Computerized docketing system for intellectual property law with automatic due date alert
AssigneeLegalStar, Inc.
InventorsRobert P. Simpson, Michael J. Simpson, William S. Perrello
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Abstract
A computerized docketing system for legal matters, comprising a database operatively arranged to store information related to the legal matters, including actions to be taken with respect to the legal matters, and due dates associated with the actions to be taken, an arithmetic logic unit operatively arranged to scan the database, compare each of the due dates with a reference date, and classify the due dates according to proximity of each of the due dates to the reference date, and, means for displaying different classifications of the due dates in different colors for the purpose of alerting a user of the system of matters requiring attention.
Claims12
A computerized docketing system for legal matters, comprising:
- a database operatively arranged to store information related to said legal matters, including actions to be taken with respect to said legal matters, and due dates associated with said actions to be taken;
- an arithmetic logic unit operatively arranged to scan said database, compare each of said due dates with a reference date, and classify said due dates according to proximity of each of said due dates to said reference date;
- and,
- means for displaying different classifications of said due dates in different colors for the purpose of alerting a user of said system of matters requiring attention.
A computerized docketing method for legal matters, comprising:
- storing information related to said legal matters in a database, said information including actions to be taken with respect to said legal matters, and due dates associated with said actions to be taken;
- scanning said database, comparing each of said due dates with a reference date, and classifying said due dates according to proximity of each of said due dates to said reference date;
- and,
- displaying different classifications of said due dates in different colors for the purpose of alerting a user of said system of matters requiring attention.
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