Managing biomarkers and associated licenses

A computer-implemented method for analyzing biological data and managing associated fees, the method comprising:

• under control of one or more computing devices,
• electronically submitting biological data for detection of one or more biomarkers to a biomarker processing device, at least one of the one or more biomarkers being a licensed biomarker;
• electronically receiving initial information regarding biomarkers detected in the submitted biological data by the biomarker processing device, the initial information regarding detected biomarkers comprising at least licensing information associated with biomarkers detected in the submitted biological data;
• electronically submitting payment of a licensing fee associated with one or more of the biomarkers or biomarker association detected in the submitted biological data;
• and
• receiving additional biomarker or biomarker association information regarding the biomarkers or biomarker association detected in the submitted biological data, the additional information regarding the detected biomarkers or biomarker association comprising at least identification information associated with the biomarkers or biomarker association detected in the submitted biological data.

A computer-implemented method for analyzing a sequence information and managing associated fees, the method comprising:

• under control of one more computing devices,
• receiving or generating sequence information related to biological data;
• accessing licensed biomarker or biomarker association data from a data store of licensed biomarker data;
• analyzing the received sequence information and the accessed licensed biomarker or biomarker association data to detect the presence of at least one biomarker or biomarker association in the biological data;
• and
• generating licensing or payment information for said at least one detected biomarker or biomarker association.

A system for managing fees associated with use of biomarkers or association of biomarkers, the system comprising:

• one or more computing devices configured to:
• submit sequence information related to biological data;
• receive information regarding one or more biomarkers or biomarker association detected within the sequence information, said one or more biomarkers or biomarker association subject to use restrictions;
• and
• receive licensing information associated with the one or more detected biomarkers or biomarker association subject to use restrictions.