Integrated intellectual asset management system and method
OwnerNigel Paul Davies, William A. Mariani +1inventors
InventorsNigel Paul Davies, William A. Mariani, Ralph G. Schroeder III
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for integrated management of an organization's intellectual property. The system and method generate assets for each particular piece of intellectual property within the system. Each asset has particular attributes associated with it which are used to identify and manage the asset through all phases of the intellectual property life cycle.
Claims20
An intellectual asset management system, comprising:
- a computer having intellectual asset management instructions loaded thereon and a database, wherein when the intellectual asset management instructions are activated;
- the intellectual asset management instructions capture data regarding an item of intellectual property entered into the computer and generate an asset having attributes incorporating the captured data;
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- the intellectual asset management instructions store the generated asset to the database.
A method for managing intellectual assets, comprising:
- providing information regarding a piece of intellectual property;
- capturing the information provided;
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- generating an asset having attributes which identify a specific piece of intellectual property.
A computer readable medium having instructions for execution by a computer for performing a method, comprising:
- capturing information regarding a specific item of intellectual property;
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- generating an asset having attributes which identify the specific piece of intellectual property.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.