JP5613820B1 - Intellectual property information management system - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To determine the storage location of a file containing information related to intellectual property in accordance with the characteristics of the intellectual property information and the event or status in the matter related to the intellectual property. Change the handling to include as appropriate. An intellectual property information management system 1 that provides a service for managing intellectual property information, and includes a matter DB 14 that holds information on one or more matters relating to intellectual property, and is associated with each matter. Multiple types of storage that can store files that contain information, and depending on the event that occurred for each matter, certain files related to the subject matter can be moved or moved between multiple types of storage And a file management unit 12 that performs processing including copying or deletion from the storage. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a technology for managing information related to intellectual property, and more particularly to a technology effective when applied to an intellectual property information management system for appropriately managing files and data related to matters such as inventions. .

  In companies, intellectual property such as inventions is created from business operations, and patent applications may be filed in order to appropriately protect them as intellectual property rights and utilize them in business. Here, as the scale of companies increases, the number of intellectual property such as inventions created, the number of patent applications, etc., and the number of intellectual property such as patents increases. Various management burdens such as management of status, management of access authority to information related to matters, management of deadlines, and the like become large. Therefore, an information processing system that performs such management may be used.

  In such a management system, various files and data (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “files”) are held and managed. Files included in so-called sachets, such as basic materials for explanation of inventions, application documents, and cited documents that are identified as examination results, become larger and larger in volume as projects increase, and may be difficult to organize. is there.

  In relation to the management of files related to intellectual property, for example, Japanese Patent No. 4370596 (Patent Document 1) provides a search engine that provides information related to a procedure of intellectual property rights corresponding to a specified document type or the like. The procedure management system connected via the communication network with the procedure centralized management system provided for each legal division is described. Before accessing the search engine of the centralized procedure management system, the computer of the procedure management system determines whether the storage location of the detailed information on the relevant intellectual property right exists in the storage unit. Is acquired from the storage unit, and if it does not exist, the search engine of the procedure centralized management system is accessed.

Japanese Patent No. 4370596

  According to the management system as described in Patent Document 1, for example, without making the user aware of whether information related to intellectual property rights such as a patent gazette is stored on the management system. Can be obtained by accessing an external site such as a search engine whenever necessary. That is, the target information can be managed as link information to the external site.

  However, even if it is managed as link information to an external site, for example, for each event such as the expiration of the lifetime of intellectual property rights, unless the user consciously discards a file that is no longer needed, the management system Files stored on the storage will continue to be maintained and will accumulate over time. Increasing the storage according to the increase in the storage usage rate or regularly organizing files manually, increases the hardware cost and the human cost.

  In addition, as described above, a lot of information related to intellectual property can be obtained from external sites, or it is no longer necessary or important depending on the event such as expiration of the lifetime or the status of the project. There are various management levels such as those frequently accessed and referenced, those requiring a high security level / confidentiality, and those requiring redundancy such as backup. It is inefficient to keep these files uniformly in a high-performance storage or the like on the management system.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a file containing information related to intellectual property according to the characteristics of the intellectual property information and the event or status in the matter related to the intellectual property. It is to provide an intellectual property information management system that appropriately changes the handling including the storage location.

  The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will be apparent from the description of this specification and the accompanying drawings.

  Of the inventions disclosed in this application, the outline of typical ones will be briefly described as follows.

  An intellectual property information management system according to a representative embodiment of the present invention includes a case information holding unit that holds information on one or more cases relating to intellectual property, and a file containing information related to each case. Multiple types of storage that can be stored, and movement or copying between the plurality of types of storage for a predetermined one of the files related to the target case according to an event that has occurred for each case Or a file management unit that performs processing including deletion from the storage.

  Among the inventions disclosed in the present application, effects obtained by typical ones will be briefly described as follows.

  That is, according to a representative embodiment of the present invention, for a file containing information relating to intellectual property, depending on the characteristics of the intellectual property information and the event or status in the matter relating to the intellectual property, The handling including the storage location of the file containing the intellectual property information can be changed as appropriate.

It is the figure which showed the outline | summary about the structural example of the intellectual property information management system which is one embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the outline | summary about the example of the process which changes the storage location etc. of a file dynamically according to the event etc. which concern on the acquisition procedure of the intellectual property right in one embodiment of this invention. (A), (b) is the figure which showed the outline | summary about the example of a data structure of case DB in one embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the outline | summary about the example of the data structure of setting DB in one embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that components having the same function are denoted by the same reference symbols throughout the drawings for describing the embodiment, and the repetitive description thereof will be omitted.

  The intellectual property information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention is a status and information on the intellectual property such as the created invention (intellectual property subject to intellectual property rights) as a matter throughout its life cycle. It is an information processing system that provides a function and a service for performing management. The intellectual property information management system is operated by a business operator such as an IT vendor, for example, and is implemented so as to provide services to users via a network in the form of joint use by multiple companies as an ASP (Application Service Provider) Is done. As users, inventors who create intellectual property such as inventions in companies, users in related departments, intellectual property members, etc., and application procedures for obtaining intellectual property rights at the request of the companies etc. A user such as an agent of a patent office or an office worker who performs the operation is assumed.

  As mentioned above, some of the information related to intellectual property can be obtained from external sites, or it is no longer necessary or important depending on the event such as expiration of the lifetime or the status of the project. For example, there are various management levels, such as those frequently accessed and referenced, those requiring a high security level and confidentiality, and those requiring redundancy such as backup. It is inefficient to keep these files uniformly in a high-performance storage or the like on the management system.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, a file containing information related to intellectual property held and managed by the intellectual property information management system in relation to the matter, such as whether it is public or secret, the frequency of reference, etc. Storage location of files containing intellectual property information, depending on the characteristics of intellectual property information and various events related to the procedure for acquiring intellectual property rights in the subject project, such as application, publication, registration, and expiration In addition, by dynamically changing management levels such as redundant configuration and security, it is possible to effectively use hardware resources without incurring human costs.

<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a configuration example of an intellectual property information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The intellectual property information management system 1 is an information processing system including an intellectual property information management server 10, an external storage 50, and an external information source 60. As described above, the company 30 is connected via the network 20 such as the Internet. As an ASP, a function / service for managing information related to intellectual property is provided to users such as the patent office 40 and the like.

  The intellectual property information management server 10 is a server system implemented by, for example, a server device or a virtual server constructed on a cloud computing service, and includes an OS (Operating System), a DBMS (DataBase Management System), a DBMS (not shown), Each unit includes a management function group 11, a file management unit 12, and a user interface unit 13 that are implemented as software programs that run on middleware such as a Web server program. Each table includes a case database (DB) 14, a user DB 15, and a setting DB 16 implemented by a database or the like. Furthermore, it has the internal storage 17 which consists of a memory | storage device which hold | maintains the information relevant to the intellectual property which concerns on each case as a file.

  The management function group 11 is a module group that provides various functions for actually accessing the item information held in the item DB 14 and various information related to the item. The contents of access to the case include, for example, status and various related information about a specific case, management of data, deadline management, various searches, execution of application procedures between the company 30 and the patent office 40, etc. Includes functions such as instructions, various communications, acquisition of related intellectual property rights information, and watches. Furthermore, each of these functions and target information includes operations such as creation, display, update, deletion, execution, and approval according to the type and characteristics thereof.

  As management of information such as status related to each case, for example, an agent or administrative staff of the patent office 40 that is performing the application procedure accesses the management function group 11 via the user interface unit 13 described later, Changes in the status of individual applications can be ascertained by making it possible to input information related to documents sent / delivered by the JPO (for example, notification of reasons for refusal or assessment).

  On the other hand, the intellectual property information management server 10 collects data on a plurality of cases held by the JPO or related organizations via the network 20 and collects them and reflects them in the case DB 14 in a batch process. It is also possible to make it. This data includes, for example, publicly available data such as patent gazettes that can be obtained from the National Center for Industrial Property Information and Training (IMPIT), and the Japan Patent Information Organization ( Organizational standardized data purchased by companies from Japan Patent Information Organization (Japan) etc. (hereinafter, these may be collectively referred to as “agency data”) may be used. In this case, there may be a case where the data acquired after batch acquisition and the data manually input individually contradict each other. In this case, the user is notified of the fact and uses which data to use. You may make it select. Thus, by making it possible to input information related to the case from two routes, it is possible to achieve both timely input and reduction of input load.

  In this way, the intellectual property information management server 10 centrally manages various information related to the intellectual property related to each case, and the patent of the enterprise 30 who creates the intellectual property and the application procedure It becomes possible to easily share information with the user of the office 40.

  The file management unit 12 moves the management location such as the storage location, redundant configuration, security, etc. of the file including various information related to the target intellectual property based on the contents set in the setting DB 16 for each case. Has a function of performing a change process. The settings include, for example, processing and operations on which files and operations according to the events and status of the matter, that is, the events and status in the intellectual property right acquisition procedure. You can specify the content. The change in event or status can be determined based on, for example, the contents of agency data, or can be determined when a new file is stored by the user.

  Multiple types of file storage locations can be set. For example, the access speed is fast, security is ensured, reliability is high, and redundancy is obtained by regularly acquiring backups. The internal storage 17 having a high management level but high cost (that is, a high level), and the external storage 50 having a large capacity and generally low cost (that is, a low level) although performance and management level are lower than this are appropriately selected. Can be used. As the external storage 50, for example, various devices such as an external disk device, NAS (Network Attached Storage), or virtual storage on a cloud computing service can be used.

  In this case, for example, the file management unit 12 may hold the high rank information 18 including files that require a high performance and management level in the internal storage 17 and the external storage 50 may have a low performance and management level. The storage location can be controlled, for example, by holding the low rank information 51 made up of files. The high rank information 18 corresponds to, for example, a file that needs to be accessed frequently or a file containing important information. The low-rank information 18 includes, for example, files having the same contents as those existing in the Patent Office and other organizations, and files having the same contents as those stored by the patent office 40. .

  As shown in the example of FIG. 1, it is not always necessary to divide the low-level storage and the high-level storage into the internal storage 17 and the external storage 50, and a single storage may be used. Further, for example, low-level and high-level storages may be provided as the plurality of internal storages 17 in the same housing of the intellectual property information management server 10, and low-level and high-level storages may be provided as the external storage 50. You may have.

  About external information 61 that can be obtained from the website of external information sources 60 such as the JPO, other companies, organizations, etc. Instead of storing directly as a file, the use of storage by direct storage of the file is managed as a link information with respect to the location of the external information 61 on the external information source 60 by a file or database containing the link information. An increase in rate can be suppressed. In addition, as link information, it can be set as the hyperlink with respect to the file containing the external information 61 of object on the website which is the external information source 60, for example. The hyperlink can be generated based on agency data, for example, for a public gazette.

  The user interface unit 13 has a function of providing a screen interface for the user using, for example, a web server program (not shown). For example, for each user who has performed login authentication based on the user DB 15, an accessible matter or management function is determined, a screen displaying the accessible function is generated according to the content, and the user is responded . In addition, by accepting an access request from the user via the screen and calling the corresponding management function group 11, various functions and operations are executed on the matter, and a screen for displaying the result is generated and responded to the user. .

  A user such as an inventor, a related department, or an intellectual property member in the company 30 uses a Web browser or the like (not shown) on the company terminal 31 that is an information processing terminal such as a PC (Personal Computer) used by each user. The user interface unit 13 of the intellectual property information management server 10 is accessed via the server 20 to execute various functions and operations for the case. Similarly, a user such as an agent or an office worker in the patent office 40 uses the Web browser or the like (not shown) on the office terminal 41 which is an information processing terminal such as a PC used by each user to use the network 20. The user interface unit 13 of the intellectual property information management server 10 is accessed via the server, and various functions and operations are executed for the case.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the function of managing information related to intellectual property is provided by the ASP, and the company 30 and the patent office 40 are mutually connected via the intellectual property information management server 10. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. For example, the configuration may be in the form of package software, in which a management system on the company 30 side and a management system on the patent office 40 side are individually constructed, and information is exchanged by sending and receiving files.

<Changes in file handling>
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an outline of an example of processing for dynamically changing a file storage location or the like according to an event or the like related to an intellectual property right acquisition procedure. Here, as in the configuration of FIG. 1, as a file storage location, an internal storage 17 having a high performance and management level, an external storage having a low performance and management level, and an external information source such as a website. 60 can be used.

  For example, when an intellectual property such as an invention is created in a company 30 and is registered as a case on the intellectual property information management system 1, management starts. Various examination materials and explanation materials related to property are to be stored, and a user such as an inventor stores these files by uploading to the intellectual property information management server 10 via the company terminal 31. Here, since the file such as the study material is considered to correspond to the high rank information 18 that is likely to be frequently referred to for the time being, the file management unit 12 automatically or manually by the user on the internal storage 17. Keep in. It should be noted that when a file related to a case is stored for the first time, an electronic signature or an electronic time stamp may be attached so that it can be used for various certifications such as a prior use right.

  After that, we will aim to acquire intellectual property rights such as patent rights for the case, and when preparations for the application procedure are proceeded, for example, the person in charge of the patent office 40 etc. These files are stored by, for example, creating and uploading them to the intellectual property information management server 10 via the office terminal 41. In this case as well, the application specification and the like are stored on the internal storage 17 because they are considered to correspond to the high rank information 18 that is likely to be frequently referred to as an object of check or correction.

  Thereafter, when the application specification is completed and the application procedure to the JPO is actually taken, a so-called application proof that is a record of the contents received by the JPO can be obtained. Since the application proof includes all the contents of the application specification and the like, the application proof is stored on the internal storage 17 so that it can be accessed easily and quickly thereafter. On the other hand, the application specification etc. whose contents overlap with those of the application proof become the low rank information 51 which is unnecessary or does not need to be frequently accessed, and is therefore moved / saved to the external storage 50 or deleted.

  When the file corresponding to the low rank information 51 is moved, saved, deleted, or the like, the user interface unit 13 displays a screen requesting confirmation from the user, and the processing is performed only when the confirmation is obtained. You may make it perform. Further, deletion confirmation may be performed (or not deleted) only for a file with an electronic signature or an electronic time stamp. Further, when moving or evacuating, a process such as compressing the target file may be performed.

  After that, for example, when the case is a patent application, a public gazette is normally issued from the Patent Office by the application publication system, and the contents of the application are published. The public gazette can be generally obtained as a PDF (Portable Document Format) file, for example, by searching from a website of a patent digital library provided by IMPIT. That is, for example, with the patent electronic library as the external information source 60, the public information that is the external information 61 managed here is the link information generated and acquired from the agency data etc. by the file management unit 12 using the file, database, etc. to manage. As a result, it is possible to avoid storing data that can be easily acquired from the external information source 60 in the internal storage 17 or the like, and to effectively use the storage resources.

  Further, since the confidentiality is lost by publishing the application content, the security level required for the related file is significantly lowered. Therefore, for example, related information about the intellectual property related to the case may be included, and review materials that are positioned as reference information for creating application specifications etc. are frequently accessed. It can be moved and evacuated to the external storage 50 as it is not necessary and does not require high security.

  Further, regarding the application proof whose content overlaps with that of the public gazette, the application specification and the like are stored on the external storage 50. Therefore, it is considered unnecessary to store the application proof. Therefore, the link information related to the published gazette issued for the patent application is acquired and managed by a file, database, etc., and the application proof is deleted from the internal storage 17 as being no longer necessary, and effective use of storage resources is made possible. Plan.

  Thereafter, for example, when an application examination request is made for the patent application, and a notice of reason for refusal is issued as a result of examination at the JPO, the cited documents pointed out in the notice of reason for refusal are stored. The cited document needs to be accessed frequently when responding to the notice of reasons for refusal. For example, the user of the patent office 40 obtains these files and stores them in the internal storage 17. store.

  After that, for example, when a registration assessment is made, it is not necessary to frequently access the cited document at the time of notification of the reason for refusal. At that time, for example, non-patent literature such as a magazine that cannot be obtained online from a website, etc., among the cited documents, a PDF file is stored on the external storage 50 and can be obtained online from the website. For non-patent documents and public gazettes that can be obtained from patent electronic libraries, the link information is obtained and managed by a file, database, or the like.

  In addition, since a registered gazette is issued by the Patent Office upon registration of a patent right or the like and can be obtained by searching from the website of the Patent Digital Library, the file management unit 12 also applies the registered gazette to the Office of the Gazette. The link information generated from the data is managed by a file or database. Further, as a result, the information of the public gazette is no longer necessary and may be deleted. Even if the link information is deleted, there is no influence because it can be easily obtained from the website of the patent electronic library, which is the external information source 60.

  Thereafter, when the lifetime of the intellectual property right expires and the right is extinguished, it is possible to delete all information related to the case from the internal storage 17 and the external storage 50, assuming that the case has ended. The case where the project is terminated due to reasons other than the expiration of the lifetime may be handled in the same manner.

  The various files in the above handling method are merely examples, and the files to be managed, such as documents sent / delivered from the JPO, documents sent / received between the company 30 and the patent office 40, etc. There is no particular limitation as long as it is related to the project.

  In addition, the file storage location and the pattern of processing such as movement, saving, and deletion are not limited to this, and may vary depending on the progress of the case, for example, whether it is a rejection assessment or a registration assessment. Moreover, even if the way of proceeding is the same, it is possible to change the pattern for each matter. For example, when an event such as a registration assessment occurs, the cited document may be moved from the internal storage 17 to the external storage 50 in a certain case, but may be deleted in another case. Such a pattern setting for each case is set in advance in the setting DB 16 via the user interface unit 13. Default processing contents when processing for an event is not set may be defined in advance.

  In addition, the event that triggers the dynamic change of the file storage location as described above is not limited to the event related to the procedure related to the acquisition of intellectual property rights. You may make it respond | correspond to the event about what is called life-and-death monitoring, such as the survival condition of. These events can also be obtained from agency data. In addition to the process triggered by the event related to the matter, for example, in the periodic process such as daily, it is necessary to determine whether or not to move or save the file, or to perform the maintenance process such as backup. May be. In particular, backups of important files may be periodically acquired.

<Data structure>
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an outline of an example of the data configuration of the case DB 14, and includes, for example, tables of a case master DB 14a shown in FIG. 3A and a case status DB 14b shown in FIG.

  The case master DB 14a in FIG. 3 (a) is a table that holds master information of cases to be managed by the intellectual property information management system 1. For example, the case ID, the case manager, the application number, the case start date, And each item such as the project end date. The item of item ID holds ID information for uniquely identifying the target item. The item of item manager holds ID information or the like that identifies the person in charge of the company 30 that is the manager of the target item.

  The application number item retains information on the application number when the application procedure is performed for the intellectual property right related to the subject matter. Information such as a publication number when a public gazette is issued and a registration number when a patent right is set and registered may be held together. Each item of the item start date and the item end date holds information on the start date and the end date of the target item, respectively. If it is outside the period specified by the start date and end date, the subject matter is not managed.

  The item status DB 14b in FIG. 3B is a table for managing information related to the status of each item, and includes items such as an item ID and an item status. The item of item ID holds ID information for uniquely specifying the target item. The ID information is defined in the case master DB 14a shown in FIG. The item status item holds information such as a code value that classifies the status of the target item. For example, a code value that can identify each status in the state transition according to the progress of the case can be set. The status of the case can be determined based on the contents of agency data, for example. In order to be able to grasp the status of the case in more detail, it is separately held as a flag that a predetermined event such as an event requested by an agent of the patent office 40 or a publication of a public gazette has occurred. It may be.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an outline of an example of the data configuration of the setting DB 16. The setting DB 16 changes the storage location for files including various information related to the case, the change in the management level such as redundant configuration, security, etc., depending on the event or the status of the case, for each case relating to the intellectual property. It is a table that holds setting information about processing contents, and has items such as a case ID, an event, target information, and processing contents, for example. The contents of the setting DB 16 can be set via the user interface unit 13 by the user using the company terminal 31, for example.

  The item ID item in the setting DB 16 holds ID information for uniquely identifying the target item. The ID information is defined in the case master DB 14a shown in FIG. The event item holds information for identifying an event serving as a trigger for performing processing on a file in the target case. For example, the event is identified by a predetermined method such as the name of an event such as “Application Publication”, a sequence number assigned to each event, or a code value. Whether or not the event has occurred is determined based on the contents of the agency data when, for example, the agency data acquired from Japan or the like is periodically fetched and processed, It is possible to make a determination based on uploading of a file (for example, a document sent / delivered from the Patent Office). In addition to events related to the company's projects, events related to life and death monitoring of other companies' applications can also be included.

  Each item of target information and processing content holds information for identifying a file to be processed when a target event occurs in the target case, and information for specifying the processing content for the file. The file specified by the item of target information may target one or more files, or a folder including these files. Also, the method for specifying the file or folder is not particularly limited, and the name may be directly specified, or specified by a condition that matches a name using a special character such as a wild card or a regular expression. May be.

  For example, as shown in the example of FIG. 2, the process specified by the process content item is a file moved from the internal storage 17 to the external storage 50, a file is deleted, a copy or a backup is acquired, , Security processing such as encryption, generation of link information, and the like are included. A command or the like for realizing these processes may be directly specified, or a batch file, script file, program module, or the like to be executed as a series of processes may be specified.

  Depending on the setting contents in the setting DB 16, for example, when another file having overlapping information is obtained for the file related to the case or the external information source 60 can refer to the file, the security level is set for the original file. Controls such as lowering, releasing the redundant configuration, and deleting can be performed. Further, even when the level of confidentiality changes due to the publication of a public gazette or the like, it is possible to perform control such as lowering the security level of related files.

  Note that the data configuration (items) of each table shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is merely an example, and other table configurations and data configurations are possible as long as similar data can be held and managed. It may be. Further, other tables such as the user DB 15 only need to have general information, and the contents of the data items are not particularly limited.

  As described above, according to the intellectual property information management system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the intellectual property information management system is related to the case of the intellectual property created in the company 30. For files containing information related to intellectual property held and managed by 1, the characteristics of intellectual property information, such as whether it is public or confidential, the frequency of reference, and the procedure for acquiring intellectual property rights in the subject project Depending on various events and status such as application, publication, registration, expiration, etc., the storage location of the file containing the intellectual property information, the management level of redundancy configuration, security, etc. are dynamically changed Thus, it is possible to effectively use storage resources without incurring human costs.

  As mentioned above, the invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described based on the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. Needless to say. For example, the above-described embodiment has been described in detail for easy understanding of the present invention, and is not necessarily limited to the one having all the configurations described. In addition, it is possible to add, delete, and replace other configurations for a part of the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

  The present invention is applicable to an intellectual property information management system that appropriately manages files and data related to matters such as inventions.

1 ... Intellectual property information management system,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Intellectual property information management server, 11 ... Management function group, 12 ... File management part, 13 ... User interface part, 14 ... Case database (DB), 15 ... User DB, 16 ... Setting DB, 17 ... Internal storage, 18 ... High rank information,
20 ... Network,
30 ... company, 31 ... company terminal,
40 ... Patent office, 41 ... Office terminal,
50 ... External storage, 51 ... Low rank information,
60 ... External information source, 61 ... External information

Claims (3)

A case information holding unit for holding information on one or more cases relating to intellectual property;
A plurality of types of storage capable of storing files containing information related to each case;
In accordance with an event that has occurred for each case, a process including moving or copying between the plurality of types of storage or deletion from the storage is performed on a predetermined file related to the target case. A file manager,
Have
The plurality of types of storage include at least high-level storage and low-level storage,
When the intellectual property information about the case relating to the first file is disclosed for the first file stored in the high-level storage, the file management unit An intellectual property information management system for moving a file to the low-level storage or deleting the file from the high-level storage. A case information holding unit for holding information on one or more cases relating to intellectual property;
A storage capable of storing a file containing information related to each case;
The first file related to the matter stored in the storage is located on the external information source when a second file having duplicate contents can be obtained from the external information source via the network. Obtaining link information for the second file, and deleting the first file;
Intellectual property information management system. In the intellectual property information management system according to claim 1 or 2 ,
The file management unit includes a setting information holding unit that holds, for each case, information regarding an association between an event that has occurred with respect to the case and a processing content for the file that is stored in the storage. , Intellectual property information management system.

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