to a server unit to be processed by an editorial review system. An acceptance of the innovation summary by the editorial review system posts the innovation summary. An innovation solicitation summary is submitted to the server unit to be processed by the editorial review system. An acceptance of the innovation solicitation summary by the editorial review system posts the innovation solicitation summary. Results of a search/match process of posted innovation summaries and posted innovation solicitation summaries are received. The search/match process at least utilizes a matching algorithm that uses defined innovation attributes, tags, text strings, and boost factors. A communication of an interest in a match in the received results is sent. | 10-29-2015 |
20150310572 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND DISPLAYING AN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS PROFILE FOR A MEDIA PRESENTATION - A system, computer readable media, GUI, and apparatus are provided that are configured to generate and display an intellectual property rights profile for a media presentation. Information to be included in an intellectual property rights profile may be entered into a provided data entry template by, for example, a user or administrator of the media presentation. Uploaded documents may be added to an intellectual property rights profile and later accessed by a subsequent user. In some cases, a status, for example, complete or incomplete, may be determined for an intellectual property rights profile and an action may be initiated based on the status. | 10-29-2015 |
20150317618 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - In an information processor having a function to check out a content to a portable device such as a portable disc player, a content is recorded to a content data base under the control of a content management program, and it is set under the control of a display/operation instruction program whether the recorded content has to be checked out to the portable device. If a content is recorded in case it has been set that the content has to be checked out, the content having been recorded in the content data base is checked out to the portable device. | 11-05-2015 |
20150339789 | APPARATUS, LICENSE DETERMINING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus for executing an application constituted by one or more program modules, includes a license target identification information generating unit configured to generate license target identification information used for identifying which of the program modules are targets of license management, and to store the license target identification information in a storage device, wherein the license target identification information is generated based on one or more program module information items each being associated with one of the program modules to indicate whether the corresponding program module is a target of license management, and a license determination unit configured to determine, in response to an input of a usage request to use the application, whether a license is present, wherein the determination is made only for one or more of the program modules identified as being the targets of license management based on the license target identification information. | 11-26-2015 |
20150347968 | Patent Claims Analysis System and Method - A system and method for facilitating patent grant and patent application claims examination; including the functions of automated importing of patent claims, automated parsing of the claims into their hierarchy, and compression/expansion of the parsed claims to/from the independent claim level. | 12-03-2015 |
20150363900 | COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR ASSISTING LICENSE MANAGEMENT, METHOD FOR ASSISTING LICENSE MANAGEMENT, AND DEVICE FOR SAME - A computer-readable recording medium having stored therein a program for causing a computer to execute a process for assisting license management, the process includes acquiring, from each of a plurality of computers, setting information for a software product which is installed in one of the plurality of computers; grouping the acquired setting information for each of the plurality of the software products based on contents of the each of the plurality of the software products; and urging to input a license type for each of at least some of a plurality of groups generated by the grouping for the each of the plurality of the software product. | 12-17-2015 |
20150371349 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CROSS-REFERENCING IMPORTANT IP RELATIONSHIPS - This document discusses, among other things, a system and method to provide cross-referencing of important IP relationships. The system comprising software executing on a computing platform for displaying relationships between various domains of IP information selected from the group of claims, prosecution history, products, concepts or art. | 12-24-2015 |
20150379439 | INTEGRATED AND INTRINSIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT - A software product is to be changed from one state to another of a lifecycle process of the software product. The request to change the software product is received at a transport and lifecycle management tool to be processed. The software product includes one or more deployable units. A deployable unit of the one or more deployable units includes or associated with an instance of a transportable object of type. In one aspect, upon changing the software product the instance of the transportable object of type IP is changed according to the changed deployable unit. | 12-31-2015 |
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20160005138 | Potential Realization System With Electronic Communication Processing for Conditional Resource Incrementation - Selected embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems and media for systematically processing electronic communications for conditionally incrementing resources. In certain embodiments, electronic communications are received and processed in order to evaluate potential realization assistance functions by potential realization assistants according to processes that include resource incrementations that are conditioned on satisfactory potential realization function processing. Other methods, systems and media are also provided. | 01-07-2016 |
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20160035055 | SYSTEM FOR SINGLE-USE STOCK IMAGE DESIGN - A single-use design element licensing system having a licensing server and a design element repository, where each design element in the repository comprises a licensing attribute. | 02-04-2016 |
20160042460 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSETS - Systems and methods for managing an intellectual property asset (IPA) are described herein. The system may include a first user interface on a computing device with software configured for receiving a first notification regarding an IPA. Further, the system may include at least one database, which includes information related to the IPA. The system may further include a second user interface on the computing device. The second user interface may be configured to display information related to the IPA and/or options for responding to the first notification. In some embodiments, the information and/or options may be retrieved from at least one database. A method for managing an IPA may include receiving a first notification in reference to an IPA, retrieving information related to the IPA, and displaying at least one option for responding to the first notification. | 02-11-2016 |
20160048936 | Computer-Implemented Methods of and Systems for Analyzing Patent Claims - An advanced relational database and user interface system used for the evaluation, analysis and generation of specialized reports in any of a plurality data analysis environments. The database and analysis system can be utilized for many purposes, but particularly and preferably to support the analysis of patent claims and more specifically claim construction, infringement, written description, invalidity and/or patentability, among other matters of intellectual property litigation and analysis. | 02-18-2016 |
20160055603 | Processing a request for an IP right - System and process for filing a request with an administrative body, the system having a communications interface and a server. A primary module of the server is able to receive data about an IP right. This data is then used by a gateway to access information on the IP right. A verification module verifies the ability to validly file the request based on the information accessed by the gateway. The primary module is operatively coupled to a communications module. The communications module is able to send a message via the communications interface to file the request with the administrative body. The communications module is also able to receive electronic acknowledgement via the communications interface in response to the message sent. The electronic acknowledgement is passed on to the primary module. After receiving the electronic acknowledgement, the primary module is able to issue a notification confirming the filing of the request. | 02-25-2016 |
20160086296 | Intellectual Property Finance Mechanism - A financing mechanism for intellectual property asset development finances the portfolio at a liquidation value over the life of the asset. A client company may assign their intellectual property assets to a holding company, and the client company may pay a payment to the holding company over the life of the asset. The client company may retain exclusive rights to the asset while payments are timely, but some or all of the rights may revert to the holding company when payments are not timely. The client company may have the option to purchase the assets or the holding company during the life of the assets. | 03-24-2016 |
20160092471 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING BOOK RECOGNITION TO PROVIDE CONTENT FOR A USER'S SOCIAL NETWORKING PROFILE - An image of a physical book environment is obtained, and the image is associated with a user. The image is processed to detect one or more books in the physical book environment. A title is determined for each of the detected books. The social network profile of the user is determined based on the title of each book in the multiple books. | 03-31-2016 |
20160104258 | AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to an authenticating apparatus, system and a method for authentication of an object or product having a secure glyph thereon. The invention is also directed to the use of the object or product in a machine wherein the secure glyph has an intellectual property protected feature and a machine readable feature. | 04-14-2016 |
20160110828 | VISUALIZING NAMING DATA - Visualizing potential naming conflict data is disclosed. Similarities of a plurality of potential naming conflicts are analyzed. The similarities are translated into visualization attributes. Each of the potential naming conflicts is graphically represented within an area. The potential naming conflicts are represented by markers displayed based at least in part on the visualization attributes. | 04-21-2016 |
20160125066 | SYSTEMATIC AND ANALYTIC DATA SEGMENTATION - A system and method for analyzing a competitor's patent activity data is presented. The system may comprise one or more processors, a search module, a categorization module, a grouping module, and an analysis module, where each of the components of the system are communicating with one another in a networked system environment. The one or more processors may be in communication with a plurality of databases, where the plurality of databases include a patent database, a client database, and a competitor database. The competitor's activity data is compared to that of the client's to segment the competitor's activity and set priority to certain categories of the segmented competitor's activity data. The presented system monitors the competitor's patenting activity. | 05-05-2016 |
20160132979 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN AUTOMATED TRADEMARK CLEARANCE AND/OR WATCH NOTICE SERVICE - A facility for providing a registrability analysis for a user-provided potential trademark is described. The facility receives a proposed trademark and proposed goods and/or services from the user. The facility then applies a series of comparisons and analyses to determine which trademark applications or trademark registrations in a given trademark registry may pose registration risks, weights those risks according to a relative weighting model, and obtains an overall risk analysis for the proposed mark and goods and/or services. The facility reports the risk analysis and relevant results for the proposed mark and goods and/or services. | 05-12-2016 |
20160148327 | INTELLIGENT ENGINE FOR ANALYSIS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY - An intelligent intellectual property (IP) engine (IIPE) retrieves IP-related data from public or proprietary IP databases. Public IP databases include, for example, Espacenet, USPTO, EPO and other websites. IP-related data may be, for example, patents, non-patent literature, R&D information. The retrieved IP-related data is processed to structure, visualize, analyze and interpret the data in an individual context, thereby enabling users to make operational and strategic business decisions. | 05-26-2016 |
20160180480 | System & Method For Assessing & Responding to Intellectual Property Rights Proceedings/Challenges | 06-23-2016 |
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