129 results about "Intellectual property management" patented technology

A system and methods for managing intellectual property using a blockchain are provided which may include one or more elements which forms a comprehensive foundation for an eco-system for innovation and intellectual property management. The elements may include: an intellectual property distributed ledger, an intellectual property digital policy server, non-binary trust models, automatic ontology induction, modifications to the blockchain “mining” and “proof of work” system, appstore for related applications, partial transparency transactionalized search engine, persistent and encapsulated software trust objects, licensing royalty smart contract with auditable payment tracking, micro-equity incentives, automated fraud detection intellectual property management dashboards, innovation workflow broker, innovation optimization tools, disruption mapping, and intelligent just-in-time learning. The system combines and integrates these functions to enable personal, intra-enterprise, inter-enterprise and extra-enterprise recordation, collaboration, searchability and its benefits, licensing and tracking of information regarding intellectual property over a networked distributed computing system.

The present invention relates to methods and systems for intellectual property management. In an embodiment, a system includes an intellectual property asset inventory system to manage an inventory of intellectual property assets. A product inventory system manages an inventory of products, where the inventory of products correspond to a plurality of products and one or more of the products of the plurality of products are associated with one or more of the intellectual property assets of the plurality of intellectual property assets. A marketing management system manages a plurality of marketing projects, where one or more of the marketing projects of the plurality of marketing projects are associated with at least one of (i) one or more products of the plurality of products, and (ii) one or more intellectual property assets of the plurality of intellectual property assets.

An intellectual property right is listed at an appropriate price by monitoring an initial price set by a broker, and circulation of the intellectual property right is promoted. A Web site references a database including a right situation of a right to be sold and evaluation data used to evaluate the right, determines the value evaluation price of the right to be sold, acquires a listing initial price to be input according to the value evaluation price determined here, and invalidates the initial price if the initial value exceeds a predetermined upper limit price. Here, the predetermined upper limit price is calculated by α×(1+γ) wherein α is a value evaluation price to be calculated and γ is a coefficient in a range of 0<γ<1.

A contents forming method for multi-media encoding method provided with an IPMP system, characterized by generating IPMP information containing identification information (404) for identifying the IPMP system type and version information (405) for identifying the intellectual property rights management and protection system version, and burying the IPMP information into contents.

A method for appropriately defining standards for implementing an MPEG-n intellectual property management and protection (IPMP) system introduces IPMP Tool Information located at the beginning of the content stream, and an IPMP Tool management function as a pre-processing module located at the start of the content decoder, and retrieves IPMP Tools based on the IPMP Tool Information. To improve security and enable interoperability between terminals in different IPMP systems, a two-layer security structure and user authentication output format are further defined. Implementation on terminals of different complexity is enabled by further defining different profiles for IPMP Tool retrieval.

The invention is related to Digital Rights Management (DRM) or Intellectual Property Management and Protection (IPMP) for a generic digital content. The concept of IPMP Control Graph and REL-IPMP Control Graph is introduced to carry protection signalling and rights expression data. Both content packaging and terminal processing relating to the above control graph are clearly defined and elaborated.

The present invention relates to methods and systems for intellectual property management. In an embodiment, a system includes an intellectual property asset inventory system to manage an inventory of intellectual property assets. A product inventory system manages an inventory of products, where the inventory of products correspond to a plurality of products and one or more of the products of the plurality of products are associated with one or more of the intellectual property assets of the plurality of intellectual property assets. A marketing management system manages a plurality of marketing projects, where one or more of the marketing projects of the plurality of marketing projects are associated with at least one of (i) one or more products of the plurality of products, and (ii) one or more intellectual property assets of the plurality of intellectual property assets.

The present invention provides a system for managing and maintaining information related to unique and limited edition products, including graphics and “cartoon” characters used on those products as well as the issuing and tracking of certificates of authenticity for those products. The system also maintains legal rights information such as information about the trademarks and copyrights sought and / or registered for those graphics and characters. For example, the legal rights information related to trademark protection includes the usage information of the graphics and characters on products that is necessary for trademark applications, as well as web hyperlink information for creating, accessing and tracking trademark applications and registrations on such websites such as those maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

An apparatus of a flexible and common MPEG-2 IPMP system (Intellectual Property Management and Protection) is invented to provide flexibility and interoperability by introducing a IPMP Control Information which includes IPMP Tool List and an optional Tool Container. The IPMP Control Information is put in PSI in MPEG-2 transport stream, and a special PES packet in MPEG-2 program stream. IPMP Stream is defined to carry IPMP information that is to be sent to each individual IPMP tool instance. The concept of Tool Manager, Message Router from MPEG-4 IPMP extension is mapped into MPEG-2 terminal to form MPEG-2 IPMP framework together with introduced IPMP Control Information and IPMP Stream. As a result of this invention, the same protected MPEG-2 content is able to play back by different types of MPEG-2 IPMP terminals, and the same MPEG-2 content can be protected by using different vendors' IPMP system.

An intellectual property management facility for proactively creating, developing and managing an intellectual property portfolio includes: determining available resource capacity for an intellectual property activity in a tracking system; assigning technical attributes to the activity in the tracking system; apportioning resource capacity for the activity by technical attribute based on the value assigned to each of the technical attributes and based on available resource capacity; obtaining actual resource usage by technical attribute from the tracking system; and managing resource allocation for the intellectual property activity by determining the difference between the actual resource usage and the resource allocation by technical attribute.

A method, system, and computer program product for collaborative and integrated intellectual property management are provided. The method includes defining a sequence of phases for an intellectual property management model. The phases are defined by task-based components in conjunction with a workflow component and a messaging component. The task-based components specify a sequence of tasks implemented for achieving a desired outcome for a respective phase and also specify at least one of a resource and a role assigned to implement one or more of the sequence of tasks. A portion of the task-based components interact and share information with others of the task-based components via the workflow component and messaging component, thereby integrating operations between respective task-based components and phases. The method also includes applying the intellectual property management model to a set of inputs associated with data corresponding to a request to protect a proposed idea or concept.

The invention expounds a full progress monitoring management system and method based on scientific research projects. The functions of multiple systems including a scientific and technological projectmanagement system, a scientific research fund management system, a scientific research result data management system, an equipment asset management system and a contract management system are integrated. Resource and information sharing in such links as project approval, process inspection, fund use, project acceptance, achievement evaluation and intellectual property management is realized. Through the system, the resources and information in all links of project construction can be easily shared, the problems of duplicate project approval and low-level duplicate research can be better solved, and the ineffective work of scientific researchers can be minimized. The system is a unified application platform integrating data aggregation, data query, data display, data statistics and data analysis.

The invention discloses an intellectual property operation management service platform, and belongs to the technical field of intellectual property service. The intellectual property operation management service platform comprises a training module, a database module, a talent bank module, an assessment module, an achievement transformation module and an incubator module, wherein the training module is connected with the talent bank module, student information is input into the talent bank module, the database module is connected with the talent bank module, information of patentees and inventors are input into the talent bank module, the database module is connected with the assessment module, the assessment module assesses patents in the database module, the assessment module is also connected with the achievement transformation module, the database module is also connected with the incubator module, and the incubator module selectively incubates the patents in the database module. The intellectual property operation management service platform has the advantages that a set of complete intellectual property management operation system is provided, the important significance is realized on the comprehensive management of the intellectual property service, and the platform is convenient, is easy to use and is suitable for being applied to intellectual property service mechanisms, enterprises and individuals.

The invention relates to a technology innovation management information system for a group enterprise, and the architecture of the system comprises a presentation layer, an application layer, a data layer, and a storage layer. The application layer comprises an innovation and creativity collection unit, a planning management unit, a project declaration unit, a plan and budget unit, a process management unit, a funds management unit, a contract management unit, a conclusion acceptance unit, a result management unit, an intellectual property management unit, a performance evaluation unit, an incentive management unit, a project evaluation unit, an innovation think tank unit, an innovation platform unit, a statistical evaluation unit, an integrated platform unit, a technical forum unit, a WeChat platform unit, a portal unit, and a background management unit. All the above units carry out the interaction with the outside through the presentation layer, and the data generated by all units are classified through the data layer, and then is stored through the storage layer in order. The system can achieve the omnibearing informatization management of the innovation technology of an enterprise.

The disclosure relates to a digital asset storage, search and retrieval system. Each digital asset may comprise one or more versions and properties. The system may access stored digital assets using hierarchical classifications under a taxonomy based on the properties. The digital assets may be assigned conditions governing usage of the assets. Via relationship networks, the digital assets may “inherit” the conditions from other digital assets.

The invention discloses an Internet based fourth-party intellectual property transaction service platform system and method. The system comprises an intellectual property transaction cloud platform, a transaction service unit of a service mechanism, a fund authentication unit and a network dynamic bidding unit; the intellectual property transaction cloud platform realized virtualized data computing and storage via cloud computing; the service mechanism inputs intellectual property a transaction request, a fund authentication request or a bidding instruction of a transferor / transferee, and the transaction service unit of the service mechanism sends the fund authentication request to the fund authentication unit and the bidding instruction to the network dynamic bidding unit; and the fund authentication unit is connected with an authority server of an intellectual property management department, receives the fund authentication request of the transferor / transferee from the transaction service unit of the service mechanism, forms an authentication result, and sends the authentication result to the transaction service unit of the service mechanism. According to the transaction platform system, an agent mechanism serves as the third party, a patent management department serves as the fourth party, and a transparent and trustable transaction environment is established via the fund authentication unit.

Content distribution / protecing method and apparatus. A method for appropriately defining standards for implementing an MPEG-n intellectual property management and protection (IPMP) system introduces IPMP Tool Information located at the beginning of the content stream, and an IPMP Tool management function as a pre-processing module located at the start of the content decoder, and retrieves IPMP Tools based on the IPMP Tool Information. To improve security and enable interoperability between terminals in different IPMP systems, a two-layer security structure and user authentication output format are further defined. Implementation on terminals of different complexity is enabled by further defining different profiles for IPMP Tool retrieval.

The invention relates to a network service system based on a cloud computing architecture, which is characterized in that the network service system comprises a client terminal and a network service platform in a cloud model, wherein the network service platform in the cloud model comprises a subsystem of the system, a business processing subsystem, a data subsystem and a central control subsystem. The network service system of the invention can greatly save the network operating costs, is convenient for network system management, improves the network quality, and simultaneously brings great convenience for realizing intellectual property management, mobile management, networking industry supervision and public security monitoring.

According to various example embodiments of the inventive subject matter there is disclosed method and apparatus for receiving a message from an electronic mail handling system wherein a message is received in an intellectual property management system, and automatically associating the message with a legal matter represented in the intellectual property management system. Further there is displayed a user selectable item with the message when it is displayed to a user, wherein selection of the item brings a user to a data entry screen that accepts a time entry, and further also where the time entry is automatically associated with the legal matter in which the message is associated. In addition, the system and method provides for organizing intellectual property data according to activities related to intellectual property, wherein each activity is represented by an activity data structure containing at least some data pertinent to the activity, and wherein the activity data structure associates legal billing data associated with the activity. The system and method also provides for adding a legal services billing entry to an activity data structure using a user selectable item displayed while data associated with the activity data structure is displayed to a user.

The embodiments herein relate to intellectual property management and, more particularly, to a tool for searching and evaluating relative commercial potential of an invention. A user may select any of the services such as search, draft, innovation evaluation, commercial potential evaluation and so on. A search tool automatically generates a key string based on user inputs, searches in associated databases, organizes search results and delivers to the user. The keywords are improved or modified automatically by the search tool so as to improve subsequent search results. The keywords are improved by considering parameters such as field of search, search history of the user and so on. Further, new keywords are added to a dictionary so as to improve search strings each time. Drafting tools may be used to draft patent applications in specific format. Further, a research commercialization evaluator is used to analyze commercial potential of an invention.

Image data, such as image data coded in MPEG4 format, is verified by a client receiving an information data stream that is generated by multiplexing a plurality of coded object data and associated intellectual property management data, from a contents distribution server, wherein the intellectual property management data includes source information representing a copyright holder of the object data. Verification request data is transmitted, based on the source information included in the received intellectual property management data, to the copyright holder, via a different communication channel from that used for receiving the information data stream. The client receives, from the copyright holder, verification result data relating to the object data and then, a decoding process of the object data is controlled based on the verification result data.

It is made possible to share information on intellectual properties between enterprises and between an enterprise and an office, and system development efficiency and maintenance efficiency are improved. An intellectual property managing system includes: a database 50 in which common information on intellectual properties and individual information are stored, the common information being exchanged among applicant enterprises B, C, an office A, and a procedure-object organization, and the individual information being managed individually by the office A, the enterprises B, C, and the procedure-object organization; a common engine 10 which executes relevant job processing in response to a job execution demand issued from an office-oriented WBL 13a, by reading relevant information from the database 50 and notifies a result of the processing to the demander while reflecting the information changed as a result of the processing, in the common information and the individual information in the database, according to correspondence information in a data synchronization master 57.

To provide an assisting method for creating an intellectual value together with information requesters. Second intellectual property management systems SLs1 to SLs3 provided in second-class licensees given sub-licenses for system use from a first-class licensee make requests for intellectual property information to a first intellectual property management system MLs provided in the first-class licensee in response to requests from user systems US1 to US3 having demands for creating intellectual properties. The first intellectual property management system MLs publishes a search result of intellectual property information, which is obtained in response to a request from a user system US4, on a browser screen customized for the first intellectual property management system MLs itself, and allows the user system US4 to browse the search result. Moreover, the first intellectual property management system MLs publishes search results of the intellectual property information requested of the second intellectual property management systems on browser screens customized for the second intellectual property management systems, and distributes the search results. The second intellectual property management systems SLs1 to SLs3 allow the user systems US1 to US4 to browse the browser screens.

The invention provides an intellectual property service management system, including a user client, a user management module, a database module, and an intellectual property information management module. The user client includes a registration module and a login module for providing users with access to intellectual property rights. The service platform of the management system, the user management module includes a user information management module, a user patent management module, the database includes a user unit, a user patent unit, and the intellectual property information management module includes an input module, a modification module, and a cost management module ; The present invention binds the user and the patent, and the user logs into the intellectual property information management module, manages his own patent information, and verifies the user name, which ensures the uniqueness of the user name and reduces the risk of information confusion; the present invention With small investment and strong scalability, it integrates the huge data information of intellectual property service agencies to form a systematic platform structure.

The embodiment of the invention provides an intellectual property management system based on a block chain. The intellectual property management system comprises a credible uplink unit, an accurate right confirmation unit, a fair transaction unit and an infringement evidence storage unit, the trusted uplink unit is used for constraining the intellectual property data uploaded by the user, and storing the real intellectual property data in a block chain through an oracle machine; the accurate right confirmation unit is used for extracting feature vectors of the intellectual property data and matching the feature vectors, determining whether an infringement problem exists or not, and storing a right confirmation judgment result in the block chain; the fair transaction unit is used for providing a transaction window, managing a transaction mode, recording a transaction record and storing the transaction record in a block chain; and the infringement evidence storage unit is used for recording the operation of the user on the intellectual property data and storing the operation in the block chain. The intellectual property creator rights and interests are maintained to the maximum extent, and unified management of the whole life cycle of the intellectual property which comprises quick right confirmation, transparent transaction, supervision and infringement evidence storage is achieved.

The invention provides an intellectual property management system for an enterprise. The system comprises an intellectual property management server, a data storage server, a procurement management system server, a research and development management system server, a production management system server, a sales management system server, and an enterprise user terminal. The procurement management system server stores a procurement management system, and the research and development management system server stores a research and development management system. The production management system server stores a production management system, and the sales management system server stores a sales management system. Each management system comprises an intellectual property management unit. Through the arrangement of the intellectual property management units, the system provided by the invention enables the intellectual property management to be integrated into an original management system of the enterprise, solves a problem that the management of intellectual property of each link of the enterprise is scattered or lost, optimizes an intellectual property management flow, and has advantages of convenient and centralized management.

The invention discloses an intellectual property management system. The system comprises a front-end business platform, a server and a background management platform, wherein the front-end business platform receives data information input by a user and transmits the data information to the server, the background management platform acquires the data information input by the user from the server and performs statistical management, and new data information feedback is performed to allow the front-end business platform to perform data updating; the front-end business platform comprises a user registration module, an information sharing and updating module, a case management module and four business functional modules which are connected with the server, the four business functional modules include a patent right protection module, a trademark right protection module, a copyright protection module and an e-commerce right protection module, the four business functional modules share one user registration module, and the user registration module comprises name registration information and mobile phone registration information; the information sharing and updating module is used for synchronously sharing the data information of the four business functional modules from the server into the case management module and transmitting the data updated by the background management platform from the server to the case management module. The intellectual property management system has the advantages that enterprises or individual users can contact with intellectual property agencies, communication cost is lowered, the service quality of the intellectual property agencies can be increased favorably, and the intellectual property management system is simple to operate, fast and efficient.