KR20120030837A - Intellectual property management system and method using a client connected to patent database - Google Patents

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KR20120030837A
KR20120030837A KR1020100092628A KR20100092628A KR20120030837A KR 20120030837 A KR20120030837 A KR 20120030837A KR 1020100092628 A KR1020100092628 A KR 1020100092628A KR 20100092628 A KR20100092628 A KR 20100092628A KR 20120030837 A KR20120030837 A KR 20120030837A
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The present invention relates to a system and method for managing intellectual property using a client linked to a patent database, comprising: a database storing application related information, intermediate document related information, registration and rejection information, and judgment related information related to industrial property rights; A JPO server that stores and manages all information related to industrial property rights in a database; Log in with the agent's ID and password on the JPO website to search for application-related information, intermediate documents, registration and rejection information, and judgment-related information related to industrial property rights, and various notices issued by the JPO. A web client for retrieving a list of receipts and notices; A converter associated with the web client and providing application related information, intermediate document related information, registration and rejection information and judgment related information, and notice information issued by the Patent Office, relating to industrial property rights obtained from the JPO server; Stores industrial property information and notice information extracted from converters, manages patent, utility model, trademark, and design application information, and links various notice information such as opinion submission notice, registration decision, and rejection decision stored in notification inbox. In addition, it includes an intellectual property management server for outputting various report forms to the intellectual property management client in connection with the business report of the patent law office.

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Intellectual property management system and method using a client connected to patent database

The present invention relates to a system and method for managing intellectual property rights, and more particularly, the management information obtained by the converter from the client linked to the patent database by logging in with the agent's ID and password on the JPO website. Stored as an intellectual property management server, and more efficiently manages intellectual property rights such as domestic application management, notification inbox, notification receipt list management, deadline for submission of opinions, judgment, annual due date management, and report form output using the client of the patent office. The present invention relates to an intellectual property management system and method using a client linked to a patent database.

Recently, the patent corporation / patent law office / enterprise patent department has been using an intellectual property management program (eg, Easy P & P) that systematically manages patents, utility models, trademarks, and designs.

1 illustrates a user interface screen of an existing intellectual property management program (eg, Easy P & P).

The Intellectual Property Management Program provides the functions of domestic application, foreign application, referee management, other cases, due date management, invoice and customer management, and manages patent applications such as patents, utility models, trademarks and designs, and searches for domestic applications. Inquiries to receive notices, print out the list of notices received, and all related event deadlines such as the inquiry submission deadline inquiry after receiving the opinion submission notice, inquiry submission status inquiry, the deadline inquiry such as patent registration fee, annual fee after receiving the patent decision inquiry And confirmation functions.

Here, the notification of the application number is the date of the patent application, specialty (Request for examination (with or without), public application (with or without), reference number (0002)), patent application number (10-2007-0012345), application number (1 -1-20070120771-73), applicant's name, agent's name and inventor's name information.

In addition, the notice of submission here, the dispatch number (9-5-2009-049229228), the date of dispatch, the date of submission, the address of the receiving patent office and the name of the agent, the name of the applicant, the name of the applicant, the name of the agent, the name of the agent, the name of the inventor, the inventor It basically includes the address, the application number, and the name of the invention, including the review results and specific reasons for rejection.

In addition, the patent decision issued by the JPO shall include the dispatch number (9-5-2010-023244462), the dispatch date, the address of the receiving patent office and the name of the agent, the name of the applicant, the name of the applicant, the name of the agent, the name of the agent, the name of the inventor, the inventor It basically includes the address, application number, name of the invention, and number of claims.

The intellectual property management program provides application management programs (domestic applications, foreign applications, notice inboxes, notice list management, referees), and other management programs (invoices, customer management, expenses, personnel benefit management, etc.). Other management programs include invoice management (accounts receivables and accounts receivables, tax invoices and various billing history output functions), customer management (business card management functions of applicants, inventors, overseas agents, inquiries of accounts and accounts receivables from customer data) And so on.

The Intellectual Property Management Program can automatically display the case closing date and current status according to the input stage, check multiple closing dates of an event, search all items entered, receive the case, and statistics the application / registration (per period, applicant / client). Separate), various output form functions (various register and report automatic output function, authority setting (view, input, correction, deletion) function for each user, related documents (specification statement, opinion statement, etc.) registered and linked function, brand image Provide design perspective registration function.

2 is a view showing a patent application management software screen.

The patent application management software screen displays the current status (abandonment of rejection decision), overseas / domestic classification, rights (patent, utility model, trademark, chairman) classification, date of receipt, receipt number, novelty agenda, OurRef (office management number), YourRef ( Account number), date of filing, application number, date of request for examination, date of request for examination, date of request for priority examination, date of decision of priority examination, presence or absence of early examination, date of early publication, date of publication, date of notification of application, number of notification of application , Applicant, Inventor, Korean name of invention, English name of invention Remark, Power of Attorney, Priority Status, Overseas Application Deadline, Overseas Application Date, Re-Application Date, Re-Application Number, Rejection Date Date, judgment details, progress (notification date, date of receipt of documents, documents for submission (notification of submission), details of receipt, period of extension, documents deadline, examiner's name, date of submission of documents, documents for submission (submission of extension)), annual Items such as management appointment date, registration right holder, extinction date, annual fee management (registration fee reduction, 50%, 70%), annual fee management (Y / N), annual fee deadline (normal, default, final date) It includes.

3 is a view showing a domestic application search screen.

Domestic / Overseas Classification, Rights (Patent, Utility, Trademark, Design) Classification, Patent Attorney, Case Manager, Name / Mark, Current Status, Event Deadline, Reception Date, Application Date, Registration Decision Date, Registration Date, Annual Fee Deadline, Overseas Deadline Date, Priority Including deadline, client, applicant, application number, registration number, OurRef (office management number), YourRef (account management number), priority number, remarks, other terms, classification, rights, current status, OurRef (office management number) , YourRef (client management number), client, applicant, filing date, application number, the Korean name of the invention can be listed.

4 is a view showing a notice receiving box for receiving a notice sent by the KIPO. The notice inbox is searched by the receipt of the notice, the sending period (e.g., 2010/06/30 ~ 2010/07/30), the name and name of the applicant, and the case number. The name, application number / registration number / blue reference number, date of shipment, date of receipt, number of shipment, size and status information are listed, and printing and downloading functions are provided.

5 is a diagram illustrating a notice receipt list output screen according to a search condition.

The notification receipt list output screen provides a search function according to the search condition (sent date, received date, unreceived), period (e.g. 2010/01/01 ~ 2010/07/30), and the recipient ID according to the sent date and period. In accordance with the serial number, letter of notification, name of the applicant, case number, date of shipment, date of receipt, number of shipment, and status information.

The notice shall include a notice of opinion submission, a request for supplementation of the priority examination, a guide for reasons for non-repair, a notice of notification of application, a decision of registration, a decision of refusal, a notice of change of judge, and a notice of transfer of examination.

6 is a diagram showing a notice list output screen.

The notification list output screen includes the serial number, the notification letter, the name of the applicant, the case number (application number), the sending date, the receiving date, the sending number, and the receiving status.

However, the system using the existing patent application management software is widely used because it is convenient to make much automation compared to the past manual work, but still has many inefficiencies and problems in the following points.

First, in the web client connected to the patent database and the JPO server, log in with the agent's ID and password to receive notices issued by the JPO (patent application, submission notice, registration decision, rejection decision, etc.) As a follow-up step, the person in charge of the patent office must manually enter a number of matters, such as a patent application number and a due date, into the intellectual property management server, which is quite cumbersome, for example, a patent application number. In other words, if a wrong date is entered, there is always a possibility that a serious problem such as a deadline is overtaken or a right expires occurs. In offices or patent corporations The situation is accidents caused by handwriting mistakes that are happening in the formal and informal.

Second, the patent office separately reports various forms of reports for customer management such as report of completion of patent application, report of notification of submission of opinion, report of completion of opinion submission, report of receipt of registration decision, report of receipt of rejection decision and report of registration completion. There is a problem that it is cumbersome and time consuming because you have to write it by using the program, and there is a problem that the report format varies depending on the person in charge.

Third, the Patent Office cannot deposit the application fee, the extension period, the comment submission fee, the registration fee and the annual payment fee online or offline, and then immediately confirm whether or not the deposit is valid and accurate. In fact, these accidents occur in many patent offices and patent corporations every year.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the problems of the prior art, the object of the present invention is linked to the patent database by logging in with the ID and password of the agent on the JPO website (http://www.kipo.go.kr) Management information related to the notifications obtained from the client to the converter by the client is stored in the company's intellectual property management server, using the client of the patent office domestic application management, notification inbox, notification list management, deadline for submission of opinions, It provides an intellectual property management system using a client linked to a patent database that handles intellectual property management more efficiently, such as judging, annual due date management and report form printing.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for managing intellectual property using a client linked to a patent database.

In order to achieve the object of the present invention, the intellectual property management system using the client linked to the patent database, the data that stores all the domestic application information, interim documents related information, registration and rejection information, judgment related information related to industrial property rights Base; A JPO server that stores and manages information related to the industrial property right in the database; Login to the JPO website (http://www.kipo.go.kr) with the agent's ID and password to link with the JPO's database and apply for application-related information, intermediate documents, registration and rejection A web client that inquires related information and inquires various notices received from the KIPO, and a list of received notices; In connection with the web client, from the JPO server, application information related to the industrial property, intermediate document related information, registration and rejection related information, notices issued from the JPO (patent application, submission notice, opinion / correction, registration decision, A converter for acquiring the information, and converting the information into a data structure suitable for the intellectual property management server and storing the information; And an intellectual property management server storing application related information, intermediate document related information, registration and rejection related information extracted from the converter, and managing patent, utility model, trademark, and design related application information. .

In order to achieve another object of the present invention, a method for managing intellectual property rights using a client linked to a patent database includes: (a) logging in to the JPO server with an agent's ID and password, and authenticating the application; Querying intermediate document related information, registration and rejection related information, and receiving various notifications issued from the KIPO and receiving a notification reception list; (b) extracting application-related information, intermediate document-related information, registration and rejection-related information, and various notice information issued by the JPO by the converter, and storing them in the intellectual property management server; step; (c) store, by the intellectual property management server, application-related information, intermediate document-related information, registration and rejection-related information extracted from the converter, and manage patents, utility models, trademarks and designs; By linking the various notification information such as the opinion submission notice, registration decision, and rejection decision stored in the notification inbox, the intellectual property management information stored by the converter is read in connection with the business report of the Patent Law Office. Outputting a report, an opinion submission completion report, sending a registration decision, sending a rejection decision, sending a registration certificate, and an annual fee guide material) to an intellectual property management client; And (d) depositing an application fee, an extension fee, a comment submission fee, a registration fee, and an annual fee payment fee online or offline from the patent office (agent) or the applicant, by the application number from the payment server of the bank server to the JPO server. Checking the payment fee online by informing the payment information, and confirming whether the patent office documents submission.

Intellectual property management system and method using a client linked to the patent database according to the present invention, the patent office website (http://www.kipo.go.kr) by logging in with the agent's ID, password and the patent database and Inquiries from the linked client and the patent management information obtained by the converter are stored in the company's intellectual property management server, and the domestic application management, notification inbox, notification list management, opinion using the intellectual property management client of the patent office It has the effect of more effectively managing intellectual property rights such as submission deadlines, referees, annual due date management and report form printing, and payment expense management.

The patent office separately sends various reports directly to the PC for reports such as patent application completion report, opinion submission notice receipt report, opinion submission completion report, registration decision reception report, rejection decision reception report and registration completion report. There is an effect of automatically generating a report in a standardized report form at the stage of application, submission, registration, rejection, trial, registration fee, and annual fee payment, without having to fill out using.

In addition, after the application fee, period extension fee, comment submission fee, registration fee and annual payment fee have been deposited online or offline, the payment server of the bank server informs the payment information to the KIPO server to directly check the payment fee online. There is an effect that it becomes possible.

1 is a diagram illustrating a user interface screen of an existing IP management program (eg, Easy P & P).
2 is a view showing a conventional patent application management software screen.
3 is a view showing a domestic application search screen on the existing patent application management software screen.
4 is a view showing a notification receipt for receiving a notification sent by the KIPO on the existing patent application management software screen.
5 is a view showing a notice receipt list output screen according to a search condition on a conventional patent application management software screen.
6 is a view showing a notice list output screen on the existing patent application management software screen.
7 is a block diagram of a system for managing intellectual property rights using a client linked to a patent office database according to the present invention.
8 is a flowchart illustrating a method for managing intellectual property using a client linked to a patent database according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a configuration diagram illustrating a process of confirming the submitted document information and the payment cost after the agent submits the industrial property application documents and pays the costs thereof.
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a completed report on submission of a written statement of corrections to be sent to a customer after submitting an opinion in one embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a configuration diagram of an intellectual property management system using a client linked to a patent database according to the present invention.

The intellectual property management system includes a database 100, a patent office server 110, a payment server 120, a web client 200, a converter 210, an intellectual property management server 300, and an intellectual property management client 310. It consists of.

The intellectual property management system using the converter 210 in the web client 200 interworking with the KIPO server 110 has application information and converters related to intellectual property such as patents, utility models, trademarks, designs, etc. The management information extracted using 210 is stored in the intellectual property management server 300 of the company.

The JPO server 110 stores and manages all information related to industrial property rights (patents, utility models, trademarks, designs) in the database 100, and receives payment information for each application number from the payment server 120.

The database 100 stores all domestic application information related to industrial property rights (patents, utility models, trademarks, designs), intermediate document related information, registration and rejection related information, and judgment related information.

When the payment server 120 deposits an application fee, a period extension fee, a comment submission fee, a registration fee and an annual fee payment fee online or offline from the patent office, the payment server 120 provides payment information of the intellectual property application fee to the JPO server 110. .

The web client 200 logs in with the agent's ID and password on the JPO website (http://www.kipo.go.kr) and then authenticates the user from the JPO server 110 linked with the DB 100 of the JPO. Inquiries related to industrial property rights (patents, utility models, trademarks, designs), application related information, intermediate documents, registration and rejection information, and judgment related information. Inquire.

The converter 210 is connected to the web client 200 in an inter process communication (IPC) manner, and application related information, intermediate document related information, and registration related to industrial property rights from the web client 200 linked to the JPO server 110. And information on rejection, judgment-related information, and notices issued by the Office (patent application, notice of opinion submission, opinion / correction, registration decision, rejection decision). That is, data files related to industrial property information and notices are obtained, converted into a data structure that matches the table structure of the intellectual property management server, and the converted data files are converted according to a predetermined server IP address and port number. Stored in the management server 300.

The intellectual property management server 300 includes an authentication processing unit 301, a patent application management unit 302, a domestic application search unit 303, a notice receiving box 304, a notice receiving list output unit 305, a referee management unit 306, The other manager 307 is configured.

The intellectual property management server 300 stores application related information, intermediate document related information, registration and rejection related information, and judgment related information related to industrial property rights extracted from the converter 210, and stores patents, utility models, and trademarks. It manages application information related to design, and links various notification information such as notification submission, registration decision, and rejection decision stored in notification inbox, and reports of various forms (application completion report, opinion in connection with business report of patent law office). Submission completion report, registration decision sent, rejection decision sent, registration certificate sent, annual fee guidance materials) are generated and output to the intellectual property management client (310).

The authentication processing unit 301 checks the authentication of the intellectual property management server 300 by the ID and password account of the patent office agent or enterprise.

The patent application management unit 302 may apply for application-related information related to industrial property rights such as patents, utility models, trademarks, and designs (application information, applicant / inventor / agent information, priority examination application, early publication application), and intermediate document information (opinion). Store and manage notices of submissions, opinions / corrections), registration and rejection information, and referee information.

Patent application management information includes current status (abandonment of rejection decision), overseas / domestic classification, rights (patent, utility model, trademark, chairman) classification, date of receipt, receipt number, newness agenda, OurRef (office management number), YourRef (customer) Control number), date of filing, application number, date of request for examination, date of request for examination, date of request for priority examination, date of decision of priority examination, whether there is an early disclosure, date of early publication, publication number, application notification date, application notification number, client, Applicant, Inventor, Korean name of invention, English name of invention, Power of Attorney, Priority, Overseas Application Deadline, Overseas Application Date, Re-Application Date, Re-Application Number, Receipt Determination Date, Rejection Date of Refusal Dispute, Judgment Date, Judgment details, progress (notification date, date of receipt of documents, documents for submission (notice of submission), details of receipt, period of extension, documents deadline, examiner's name, date of submission of documents, documents for submission (submission of extension)), annual fee, management Date of Appointment, It includes a lock owner, extinction date, items such as annual fee management (registration fee reduction, 50%, 70%), annual fee Management Status (Y / N), annual fee deadline (normal, default, end date)).

Domestic application search unit 303 is domestic / foreign classification, rights (patent, utility, trademark, design), patent attorney, case manager, name / mark, current status, event deadline, receipt date, filing date, registration decision date, registration date, annual Deadline, Overseas Deadline, Priority Deadline, Client, Applicant, Application Number, Registration Number, OurRef (Office Management Number), YourRef (Contact Management Number), Priority Number, Remarks, and other terms, categories, rights, current You can view the status, OurRef (office management number), YourRef (account management number), client, applicant, filing date, application number, and the Korean name of the invention.

The notification box 304 stores and stores various notices issued by the Patent Office (notice of submission of opinion, request for supplementation of priority examination, reason for repair, application notification decision, registration decision, rejection decision, notice of change of judge, notice of transfer of examination) Manage.

The notification receipt list output unit 305 stores and outputs the notification receipt list, and the notification receipt list is based on notification search conditions (sent date, date received, date not received), and period (2010/01/01 to 2010/07/30). It provides a search function according to and includes serial number, notification letter, applicant's name, case number, sending date, receiving date, sending number, and receiving status information according to the recipient ID according to the sending date and period.

The referee management unit 306 stores various referee management information and provides related information.

Intellectual property management programs provide application management programs (domestic, foreign, overseas, referees) and other management programs (invoices, customer management, report management costs, personnel benefit management, etc.).

The other management unit 307 is invoice management (payment, receivables, payments and other matters, tax invoices and various billing history output function), customer management (business card management functions such as applicants, foreign agents, inquiries and accounts receivable from customer data) Provides information search), cost management (general cost management (import, expense management) in the office), personnel salary management (provide various output forms such as greeting cards, employment certificate, salary specification).

The intellectual property management client 310 is a client system used by a patent office or a corporate intellectual property department for intellectual property management. After user authentication, domestic application, foreign application, judgment management, other cases, due date management, invoice, customer management function Provision of patent, utility model, trademark, design, etc., patent application management, domestic application search, notification box sent by the KIPO, notification inbox list output function, and after submission of opinion submission notice submission deadline, submission of opinion After the management and patent decision have been decided, the deadline management functions such as patent registration fee and annual fee are provided.

The intellectual property management client 310 automatically displays the event closing date and current status according to the input stage, checks multiple closing dates of an event, retrieves all the input items, receives the case, and statistical functions of application / registration (period, By Applicant / Client), various output form functions (various register and report automatic output function, authority setting (view, input, correction, deletion) function for each user, related documents (statement, opinion, etc.) registered and linked function if necessary Provide registration function, trademark image, design perspective.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a method for managing intellectual property using a client linked to a patent database according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The web client 200 logs in to the JPO server 110 linked to the JPO database 100 with the ID and password of the agent on the JPO website (http://www.kipo.go.kr) (S10). After the user authentication (S11), the application-related information, intermediate documents, registration and rejection information, judgment-related information related to industrial property rights such as patents, utility models, trademarks, designs, etc. are inquired, and various notices issued by the JPO are received. Inquiry of the receipt list, the notification (S12).

The converter 210 displays the application related information, the intermediate document related information, the registration and rejection related information, the judgment related information, and the various notification information issued by the KIPO. The table of the intellectual property management server is extracted from the web client 200. The data is converted into a data structure (Data Structure) suitable for the structure and stored in the intellectual property management server 300 (S13).

At this time, the converter 210 is connected to the patent inquiry web client 200, and uses the IPC (Interprocess Communication, Interprocess Communication) using the application-related information related to the industrial property, intermediate document-related information, registration and The rejection related information and the judgment related information are extracted and stored in the intellectual property management server 300 according to a predetermined server IP address and a port number.

The converter 210 obtains a data file related to the notice under the industrial property related information from the web client 200 logged into the patent office server 110, and converts the data file into a data structure that matches the table structure of the intellectual property management server. The data file is converted into the intellectual property management server 300.

The intellectual property management server 300 stores the application related information, the intermediate document related information, registration and rejection related information, and the judgment related information extracted from the converter 210, and the industrial property rights (patent, Information related to utility model, trademark, design), and various notification information such as the opinion submission notice, registration decision, and rejection decision stored in the notification inbox, are linked to the converter 210 in connection with the business report of the patent law office. Read the intellectual property management information stored by the user and output various forms of reports (application completion report, opinion submission completion report, registration decision sending, rejection decision sending, registration registration, annual fee guide) to the intellectual property management client 310. (S14).

The intellectual property management client 310 manages patent application information related to patents, utility models, trademarks, and designs in a corporation or a patent law office / patent corporation, searches for domestic applications, manages notice inboxes, manages a list of notices, filed, registers / rejects. As shown in FIG. 9, the business report in various forms of the corresponding management step is output according to the judgment, payment, and expense management stages, and the patent application / trial request date, opinion submission date, judgment date, and annual fee deadline are efficiently managed. By providing intellectual property management information (S15).

In addition, when the patent office (agent) or the applicant deposits the application fee, the period extension fee, the comment submission fee, the registration fee and the annual fee payment fee online or offline, the patent server (110) to the patent office server (110) By sending and storing payment information by application number, the payment fee is checked online and the patent submission documents are checked.

9 is a configuration diagram illustrating a process of confirming the submitted document information and the payment cost after the agent submits the industrial property application documents and pays the costs thereof.

The agent submits the industrial property application documents online using the application software, and at the same time pays online or offline. The submission and cost information is stored using the intellectual property management client 310 to the intellectual property management server 300.

Using the fact that the payment server 120 of the bank server provides the payment cost information to the JPO server 110, the agent of the patent office logs in using the web client 200, and then submits the documents and payment costs in real time. This can be checked, and if necessary, the converter 210 converts the submitted documents and the payment cost information and stores them in the intellectual property management server 300.

10 is an embodiment of the present invention, after the submission of the opinion shows that the statement of completion of submission of the correction report to be sent to the customer shows that automatically generated in accordance with the form.

In addition, the intellectual property management program reads the patent application number, the date of the patent application, the name of the invention, the inventor information, and inputs them into the existing formalized form. Report, patent decision completion report, rejection decision completion report. Print a standardized report of each stage of filing / submission / registration / rejection / judgment / registration fee and annual fee payment, including registration fee guidance, annual fee guidance, and payment fee management.

The patent office uses the Word program separately from the PC for reports such as report of the completion of patent application, report of receipt of opinion submission report, report of completion of opinion submission, report of receipt of registration decision, report of rejection decision reception and registration completion. There is no need to prepare it directly, and it is possible to automatically generate a standardized report at the stage of application, submission, registration, rejection, trial, registration fee and annual payment. In particular, in this process, the application number or deadline is not directly entered by hand, thereby preventing the accident due to the deadline of the patent office.

In addition, after depositing an application fee, an extension fee, a comment submission fee, a registration fee and an annual fee payment online or offline, the payment server 120 of the bank server notifies the patent office server 110 with the payment information for each application number. You can check your payments online. For this reason, if a deposit is not made completely due to a problem, the feedback can be immediately known to prevent an accident due to a deposit time limit of a patent office that is often caused by a deposit error.

100: patent database 110: KIPO server
120: payment server 200: web client
210: converter 300: intellectual property management server
301: certification processing unit 302: patent application management unit
303: domestic application search unit 304: notice received
305: Notification receipt list output unit 306: Judgment management unit
307: other management department 310: intellectual property management client

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In the intellectual property management system using a client linked to the Patent Office database,
A patent server managed by the Patent Office and a patent database managed by the patent server; An intellectual property server managed by an agent and an intellectual property database managed by the intellectual property management server; A web client, the agent accessing the patent server and inquiring information of the patent database; And a converter for converting the information retrieved from the web client according to the structure of the intellectual property database.
The patent database storing domestic application information, intermediate document information, registration and rejection information, judgment information, and payment information related to industrial property rights;
The patent server managing information stored in the patent database;
Login to the JPO website with the authorized certificate or ID and password of the agent to view application related information, intermediate document related information, registration and rejection related information stored in the patent database managed by the patent server, and issue it from the JPO. The web client for receiving various notifications or querying a notification list;
The intellectual property management server manages the information in connection with the web client to obtain application related information, intermediate document related information, registration and rejection related information related to the industrial property right from the notification provided by the patent server. Converting the data into a data structure that conforms to the property database structure; And
The intellectual property database for storing application related information, intermediate document related information, registration and rejection related information and applicant information (eg, applicant address, telephone number, email, etc.) converted from the converter;
An intellectual property management server that manages patents, utility models, trademarks, design-related application information intermediate document information, registration and rejection information stored in the intellectual property database;
Intellectual property management system using a web client linked to a patent database including a. The method of claim 1,
The intellectual property management server
When the agent generates and outputs a document to be delivered to the applicant, the information related to the application, the intermediate document, and the registration and rejection information stored in the agent database, such as the applicant's address, the applicant's telephone number, An intellectual property management system using a web client linked to a patent database, characterized in that the application number, the date of application, the name of the invention, the inventor, the date of submission, etc.) is read from the intellectual property database to generate a corresponding document and output the document. The method of claim 1,
When a deposit fee paid by the agent (for example, application fee, extension fee, comment submission fee, registration fee, and annual fee) is deposited online or offline, a payment server that transmits the fee payment information to the patent database through the patent server is provided. Intellectual property management system using a web client linked to a patent database further included. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein
The converter is connected with the web client to obtain application related information, intermediate document related information, registration and rejection related information related to the industrial property rights from the web client as a data file, and the obtained data file is obtained from the intellectual property management server. And converting the data structure into a data structure suitable for the intellectual property database structure, and storing the converted data file in the intellectual property database by transferring the converted data file to the intellectual property database through the intellectual property management server. Intellectual Property Management System Using Linked Clients. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein
The intellectual property management server
An authentication processing unit for verifying authentication with an ID and password account of a patent office or an enterprise;
An intellectual property database that stores application related information, intermediate document related information, registration and rejection related information, and bureau fee payment information related to the industrial property rights;
A patent information management unit that manages application related information, intermediate document related information, registration and rejection related information related to the industrial property rights;
A patent information search unit for searching application related information, intermediate document related information, registration and rejection related information;
An intellectual property database updating unit configured to update data of the intellectual property database by reading data converted according to the data structure of the intellectual property database from the converter;
A document output unit which generates and outputs a document to be delivered to the applicant using data stored in the intellectual property database;
Intellectual property management system using a client linked to the patent database comprising a. The method of claim 5,
When the agent pays the fee payment information that the agent pays to the Patent Office to the patent database, and then the web client obtains the fee payment information stored in the patent database by logging in to the Patent Office's website with the authorized certificate or ID and password of the agent, the converter The information obtained by the web client is converted into a data structure conforming to the intellectual property database structure managed by the intellectual property management server, and the intellectual property database updating unit converts the payment information of the intellectual property database into the payment fee information read from the converter. Intellectual property management system using a client linked to the patent database, characterized in that for updating. In the intellectual property management system using a client linked to the Patent Office database,
A patent server managed by the Patent Office and a patent database managed by the patent server; An intellectual property server managed by the agent; A web client, the agent accessing the patent server and inquiring information of the patent database; And a converter for converting the information retrieved from the web client according to the structure of the intellectual property database.
The intellectual property server
An intellectual property database that stores application related information, intermediate document related information, registration and rejection related information, and bureau fee payment information related to the industrial property rights; A patent information management unit that manages application related information, intermediate document related information, registration and rejection related information related to the industrial property rights; A patent information search unit for searching application related information, intermediate document related information, registration and rejection related information; An intellectual property database updating unit configured to update data of the intellectual property database by reading data converted according to the data structure of the intellectual property database from the converter; A document output unit which generates and outputs a document to be delivered to the applicant using data stored in the intellectual property database; Consist of
(a) after logging in to the patent server through the web client, the application-related information, the intermediate document-related information, registration and rejection information, the payment fee information, stored in the patent database is inquired, and receives various notices issued by the KIPO, Receiving a notification receipt list;
(b) in connection with the web client, obtain application related information, intermediate document related information, registration and rejection related information, and payment fee information from a notification provided by the patent server, and then obtain the obtained information by the converter. Converting the data structure into a data structure suitable for the intellectual property database structure managed by the intellectual property management server;
(c) reading data converted according to the data structure of the intellectual property database from the converter by the intellectual property database updating unit of the intellectual property management server to update the data of the intellectual property database;
(d) generating and outputting a document to be delivered to the applicant using data stored in the intellectual property database by the document output unit of the intellectual property management server;
Intellectual property management method using a client linked to a patent database comprising a.
The method of claim 7, wherein
The fee payment information paid by the agent to the Patent Office is transferred to the patent database, and then the web client logs into the Patent Office website with the authorized certificate or ID and password of the agent to obtain the fee payment information stored in the patent database managed by the patent server. Then, the converter converts the information obtained by the web client into a data structure conforming to the intellectual property database structure managed by the intellectual property management server, and the intellectual property database updating unit uses the payment fee information read from the converter. Updating the payment information of the database; Intellectual property management method using a client linked to the patent database further comprising.
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