Title:
PATENT-RELATED TOOLS AND METHODOLOGY FOR USE IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2000060495
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
The present invention is related to patent-related tools, and methodologies involving those tools, for assisting in all stages of research and development (R & D) projects. IPAM server may be used in conjunction with the tools and methodology to aid in R & D projects. The IPAM server can also be used as a support tool for independent inventors. These tools or methods include, but are not limited to, a topographic map, a top company table, a top inventor table, an inventors by company table, a features grouping, a technology classification, a Standard Industrial Codes (SIC) classification, a patent count per year chart, a patent count per year chart, an application count per year chart, a technology by company map, a patent citation tree, a nested patent citation tree, a product/patent/revenue table, a patent/months to issue chart, and a document/annotation chart.
Inventors:
GERMERAAD PAUL B
HOHMANN LUKE
RAPPAPORT IRVING S
RIVETTE KEVIN G
HOHMANN LUKE
RAPPAPORT IRVING S
RIVETTE KEVIN G
Application Number:
PCT/US2000/009382
Publication Date:
April 19, 2001
Filing Date:
April 10, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
AURIGIN SYSTEMS INC (US)
International Classes:
G06F17/30; G06Q10/10; (IPC1-7): G06F17/60; G06F17/30
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