Apparatus and method for providing information for protecting, marketing, and/or commercializing, intellectual property

An apparatus for providing information for protecting and/or commercializing a new creation or work of authorship, comprising:

• a receiver for receiving a request for information regarding protecting a new creation or work of authorship, wherein the request is received from a user communication device;
• a processor for processing the request, wherein the processor generates a message containing at least one of a question and an instruction for obtaining information regarding the new creation or work of authorship;
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• a transmitter for transmitting the message to the user device,
• wherein the receiver receives a user response to the at least one of question and an a instruction, and further wherein the processor generates a form containing information regarding the new creation or work of authorship.

An apparatus for providing information regarding intellectual property, comprising:

• a database for storing at least one of information regarding an intellectual property, a property right in an intellectual property, a licensing right under an intellectual property, an option to purchase a right in an intellectual property, and an option to license an intellectual property;
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• a processor for securitizing the at least one of a property right in an intellectual property, a licensing right under an intellectual property, an option to purchase a right in an intellectual property, and an option to license an intellectual property, into ownership shares, wherein the processor determines a price of a share of the ownership shares, and further wherein the ownership shares are freely tradable in a marketplace, wherein the processor generates a message containing information regarding the ownership shares;
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• at least one of an output device, a display device, and a transmitter, for providing information regarding the ownership shares.