METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING LICENSES
Information relating to intellectual property, across one or more intellectual property applications having various types of intellectual property data, can be provided and/or accessed in an integrated manner. Commonality(ies) are determined between disparate intellectual property applications, that may be applied by the intellectual property applications in accessing the intellectual property information. Responsive to a user request, which may include a specified commonality, stored information regarding the disparate data corresponding to the disparate intellectual property applications is retrieved. The commonality is utilized in bridging the gap to the intellectual property data for the disparate intellectual property applications. The bridging is provided by use of a commonality and by an IP engine.
1 .- 20 . (canceled)
21 . A method for managing licenses, comprising:
providing, in a computer processor device, a first data base which is configured to store customized license agreements;
providing, in the computer processor device, a second data base which is configured to store predetermined sections of licenses, the predetermined sections include form license paragraphs, licensing rates, and customizable basic license agreements; and
preparing, in the computer processor device, one of the customized license agreements utilizing the second data base to provide a predetermined section which is incorporated into the one of the customized license agreements.
22 . The method of claim 21 , further comprising
providing, from the computer processor device, a visual display of the predetermined section of the one of the customized license agreements together with indications of the other ones of the customized license agreements in the second database which include the same predetermined section, wherein the customized license agreements in the first database which are not displayed to not include the same predetermined section from the second data base.
23 . The method of claim 21 , further comprising
recording, in the computer processor device, electronic annotations of sections in the license agreements.
24 . The method of claim 23 , further comprising
searching, by the computer processor device in the first data base, the electronic annotations of the license agreements, to retrieve one or more licenses as a search result.
25 . The method of claim 23 , further comprising
grouping, in the computer processor device, intellectual property assets that are to be linked to one of the license agreements, wherein
the searching, in the searchable license data store, of the annotations of the license agreements further returns, with the search results, identifications of the intellectual property assets that are linked to the one or more licenses that are returned as a search result.
26 . The method of claim 23 , further comprising
grouping, in the computer processor device, product/services that are to be linked to one of the license agreements, wherein
the searching, in the searchable license data store, of the annotations of the license agreements further returns, with the search results, identifications of the products/services that are linked to the one or more licenses that are returned as a search result.
27 . The method of claim 23 , further comprising
checking consistency of use of a term within different sections of the one of the license agreements.
28 . A system, implemented on at least one computer, for managing licenses, comprising:
a first data base which is configured to store customized license agreements;
a second data base which is configured to store predetermined sections of licenses, the predetermined sections include form license paragraphs, licensing rates, and customizable basic license agreements; and
a processor cooperatively operable with the first and second data bases, the processor being configured to
prepare one of the customized license agreements utilizing the second data base to provide a predetermined section which is incorporated into the one of the customized license agreements.
29 . The system of claim 28 , further comprising providing a visual display of the predetermined section of the one of the customized license agreements together with indications of the other ones of the customized license agreements in the second database which include the same predetermined section, wherein the customized license agreements in the first database which are not displayed to not include the same predetermined section from the second data base.
30 . The system of claim 28 , further comprising recording, in a computer processor device, electronic annotations of sections in the license agreements.
31 . The system of claim 30 , further comprising
searching, by the computer processor device in the first data base, the electronic annotations of the license agreements, to retrieve one or more licenses as a search result.
32 . The system of claim 30 , further comprising
grouping, in the computer processor device, intellectual property assets that are to be linked to one of the license agreements, wherein
the searching, in the searchable license data store, of the annotations of the license agreements further returns, with the search results, identifications of the intellectual property assets that are linked to the one or more licenses that are returned as a search result.
33 . The system of claim 28 , further comprising
grouping, in the computer processor device, product/services that are to be linked to one of the license agreements, wherein
the searching, in the searchable license data store, of the annotations of the license agreements further returns, with the search results, identifications of the products/services that are linked to the one or more licenses that are returned as a search result.
34 . The system of claim 28 , wherein the processor is further configured to
check consistency of use of a term within different sections of the one of the license agreements.
35 . A computer program stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium with a method for managing licenses, the program comprising computer-executable steps for:
providing a first data base which is configured to store customized license agreements;
providing a second data base which is configured to store predetermined sections of licenses, the predetermined sections include form license paragraphs, licensing rates, and customizable basic license agreements; and
preparing one of the customized license agreements utilizing the second data base to provide a predetermined section which is incorporated into the one of the customized license agreements.
36 . The computer program of claim 35 , further comprising
providing, from the computer processor device, a visual display of the predetermined section of the one of the customized license agreements together with indications of the other ones of the customized license agreements in the second database which include the same predetermined section, wherein the customized license agreements in the first database which are not displayed to not include the same predetermined section from the second data base.
37 . The computer program of claim 35 , further comprising
recording, in the computer processor device, electronic annotations of sections in the license agreements.
38 . The computer program of claim 37 , further comprising
searching, by the computer processor device in the first data base, the electronic annotations of the license agreements, to retrieve one or more licenses as a search result.
39 . The computer program of claim 37 , further comprising
grouping, in the computer processor device, intellectual property assets that are to be linked to one of the license agreements, wherein
the searching, in the searchable license data store, of the annotations of the license agreements further returns, with the search results, identifications of the intellectual property assets that are linked to the one or more licenses that are returned as a search result.
40 . The computer program of claim 37 , further comprising
grouping, in the computer processor device, product/services that are to be linked to one of the license agreements, wherein
the searching, in the searchable license data store, of the annotations of the license agreements further returns, with the search results, identifications of the products/services that are linked to the one or more licenses that are returned as a search result.
41 . The computer program of claim 35 , further comprising
checking consistency of use of a term within different sections of the one of the license agreements.