Information processing apparatus, infringement action reporting system, inference device, and machine learning device

Abstract

To provide an information processing apparatus which efficiently detects an infringement action on an intellectual property right at a low cost to solve an infringement case.SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus 2 comprises: a report receiving unit 203 which receives infringement candidate information D71 indicating a likelihood of infringement on an intellectual property right; an infringement determination unit 206 which determines whether or not the infringement candidate information D71 corresponds to infringement high likelihood information D73 indicating that a likelihood of infringement is high; and a right holder reporting unit 207 which reports the infringement high likelihood information D73 to a right holder of the intellectual property right.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing device, an infringement reporting system, an inference device, and a machine learning device. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, infringement monitoring devices have been known that monitor infringement of intellectual property rights by others, with the aim of protecting intellectual property rights held by companies. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a trademark infringement detection device that can automatically detect trademark infringement from information contained on web pages. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2014-132479 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The trademark infringement detection device disclosed in Patent Document 1, upon receiving information on a trademark to be investigated, automatically determines whether the trademarks are similar or not, using information contained in a database that stores information related to trademarks such as proper names and products.

[0005] However, in Patent Document 1, trademark infringement is automatically detected by determining whether trademarks are similar or not according to a rule base. However, in today's world where information and communication technology has advanced and infringement forms are becoming more diverse and complex, there is a problem in that there is a limit to the forms of trademark infringement that can be automatically detected by a device.

[0006] In addition to the trademark infringement detection devices mentioned above, in the case of intellectual property infringement investigations, in order to use products or services that act as agents for infringement investigations, funds and knowledge and interest in the intellectual property system are required, which creates a high barrier to entry for rights holders with limited financial resources or who have insufficient knowledge and interest in the intellectual property system.

[0007] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and aims to provide an information processing device that detects infringement of intellectual property rights efficiently and at low cost, and realizes the resolution of infringement cases. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and an information processing device according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a notification receiving unit that receives infringement candidate information indicating a possibility of infringement of intellectual property rights; an infringement determination unit that determines whether the infringement candidate information corresponds to high infringement possibility information indicating a high possibility of infringement; a right holder notification unit that notifies the infringement possibility information to the right holder of the intellectual property right; Equipped with. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] According to an information processing device of an embodiment of the present invention, a rights holder reporting unit is provided that reports information that is likely to be infringing to an intellectual property right holder, thereby enabling the intellectual property right holder to efficiently detect infringement of intellectual property rights at low cost and resolve infringement cases without having to expend time and effort to investigate the infringement.

[0010] Problems, configurations, and effects other than those described above will become apparent from the detailed description of the invention that follows. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of an example of an infringement reporting system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2]FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of specific rights information D70. [Figure 3] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of infringement candidate information D71. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of infringement possibility information D72. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of infringement high probability information D73. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of an information processing device 2. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a user interface of a user terminal device 3. [Figure 8] FIG. 9 is a hardware configuration diagram showing an example of a computer 900. [Figure 9] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation (information processing method) of the information processing device 2. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] Hereinafter, an embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The scope necessary for the explanation to achieve the object of the present invention will be schematically shown, and the scope necessary for explaining the relevant parts of the present invention will be mainly explained, and the parts that are omitted from the explanation will be based on publicly known techniques.

[0013] (Infringement Reporting System 1) 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of an example of an infringement reporting system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Details of the various types of information (Dxx) used in the explanation of the infringement reporting system 1 will be described later.

[0014] The infringement reporting system 1 of this embodiment functions as a system in which, when an information processing device 2 receives infringement candidate information D71 indicating the possibility of infringement of an intellectual property right from a user U and determines whether the infringement candidate information D71 corresponds to high possibility of infringement information D73 indicating a high possibility of infringement, the information processing device 2 reports the high possibility of infringement information D73 to the intellectual property right owner.

[0015] The infringement reporting system 1 primarily comprises a user terminal device 3 operated by a user U, a right holder terminal device 5 operated by an intellectual property right holder, and an information processing device 2. The user U and the right holder possess and operate the user terminal device 3 and the right holder terminal device 5, respectively. The infringement reporting system 1 may also comprise an expert terminal device 4 possessed by an expert, as shown in FIG. 1. The information processing device 2, the user terminal device 3, the expert terminal device 4, and the right holder terminal device 5 are, for example, configured as general-purpose or dedicated computers (see FIG. 8 described below), and are connected to a wired or wireless network 6 so that various data can be transmitted and received between them. The numbers of the information processing devices 2, the user terminal devices 3, the expert terminal devices 4, and the right holder terminal devices 5, as well as the connection configuration of the network 6, are not limited to the example shown in FIG. 1 and may be modified as appropriate.

[0016] The user U is a person who discovers an infringement of an intellectual property right and generates infringement candidate information D71 by operating the user terminal device 3. The user U may be, for example, an ordinary citizen without specialized knowledge of intellectual property, or may be an intellectual property expert such as a patent attorney or lawyer, or other person involved in intellectual property. In this embodiment, the description will be centered on the case where the user U is an ordinary citizen who owns the user terminal device 3.

[0017] The user terminal device 3 is a terminal device possessed by the user U, which accepts various inputs from the user U via a display screen such as an app or a browser, generates infringement candidate information D71, and transmits the infringement candidate information D71 to the information processing device 2. The user terminal device 3 also accepts various other input operations via a display screen such as an app or a browser, and outputs various information via the display screen or audio.

[0018] Intellectual property rights refer to rights defined in Article 2, Paragraph 2 of the Basic Act on Intellectual Property in Japan or rights relating to legally protected interests, such as patent rights, utility model rights, design rights, trademark rights, copyrights, product indications, geographical indications, etc. In this embodiment, the intellectual property rights will be mainly explained in the case of trademark rights.

[0019] A trademark right is the right to use a registered trademark for designated goods or designated services. The holder of a trademark right is the trademark owner, and the trademark owner has exclusive ownership of the trademark right.

[0020] Trademark infringement refers to the use by a third party without legitimate title or reason of a trademark that is identical or similar to a registered trademark in relation to goods or services that are identical or similar to the designated goods or designated services. The use referred to here is an act defined in Article 2, Paragraph 3 of the Japanese Trademark Act.

[0021] The information processing device 2 receives infringement candidate information D71 from the user terminal device 3. When the information processing device 2 determines whether the infringement candidate information D71 corresponds to high infringement possibility information D73 indicating a high possibility of infringement, it reports the high infringement possibility information D73 to the right holder terminal device 5 held by the right holder of the intellectual property right.

[0022] Furthermore, the information processing device 2 may receive a request for resolving an infringement case related to the high infringement possibility information D73 from the right holder terminal device 5 possessed by the right holder who has received the report.

[0023] Furthermore, a plurality of specific right information D70, which is right information on intellectual property rights, may be stored in the database 210 included in the information processing device 2. The information processing device 2 may transmit the specific right information D70 to the outside and receive infringement candidate information D71 related to the intellectual property right.

[0024] In addition, by inputting image information D710A of a product or service that uses another person's registered trademark contained in the infringement candidate information D71 into the product etc. inference model 220 provided in the information processing device 2, product etc. information D710B, which is the product or service related to the image information D710A, may be inferred.

[0025] Furthermore, by inputting infringement candidate information D71 into the infringement possibility inference model 221 provided in the information processing device 2, infringement possibility information D72 for the infringement candidate information D71 can be generated, and based on the infringement possibility information D72, it can be determined whether the infringement candidate information D71 corresponds to high infringement possibility information D73.

[0026] In addition, the information processing device 2 may receive infringement possibility information D72 for the infringement candidate information D71 generated by a patent attorney or lawyer by transmitting the infringement candidate information D71 to the expert terminal device 4, and may determine whether the infringement candidate information D71 corresponds to high infringement possibility information D73 based on the infringement possibility information D72.

[0027] Furthermore, the information processing device 2 may pay the user U a predetermined portion of the costs involved in resolving the infringement case.

[0028] When the infringement candidate information D71 corresponds to the high infringement possibility information D73 indicating a high possibility of infringement, the right holder is the right holder of the intellectual property right that the infringement candidate information D71 indicates has a possibility of infringement. In this embodiment, the description will be centered on the case where the right holder is a trademark right holder who owns and operates the right holder terminal 5.

[0029] The right holder terminal device 5 is a terminal device possessed by the right holder, and receives the high infringement possibility information D73 from the information processing device 2. The right holder terminal device 5 also accepts various input operations via a display screen of an app, a browser, or the like, and outputs various information via the display screen or audio.

[0030] The expert is a patent attorney or lawyer who operates the expert terminal device 4 to acquire infringement candidate information D71 from the information processing device 2, verifies the possibility of infringement of the infringement candidate information D71, generates infringement possibility information D72, and transmits it to the information processing device 2. In this embodiment, the explanation will be centered on the case where the expert is a patent attorney or lawyer who possesses the expert terminal 4.

[0031] The expert terminal device 4 is a terminal device carried by the expert, and receives infringement candidate information D71 from the information processing device 2, and accepts various inputs from the expert via a display screen such as an app or browser to generate infringement possibility information D72, and transmits the infringement possibility information D72 to the information processing device 2. The expert terminal device 4 also accepts various other input operations via a display screen such as an app or browser, and outputs various information via the display screen or audio.

[0032] (Specific Rights Information D70) FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the specific rights information D70.

[0033] The specific rights information D70 is rights information relating to validly existing intellectual property rights. Specifically, the specific rights information D70 is generated by acquiring intellectual property right information from an intellectual property right database provided by a private company or public institution. The specific rights information D70 may also be generated from information acquired from a source other than a database, such as information on a normal licensee.

[0034] The specific rights information D70 is information transmitted from the information processing device 2 to the outside, specifically, information transmitted to the user terminal device 3. By acquiring the specific rights information D70, the user U uses the specific rights information D70 as a clue to discover infringement of an intellectual property right, and generates infringement candidate information D71 relating to the intellectual property right.

[0035] 2 shows an example of specific right information D70, which is information on trademark rights that are validly in existence in Japan. The specific right information D70 includes, for example, registration number information D700, trademark sample information D701, designated goods information D702, name information D703, right holder information D704, and DB-URL information D705.

[0036] The registration number information D700 is a registration number consisting of numbers that is uniquely assigned to a registered trademark relating to a trademark right when the trademark right is established and registered in Japan.

[0037] The commercial sample information D701 is an image, character, or sound representing a registered trademark related to a trademark right. The commercial sample information D701 may also include information representing the type of registered trademark, such as characters, figures, symbols, or three-dimensional shapes.

[0038] The designated goods, etc. information D702 is the designated goods or designated services related to the trademark right. The designated goods, etc. information D702 may further include the classification of goods and services and similar group codes. The designated goods, etc. information D702 may also be abbreviated names of goods or services for the designated goods or designated services, or a new name for goods or services for multiple designated goods or designated services grouped according to certain criteria, but is not limited to these.

[0039] The pronunciation information D703 is a katakana representation of the sound that consumers who come into contact with the registered trademark recognize prior to trading. However, for trademarks that do not have pronunciation, such as trademarks consisting only of figures, the specific rights information D70 does not need to include the pronunciation information D703.

[0040] The right holder information D704 is the trademark owner of the trademark. The right holder information D704 may also include information on the exclusive licensee or the ordinary licensee of the trademark.

[0041] The DB-URL information D705 is the URL of the page on the website that provides the database from which the trademark information is obtained, where the trademark information is posted.

[0042] (Infringement candidate information D71) FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the infringement candidate information D71.

[0043] The infringement candidate information D71 is information indicating the possibility of infringement of an intellectual property right. In this embodiment, the infringement candidate information D71 is information that is generated by a user U who has discovered an infringement of a trademark right by inputting it into the user terminal device 3 using the specific right information D70 described above as a clue, and the explanation will be focused on the case where the infringement candidate information D71 is information indicating the possibility of infringement of a trademark right.

[0044] 3 shows an example of infringement candidate information D71, which is information indicating the possibility of infringement of a trademark right, generated by a user U. The infringement candidate information D71 includes, for example, trademark information D710, date and time information D711, user information D712, URL information D713, reporter information D714, and specific right information D70.

[0045] Trademark information D710 is information relating to the use of a trademark that is identical or similar to a registered trademark related to another person's trademark right for goods or services that are identical or similar to the designated goods or designated services related to that trademark right. Trademark information D710 includes, for example, image information D710A of the goods or services using the trademark and product information D710B related to the goods or services.

[0046] Image information D710A is an image that objectively represents the manner of use of a trademark that is identical or similar to a registered trademark related to another person's trademark right. For example, if user U finds a product or service that may infringe a trademark right on a website, image information D710A may be a screenshot of the website, or if user U finds a product or service that may infringe a trademark right in a physical store, image information D710A may be, but is not limited to, a photograph of the product or service.

[0047] The product etc. information D710B is a product or service that uses a trademark that is identical or similar to a trademark that is subject to the trademark right of another person. The product etc. information D710B may be the name of a product or service listed in the Examination Guidelines for Similar Goods and Services, the International Classification of Goods and Services (Nice Classification), the name of a product or service adopted in the examination, or may be a name of a product or service freely written by the user U. However, the trademark information D710 does not necessarily need to include the product etc. information D710B, and the information processing device 2 may infer the product etc. information D710B, as will be described later.

[0048] The date and time information D711 is date and time data indicating the date and time when the user U discovered the trademark information D710. The date and time information D711 may be generated by the user U inputting it into the user terminal device 3, or may be generated by the information processing device 2 automatically acquiring the current time when the user U is inputting the infringement candidate information D711, but is not limited to these.

[0049] The user information D712 refers to a person who uses a trademark that is identical or similar to a registered trademark related to another person's trademark right for goods or services that are identical or similar to the designated goods or designated services related to the trademark right. The user information D712 may be generated by the user U inputting it into the user terminal device 3, or may be automatically acquired and generated by the information processing device 2 from the image information D710A using character recognition technology, but is not limited to these.

[0050] The URL information D713 is the URL of the website that displays the trademark information D710. If the trademark information D710 is discovered in a physical store rather than on a website, the infringement candidate information D71 may be the address of the physical store instead of the URL as the URL information D713.

[0051] The reporter information D714 is information about a user U who generates the infringement candidate information D71 and transmits the infringement candidate information D71 to the information processing device 2 using the user terminal device 3. The reporter information D714 may be, for example, the user ID of the user U, but is not limited to this as long as it can uniquely identify the user U.

[0052] The specific rights information D70 is included in the infringement candidate information D71 only when the user U generates the infringement candidate information D71 based on the specific rights information D70. (Possible infringement information D72)

[0053] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the infringement possibility information D72.

[0054] The infringement possibility information D72 is information indicating the result of inferring or verifying the infringement possibility of the infringement candidate information D71. In this embodiment, the infringement possibility information D72 is generated in two ways. The first method is to generate the infringement possibility information D72 by inputting the infringement candidate information D71 into the infringement possibility inference model 221 provided in the information processing device 2. The second method is to generate the infringement possibility information D72 by a patent attorney or a lawyer.

[0055] 4 shows an example of infringement possibility information D72 generated by the second method. The infringement possibility information D72 includes, for example, trademark similarity information D720, product similarity information D721, score information D722, and expert information D723.

[0056] The trademark similarity information D720 is the result of a similarity determination between the target trademark shown in the image information D710A included in the infringement candidate information D71 and the registered trademark shown in the specific right information D70 included in the infringement candidate information D71. The trademark similarity information D720 may, for example, be a text representation of the results of the so-called three-point observation stipulated in the Trademark Examination Guidelines, or may be a selection of one of "identical," "similar," or "dissimilar," or may be a numerical representation of the similarity of the trademarks, but is not limited to these.

[0057] The similarity information D721 of goods, etc. is the result of a judgment as to the similarity of goods or services using the target trademark and designated goods or designated services related to the trademark right between the goods, etc. information D710B included in the infringement candidate information D71 and the specific right information D70 included in the infringement candidate information D71. The similarity information D721 of goods, etc. may be, for example, selected from identical, similar, or dissimilar, or may be a numerical representation of the similarity of goods, etc., but is not limited to these.

[0058] The score information D722 is information obtained by an expert verifying the possibility that the infringement candidate information D71 infringes another person's trademark right, based on the trademark similarity information D720 and the product, etc. similarity information D721. The score information D722 may, for example, select either "possible infringement" or "not likely infringement," or may be a numerical representation of the possibility of infringement, but is not limited to these.

[0059] The expert information D723 is information about the patent attorney or lawyer who is the expert who verified the possibility of infringement of the infringement candidate information D71. The reporter information D714 may be, for example, the patent attorney registration number or lawyer registration number of the expert, but is not limited to these as long as it can uniquely identify the expert.

[0060] (High possibility of infringement information D73) FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the infringement high probability information D73.

[0061] The high infringement possibility information D73 is information indicating that the infringement candidate information D71 has a high possibility of infringement. The high infringement possibility information D73 includes, for example, the infringement candidate information D71 and the infringement possibility information D72. Note that the high infringement possibility information D73 may be information in which part of the infringement candidate information D71 or the infringement possibility information D72 has been masked, or may be the number of infringement candidate information D71 that has been determined to have a high possibility of infringement based on the infringement possibility information D72, but is not limited to these.

[0062] (Configuration of information processing device 2) FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of the information processing device 2. As shown in FIG.

[0063] The information processing device 2 includes a control unit 20, a data storage unit 21, a trained model storage unit 22, a communication unit 23, an input unit 24, and an output unit 25.

[0064] The communication unit 23 is connected to an external device (e.g., the user terminal device 3, etc.) via the network 6 and functions as a communication interface for transmitting and receiving various types of data. The input unit 24 accepts various input operations, and the output unit 25 functions as a user interface by outputting various types of information via a display screen or voice. Note that the input unit 24 and the output unit 25 may be omitted.

[0065] The data storage unit 21 stores a database 210 and an information processing program 211. As shown in Fig. 2, a plurality of specific right information D70 is registered in the database 210. The specific configuration of the database 210 is not limited to the example in Fig. 2 and may be designed as appropriate.

[0066] The trained model storage unit 22 stores a trained product etc. inference model 220 and a trained infringement possibility inference model 221. The product etc. inference model 220 and the infringement possibility inference model 221 stored in the trained model storage unit 22 may be provided to other devices via the network 6, a recording medium, etc. Furthermore, the number of product etc. inference models 220 and the infringement possibility inference models 221 stored in the trained model storage unit 22 is not limited to one each, and multiple inference models with different conditions, such as differences in machine learning methods or data, may be stored and made available selectively or in parallel.

[0067] 6, the data storage unit 21 and the trained model storage unit 22 are shown as two storage units, but they may be configured as a single storage unit or three or more storage units. Furthermore, at least one of the data storage unit 21 and the trained model storage unit 22 may be configured as a storage unit of an external computer (for example, a server-type computer or a cloud-type computer).

[0068] By executing the information processing program 211 recorded in the data storage unit 21, the control unit 20 functions as a transmission / reception control unit 200, a database management unit 201, a specific right information transmission unit 202, a notification reception unit 203, a product etc. inference model learning unit 204, an infringement possibility inference model learning unit 205, an infringement possibility information generation unit 206A, an infringement possibility information reception unit 206B, an infringement determination assistance unit 206C, an infringement determination unit 206, a right holder notification unit 207, a request reception unit 208, and a remuneration payment unit 209.

[0069] (Transmission and reception control unit 200) The transmission / reception control unit 200 transmits and receives various data to and from an external device (e.g., the user terminal device 3, etc.). For example, the transmission / reception control unit 200 transmits display information for outputting various display screens to the user terminal device 3 to the user terminal device 3, and receives operation information for accepting input operations performed on the display screen of the user terminal device 3 from the user terminal device 3. The transmission / reception control unit 200 cooperates with the database management unit 201, the specific right information transmission unit 202, the notification reception unit 203, the product etc. inference model learning unit 204, the infringement possibility inference model learning unit 205, the infringement possibility information generation unit 206A, the infringement possibility information reception unit 206B, the infringement determination assistance unit 206C, the infringement determination unit 206, the right holder notification unit 207, the request reception unit 208, and the remuneration payment unit 209 to transmit display information and receive operation information.

[0070] (Database Management Department 201) The database management unit 201 acquires information on multiple trademark rights from trademark right databases provided by private companies and public institutions, and registers it as specific right information D70 in the database 210. Because the status of a trademark right may change due to the expiration of its term or the finalization of a trial decision, the latest information is periodically acquired from the trademark right database and the specific right information D70 is updated.

[0071] Furthermore, when the database management unit 201 receives infringement candidate information D71 from the user terminal device 3, it registers the infringement candidate information D71 in the database 210. Furthermore, when infringement possibility information D72 is generated for the infringement candidate information D71, the infringement candidate information D71 and the infringement possibility information D72 are associated with each other and registered in the database 210. As a result, the number of data registered in the database 210 increases with each report, and can be used for learning the infringement possibility inference model 221, which will be described later.

[0072] The various information registered in the database 210 may be made accessible to the user terminal device 3 or the expert terminal device 4 by the transmission / reception control unit 200. In this case, editing operations such as adding, deleting, and correcting each piece of data may be performed on the display screen of the user terminal device 3 or the expert terminal device 4.

[0073] (Specific Rights Information Transmission Department 202) The specific right information transmission unit 202 transmits arbitrary specific right information D70 from among the specific right information D70 registered in the database 210 to the user terminal device 3. The arbitrary specific right information D70 may be, for example, specific right information D70 randomly selected from the specific right information D70 registered in the database 210, or specific right information D70 that is intentionally selected right information of a trademark right held by a specific right holder, but is not limited to these.

[0074] (Report Reception Unit 203) The notification receiving unit 203 receives the infringement candidate information D71 generated by the user U from the user terminal device 3, and accepts it as a notification of a possible trademark infringement.

[0075] (Product inference model learning unit 204) The commodity etc. inference model learning unit 202 has a function of learning the commodity etc. inference model 220. The commodity etc. inference model learning unit 204 includes a learning data acquisition unit 204A and a machine learning unit 204B.

[0076] The learning data acquisition unit 204A refers to the database 210 and acquires the learning data D74 made up of input data and output data.

[0077] The input data constituting the learning data D74 is product etc. inference model input information based on at least the image information D710A of the infringement candidate information D71. The product etc. inference model input information may include information other than the image information D710A included in the infringement candidate information D71, and may include, for example, the image information D710A and user information D712.

[0078] The output data constituting the learning data D74 is product information D710B. The product information D710B is specified, for example, by the name of a product or service listed in the similar product and service examination standards. The product and service names are not limited to text format and may be specified in other data formats.

[0079] The learning data D74 is data used as teacher data (training data), verification data, and test data in supervised learning. The output data constituting the learning data D74 is data used as a correct answer label in supervised learning.

[0080] The learning data acquiring unit 204A may acquire the learning data D74 from data that satisfies a predetermined condition among the data registered in the database 210. The learning data acquiring unit 204A may also acquire the learning data D74 by another method instead of or in addition to the database 210. The learning data acquiring unit 204A may acquire the learning data D74, for example, in cooperation with an external device connected via the network 6, or may acquire the learning data D74 by accepting an input operation via the input unit 24 and the output unit 25.

[0081] The machine learning unit 204B performs machine learning to make the commodity etc. inference model 220 learn the correlation between the input data and the output data using the multiple sets of learning data D74 acquired by the learning data acquisition unit 204A. The learned commodity etc. inference model 220 is stored in the learned model storage unit 22.

[0082] The product etc. inference model 220 may be, for example, a neural network, a vision transformer, a hash algorithm, or the like, but is not limited to these.

[0083] In addition, when the input data (product etc. inference model input information) is image information D710A and user information D712, the product etc. inference model 220 may be composed of a single inference model that takes both of them as input data and outputs the product / service name, or it may be composed of an inference model that takes image information D710A as input data and outputs the product / service name, and an inference model that takes user information D712 as input data and outputs product etc. information D710B, and the product etc. information D710B output by each of the two inference models is combined to output the final product etc. information D710B.

[0084] Furthermore, as the commodity etc. inference model 220, for example, an inference model pre-trained using a dataset for general image recognition, or an inference model with randomly initialized parameters may be used. In this case, the machine learning unit 202B may perform additional learning such as fine tuning or transfer learning on the commodity etc. inference model 220. The machine learning method is not limited to the above example, and can be selected appropriately according to the commodity etc. inference model 220.

[0085] The timing at which the machine learning unit 204B performs machine learning of the product etc. inference model learning unit 202 may be when the number of newly registered data in the database 210 exceeds a predetermined number, but is not limited to this.

[0086] (Infringement Possibility Inference Model Learning Unit 205) The infringement possibility inference model learning unit 205 has a function of learning the infringement possibility inference model 221. The infringement possibility inference model learning unit 205 includes a learning data acquisition unit 205A and a machine learning unit 205B.

[0087] The learning data acquisition unit 205A refers to the database 210 and acquires learning data D75 made up of input data and output data.

[0088] The input data constituting the learning data D75 is product etc. inference model input information based on the infringement candidate information D71.

[0089] The output data constituting the learning data D75 is the infringement possibility information D72.

[0090] The learning data D75 is data used as teacher data (training data), verification data, and test data in supervised learning. The output data constituting the learning data D75 is data used as a correct answer label in supervised learning.

[0091] The learning data acquiring unit 205A may acquire the learning data D75 from data that satisfies a predetermined condition among the data registered in the database 210. The learning data acquiring unit 205A may also acquire the learning data D75 by another method instead of or in addition to the database 210. The learning data acquiring unit 205A may acquire the learning data D75, for example, in cooperation with an external device connected via the network 6, or may acquire the learning data D75 by accepting an input operation via the input unit 24 and the output unit 25.

[0092] The machine learning unit 205B performs machine learning to make the infringement possibility inference model 221 learn the correlation between the input data and the output data, using multiple sets of learning data D75 acquired by the learning data acquisition unit 205A. The learned infringement possibility inference model 221 is stored in the learned model storage unit 22.

[0093] The infringement possibility inference model 221 may be, for example, a linear model, a support vector machine, a decision tree model, a K-nearest neighbor algorithm, a neural network, etc., but is not limited to these. The infringement possibility inference model 221 is constructed as a classification model when the infringement possibility information D72 outputs a categorical value such as whether there is a possibility of infringement or not, and is constructed as a regression model when it outputs a scalar value such as a numerical value.

[0094] (Possible infringement information generation unit 206A) The infringement possibility information generation unit 206A inputs the infringement candidate information D71 into the infringement possibility inference model 221 to generate infringement possibility information D72. However, the information processing device 2 is only required to be equipped with the infringement possibility information generation unit 206A when the information processing device 2 has a function to generate the infringement possibility information D72, and when an expert generates the infringement possibility information D72, the information processing device 2 may not be equipped with the infringement possibility information generation unit 206A.

[0095] (Possible infringement information receiving unit 206B) The infringement possibility information receiving unit 206B receives the infringement possibility information D72 generated by the expert from the expert terminal device 4 and accepts it as a verification result of the infringement candidate information D71. However, the information processing device 2 is only required to be equipped with the infringement possibility information receiving unit 206B when the information processing device 2 has the function of generating the infringement possibility information D72 by an expert, and when the information processing device 2 generates the infringement possibility information D72, it does not have to be equipped with the infringement possibility information receiving unit 206B.

[0096] (Infringement Determination Assistance Department 206C) The infringement determination assistant unit 206C inputs the image information D710A into the commodity etc. inference model 220 to generate commodity etc. information D710B. However, the information processing device 2 is only required to be equipped with the infringement determination assistant unit 206C when the information processing device 2 has the function of generating commodity etc. information D710B, and may not be equipped with the infringement determination assistant unit 206C when the infringement candidate information D71 includes commodity etc. information D710B or when it is permitted that the infringement candidate information D71 does not include commodity etc. information D710B.

[0097] (Infringement Determination Department 206) The infringement determination unit 206 determines whether the infringement candidate information D71 corresponds to the high infringement possibility information D73 based on the infringement possibility information D72. Specifically, when the score information D722 included in the infringement possibility information D72 is expressed in two ways, "possible infringement" or "not possible infringement," the infringement determination unit 206 may determine that the infringement candidate information D71 linked to the infringement possibility information D72 whose score information D722 is "possible infringement" corresponds to the high infringement possibility information D73. Furthermore, when the score information D722 included in the infringement possibility information D72 is expressed numerically, the infringement determination unit 206 may determine that the infringement candidate information D71 linked to the infringement possibility information D72 whose score information D722 exceeds a predetermined threshold corresponds to the high infringement possibility information D73, but is not limited thereto.

[0098] (Rightsholder Reporting Department 207) The right holder notification unit 207 transmits the high possibility of infringement information D73 to the right holder terminal device 5 held by the right holder, and notifies the right holder that the trademark right held by the right holder may be infringed by a third party. The notification may be, for example, by sending an email containing the high possibility of infringement information D73 to an email address made public by the right holder, but is not limited to this.

[0099] (Request reception unit 208) When a right holder who possesses the right holder terminal device 5 that has received the high infringement possibility information D73 requests, from the right holder terminal device 5, a resolution of an infringement case of a trademark right held by the right holder that is related to the high infringement possibility information D73, the request receiving unit 208 receives the request. For example, the right holder may send an e-mail stating a request for resolution of the infringement case in response to an e-mail containing the high infringement possibility information D73 sent from the information processing device 2, but is not limited to this.

[0100] When the request receiving unit 208 receives a request, it presents the request to a patent attorney or a lawyer. For example, the request receiving unit 208 may verify the possibility of infringement regarding the infringement case related to the request and notify the patent attorney or lawyer who generated the possibility of infringement information D72 by email or the like, or may notify multiple patent attorneys or lawyers of the request and solicit patent attorneys or lawyers to take on the case, but is not limited to these.

[0101] (Remuneration Payment Department 209) The remuneration payment unit 209 pays a predetermined portion of the costs involved in resolving the infringement case as remuneration to the user U. The costs involved in resolving the infringement case include, but are not limited to, retainer fees, remuneration, commissions, legal consultation fees, advisory fees, daily allowances, actual expenses, etc., paid by the right holder to the patent attorney or lawyer.

[0102] (User Interface) FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a user interface of the user terminal device 3. As shown in FIG.

[0103] Figure 7(a) is a diagram showing an example of the home screen of an application in which the infringement reporting system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided as an application to a user terminal device 3 that is owned and operated by a user U.

[0104] The home screen mainly has a function of providing the specific rights information D70 to the user U. The home screen includes at least a page switching section 800, a registered trademark search section 801, a notification section 802, and a specific rights information display section 803.

[0105] The page switching unit 800 has a function of switching pages. For example, as shown in the figure, the user U can operate the page switching unit 800 to switch between a home screen, a report screen, and a My Page screen. The report screen will be described later. The My Page screen has a function of checking and editing the user U's user information, etc.

[0106] The registered trademark search unit 801 has the function of outputting, when a user U inputs an arbitrary keyword, specific rights information D70 stored in the database 210 provided in the information processing device 2 and related to the keyword on the screen.

[0107] The notification unit 802 has a function of notifying the user U of various notifications. The notifications include, for example, but are not limited to, information that the acceptance of the infringement candidate information D71 generated by the user U has been completed, or information that a reward has been paid to the user U.

[0108] The specific right information display unit 803 has a function of providing the specific right information D70 transmitted by the specific right information transmission unit 202 provided in the information processing device 2 to the user U. The specific right information display unit 803 includes, for example, a trademark sample display unit 803A, a related information display unit 803B, and a notification unit 803C.

[0109] The trademark sample display unit 803A has a function of displaying the trademark sample information D702 included in the specific right information D70.

[0110] The related information display unit 803B has a function of displaying information other than the trademark sample information D702 included in the specific right information D70, as well as various other information. In Fig. 7(a), the related information display unit 803B displays the designated goods, etc. information D703, right holder information D705, and the name of a web service used to detect infringement of a trademark right related to the specific right information D70.

[0111] The reporting unit 803C has a function of transitioning to a reporting screen described below in order to generate infringement candidate information D71 regarding the infringement when the user U discovers an infringement of a trademark right related to the specific right information D70 displayed by the specific right information display unit 803.

[0112] Figure 7(b) is a diagram showing an example of a reporting screen of an application when the infringement reporting system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided as an application to a user terminal device 3 that is owned and operated by a user U.

[0113] The report screen has a function of allowing the user U to input various information for generating the infringement candidate information D71. The report screen includes at least an image input section 810, a product input section 811, a date and time input section 812, a user input section 813, and a URL input section 814.

[0114] The image input unit 810 has a function of allowing the user U to input image information D710A. The image input unit 810 includes, for example, a photographing unit 810A and an image referring unit 810B. The photographing unit 810A activates the photographing function of the user terminal device 3 in order to photograph the infringement with the user terminal device 3. The image referring unit 810B refers to the image information D710A that the user U has registered in advance in a storage unit of the user terminal device 3 from a user interface, and allows the user U to input the image information D710A.

[0115] The product etc. input unit 811 has a function of allowing the user U to input product etc. information D710B. As shown in the figure, the product etc. input unit 811 includes inferred product etc. display units 811A and 811B, and may display to the user U candidates for product etc. information D710B generated by the infringement determination assisting unit 206C included in the information processing device 2.

[0116] The date and time input unit 812 has a function of allowing the user U to input date and time information D711. Note that the date and time input unit 812 may display the current time in advance, but is not limited to this.

[0117] The user input unit 813 has a function of allowing the user U to input the user information D712. Note that the user input unit 813 may automatically acquire the user information D712 from the image information D710A using character recognition technology, but is not limited to this.

[0118] The URL input unit 814 has a function of prompting the user U to input the URL information D713.

[0119] (Hardware configuration of each device) 8 is a hardware configuration diagram showing an example of a computer 900. The information processing device 2, user terminal device 3, expert terminal device 4, and right holder terminal device 5 in the infringement reporting system 1 are configured by a general-purpose or dedicated computer 900.

[0120] 8, the computer 900 includes, as its main components, a bus 910, a processor 912, a memory 914, an input device 916, an output device 917, a display device 918, a storage device 920, a communication I / F (interface) unit 922, an external device I / F unit 924, an I / O (input / output) device I / F unit 926, and a media input / output unit 928. Note that the above components may be omitted as appropriate depending on the application of the computer 900.

[0121] The processor 912 is composed of one or more arithmetic processing devices (such as a central processing unit (CPU), a micro-processing unit (MPU), a digital signal processor (DSP), or a graphics processing unit (GPU)), and operates as a control unit that controls the entire computer 900. The memory 914 stores various data and programs 930, and is composed of, for example, a volatile memory (such as a DRAM or SRAM) that functions as a main memory, a non-volatile memory (ROM), a flash memory, etc.

[0122] The input device 916 is composed of, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a numeric keypad, an electronic pen, a microphone, etc., and functions as an input unit. The output device 917 is composed of, for example, a sound (audio) output device, a vibration device, etc., and functions as an output unit. The display device 918 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, electronic paper, a projector, etc., and functions as an output unit. The input device 916 and the display device 918 may be integrated into one device, such as a touch panel display. The storage device 920 is composed of, for example, an HDD, an SSD, etc., and functions as a storage unit. The storage device 920 stores various data necessary for executing the operating system and the program 930.

[0123] The communication I / F unit 922 is connected to a network 940 such as the Internet or an intranet (which may be the same as network 6 in FIG. 1) via a wired or wireless connection and functions as a communication unit that transmits and receives data to and from other computers in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol. The external device I / F unit 924 is connected to an external device 950 such as a camera, printer, scanner, or reader / writer via a wired or wireless connection and functions as a communication unit that transmits and receives data to and from the external device 950 in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol. The I / O device I / F unit 926 is connected to I / O devices 960 such as various sensors and actuators and functions as a communication unit that transmits and receives various signals and data, such as detection signals from sensors and control signals to actuators, to and from the I / O devices 960. The media input / output unit 928 is formed by a drive device such as a DVD drive or CD drive and reads and writes data from and to media (non-transitory storage media) 970 such as DVDs and CDs.

[0124] In the computer 900 having the above configuration, the processor 912 loads a program 930 stored in the storage device 920 into the memory 914, executes the program, and controls each unit of the computer 900 via the bus 910. The program 930 may be stored in the memory 914 instead of the storage device 920. The program 930 may be recorded on the medium 970 in an installable file format or an executable file format and provided to the computer 900 via the media input / output unit 928. The program 930 may be provided to the computer 900 by being downloaded via the network 940 via the communication I / F unit 922. Furthermore, the computer 900 may implement various functions realized by the processor 912 executing the program 930 using hardware such as an FPGA or an ASIC.

[0125] The computer 900 is an electronic device of any type, such as a desktop computer or a portable computer. The computer 900 may be a client computer, a server computer, a cloud computer, or an embedded computer such as a control panel or a controller (including a microcomputer, a programmable logic controller, or a sequencer).

[0126] (Operation of information processing device 2) FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation (information processing method) of the information processing device 2. Note that the series of information processing methods by the information processing device 2 shown in FIG. 9 will be described assuming that the information processing device 2 transmits specific right information D70 to the user terminal device 3, and the user U uses the specific right information D70 as a clue to discover an infringement of a trademark right. Also, it is assumed that the user U inputs product information D710B himself / herself when generating infringement candidate information D71. Furthermore, it is assumed that a plurality of specific right information D70 is registered in the database 210 by the database management unit 201. Also, it is assumed that the trained model storage unit 22 stores a trained infringement possibility inference model 221 by the infringement possibility inference model training unit 205 performing the learning data acquisition step, machine learning step, and trained model storage step as described above.

[0127] First, in step S100 (specific right information transmission step), the specific right information transmission unit 202 transmits arbitrary specific right information D70 from among the plurality of specific right information D70 registered in the database 210 to the user terminal device 3.

[0128] In step S110 (report reception process), when a user U discovers an infringement of a trademark right using the specific right information D70, which is the right information of the trademark right transmitted in step S100, and generates infringement candidate information D71, the user U inputs the infringement candidate information D71 into the user terminal device 3 and sends it to the information processing device 2, the report reception unit 203 acquires the infringement candidate information D71 and accepts it as a report of a possible trademark infringement.

[0129] In step S120 (possible infringement information receiving step), the infringement candidate information D71 received in step S110 is transmitted to the expert terminal device 4. When the expert inputs the possible infringement information D72 for the possible infringement information D71 into the expert terminal device 4 and transmits it to the information processing device 2, the possible infringement information receiving unit 206B acquires the possible infringement information D72 and receives it as the result of the expert's verification of the possible infringement information D71.

[0130] In step S130 (infringement determination step), the infringement determination unit 206 determines whether or not the infringement candidate information D71 received in step S110 corresponds to the high infringement possibility information D73 based on the infringement possibility information D72 received in step S120.

[0131] In step S140 (rights holder notification process), the rights holder notification unit 207 transmits the high possibility of infringement information D73 determined in step S130 to the rights holder terminal device 5 held by the rights holder of the trademark right related to the specific rights information D70 transmitted in step S100, and notifies the trademark holder that the trademark right held by the trademark holder may be infringed by a third party.

[0132] In step S150 (request receiving step), when the trademark right holder who received the notification in step S140 requests, from the right holder terminal device 5, a resolution of an infringement case of a trademark right held by the right holder related to the infringement high possibility information D73, the request receiving unit 208 receives the request. Upon receiving the request, the request receiving unit 208 presents the request to a patent attorney or lawyer.

[0133] In step S160 (remuneration payment step), the remuneration payment unit 209 pays the user U a predetermined portion of the costs related to the resolution of the infringement case requested by the trademark right holder in step S150 as remuneration.

[0134] (Other embodiments) The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, all of which are included in the technical concept of the present invention.

[0135] In the above embodiment, the information processing device 2 has been described as being configured as a single device, but may be configured as a plurality of devices. For example, by distributing the units 202 to 209 of the information processing device 2 to multiple devices, the information processing device 2 may be configured as follows: an information processing device having a specific right information transmission unit 202 and performing a specific right information transmission process; an information processing device having a report reception unit 203 and performing a report reception process; a machine learning device having a product etc. inference model learning unit 204 and performing a product etc. inference model learning process; a machine learning device for the infringement possibility inference model 221 having an infringement possibility inference model learning unit 205 and performing an infringement possibility inference model learning process; an information processing device having a infringement possibility information generation unit 206A and performing a infringement possibility information generation process; an information processing device having a infringement possibility information reception unit 206B and performing a infringement possibility information reception process; an information processing device having an infringement determination assistance unit 206C and performing an infringement determination assistance process; an information processing device having an infringement determination unit 206 and performing an infringement determination process; an information processing device having a right holder notification unit 207 and performing a right holder notification process; an information processing device having a request reception unit 208 and performing a request reception process; and an information processing device having a remuneration payment unit 209 and performing a remuneration payment process. In this case, each unit (each process) included in each of the above-mentioned devices may be realized by a program executable by the computer 900 (an information processing program or a machine learning program).

[0136] Each of the above machine learning devices can be configured, for example, as follows. Note that the configuration and operation of each unit in each machine learning device and the various types of data handled by each machine learning device are the same as those in the above embodiment, and therefore detailed descriptions will be omitted. Also, the configuration and operation of each unit in each of the above information processing devices and the various types of data handled by each information processing device are the same as those in the above embodiment, and therefore detailed descriptions will be omitted.

[0137] The machine learning device that performs the commodity etc. inference model learning step includes a learning data acquisition unit 204A that acquires multiple sets of learning data D74 consisting of input data and output data, a machine learning unit 204B that causes a commodity etc. inference model 220 to learn the correlation between the input data and the output data using the multiple sets of learning data D74 acquired by the learning data acquisition unit 204A, and a learned model storage unit 22 that stores the commodity etc. inference model 220 that has learned the correlation by the machine learning unit 204B. The input data is commodity etc. inference model input information based on at least image information D710A of the infringement candidate information D71. The output data is commodity etc. information D710B.

[0138] The machine learning device that performs the infringement possibility inference model learning step includes a learning data acquisition unit 205A that acquires multiple sets of learning data D75 consisting of input data and output data, a machine learning unit 205B that uses the multiple sets of learning data D75 acquired by the learning data acquisition unit 205A to cause an infringement possibility inference model 221 to learn the correlation between the input data and the output data, and a learned model storage unit 22 that stores the infringement possibility inference model 221 that has learned the correlation by the machine learning unit 205B. The input data is infringement possibility inference model input information based on infringement candidate information D71. The output data is infringement possibility information D72.

[0139] The transmission / reception control unit 200 and the database management unit 201 may be provided in each of the above devices. The database 210 may be configured to be accessible from each of the above devices, and may be stored in a storage unit of one of the devices or in a storage unit of an external computer. Furthermore, some of the above devices may be realized by the user terminal device 3, the expert terminal device 4, or the right holder terminal device 5.

[0140] In the above embodiment, the intellectual property right that is the subject of a report of infringement is described as a trademark right, but as long as it is an intellectual property right, the subject of a report of infringement may be other intellectual property rights that require registration, such as patent rights and design rights, or other intellectual property rights that do not require registration, such as copyrights and product marks, and may be intellectual property rights defined not only by the laws of Japan but also by the laws of other countries around the world.

[0141] In the above embodiment, the information processing device 2 transmits the specific rights information D70 to the user terminal device 3, and the user U uses the specific rights information D70 as a clue to discover infringement of a trademark right. However, the user U may discover infringement by independently investigating rights information of validly existing intellectual property rights without relying on the specific rights information D70. In that case, for example, in step S100 (specific rights information transmission step) shown in FIG. 9, the user U may use a database of intellectual property rights provided by a private company or public institution to investigate rights information of validly existing intellectual property rights, instead of the specific rights information D70, and discover infringement based on the rights information. Then, the user U may generate infringement candidate information D71 that includes the rights information instead of the specific rights information D70.

[0142] In the above embodiment, the infringement possibility information D72 is generated by inputting the infringement candidate information D71 into the infringement possibility inference model 221 included in the information processing device 2, or is generated by a patent attorney or lawyer. However, the infringement possibility information D72 does not necessarily have to be generated. The infringement determination unit 206 included in the information processing device 2 may directly determine whether the infringement candidate information D71 corresponds to the high infringement possibility information D73. In this case, for example, rules for determining whether trademarks are similar or whether goods or services are similar may be stored in the database 210, and the infringement determination unit 206 may determine whether the infringement candidate information D71 corresponds to the high infringement possibility information D73 based on the rules. Furthermore, the infringement determination unit 206 may combine the infringement possibility information D72 generated by both the information processing device 2 and the patent attorney or lawyer and determine whether the infringement candidate information D71 corresponds to the high infringement possibility information D73 based on these. In this case, for example, in step S120 (infringement possibility information receiving step) shown in FIG. 9, the information processing device 2 not only receives the first infringement possibility information D72 from the expert, but also causes the infringement possibility information generating unit 206A included in the information processing device 2 to generate the second infringement possibility information D72. Then, the infringement determination unit 206 integrates the first infringement possibility information D72 and the second infringement possibility information D72 based on a predetermined rule, and sets the integrated information as the third infringement possibility information D72. The infringement determination unit 206 may determine whether the infringement candidate information D71 corresponds to the high infringement possibility information D73 based on the third infringement possibility information D72.

[0143] (Inference device, inference method and inference program) The present invention can be provided not only in the form of the information processing device 2 (information processing method or information processing program) according to the above embodiment, but also in the form of an inference device (inference method or inference program) used to infer product information etc. D710B and possible infringement information D72. In this case, the inference device (inference method or inference program) can include a memory and a processor, and the processor executes a series of processes. The series of processes includes an information acquisition process (information acquisition step) for acquiring image information D710A, and, once the image information D710A is acquired by the information acquisition process, inferring product information etc. D710B from the image information D710A (inference process). The series of processes also includes an information acquisition process (information acquisition step) for acquiring infringement candidate information D71, and, once the infringement candidate information D71 is acquired by the information acquisition process, inferring possible infringement information D72 according to the infringement candidate information D71.

[0144] By providing it in the form of an inference device, it can be more easily applied to various devices than when an information processing device is implemented. It is naturally understandable to those skilled in the art that when the inference device infers the product information D710B and the infringement possibility information D72, the inference method implemented by the information generation unit may be applied using a trained inference model generated by the machine learning device and machine learning method according to the above embodiment.

[0145] As described above, the information processing device 2 according to this embodiment includes a notification receiving unit that receives infringement candidate information indicating the possibility of infringement of an intellectual property right, an infringement determination unit that determines whether the infringement candidate information corresponds to high infringement possibility information indicating a high possibility of infringement, and a right holder notification unit that reports the high infringement possibility information to the right holder of the intellectual property right. This allows the right holder of the intellectual property right to efficiently and at low cost detect infringement of intellectual property rights and resolve infringement cases without having to spend time and effort on infringement investigations.

[0146] The information processing device further includes a request receiving unit that receives a request from a right holder who has received a report to resolve an infringement case related to the high infringement possibility information. This simplifies and speeds up the process by which an intellectual property right holder requests a specialist to resolve the case.

[0147] The information processing device further includes a specific rights information transmission unit that transmits rights information related to intellectual property rights to the outside, and the notification reception unit has a function of receiving infringement candidate information related to intellectual property rights. This makes it possible to generate infringement candidate information using rights information related to intellectual property rights as a clue. This makes it easy to generate infringement candidate information.

[0148] The information processing device also receives infringement candidate information that indicates the possibility of trademark infringement, thereby maintaining the business credibility of the trademark right holder and protecting the interests of consumers.

[0149] In addition, the suspected infringement information includes trademark information on the use of a trademark that is identical or similar to the registered trademark related to the trademark right, date and time information indicating the date and time when the trademark information was discovered, user information indicating the user of the trademark, and URL information of the website where the trademark information is displayed. This allows the information processing device to specifically accept the nature of the infringement.

[0150] The trademark information also includes image information of the goods or services using the trademark and product information related to the goods or services, which allows the information processing device to more specifically identify the nature of the infringement.

[0151] The information processing device further includes an infringement determination assistance unit that generates product information related to the products or services related to the image information by inputting image information of the products or services that use the trademark that is the trademark information into the learning model. This makes it easier to generate infringement candidate information.

[0152] The information processing device further includes an infringement possibility information generation unit that generates infringement possibility information as a result of inferring the infringement possibility of the infringement candidate information by inputting the infringement candidate information into the learning model, and the infringement determination unit determines whether the infringement candidate information corresponds to high infringement possibility information based on the infringement possibility information, thereby automating the determination of whether the infringement candidate information corresponds to high infringement possibility information.

[0153] The information processing device further includes an infringement possibility information receiving unit that receives infringement possibility information that is the result of a patent attorney or lawyer verifying the infringement possibility of the infringement candidate information, and the infringement determination unit determines whether the infringement candidate information corresponds to high infringement possibility information based on the infringement possibility information. This allows the determination of whether the infringement candidate information corresponds to high infringement possibility information to be made based on the specialized knowledge of the patent attorney or lawyer.

[0154] Furthermore, according to the infringement reporting system 1 of this embodiment, the infringement reporting system is comprised of a user terminal device operated by a user, an information processing device connected to the user via a network, and a rights holder terminal device operated by an intellectual property right holder. The information processing device includes a report receiving unit that receives infringement candidate information indicating a possible infringement of an intellectual property right, an infringement determination unit that determines whether the infringement candidate information corresponds to high-probability infringement information indicating a high probability of infringement, and a rights holder reporting unit that reports the high-probability infringement information to the intellectual property right holder. This allows intellectual property right holders to efficiently and inexpensively detect infringement of intellectual property rights and resolve infringement cases with the assistance of users, without having to expend time and effort on infringement investigations. Furthermore, users can deepen their understanding of the intellectual property system through infringement investigations. Furthermore, rights holders who receive reports can reaffirm the importance of the intellectual property system.

[0155] The infringement reporting system comprises a user terminal device operated by a user, an information processing device connected to the user via a network, and a rights holder terminal device operated by the intellectual property rights holder. The information processing device further comprises a remuneration payment unit that pays the user a predetermined portion of the costs associated with resolving an infringement case. This allows the user to enjoy financial benefits related to the infringement investigation. This is expected to increase the number of users using the infringement reporting system for this purpose, revitalizing the process from receiving reports from users to reporting to rights holders, and contributing to the elimination of intellectual property rights infringements that have previously been overlooked. Implementing this invention will increase interest in the intellectual property system, ultimately contributing to the development of Japan's industry, the healthy growth of the national economy, and the advancement of culture. [Explanation of symbols]

[0156] 1...Infringement reporting system, 2...information processing device, 3...user terminal device, 4...expert terminal device, 5...right holder terminal device, 20...control unit, 21...storage unit, 22...trained model storage unit, 23...communication unit, 24...input unit, 25...output unit, 200...transmission / reception control unit, 201...database management unit, 202...Specific Rights Information Transmission Department, 203...Report Reception Department, 204...Product inference model learning unit, 204A...learning data acquisition unit, 204B...machine learning unit, 205...Infringement possibility inference model learning unit, 205A...learning data acquisition unit, 205B...machine learning unit, 206A... Possible infringement information generation unit, 206B... Possible infringement information reception unit, 206C...Infringement Determination Assistance Division; 206...Infringement Determination Division; 207...Right holder notification department, 208...Request reception department, 209...Reward payment department, 210...database, 211...information processing program, 220...Product etc. inference model, 221...Infringement possibility inference model

Claims

1. a notification receiving unit that receives infringement candidate information indicating a possibility of infringement of intellectual property rights; an infringement determination unit that determines whether the infringement candidate information corresponds to high infringement possibility information indicating a high possibility of infringement; a right holder notification unit that notifies the infringement possibility information to the right holder of the intellectual property right; An information processing device comprising:

2. a request receiving unit that receives a request for resolution of the infringement case related to the infringement high probability information from the right holder who has received the notification; The information processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

3. a specific rights information transmission unit that transmits rights information relating to the intellectual property rights to an outside party; the notification receiving unit has a function of receiving information on potential infringements of the intellectual property right; The information processing device according to claim 1 .

4. The said intellectual property rights are: It is a trademark right, The information processing device according to claim 1 .

5. The suspected infringer information is The trademark information includes any one of the following: trademark information regarding the use of a trademark that is identical or similar to the registered trademark related to the trademark right; date and time information indicating the date and time when the trademark information was discovered; user information indicating the user of the trademark; and URL information of the website where the trademark information is displayed. The information processing device according to claim 4 .

6. The trademark information is Image information of the goods or services using the trademark and product information related to the goods or services, The information processing device according to claim 5 .

7. an infringement determination assistance unit that generates product information relating to the goods or services using the trademark, which is the trademark information, by inputting image information of the goods or services using the trademark into a learning model; The information processing device according to claim 5 , further comprising:

8. an infringement possibility information generation unit that generates infringement possibility information as a result of inferring the infringement possibility of the infringement candidate information by inputting the infringement candidate information into a learning model, The infringement determination unit determines whether the infringement candidate information corresponds to high infringement possibility information based on the infringement possibility information. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

9. and a possible infringement information receiving unit that receives possible infringement information that is a result of a patent attorney or lawyer verifying the possibility of infringement of the infringement candidate information, The infringement determination unit determines whether the infringement candidate information corresponds to high infringement possibility information based on the infringement possibility information. The information processing device according to claim 1 .

10. a user terminal device operated by a user; an information processing device connected to a user via a network; a right holder terminal device operated by an intellectual property right holder; An infringement reporting system comprising: The information processing device a notification receiving unit that receives infringement candidate information indicating a possibility of infringement of an intellectual property right generated by the user terminal device; an infringement determination unit that determines whether the infringement candidate information corresponds to high infringement possibility information indicating a high possibility of infringement; a right holder notification unit that notifies the right holder terminal device of the infringement high possibility information; Equipped with Infringement reporting system.

11. The information processing device includes: a request receiving unit that receives a request for resolution of an infringement case related to the infringement high probability information from the right holder terminal device; The infringement reporting system of claim 10 further comprising:

12. The information processing device includes: a remuneration payment unit that pays a predetermined portion of the costs related to the settlement of the infringement case to the user; The infringement reporting system of claim 11 further comprising:

13. The information processing device includes: a specific rights information transmission unit that transmits rights information relating to the intellectual property rights to an outside party; the notification receiving unit has a function of receiving information on potential infringements of the intellectual property right; 11. The infringement reporting system of claim 10.

14. The said intellectual property rights are: It is a trademark right, 11. The infringement reporting system of claim 10.

15. The suspected infringer information is The trademark information includes any one of the following: trademark information regarding the use of a trademark that is identical or similar to the registered trademark related to the trademark right; date and time information indicating the date and time when the trademark information was discovered; user information indicating the user of the trademark; and URL information of the website where the trademark information is displayed.

15. The infringement reporting system of claim 14.

16. The trademark information is Image information of the goods or services using the trademark and product information related to the goods or services, 16. The infringement reporting system of claim 15.

17. The information processing device includes: an infringement determination assistance unit that generates product information relating to the goods or services using the trademark, which is the trademark information, by inputting image information of the goods or services using the trademark into a learning model; 16. The infringement reporting system of claim 15, further comprising:

18. The information processing device includes: an infringement possibility information generation unit that generates infringement possibility information for the infringement candidate information by inputting the infringement candidate information into a learning model; The infringement determination unit determines whether the infringement candidate information corresponds to high infringement possibility information based on the infringement possibility information.

11. The infringement reporting system of claim 10.

19. The information processing device includes: and a possible infringement information receiving unit that receives possible infringement information that is a result of a patent attorney or lawyer verifying the possibility of infringement of the infringement candidate information, The infringement determination unit determines whether the infringement candidate information corresponds to high infringement possibility information based on the infringement possibility information.

11. The infringement reporting system of claim 10.

20. An inference device comprising a memory and a processor, The processor: An information acquisition process for acquiring image information of goods or services using a trademark that is identical or similar to a registered trademark related to a trademark right; When the image information is acquired by the information acquisition process, an inference process is executed to infer product information related to the product or service associated with the image information. Reasoning device.

21. An inference device comprising a memory and a processor, The processor: an information acquisition process for acquiring infringement candidate information indicating the possibility of infringement of intellectual property rights; When the infringement candidate information is acquired by the information acquisition process, an inference process is executed to infer infringement possibility information of the infringement candidate information. Reasoning device.

22. a learning data acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of sets of learning data each composed of input data and output data; a machine learning unit that uses the plurality of sets of learning data acquired by the learning data acquisition unit to cause an inference model to learn a correlation between the input data and the output data; a learned model storage unit that stores the inference model in which the correlation has been learned by the machine learning unit, The input data is Image information of goods or services using a trademark that is identical or similar to a registered trademark related to a trademark right, The output data is The image information is product information relating to the product or service. Machine learning device.

23. a learning data acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of sets of learning data each composed of input data and output data; a machine learning unit that uses the plurality of sets of learning data acquired by the learning data acquisition unit to cause an inference model to learn a correlation between the input data and the output data; a learned model storage unit that stores the inference model in which the correlation has been learned by the machine learning unit, The input data is Infringement candidate information indicating the possibility of infringement of intellectual property rights, The output data is The infringing candidate information is potentially infringing information; Machine learning device.

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