JP4427288B2 - Trademark management system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a trademark management system using a communication line such as the Internet.

  Intergovernmental procedures for trademark applications, registered trademarks, unregistered trademarks after application (herein referred to as application-related trademarks), and retention of information on application-related trademarks were performed as follows. In other words, a customer who wishes to apply for a trademark must prepare an application document describing the bibliographic items such as the trademark and the designated product that he / she wishes to register, either by himself or by requesting an agent such as a patent attorney. We were processing. In addition, a customer who wishes to proceed with the office of an application-related trademark, prepares the procedural documents corresponding to the office procedure by himself or by requesting an agent such as a patent attorney, and then processes the office against the JPO. Had gone. The customer who has completed the application process and the office procedure process holds information on the application-related trademark by inputting various information into the database with reference to a receipt sent from the JPO.

  As conventional techniques for trademark application and trademark management, there are techniques described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 below. According to the trademark application support system described in Patent Document 1, the content of a trademark document for each item such as a trademark, a designated product, or a designated service input from a user terminal via an Internet line is transmitted to the agent terminal. Therefore, the agent is requested to prepare a trademark application document (the document 1, paragraph numbers 0049, 0050, etc.). In addition, it is described that necessary data is extracted by searching various databases using tag information and transmitted to a user terminal (the literature 1, paragraph numbers 0014 to 0025, etc.).

On the other hand, according to the trademark registration application support method described in Patent Document 2, the trademark registration application supporter receives written information such as name, trademark, and designated product transmitted from the computer of the trademark registration applicant. A trademark registration application is to be filed based on the contents of the written items (the same document 2, paragraph number 0006, etc.).
JP 2002-259534 A JP 2002-351892 A

  However, although the techniques described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 have a certain amount of labor-reducing effect for customers who wish to apply for a trademark, they support information retention related to application-related trademarks after application and various procedures against offices. To do so, each customer had to have a management system. In particular, customers who do not have a trademark department or intellectual property department are forced to bear a heavy burden because they have to build a new management system separately. It was also a factor that hindered development.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a trademark management system capable of comprehensively managing application processing, opposition procedure processing, and information retention requested by a customer for an application-related trademark. For the purpose.

  A first trademark management system according to the present invention includes a plurality of customer terminals respectively used by a plurality of customers, and a trademark management system that can be connected to a patent office terminal used when a patent office receives a trademark application by a communication line. A customer trademark information storage means for storing, as customer trademark information, information relating to an application-related trademark including at least one of a registered trademark of the plurality of customers and an unregistered trademark after the application, and the plurality of the plurality of customers. Based on the trademark application request transmitted by the customer terminal used by one of the customers, an application document form creating means for creating a trademark application document form corresponding to the one customer and responding to the trademark application document form An agency processing means for processing a trademark application to the JPO terminal based on an input by a customer terminal used by the one customer; Customer trademark information storage means for storing information relating to the trademark subject to application to be processed in the customer trademark information of the one customer stored in the customer trademark information storage means, and a customer terminal used by the one customer Providing the customer trademark information of the one customer stored in the customer trademark information storage means to the customer terminal used by the one customer based on the browsing request for the customer trademark information transmitted by Means.

  In the first trademark management system, the trademark application request transmitted from the customer terminal used by the one customer is a simple trademark application request that does not require the advice of the trademark officer, or the trademark officer A request type classification means for classifying whether the request is a non-simplified trademark application request that requires the advice of a person, and the application document form creating means is categorized as that the trademark application request is the simplified trademark application request. In this case, it is also preferable to create a trademark application document form corresponding to the one customer.

  The first trademark management system further includes reference information detecting means for detecting reference information usable at the time of preparing the application document from the customer trademark information of the one customer stored in the customer trademark information storing means. The application document form creating means preferably creates a trademark application document form corresponding to the one customer using the reference information.

  In the first trademark management system including reference information detection means, it is also preferable that the reference information detection means detects information related to at least one of designated goods and designated services as the reference information.

  In the first trademark management system including reference information detection means, the reference information detection means includes the application-related trademark included in the customer trademark information of the one customer stored in the customer trademark information storage means. A search process based on various numbers attached to the application, a search process based on various dates attached to the application-related trademark, a search process based on the number of trademarks with the same information included in items indicating various attributes of the application-related trademark, and It is also preferable to detect the reference information by using at least one of the search processes based on the number of trademarks having the same word or mark included in the trademark itself among the application-related trademarks.

  In the second trademark management system according to the present invention, when a plurality of customer terminals respectively used by a plurality of customers and the JPO accepts procedures for at least one of a registered trademark and an unregistered trademark after filing, A trademark management system that can be connected to a JPO terminal used for communication by a communication line, and information relating to an application-related trademark including at least one of a registered trademark and an unregistered trademark of the plurality of customers is used as customer trademark information Corresponding to the one customer based on the customer trademark information storage means for each customer and the application procedure request for the application related trademark transmitted by the customer terminal used by one customer among the plurality of customers A means for creating an office procedure document form for creating an office procedure document form and the one customer who responds to the office procedure document form Based on the input from the customer terminal, the agency processing means for performing the agency procedure processing for the JPO terminal and the information on the trademark subject to the procedure for the agency procedure processing are stored in the customer trademark information storage means. The customer trademark information storage means for storing the customer trademark information of the one customer and the customer trademark information storage means based on the browsing request for the customer trademark information transmitted by the customer terminal used by the one customer. It is characterized by comprising customer trademark information providing means for providing the stored customer trademark information of the one customer to a customer terminal used by the one customer.

  Further, in the second trademark management system, whether the agency procedure request transmitted by the customer terminal used by the one customer is a simple agency procedure request that does not require the advice of a trademark officer, It further comprises a request type classifying means for classifying whether the request is a non-simplified agency procedure request that requires the advice of a trademark officer, and the agency procedure document form means includes the agency procedure request as a simple agency It is also preferable to prepare an office procedure document form corresponding to the one customer when it is classified as a procedure request.

  Further, in the second trademark management system, reference information detection means for detecting reference information that can be used at the time of preparation of the agency procedure document from the customer trademark information of the one customer stored in the customer trademark information storage means. Further, it is preferable that the agency procedure document form creating means creates an agency procedure document form corresponding to the one customer using the reference information.

  In the second trademark management system including reference information detection means, it is also preferable that the reference information detection means detects information related to the procedure target trademark as reference information.

  In the second trademark management system including reference information detection means, the reference information detection means includes the application-related trademark included in the customer trademark information of the one customer stored in the customer trademark information storage means. A search process based on various numbers attached to the application, a search process based on various dates attached to the application-related trademark, a search process based on the number of trademarks with the same information included in items indicating various attributes of the application-related trademark, and It is also preferable to detect the reference information by using at least one of the search processes based on the number of trademarks having the same word or mark included in the trademark itself among the application-related trademarks.

  The third trademark management system according to the present invention communicates with a plurality of customer terminals respectively used by a plurality of customers, and with a patent office terminal used when the JPO receives various types of office procedures relating to a trademark including a trademark application. A trademark management system that can be connected via a line, and stores information relating to a trademark related to an application including at least one of a registered trademark of the plurality of customers and an unregistered trademark after application as customer trademark information for each customer. An information storage means; an application document form creation means for creating a trademark application document form corresponding to the one customer based on a trademark application request transmitted by a customer terminal used by one customer among the plurality of customers; Based on an application procedure request for an application-related trademark transmitted by a customer terminal used by the one customer, a pair corresponding to the one customer On the basis of the input from the customer terminal used by the one customer who responds to the trademark application document form and the office procedure document form, respectively To the office processing means for carrying out trademark application processing and office procedure processing, information regarding the trademark subject to application for which the trademark application processing is performed and the trademark subject to procedure for which the office processing is performed, the customer trademark information storing means Customer trademark information storage means for storing in the customer trademark information of the one customer stored in the customer, and the customer trademark information based on the browsing request for the customer trademark information transmitted by the customer terminal used by the one customer Customer trademark information providing means for providing the customer trademark information of the one customer stored in the storage means to a customer terminal used by the one customer. It is characterized in.

  In the third trademark management system, the trademark application request transmitted from the customer terminal used by the one customer is a simplified trademark application request that does not require the advice of the trademark manager, or the trademark manager A request type classification means for classifying whether the request is a non-simplified trademark application request that requires the advice of a person, and the application document form creating means is categorized as that the trademark application request is the simplified trademark application request. In this case, it is also preferable to create a trademark application document form corresponding to the one customer.

  Also, in the third trademark management system, whether the agency procedure request transmitted by the customer terminal used by the one customer is a simple agency procedure request that does not require the advice of a trademark officer, It further comprises a request type classifying means for classifying whether the request is a non-simplified agency procedure request that requires the advice of a trademark officer, and the agency procedure document form means includes the agency procedure request as a simple agency It is also preferable to prepare an office procedure document form corresponding to the one customer when it is classified as a procedure request.

  Further, in the third trademark management system, reference information that can be used at the time of preparing an application document and at the time of preparing an office procedure document is detected from the customer trademark information of the one customer stored in the customer trademark information storage means. Reference information detecting means is further provided, and the application document form preparing means and the office procedure document form means use the reference information to obtain a trademark application document form and an office procedure document form respectively corresponding to the one customer. It is also preferable to create it.

  In the third trademark management system including reference information detection means, it is preferable that the reference information detection means detects information related to at least one of designated goods and designated services as the reference information.

  In the third trademark management system including reference information detection means, it is also preferable that the reference information detection means detects information related to the procedure target trademark as reference information.

  In the third trademark management system including reference information detection means, the reference information detection means includes the application-related trademark included in the customer trademark information of the one customer stored in the customer trademark information storage means. A search process based on various numbers attached to the application, a search process based on various dates attached to the application-related trademark, a search process based on the number of trademarks with the same information included in items indicating various attributes of the application-related trademark, and It is also preferable to detect the reference information by using at least one of the search processes based on the number of trademarks having the same word or mark included in the trademark itself among the application-related trademarks.

According to the first trademark management system of the present invention, a trademark application document form corresponding to the customer is created based on the trademark application request transmitted by the customer terminal, and the customer terminal responding to the trademark application document form Based on the input, trademark application processing is performed at the JPO terminal, information relating to the trademark subject to application is accumulated in the customer's customer trademark information, and the customer's customer trademark is transmitted based on the customer trademark information browse request sent by the customer terminal Provide information to customer terminals. Therefore, it is possible to comprehensively manage the application processing and information retention requested for the application-related trademark by the customer, and it is possible to remove the burden that each customer must have a management system.

  In the first trademark management system, the trademark application request transmitted from the customer terminal is classified as a simple trademark application request that does not require the advice of a trademark officer, and is a simple trademark application request. If the trademark application document form corresponding to the customer is to be created, the application processing by this system and the application processing by the document preparation of the trademark practitioner as usual according to the type of trademark application request This is convenient for customers and trademark practitioners.

  Further, in the first trademark management system, if the reference information available at the time of preparing the application documents is detected from the customer trademark information of the customer and used for the preparation of the trademark application document form, Information on the trademark can be fed back to the creation of a new application document, and the application document can be efficiently created.

  In addition, in the first trademark management system provided with the reference information detecting means, if the information related to at least one of the designated product and the designated service is detected as the reference information, the designated product that the general customer is most poor at Or, when entering designated services, you can refer to the designated product of your application-related trademark or (and) designated services, and even if you are an unfamiliar customer about trademark applications, you can reduce errors and more efficiency. Thus, it is possible to input designated goods or (and) designated services.

  Further, in the first trademark management system including the reference information detecting means, various numbers given to the application-related trademarks of the customer, various dates given to the application-related trademarks, and various attributes of the application-related trademarks. The reference information is detected using at least one of the search processing based on the number of trademarks with the same information included in the number of trademarks and the number of trademarks with the same word or mark included in the trademark itself among application-related trademarks. If so, in many cases, the customer can use the information of the same trademark of his application related trademark as it is in particular, so that it becomes possible for the customer to create the application document more efficiently.

  According to the second trademark management system of the present invention, an agency procedure document form corresponding to the customer is created based on the agency procedure request transmitted from the customer terminal, and the agency procedure document form is responded to Based on the input from the customer terminal, the JPO terminal processes the proceedings, accumulates information on the trademark subject to the procedure in the customer trademark information of the customer, and based on the browsing request for the customer trademark information transmitted by the customer terminal. Providing customer's customer trademark information to customer terminals. Accordingly, it is possible to comprehensively manage the office procedure processing and information retention requested for the application-related trademark by the customer, and it is possible to remove the burden that each customer must have a management system.

  Further, in the second trademark management system, the office procedure request transmitted from the customer terminal is classified as a simple office procedure request that does not require the advice of the trade mark officer. If it is classified as a request, an office procedure document form corresponding to the customer will be created. According to the type of the agency procedure request, the agency procedure processing by this system and the conventional trademark practice charge This is convenient for the customer and the trademark practitioner.

  In addition, in the second trademark management system, if the customer's customer trademark information detects reference information that can be used when preparing the office procedure documents and uses it to create the office procedure document form, the customer It is possible to feed back information related to the application-related trademarks to the creation of a new office procedure, and it is possible to efficiently prepare the office procedure document.

  In addition, in the second trademark management system provided with the reference information detecting means, if the information on the trademark subject to the procedure is detected as the reference information, the information relating to the trademark subject to the procedure is used for the input of the procedure document. Is possible.

  In the second trademark management system provided with the reference information detecting means, various numbers given to the application-related trademarks of the customer, various dates given to the application-related trademarks, and items indicating various attributes of the application-related trademarks. The reference information is detected using at least one of the search processing based on the number of trademarks with the same information included in the number of trademarks and the number of trademarks with the same word or mark included in the trademark itself among application-related trademarks. If this is the case, the customer can often use the same information of the trademark related to his / her application as it is for a particular matter, so that it is possible for the customer to prepare the office procedure documents more efficiently. Become.

  According to the third trademark management system of the present invention, the trademark application document form and the office procedure document form corresponding to the customer are prepared based on the trademark application request and the office procedure processing transmitted from the customer terminal, respectively. , Based on the input from the customer terminal responding to the trademark application document form and the office procedure document form, the patent office terminal processes the trademark application process and the office procedure process, respectively, and the information on the trademark subject to the application and the trademark subject to the procedure is provided to the customer. The customer trademark information of the customer is provided to the customer terminal based on the browsing request for the customer trademark information transmitted from the customer terminal. Therefore, it is possible to comprehensively manage the application processing requested by the customer for the application-related trademark, the processing of the office procedures, and the management of information, and it is possible to remove the burden that each customer must have a management system. Become.

  In the third trademark management system, the trademark application request transmitted from the customer terminal is classified as a simple trademark application request that does not require the advice of a trademark officer, and is a simple trademark application request. If the trademark application document form corresponding to the customer is to be created, the application processing by this system and the application processing by the document preparation of the trademark practitioner as usual according to the type of trademark application request This is convenient for customers and trademark practitioners.

  Further, in the third trademark management system described above, it is classified whether or not the office procedure request transmitted from the customer terminal is a simplified office procedure request that does not require the advice of the trademark officer, and simplified office procedure If it is classified as a request, an office procedure document form corresponding to the customer will be created. According to the type of the agency procedure request, the agency procedure processing by this system and the conventional trademark practice charge This is convenient for the customer and the trademark practitioner.

  Also, in the third trademark management system, the customer's customer trademark information is used to detect the reference information that can be used at the time of application document preparation and at the time of preparation of the office procedure documents, and the preparation of the trademark application document form and the office procedure documents, respectively. If it is used for this purpose, it is possible to feed back information relating to the application-related trademark of the customer to the preparation of new application documents and office procedure documents, and it becomes possible to efficiently prepare application documents.

  In addition, in the third trademark management system provided with the reference information detecting means, if the information related to at least one of the designated product and the designated service is detected as the reference information, the designated product that the general customer is most poor at Or, when entering designated services, you can refer to the designated product of your application-related trademark or (and) designated services, and even if you are an unfamiliar customer about trademark applications, you can reduce errors and more efficiency. Thus, it is possible to input designated goods or (and) designated services.

  In addition, in the third trademark management system provided with the reference information detecting means, if information relating to the trademark subject to the procedure is detected as reference information, the information relating to the trademark subject to the procedure is used for the input of the procedure document for the agency. Is possible.

  Further, in the third trademark management system provided with the reference information detection means, various numbers given to the application-related trademark of the customer, various dates given to the application-related trademark, and various attributes of the application-related trademark The reference information is detected using at least one of the search processing based on the number of trademarks with the same information included in the number of trademarks and the number of trademarks with the same word or mark included in the trademark itself among application-related trademarks. If so, there are many cases in which customers can use the same information of their application-related trademarks as they are, especially for specific matters. Is possible.

  First, the configuration of the trademark management system according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a trademark management system according to the present embodiment. The trademark management system 1 can be connected to customer terminals 2A, 2B, 2C,... Via an Internet line N, and includes a transmission / reception interface (I / F) 11, an authentication unit 12, an access reception unit 13, and a processing type classification. Unit 14, request type classification unit 15, application document form creation unit 16, agency procedure document form creation unit 17, document creation confirmation unit 18, agency processing unit 19, customer trademark information storage unit 20, reference information detection unit 21, A customer trademark information providing unit 22, a general trademark information providing unit 23, a screen data storage unit 31, an authentication data storage unit 32, a customer trademark information storage unit 33, and a general trademark information storage unit 34 are configured. Hereinafter, each element will be described in detail.

  The transmission / reception I / F 11 has a function that controls transmission / reception of data in the trademark management system 1. More specifically, when an access transmitted from the customer terminals 2A, 2B, 2C,... Is received via the Internet line N, information related to the access is sent to the authentication unit 12, and the authenticated access is transmitted to the access reception unit 13. Connect to. Further, according to the request of other elements in the trademark management system 1, various screen data as shown in FIGS. 6 to 18 stored in the screen data storage unit 32 are transmitted to the customer terminals 2A, 2B, 2C,. Various inputs from the customer terminals 2A, 2B, 2C... Are received.

  The authentication unit 12 has a function of authenticating whether or not the customer who has accessed the trademark management system 1 is an authorized customer. More specifically, when information related to access received from the transmission / reception I / F 11 is received, screen data for prompting the customer terminal that has received the access to input an ID and password as shown in FIG. 6 is transmitted. Then, whether the ID and password entered by the customer terminal are correct with reference to an authentication database stored in the authentication data storage unit 32, for example, as shown in FIG. Authenticate whether or not. If it is authenticated that the ID and password are correct, the access is connected to the access receiving unit 13, and if the ID and password are not authenticated, the access is rejected as shown in FIG. Is sent to the customer terminal.

  The access receiving unit 13 has a function of receiving authenticated access and selecting management contents desired by the customer. More specifically, for example, screen data as shown in FIG. 8 is transmitted to the customer terminal authenticated by the authentication unit 12, and buttons for various processing requests, customer trademark information browsing, and general trademark information browsing are clicked. Let the customer choose. When various processing requests are selected by the customer, a signal indicating that is sent to the processing type classification unit 14, and when browsing the customer trademark information is selected, a signal indicating that is sent to the customer trademark information providing unit 22. In addition, when the general trademark information browsing is selected, a signal indicating that is transmitted to the general trademark information providing unit 23.

  The process type classification unit 14 has a function of classifying the process type requested by the customer. More specifically, when a signal transmitted from the access receiving unit 13 (and the customer trademark information providing unit 22) indicating that the customer has selected various processing requests is received, for example, as illustrated in FIG. Screen data is transmitted, and the customer selects any one of the buttons for trademark application processing, office processing other than application, and other processing (consultation, etc.). When the trademark application processing and the opposition procedure processing are selected by the customer, a signal indicating that is sent to the request type classification unit 15, and when other processing is selected, a signal indicating that is indicated to the patent attorney. And so on to the person-in-charge terminal 4 used by the person in charge of trademark business.

  The request type classification unit 15 has a function of classifying the types of trademark application processing or office procedure processing requested by a customer. More specifically, when a signal transmitted from the processing type classification unit 14 indicating that the customer has selected trademark application processing or anti-government procedure processing is received, screen data as shown in FIG. And the customer selects either the simple process button or the non-simple process button. Then, when the simple process is selected by the customer, a signal indicating that according to the distinction between the trademark application process or the office procedure process is sent to the application document form creation unit 16 or the office procedure document form creation unit 17, respectively. When the non-simple process is selected, a signal indicating that is transmitted to the person in charge terminal 4 used by the person in charge of trademark practice such as a patent attorney.

  The application document form creation unit 16 has a function of creating a document form for a trademark application requested by a customer. More specifically, when a signal transmitted from the request type classification unit 15 indicating that the customer has selected the simplified trademark application process is received, screen data as shown in FIG. 11 is transmitted to the customer terminal, for example. Enter trademarks and designated products / services. At this time, a reference information button is displayed for the designated product / service item, and when the customer clicks the reference information button, a signal instructing the reference information detection unit 21 to detect the reference information is transmitted. The reference information detected by is used to input the specified product / service item.

  The office procedure document form creation unit 17 has a function of creating a document form for the office procedure requested by the customer. More specifically, when a signal transmitted from the request type classifying unit 15 indicating that the customer has selected the simplified agency procedure processing is received, screen data as shown in FIG. 12 is transmitted to the customer terminal, for example. Then, information (for example, a registration number) specifying the content of the procedure and the trademark subject to the procedure is entered. At this time, a reference information button is displayed in the information item for specifying the trademark to be processed, and when the customer clicks the reference information button, a signal instructing the reference information detection unit 21 to detect the reference information is transmitted. Then, the reference information detected thereby is used to input an information item for specifying the trademark subject to the procedure.

  The document creation confirmation unit 18 has a function of creating a trademark application document and an opposition procedure document to be transmitted to the JPO terminal in a well-formed form and allowing the customer to confirm it. More specifically, based on the information input by the customer terminal in the application document form creation unit 16 and the office procedure document form creation unit 17, for example, screen data as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 is transmitted to the customer. The processing document is checked against. Here, when the customer clicks the confirmation button, the processing document data and a signal indicating that the customer has confirmed are transmitted to the agency processing unit 19, and when the redo button is clicked, the application document form creation unit 16 or Return to the office procedure document form creation unit 17 to have the user input again.

  The agency processing unit 19 can be connected to the JPO terminal 3 and is prepared by a trademark practitioner such as a patent attorney or the like transmitted from the document creation confirmation unit 18 and the person in charge terminal 4. By transmitting the processed document data to the JPO, the trademark application process and the office procedure process are performed. Then, a receipt received from the JPO terminal 3 after processing is received, and the processing result including the receipt is transmitted to the customer terminal. Further, after the processing is completed, the processing document data and a signal indicating that the processing is completed are transmitted to the customer trademark information storage unit 20.

  The customer trademark information storage unit 20 receives the processing document data transmitted from the agency processing unit 19 and a signal indicating that the processing is completed, and the customer trademark information storage unit 33 stores the processed document data in the customer trademark information storage unit 33. Accumulate in the information database. Here, the customer trademark information database is a collection of information on application-related trademarks for each customer as shown in FIG. 3, for example, as table data. If the completed processing is trademark application processing, a new application is filed. In the form of adding a related trademark, if the completed process is an agency procedure process, information related to the existing application-related trademark is updated and accumulated.

  The reference information detection unit 21 has a function of detecting reference information that can be used to create the application document form and the office procedure document form. More specifically, when a signal instructing detection of reference information transmitted from the application document form creation unit 16 is received, for example, various numbers, various dates, and designated products attached to the application-related trademark as shown in FIG. -Send to the customer terminal screen data for selecting the detection method such as the same number of information included in the service items and the same number of word marks included in the trademark. Then, reference information (in this case, designated product / service information) is detected from the customer trademark information database stored in the customer trademark information storage unit 33 using the method selected by the customer, and a screen as shown in FIG. By sending data to the customer terminal, it is used to create an application form. In addition, when a signal instructing detection of reference information transmitted from the office procedure document form creation unit 17 is received, for example, it is included in various numbers, various dates, and specific matters attached to the application-related trademark as shown in FIG. Screen data for selecting a detection method such as the same number of information to be detected and the same number of word marks included in the trademark is transmitted to the customer terminal. Then, using the method selected by the customer, reference information (in this case, information relating to the trademark subject to the procedure) is detected from the customer trademark information database stored in the customer trademark information storage unit 33. For example, a screen as shown in FIG. By sending data to the customer terminal, it will be used to create the Office Procedure Document Form.

  The customer trademark information providing unit 22 has a function of providing customer trademark information to the customer terminal. More specifically, when a signal transmitted from the access receiving unit 13 indicating that the customer has selected to browse customer trademark information is received, the customer's customer is read from the customer trademark information database stored in the customer trademark information storage unit 33. The trademark information is read out and transmitted to the customer terminal. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, a request button is provided for each application-related trademark included in the customer trademark information, and when the button is clicked by the customer, a signal indicating that the application-related trademark is requested to be processed. Is transmitted to the processing type classification unit 14.

  The general trademark information providing unit 23 has a function of providing general trademark information to the customer terminal. More specifically, when a signal transmitted from the access receiving unit 13 indicating that the customer has selected to browse the general trademark information is received, the designated product stored in the general trademark information storage unit 34, for example, as shown in FIG.・ Read out information useful to customers, such as service list data and legal revision data, and send it to the customer terminal.

  Next, the operation of the trademark management system according to the present embodiment will be described with a focus on the customer side with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. Here, customer A using customer terminal 2A is taken as an example.

  When the customer A using the customer terminal 2A accesses the trademark management system 1 via the Internet line N, this access is received by the transmission / reception I / F 11 (S1). When information related to the access of the customer A is transmitted to the authentication unit 12, screen data for prompting input of an ID and a password as shown in FIG. 6 is transmitted to the customer terminal 2A, and the customer A uses the trademark management system 1 on this screen. Enter the ID and password assigned in advance from the side. Then, in the authentication unit 12, an authentication database in which the customer is associated with an ID, a password, etc. as shown in FIG. 2 stored in the authentication data storage unit 32 is referred to, and whether or not the customer A is a legitimate customer. The authentication process is performed (S2). If it is authenticated that the ID and password input by the customer A are correct, the access is accepted by connecting to the access receiving unit 13 (S3). On the other hand, if it is not authenticated that the ID and password input by the customer A are correct, for example, screen data indicating access denial as shown in FIG. 7 is transmitted to the customer terminal 2A, and access is denied. (S4).

  When access is accepted by the access accepting unit 13, for example, screen data as shown in FIG. 8 is transmitted to the customer terminal 2A, and any one of various processing requests by the customer A, customer trademark information browsing, and general trademark information browsing is selected. A selection is made (S5). When customer A clicks various processing request buttons on this screen when he wants to select various processing requests, a signal indicating that is transmitted to the processing type classification unit 14 and then to the customer terminal 2A, for example, in FIG. The screen data as shown is transmitted, and one of the trademark application process, the office procedure process other than the application process, and other processes is selected (S6).

  Further, when the customer A wants to select the customer trademark information browsing, when the customer A clicks the customer trademark information browsing button on the screen as shown in FIG. 8, for example, a signal indicating that is transmitted to the customer trademark information providing unit 22, In the trademark information providing unit 22, the customer trademark information of the customer A is read from the customer trademark information database stored in the customer trademark information storage unit 33 and provided to the customer terminal 2A (S7). As a result, the customer A can browse his / her customer trademark information as shown in FIG. 3 on the screen of the customer terminal 2A. Each application-related trademark included in the customer trademark information is provided with a request button. When the customer clicks this button (S8), a signal indicating that the application is requested for the application-related trademark is transmitted to the processing type classification unit 14, and processing is selected in the same manner as described above (S6). Furthermore, when the customer A clicks the general trademark information browsing button on the screen as shown in FIG. 8, for example, when the user wants to select the general trademark information browsing, a signal indicating that is transmitted to the general trademark information providing unit 22, Information useful for the customer such as designated product / service list data and law revision data as shown in FIG. 4 stored in the general trademark information storage unit 34 in the trademark information providing unit 22 is read and provided to the customer terminal 2A. (S9). Thereby, the customer A can browse the general customer trademark information on the screen of the customer terminal 2A.

  In the process selection stage (S6), when the customer A wants to select the trademark application process, when the customer A clicks the trademark application process button on the screen as shown in FIG. 9, for example, a signal indicating that is transmitted to the request type classification unit 15 Subsequently, for example, screen data as shown in FIG. 10 is transmitted to the customer terminal 2A, and either simple processing or non-simple processing is selected (S10). Then, when the customer A wants to select the simple process, when the customer A clicks the simple process button on the screen as shown in FIG. 10, for example, a signal to that effect is transmitted to the application document form creation unit 16, and the non-simple process is selected. In this case, when the customer A clicks the non-simple process button on the screen as shown in FIG. 10 for example, a signal indicating that is transmitted to the person-in-charge terminal 4.

  When the application document form creation unit 16 receives a signal indicating the request for processing of the simplified trademark application, the application document form is created and screen data as shown in FIG. 11 is transmitted to the customer terminal 2A, for example. (S11). Then, the customer A uses the customer terminal 2A to input predetermined items such as a trademark and designated goods / services (S14). At this time, a reference information button is displayed on the designated product / service item, and when the customer A clicks the reference information button, for example, various numbers attached to the application-related trademark as shown in FIG. 15, various dates, Screen data for selecting a detection method such as the same number of information included in the designated product / service item and the same number of word marks included in the trademark is transmitted. The customer A selects a desired method and, for example, the reference information (in this case, the designated product / service shown in FIG. 16) from the customer trademark information database stored in the customer trademark information storage unit 33 with respect to the reference information detection unit 21. Information) can be detected and used to fill in the application form.

  Further, in the process selection stage (S6), when the customer A wants to select the agency procedure process, when the customer A clicks the agency procedure process button on the screen as shown in FIG. 9, for example, a signal indicating that is a request type classification. Next, for example, screen data as shown in FIG. 10 is transmitted to the customer terminal 2A, and either simple processing or non-simple processing is selected (S12). Then, when the customer A wants to select the simple process, when the customer A clicks the simple process button on the screen as shown in FIG. 10, for example, a signal indicating that is sent to the agency procedure document form creation unit 17 and the non-simple process is performed. When the customer A clicks a non-simple process button on the screen as shown in FIG. 10 for example, a signal indicating that is transmitted to the person-in-charge terminal 4.

  When the counter-procedure procedure document form creation unit 17 receives a signal indicating a request for a simple counter-procedure procedure processing request, a counter-procedure procedure document form is created and a screen as shown in FIG. Data is transmitted (S13). Then, the customer A uses the customer terminal 2A to input information (for example, a registration number) for specifying the procedure contents and the trademark to be processed (S14). At this time, a reference information button is displayed in the information item for specifying the trademark to be processed, and when the customer A clicks the reference information button, for example, various numbers attached to the application-related trademark as shown in FIG. Various numbers, the same number of information included in specific matters, the same number of words and marks included in trademarks, various numbers attached to application-related trademarks, various dates, the same number of information included in designated products / services, Screen data for selecting a detection method such as the same number of word marks included in the trademark is transmitted. The customer A selects a desired method and, for example, the reference information as shown in FIG. Information) can be detected and used to fill in the form of the office procedure document.

  After inputting the application document form and the office procedure document form in this way, the document preparation confirmation unit 18 prepares the appearance as shown in FIG. 13 for an application document, for example, FIG. 14 for an office procedure document, for example. The processed document data in the form is transmitted to the customer terminal 2A, and the processed document is confirmed (S15). If the customer A refers to the processing document data and clicks on the confirmation button, the processing document data and a signal indicating that the customer has confirmed are transmitted to the agency processing unit 19, and the agency processing unit 19 sends the signal to the JPO terminal. 3 is subjected to trademark application processing and opposition procedure processing (S16). If the processing document data is referred to and the redo button is clicked if it is not correct, the processing returns to the input screen of the application document form or the office procedure document form, and the input is performed again (S15).

  On the other hand, when the other process button is clicked in the process selection stage (S6), a signal indicating that is the same as when the non-simple process button is clicked in the simple / non-simple selection stage (S10 and S11). It is transmitted to the person-in-charge terminal 4. Then, a conventional document creation process is performed by a trademark practitioner such as a patent attorney (S17), and the created process document data is transmitted to the agency processing unit 19 to process the trademark application to the JPO terminal 3. And the office procedure processing is performed (S16).

  When the trademark application process and the office procedure process are finished, a receipt received from the JPO terminal 3 after the process is received by the office processing unit 19, and a processing result including the receipt is transmitted to the customer terminal 2A ( S18). Thereby, the customer A can confirm at the customer terminal 2A that the trademark application process and the agency procedure process have been completed. Further, the processing document data and a signal indicating that the processing is completed are transmitted to the customer trademark information storage unit 20, and the processing data of the customer A stored in the customer trademark information storage unit 33 is stored in the customer trademark information storage unit 20. It is stored in the customer trademark information database (S19). Here, when the completed process is a trademark application process, a new application-related trademark is added, and when the completed process is an anti-government procedure process, information about an existing application-related trademark is updated. Accumulated at. Thereby, the customer A can always browse the latest customer trademark information.

  As described above, according to the trademark management system 1 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to comprehensively manage the application processing requested by the customer A for the application-related trademark, the agency procedure processing, and the information retention. The burden that each customer must have a management system can be removed. In the above description, the customer A is taken as an example, but the same application processing, management procedure processing, and management of information retention are performed for the customer B using the customer terminal 2B and the customer C using the customer terminal 2C. Since it can be performed comprehensively, it can be said that the trademark management system 1 is suitable as a system such as a patent office having a plurality of customers.

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Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Trademark management system, 2A, 2B, 2C ... Customer terminal, 3 ... Patent office terminal, 4 ... Person in charge terminal, 11 ... Transmission / reception I / F, 12 ... Authentication part, 13 ... Access reception part, 14 ... Processing classification , 15 ... Request type classification unit, 16 ... Application document form creation unit, 17 ... Office procedure document form creation unit, 18 ... Document creation confirmation unit, 19 ... Office processing unit, 20 ... Customer trademark information storage unit, 21 Reference information detection unit 22 ... Customer trademark information provision unit 23 ... General trademark information provision unit 31 ... Screen data storage unit 32 ... Authentication data storage unit 33 ... Customer trademark information storage unit 34 ... General trademark information storage Department, N ... Internet line

Claims (2)

A trademark management system that can be connected to a plurality of customer terminals used by a plurality of customers, and a patent office terminal used by the Patent Office for accepting various procedures related to trademarks including trademark applications, via a communication line,
Customer trademark information storage means for storing, as customer trademark information, information related to an application-related trademark including at least one of a registered trademark of the plurality of customers and an unregistered trademark after application;
When a trademark application request sent by a customer terminal used by one of the plurality of customers is received, a simplified trademark application request that does not require the advice of the trademark officer and the advice of the trademark officer The screen data for allowing the one customer to select one of the required non-simplified trademark application requests is transmitted to the customer terminal, and in response to the input of the customer terminal, the simplified trademark application request and the First request type classification means for transmitting a signal indicating that one of the non-simplified trademark application requests has been selected;
When receiving an office procedure request other than an application sent by a customer terminal used by the one customer, a simple office procedure request that does not require the advice of a trademark officer and an advice of the trademark officer The screen data for causing the one customer to select one of the non-simplified agency procedure request that requires the customer is transmitted to the customer terminal, and in response to the input of the customer terminal, the simplified agency procedure A second request type classification means for transmitting a signal indicating that one of the request and the non-simplified counter-procedure request is selected;
Screen data for accepting the signal and inputting at least the trademark and the designated product / service when the signal indicating that the simplified trademark application request is selected is transmitted by the first request type classification means An application document form creation means for creating a trademark application document form and transmitting it to the customer terminal of the one customer;
A screen for accepting the signal and inputting at least information about the contents of the procedure and the trademark subject to the procedure when the second request type classifying means transmits a signal indicating that the simplified procedure procedure request has been selected. An agency procedure document form creating means for creating an agency procedure document form as data and transmitting it to the customer terminal of the one customer;
Based on the input from the customer terminal used by the one customer in response to the trademark application document form and the office procedure document form, the first processing document data relating to the application subject trademark and the second processing document data relating to the procedure subject trademark are obtained. An agency processing means for generating and transmitting the first processing document data and the second processing document data to the JPO terminal;
Information on the trademark subject to application indicated by the first processing document data transmitted by the agency processing means and information on the procedure subject trademark indicated by the second processing document data transmitted by the agency processing means Customer trademark information storage means for storing in the customer trademark information of the one customer stored in the trademark information storage means;
The one customer uses the customer trademark information of the one customer stored in the customer trademark information storage means based on the browsing request for the customer trademark information transmitted by the customer terminal used by the one customer. Customer trademark information providing means to be provided to the customer terminal ;
Available from the customer trademark information of the one customer stored in the customer trademark information storage means, information related to at least one of designated goods and designated services that can be used at the time of preparing application documents, and at the time of preparation of documents for office procedures A reference information detection means for detecting information on a trademark subject to a procedural procedure;
Equipped with a,
The application document form creation means and the office procedure document form creation means correspond to each one customer by using information on at least one of the designated goods and designated services and information on the trademark subject to the procedure. Create a trademark application document form and an office procedure document form,
A trademark management system characterized by that. The reference information detection means is attached to the application-related trademark, search processing by various numbers attached to the application-related trademark included in the customer trademark information of the one customer stored in the customer trademark information storage means. Search processing based on various dates, search processing based on the number of trademarks containing the same information included in the items indicating various attributes of the application-related trademarks, and the word or mark included in the trademark itself of the application-related trademarks are the same in it, using at least one of the processing in the search processing by the trademark number, claim 1, characterized in that to detect the designated goods and information on the information and the procedure trademark about at least one of the designated services The trademark management system described in 1.

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