Industrial property managing device and program

Abstract

To provide a device and a program capable of easily checking whether documents, etc., filed with the Patent Office are taken in a managing device or not.SOLUTION: An industrial property managing device 1 includes, on a user terminal 2, managing means 3, take-in means 4, take-in designating means 4a, display means 5, information writing means 6 and output means 7. Displayed on a clerical work assisting application screen 20 are document information 9 on a patent application, etc., and status information 14 representing whether the document information 9 has been taken in the managing means 3 or a post process including a report to a client for the documents in the document information 9 has been made. By displaying such status information 14 on the clerical work assisting application screen 20, a user can easily check whether the document information 9 and post process information have been taken in a managing device or not.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus and a program for managing industrial property rights such as patent applications, utility model registration applications, design applications, and trademark applications. [Background technology]

[0002] A conventional device for managing industrial property rights is the management device described in Patent Document 1. This management device actually operates as a deadline management program, and one of its functions is an online import function that receives shipping document data electronically sent from the Patent Office using internet application software provided by the Patent Office and imports the received shipping document data into the management program.

[0003] The operating management device has an online import function that allows it to import application documents such as patent applications, interim documents such as notices of reasons for refusal, and interim documents such as opinions and procedural amendments into the management device (see Non-Patent Document 1). The function described in Non-Patent Document 1 allows you to specify the documents to be imported by clicking on them on a menu screen, and then displays an import screen for each document to import the data. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 10-283400 [Patent Document 2] Patent No. 7383252 [Non-patent literature]

[0005] [Non-Patent Document 1] Japan Patent Data Service Co., Ltd. website: "Services for Patent Offices / Representative PATDATA Features / Online Import Function" (https: / / www.jpds.co.jp / ipfirm / patdata / features.html) Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] The applicant of the present application provides the device and program described in Patent Document 2 as a device and program for managing industrial property rights. With this device and program, even when multiple types of processing are performed in one day or within a specified period, it is possible to easily import the data into the device without changing the processing screen.

[0007] On the other hand, in the management devices described in Patent Document 1 and Non-Patent Document 1, it is not possible to confirm whether data for application documents, interim dispatch documents, and interim submission documents has been imported into the management device without checking the recorded data for each case.

[0008] In the device and program described in Patent Document 2, whether or not shipping documents, etc. have been imported into the management device can be confirmed on the office support application screen shown in Figure 2 of the document. In the device, by checking the document you want to check on the screen and clicking the import button, if the document has already been imported, "Already imported" is displayed, so you can confirm that it has been imported. However, there is a demand for a way to check whether the document has been imported into the management device without performing such an operation.

[0009] In addition, businesses that use these management devices must deliver or report to customers the application documents, interim dispatch documents, and interim submitted documents that have been imported into the management device. However, with conventional devices, it was not easy to confirm whether or not these documents had been delivered or reported, as it was necessary to check the file wrappers of each case.

[0010] The present invention aims to improve an apparatus and program for managing industrial property rights, and more specifically to provide an apparatus and program that can easily confirm whether documents submitted to or sent from the Patent Office have been imported into the management apparatus. Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and program that can easily confirm whether post-processing, such as reporting to customers, has been carried out on documents sent from the Patent Office. [Means for solving the problem]

[0011] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the industrial property right management device of the present invention is a device for managing information relating to industrial property rights, and is characterized by comprising: a management means for managing information relating to the industrial property rights; an import means capable of importing document information including application information and shipping document information from among the information handled by the Internet application software provided by the Japan Patent Office; and a display means capable of displaying, in correspondence with the document information, information indicating whether the document information has been imported into the management means as status information when the document information is displayed.

[0012] According to the industrial property right management device of the present invention, when the display means displays document information including application information and document shipping information, information indicating whether the document information has been imported into the management means is displayed. This makes it possible to check at a glance which document information has been imported into the management means and which document information has not, thereby eliminating the need to check the record data for each case to check whether it has been imported.

[0013] In the industrial property right management device of the present invention, the status information may include information on whether post-processing, including reporting to a customer, has been performed on the document in the document information. This configuration eliminates the need to check the record data for each case to determine whether post-processing has been performed.

[0014] In the industrial property right management device of the present invention, the importing means may be capable of importing post-processing documents for carrying out the post-processing when importing the document information. For example, when a patent decision is received as shipping document information, it becomes necessary to report the patent decision to a customer. In this case, by importing the report used to report the patent decision as a post-processing document, preparation for the post-processing can be carried out quickly.

[0015] Furthermore, the industrial property right management device of the present invention may further comprise an information entry means for entering information necessary for the post-processing into the post-processing document based on at least the document information or information managed by the management means. With this configuration, the necessary information has already been entered into the post-processing document at the time of post-processing, thereby eliminating the need for labor during post-processing.

[0016] The industrial property management device of the present invention may also include an output means capable of outputting the completed post-processing documents completed by the information entry means to the management means, the Internet application software, or any designated destination. For example, if the completed processing documents are output to the management means by the output means, it is possible to check at a later date what post-processing has been performed on the case. Furthermore, if the post-processing documents are documents to be submitted to the Patent Office, such as a request for examination, outputting them to the Internet application software makes it easier to operate the procedures in the Internet application software.

[0017] The industrial property right management device of the present invention may also include a customer-side management means installed on the customer side, and a customer transmission means for transmitting the document information and the completed post-processing documents to the customer-side management means. With this configuration, the customer can check the latest document information and completed post-processing documents using the customer-side management means. Furthermore, when reporting the document information and completed post-processing documents to the customer, these documents can be sent to the customer side without using email, etc., which eliminates the hassle of creating and sending email, etc., and also has security advantages since there is no risk of sending errors.

[0018] The industrial property right management program of the present invention is a program that causes a computer to operate as each of the above-mentioned industrial property right management devices. This industrial property right management program may be installed on a personal computer, or may be installed on a server and used on a client terminal. It may also be stored on a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, etc., or uploaded to a server and made downloadable via a network. [Effects of the Invention]

[0019] According to the present invention, it is possible to easily check whether documents submitted to the Patent Office or documents sent from the Patent Office have been imported into the management device. Furthermore, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily check whether post-processing, such as reporting to customers, has been carried out for documents sent from the Patent Office, and furthermore, it is possible to eliminate the hassle of post-processing. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0020] [Figure 1] 1A is an explanatory diagram showing the functional configuration of an industrial property right management device of this embodiment, and FIG. 1B is an explanatory diagram showing a table that is referenced when an importing unit imports a fixed-form file that is a post-processing document. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an administrative support application screen in the industrial property right management device of the present embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a management screen of the industrial property right management device of the present embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an entry note on the management screen of FIG. 3. [Figure 5] An explanatory diagram showing a template for an application completion report, which is a standard file, and a completed invoice. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the display contents of a delivery notification tab on the management screen. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0021] Next, an industrial property right management device and program as an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 6. As shown in Figure 1(A), the industrial property right management device 1 of this embodiment is a device realized using a user terminal 2, and is functionally configured to include management means 3, import means 4, import designation means 4a, display means 5, information entry means 6, and output means 7. Each of these functional units is realized by the industrial property right management program 1a, which is software, and the user terminal 2, which is hardware.

[0022] In addition, the user terminal 2 has installed thereon internet application software 8 provided by the Japan Patent Office, and this internet application software 8 handles the document information 9, which includes application information 9a, dispatch document information 9b, international application information 9c, receipt information 9d, and other information 9e.

[0023] The user terminal 2 is also connected to a customer terminal 11 via a network 10. The customer terminal 11 is a terminal installed at the base of a customer who receives services related to intellectual property rights provided by the user. The customer terminal 11 is functionally configured to include a customer management means 12 and a customer display means 13.

[0024] The user terminal 2 and the customer terminal 11 are hardware capable of processing information, such as a personal computer or a tablet terminal, and are equipped with a processor such as a CPU (central processing unit) or a GPU (graphics processing unit), storage means such as a hard disk and memory, connection means to various networks, a keyboard, a mouse, a display, etc. (not shown).

[0025] The management means 3 in the industrial property right management device 1 is a functional unit that manages information relating to industrial property rights, stores information relating to industrial property rights that have already been applied for, and manages deadlines relating to various procedures.

[0026] The import means 4 is a functional unit that can import document information 9 from the Internet application software 8. In this import means 4, the function of the import designation means 4a makes it possible to import only the information that the user wishes to import.

[0027] The import designation means 4a is a functional unit that allows the user to designate whether or not to import document information 9 displayed by the display means 5. The user can use this import designation means 4a to designate each piece of document information 9 that the user wishes to import, and can also designate all of the document information 9 at once.

[0028] Furthermore, the importing means 4 can import a fixed form file 15 when importing the document information 9. The fixed form file 15 is a document for post-processing, and examples thereof include a report for reporting to a client about the document in the document information 9, and a request for examination of an application when a request for examination is made after a patent application is filed. Specific examples of the fixed form file 15 include an application completion report 11a and a request for examination of an application when a request for examination is made after a patent application is filed, for example, if the document information 9 is a patent application that has already been filed, and a patent allowance report and a patent fee payment slip if the document information 9 is a patent allowance.

[0029] When importing the fixed file 15, the importing means 4 refers to the table 16 shown in FIG. 1(B) to perform the import. For example, in the first line of the data in FIG. 1(B), the patent application code is "A168," and the related fixed file 15 is "Application Completion Report." When a user files a patent application and performs the import process, the importing means 4 reads the code of the document to be imported, refers to the table 16, and imports the patent application and application completion report. The cloud system that is the output destination in FIG. 1(B) represents the management means 3 in this embodiment.

[0030] The display means 5 is a functional unit that can display document information 9 including application information 9a, shipping document information 9b, and international application information 9c, as well as status information 14, which will be described later, on a display or the like of the user terminal 2. Specifically, when application information 9a, shipping document information 9b, international application information 9c, and receipt information 9d exist on an administrative support app screen 20, which will be described later, the status information 14 is displayed on a display or the like of the user terminal 2 in association with the document information 9.

[0031] Status information 14 is, for example, information indicating whether document information 9 has been imported into management means 3. Status information 14 also includes information indicating whether post-processing, including reporting to the customer, has been performed on the document in document information 9.

[0032] The information entry means 6 is a functional unit that enters document information 9 or information managed by the management means 3 into a fixed form file 15, which is a post-processing document. The fixed form file 15 has an area for inserting information managed by the management means 3, such as the application number and applicant. The information entry means 6 can create documents such as an application completion report 11a by inserting the necessary information into the area provided in the fixed form file 15.

[0033] The output means 7 is a functional unit that can output the completed post-processing document 17 (for example, the completed invoice 11b described later) completed by the information entry means 6 to any designated destination such as the management means 3, the internet application software 8, or a specific folder, by referring to the table 16. In this embodiment, the JPO import button 31 described later corresponds to the output means 7 of the present invention.

[0034] The Internet application software 8 is software that connects the user terminal 2 to the Patent Office database, enabling the user terminal 2 to send procedural information such as patent applications to the Patent Office, and to perform various procedures such as receiving information on documents to be sent, such as patent assessments at the Patent Office, to the user terminal 2.

[0035] The customer-side management means 12 of the customer-side terminal 11 has the same functions as the management means 3 of the user terminal 2, and like the management means 3 of the user terminal 2, can manage industrial property rights for which the customer is the applicant or right holder, etc. The customer-side display means 13, like the display means 5 of the user terminal 2, can also display a screen similar to the management screen 50 in Fig. 3 described later on the customer-side terminal 11.

[0036] Next, an administrative support app screen 20 displayed by the industrial property right management device 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 2. The administrative support app is a program that realizes part of the functions of the industrial property right management program 1a of this embodiment, and the administrative support app screen 20 is a screen that is displayed on the display of the user terminal 2 by the display means 5.

[0037] The administrative support app screen 20 has a menu bar 21 that displays functions such as "Connection," "Formatted Sentence Output," "JplatPat Linkage," "Internet Application Software Linkage," etc. The administrative support app screen 20 also displays operation buttons, such as a Connect button 22, a Login button 23, an Authenticate button 24, a Select All button 25, and a Cancel All button 26.

[0038] Additionally, the administrative support application screen 20 displays screen display tabs for displaying the "Format output," "JplatPat linkage," and "Internet application software linkage" screens. Figure 2 shows an Internet application software linkage screen 27, which shows an example of the main part of the present invention.

[0039] The internet application software linkage screen 27 has screen display tabs for "import output data" and "import directly into application software," and Figure 2 shows the output data import screen 28. The output data import screen 28 has a storage path display section 29 that displays the path of the XML storage folder in which the document information 9 handled by the internet application software 8 is saved, and a browse button 30 that opens the folder specified by the path displayed in the storage path display section 29.

[0040] To the right of the reference button 30, there are provided a JPO import button 31 displaying "JPO import (system import)" and an application load button 32 for loading document information 9 into the administrative support application. Also, near the storage path display section 29, there is displayed a standard file display 33 displaying whether or not a standard file has been output.

[0041] The output data import screen 28 is divided into an application tab 34 that displays application information 9a, a shipping tab 35 that displays shipping document information 9b, an international application tab 36 that displays international application information 9c, and a receipt tab 37 that displays receipt information 9d. Figure 2 shows an example of the application tab 34 that displays application information 9a.

[0042] Next, we will explain the display contents of each tab on the output data import screen 28. The application tab 34 is a screen that displays application information for patent applications, utility model registration applications, design registration applications, and trademark registration applications, information on intermediate processing such as written opinions and written amendments, or information on fee payments such as patent fee payment slips and registration fee payment slips. As an example, Figure 2 displays a list of information on written opinions, written amendments, and multiple patent applications.

[0043] The display contents of the application tab 34 are as follows: the blank column on the left is a processing display 38 which uses a pointer 38a to indicate the row being processed when the JPO import button 31 is clicked and the import process is being carried out; the column to the right of this displaying a "□" is a checkbox 39 for issuing an import instruction using the import designation means 4a; and the column to the right of this displaying "Decision" is a judgment display 40 which displays status information 14 indicating whether or not the document information 9 has been imported into the management means 3.

[0044] The "code" in the column to the right of the judgment display 40 is a code display 41 indicating the document code assigned to the document information 9, and the column to the right of that is a date display 42 indicating the date that the document information 9 has, and the column to the right of that is a file name display 43 indicating the file name of the document information 9 such as a patent application, opinion, or patent assessment, and the column to the right of that is an application number display 44 indicating the application number, and the column to the right of that is a serial number display 45 indicating the serial number, and the column to the right of that is a path display 46 indicating the address where the related documents are stored.

[0045] The Shipping tab 35 is a screen that displays documents sent from the Patent Office, such as decisions to grant a patent, decisions to register a patent, notices of reasons for refusal, and notices of application numbers. The International Application tab 36 is a screen that displays information on procedures carried out with receiving offices, International Preliminary Examining Authorities, etc., such as international patent applications and requests for international preliminary examination. The Receipt tab 37 is a screen that displays receipt information 9d related to receipts received from the Patent Office when the procedures displayed in the Application tab 34 or the procedures displayed in the International Application tab 36 are carried out.

[0046] In addition, on the administrative support application screen 20, below the application tab 34, there is provided a save path display section 47 in which the necessary information is entered using the information entry means 6 and the path to the save location of HTML documents etc. that can be imported by the Internet application software 8 is displayed, and a reference button 48 which displays the folder specified by the path displayed in the save path display section 47.

[0047] Next, the management screen 50 for each case in the management means 3 will be described with reference to Fig. 3. The management screen 50 is an operation screen that can be displayed, for example, by a browser on the user terminal 2, and is capable of managing cases such as patent applications, international patent applications, utility model registration applications, design applications, and trademark applications. The management screen 50 includes a management menu 51 for performing various management operations such as file wrapper management, deadline management, to-do lists, business communications, invoice management, customer management, and settings management.

[0048] Below the management menu 51 on the management screen 50, there are displayed a file wrapper information tab 52 showing information on the patent application, a JPO import tab 53 for importing information from the Patent Office, and a delivery contact tab 54 for delivering the product to the customer. In this embodiment, the delivery contact tab 54 corresponds to the customer transmission means of the present invention. Figure 3 shows the file wrapper information tab 52 selected and displayed on the management screen 50.

[0049] The file wrapper information tab 52 displays a basic information display 55 showing basic information about the case. The area to the left of the basic information display 55 displays basic information about the case, such as the case docket number, client, and invention title. Above the basic information display 55, a case status display 56 is displayed showing the jurisdiction and status of the case.

[0050] To the right of the basic information display 55 are displayed a drawing display 57 and a bookkeeping note 58. If the application is a patent application or a design registration application, the drawing display 57 displays the drawing data attached to the application. If the application is a trademark registration application and there is graphic data related to the trademark, the graphic data is displayed.

[0051] The bookkeeping notebook 58 is an area where the data of document information 9 and the data of fixed form files 15 imported by the importing means 4 in the management means 3 are displayed. Examples of document information 9 include, in the case of a patent application, a receipt received by the internet application software 8 when the patent application is filed, and an HTML document of the patent application. Examples of fixed form files 15 include, in the case of a patent application, an application completion report 11a and an invoice 11b. Figure 3 shows the state where the receipt of the patent application and the HTML document of the patent application have been imported.

[0052] Here, we will explain the application completion report 11a and the invoice 11b, which are examples of the fixed file 15. As shown in Figure 5, the application completion report 11a is a type of template document that can be edited using word processing software. The application completion report 11a contains information about the patent office, information about the patent application, and information to be reported from the patent office to the client. In the application completion report 11a, the character strings between "%" are variables into which information such as the application number of the patent application managed by the management means 3 and the name of the invention is inserted.

[0053] Invoice 11b is a document created by the function of management means 3. Fig. 5 shows invoice 11b in a state filled in by information entry means 6, i.e., as an example of filled-in post-processing document 17. As shown in Fig. 5, invoice 11b has the information of the client's name (abc Corporation), reference number (P230154), application number (Patent Application 2023-○○○○), and case name (○○ Device) managed by management means 3 filled in by information entry means 6 in the character string enclosed by "%" (see application completion report 11a).

[0054] Next, we will explain the operation of the industrial property right management device 1 of this embodiment. When an administrative support application is started on the user terminal 2 using an icon (not shown) representing the administrative support application for realizing the functions of the industrial property right management device 1, an administrative support application screen 20 shown in Fig. 2 is displayed on the display of the user terminal 2. Note that if the initial settings described below have not been performed, each area such as the application tab 34 will be blank.

[0055] On the administrative support app screen 20, first, initial settings are made. If not connected to the internet application software 8, click the connect button 22 to connect the administrative support app to the internet application software 8. Also, if you are not logged in to the business and deadline management software, which serves as management means 3, in the administrative support app, click the login button 23 to log in to the business and deadline management software. Also, if authentication of the administrative support app has not been performed, click the authentication button 24 to authenticate the administrative support app. The above operations perform the initial settings on the administrative support app screen 20. After performing this initial setting, there is no need to perform the initial settings the next time the administrative support app is launched.

[0056] When an administrative support application screen 20 is launched in a state where initial settings have been made and a procedure is already being carried out in the Internet application software 8, the administrative support application reads document information 9 handled by the Internet application software 8 and displays it on the administrative support application screen 20 together with status information 14.

[0057] 2 shows the state in which the application tab 34 is enabled, and information such as the patent application, written opinion, or written amendment from among the document information 9 in the internet application software 8 is read and displayed on the output data import screen 28. Looking at the status information 14 labeled "Decision" in this application tab 34, the judgment for the opinion and written amendment in the two lines from the top is "Delivered," the judgment for the patent application in the third to sixth lines from the top is "Not delivered," and the judgment for the patent application in the seventh to ninth lines from the top is "Not imported."

[0058] The status information 14 for cases where "Delivered" indicates that the patent application has been completed has already been reported to the customer. This report includes, for example, an application completion report 11a indicating that the patent application has been completed, document information 9 for the patent application processed using the Internet application software 8, i.e., data on the application, specification, claims, abstract, and drawings (sometimes drawings are not included), and an invoice 11b for the customer.

[0059] Cases for which the status information 14 is "undelivered" are cases for which these reports have not been delivered. Figure 2 shows examples of cases in which the file name display 43 column is "patent application," "argument," and "procedural amendment," but the same applies to other interim submitted documents and sent documents such as "decision to grant a patent" and "notice of reasons for refusal."

[0060] In this way, according to the industrial property right management device 1 of this embodiment, when the administrative support application screen 20 is launched, the document information 9 and the status information 14 are displayed, so that it is possible to easily check whether documents submitted to the Patent Office or documents sent from the Patent Office have been imported into the management means 3 and whether post-processing has been performed on these documents.

[0061] In addition, the document information 9 and status information 14 can be displayed not only when the administrative support application screen 20 is launched, but also at any time by clicking the application load button 32.

[0062] Here, we will explain the procedure for importing document information 9 for cases where status information 14 is "not imported." In the case of a "patent application," the document information 9 is "patent application" and "receipt." To import this document information 9, click the check box 39 for the case you want to import. For example, if you want to import the case in the seventh line from the top of the patent application in Figure 2, click the check box 39 for the relevant section, and a check mark will appear in the "□."

[0063] The check box 39 is one embodiment of the import specification means 4a, and by checking this check box 39, the user can specify the information they want to import from the document information 9 displayed by the display means 5 if they think it is necessary to import it.

[0064] In this state, when the JPO import button 31 is clicked, the "patent application" and "receipt" managed by the Internet application software 8 are linked to each case in the management means 3 and saved. As a result, HTML documents (with the extension ".htm") of the "patent application" and "receipt" are displayed in the bookkeeping note 58 on the management screen 50, as shown in Figure 2.

[0065] Next, we will explain the procedure for delivering reports for a case where the status information 14 is "undelivered." In the case of a "patent application," the post-processing documents, the standard file 15, are an application completion report 11a indicating that the patent application has been completed and an invoice 11b. When the case has a standard file 15, the standard file display 33 shows "●present."

[0066] When a user submits a report, he or she clicks the check box 39 of the case for which the report is to be submitted. For example, if the user is submitting the case in the third line from the top of the patent application in Figure 2, he or she can click the check box 39 in the relevant section, and a check mark will appear in the "□".

[0067] In this state, when the JPO import button 31 is clicked, the application completion report 11a and invoice 11b, which are the standard files 15, are saved in association with each case in the management means 3. As a result, as shown in Fig. 4, the word processing software document for the "application completion report" (with the extension ".docx") and the PDF document for the "invoice" (with the extension ".pdf") are displayed in the bookkeeping note 58 on the management screen 50.

[0068] At this time, the information entry means 6 saves the application completion report 11a shown in Fig. 5 in a state where the application number of the patent application managed by the management means 3, the title of the invention, etc. is inserted into the character string between "%" in the application completion report 11a. The invoice 11b in Fig. 5 is in a state where the application number of the patent application managed by the management means 3, the title of the invention, etc. is inserted.

[0069] The user can display or edit the application completion report 11a and invoice 11b displayed in the bookkeeping notebook 58 on the management screen 50 by clicking on these documents. For example, if the user clicks on the document in the second line from the top of the bookkeeping notebook 58 in Fig. 4, it will be downloaded to a specified folder such as the download folder on the user terminal 2, and the user can then display or edit the document by manipulating the file.

[0070] Next, we will explain the operation of the industrial property right management device 1 of this embodiment when delivering reports and the like to the customer terminal 11 using the user terminal 2. When delivering reports and the like to the customer terminal 11, the user selects the delivery contact tab 54 as shown on the management screen 50 in Fig. 6 to display the screen of the delivery contact tab 54.

[0071] The sending contact tab 54 displays the client contact history, which is the history of contact with the client. In Fig. 6, four histories are displayed. As shown in the menu display in Fig. 6, these histories are displayed as follows: # display 59, which is the number of the case being displayed; sending / receiving display 60, which indicates whether it is sent or received; sending date 61, which indicates the date the document was sent; second status information 62, which is displayed below the sending date 61 and indicates the status of the document; message display 63, which indicates the content of the case, such as a report document being sent or received; and sending file display 64, which indicates the file that was sent or received.

[0072] In the history in Figure 6, the number "1" in the # display 59 is a document to be sent to a customer, so the sending / receiving display 60 is "sent," and the second status information 62 below the sending date 61, "2023 / ○ / ○," is "unread." Here, "unread" when the sending / receiving display 60 is "sent" indicates that the document imported into the management means 3 is not displayed on the user terminal 2 and has not been sent to the customer. If the document is displayed on the user terminal 2 and has not been delivered to the customer, the second status information 62 will be "unsent" (not shown).

[0073] If the second status information 62 is "Not sent," clicking on the part that says "Not sent" will display a sending confirmation screen, which will then display a screen where you can enter customer information, the documents to be sent, and a message to send, and by clicking the send button, the document will be sent to the customer (not shown).

[0074] When the document displayed in the sending file display 64 is sent from the user terminal 2 to the customer terminal 11, the second status information 62 becomes "sent," as shown by the number "2" in the # display 59. In addition, the customer management means 12 and the customer display means 13 display a screen similar to that shown in FIG. 6 in the sending contact tab (not shown) of the customer management screen, and the second status information of the sent document is displayed as "unread." This allows the customer to view and check the document sent by the user on the customer terminal 11.

[0075] Furthermore, when the sending / receiving display 60 is "received," if the second status information 62 is "unread," as in the number "3" of the # display 59, this indicates that the document sent from the customer terminal 11 is not being displayed on the user terminal 2. When the sending / receiving display 60 is "received," if the second status information 62 is "read," as in the number "4" of the # display 59, this indicates that the document sent from the customer terminal 11 is being displayed on the user terminal 2.

[0076] In this way, by displaying the delivery contact tab 54 on the management screen 50, the user can check at a glance whether the documents that should be delivered have been delivered to the customer or whether the documents received from the customer have been checked.

[0077] 2, by clicking the select all button 25, all check boxes 39 displayed on the output data import screen 28 can be checked. On the other hand, by clicking the uncheck all button 26, all check boxes 39 are unchecked. [Explanation of symbols]

[0078] 1. Industrial property management equipment 1a...Industrial Property Management Program 2...User terminal 3…Management measures 4. Import method 5...Display means 6. Means of entering information 7...Output method (JPO import button 31) 8. Internet application software 9. Document information 9a...Application information 9b...Shipping document information 10. Network 11...Customer terminal 12…Customer side management means 14...Status information 15...Standard file (post-processing documents) 17...Completed post-processing documents 54...Sending contact tab (customer sending method)

Claims

1. A device for managing information on industrial property rights, comprising: management means for managing information relating to said industrial property rights; An importing means capable of importing document information, including application information and shipping document information, from among the information handled by the internet application software provided by the Patent Office; An industrial property rights management device characterized by having a display means that, when displaying the document information, can display information indicating whether the document information has been imported into the management means as status information in correspondence with the document information.

2. 2. The industrial property right management device according to claim 1, 10. An industrial property right management device, wherein the status information includes information on whether or not post-processing including reporting to a customer has been performed on the document in the document information.

3. 3. The industrial property right management device according to claim 2, The industrial property right management device is characterized in that the importing means is capable of importing a post-processing document for performing the post-processing when performing the importing process of the document information.

4. 4. The industrial property right management device according to claim 3, An industrial property right management device characterized by comprising an information entry means for entering information necessary for said post-processing into said post-processing document based on at least said document information or information managed by said management means.

5. 5. The industrial property right management device according to claim 4, An industrial property right management device characterized by comprising an output means capable of outputting completed post-processing documents completed by the information entry means to the management means, the Internet application software, or any designated destination.

6. 6. The industrial property right management device according to claim 5, A customer-side management means is provided at the customer side, an industrial property right management device comprising a customer transmission means for transmitting the document information and the completed post-processing document to the customer-side management means;

7. 7. An industrial property right management program that causes a computer to operate as the industrial property right management device according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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