JP2021099657A - Intellectual property managing device, intellectual property managing program and intellectual property managing method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an intellectual property managing device capable of easily obtaining information on intellectual properties owned by a user using the application No., registration No., etc., of the intellectual property.SOLUTION: An intellectual property managing device 10 that manages cases relating to intellectual properties includes: a receiving unit 11 that receives a case identifying item for identifying the case relating to patent, utility model, design patent or trademark; and a searching and obtaining unit 12 that searches, in a first storing unit 32 which holds a record (1) containing the case identifying item, and progress information relating to the identification number of an applicant or a claimant and the case both associated with the case identifying item, using the received case identifying item, obtains the identification number in this case, searches in the first storing unit 32 using the obtained identification number, and obtains the corresponding record (1).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an intellectual property management device, an intellectual property management program, and an intellectual property management method.

Intellectual property rights such as patent rights, utility model rights, design rights, trademark rights, etc. are generated or rights are generated when the applicant or right holder pays the patent fee or registration fee within a predetermined period. Be maintained. The deadline for payment is stipulated by laws such as the Patent Law and the Trademark Law, and except in the prescribed cases, if the deadline is exceeded, the right will not be generated or the right will be extinguished. Therefore, deadline management is very important in cases related to intellectual property rights.

On the other hand, various techniques have been proposed for the purpose of being inexpensive, being able to flexibly respond to changes in management items, and being able to manage a plurality of projects collectively. For example, Patent Documents 1 to 3 disclose that a computer is used to manage the deadline for procedures such as payment of annuity in a case relating to intellectual property rights. Patent Document 1 proposes a pension management device that can respond to revision of charges by using a relational database. Further, Patent Documents 2 and 3 disclose that a deadline case is specified from a predetermined database and a related case related to the deadline case is specified.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-227932 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-59601 JP-A-2017-117495

In recent years, corporate branding strategies and patent strategies related to product technology have been emphasized, and it is important to continuously acquire intellectual property rights. However, if the rights are continuously acquired in this way, the number of cases to be managed increases and the management becomes complicated. If you have rights in multiple jurisdictions such as patents and trademarks, you often manage each jurisdiction separately, and it is often difficult to understand what kind of rights your company holds. In such a situation, there is a concern that the renewal of rights and the submission of documents may be omitted.

In addition, intellectual property management systems are often not established in companies that start up new businesses and are required to increase sales and growth at an early stage, such as start-up companies and venture companies. In the case of an organization that has difficulty in securing human resources with sufficient experience and knowledge regarding the management of intellectual property rights, it becomes difficult to grasp what kind of rights the company holds.

However, in the conventional technology, it is necessary to input and update the pending cases and the registered cases one by one without mistake in the management data and the database. In addition, when acquiring information on a matter related to intellectual property, it takes time and effort to acquire the information because the configuration is such that the application number and the registration number are input one by one and the information is acquired one by one. Therefore, for example, a mechanism is desired in which the information to be input for acquiring the information is made as simple as possible and the information about the matter can be easily grasped.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an intellectual property management device capable of easily acquiring information on intellectual property held by a user by using an application number, registration number, etc. relating to intellectual property. To do.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is an intellectual property management device that manages cases related to intellectual property, and accepts case-specific items for specifying cases related to patents, utility models, designs, or trademarks. Accepted by the department and the first storage unit having a record (1) including the case specific item, the identification number of the applicant or the right holder associated with the case specific item, and the progress information about the case. A search is performed using the matter specific item, the identification number in the relevant matter is acquired, and then a search is performed in the first storage unit using the acquired said identification number, and the corresponding record (the relevant record ( It is characterized by having a search acquisition unit for acquiring 1).

According to the present invention, information on intellectual property held by a user can be easily obtained by using an application number, registration number, or the like related to intellectual property.

It is a figure which shows an example of the intellectual property management apparatus of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the contents of the 1st storage part. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen which inputs the matter specific item. It is a figure which shows an example of the contents of the 2nd preservation part. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen which displays the information of a matter. It is a figure which shows another example of the intellectual property management apparatus of this invention. It is a figure which shows another example of the intellectual property management apparatus of this invention.

Hereinafter, the intellectual property management device, the intellectual property management program, and the intellectual property management method according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown below, and can be modified within the range conceivable by those skilled in the art, such as other embodiments, additions, modifications, and deletions. However, as long as the action and effect of the present invention are exhibited, it is included in the scope of the present invention.

(First Embodiment)
An embodiment of the intellectual property management device according to the present invention will be described.
The intellectual property management device of the present embodiment is an intellectual property management device that manages cases related to intellectual property, and is a reception unit that accepts case-specific items for specifying cases related to patents, utility models, designs, or trademarks. And the first storage unit having the record (1) including the case specific item, the identification number of the applicant or the right holder associated with the case specific item, and the progress information about the case. A search is performed using the matter specific item, the identification number in the relevant matter is acquired, and then a search is performed in the first storage unit using the acquired said identification number, and the corresponding record (1). ), And a search acquisition unit.

According to this embodiment, the information on the intellectual property held by the user can be easily obtained by using the application number, the registration number, and the like related to the intellectual property. According to the present embodiment, by inputting the application number, registration number, etc., the remaining pending or registered cases can be acquired at once.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the intellectual property management device of the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, an intellectual property management device 10, a first storage unit 32, a second storage unit 34, a user 40, and a terminal 41 are illustrated.

The user 40 is not particularly limited, and can be used as appropriate, for example, a corporation, an individual, a group, etc., and includes a country, a company, a patent office, another office, etc., for example, an applicant or a right. Is assumed. Although it is a user, it may be referred to as an administrator, a user, a target person, or the like. Further, examples of the terminal 41 include a PC, a smartphone, a tablet and the like.

The intellectual property management device 10 of the present embodiment has a reception unit 11, a search acquisition unit 12, a writing unit 13, a display information creation unit 14, a processing execution unit 15, and an update unit 16. The intellectual property management device 10 of the present embodiment is not limited to such a configuration, and may be appropriately changed as long as it has a reception unit 11 and a search acquisition unit 12. Therefore, here, it is described as a configuration including other embodiments.

The reception unit 11 receives a case identification item for specifying a case relating to a patent, a utility model, a design or a trademark. In the present embodiment, the item specific item is accepted from the terminal 41 operated by the user 40, but the present embodiment is not limited to this. Since the intellectual property management device 10 has an input means or the like, the user 40 may directly input the matter specific item to the intellectual property management device 10.

The communication method between the terminal 41 and the intellectual property management device 10 is not particularly limited and can be changed as appropriate. Communication may be performed via the Internet or the like, or wired or wireless communication may be performed.
An arrow (h) from the terminal 41 is schematically shown in order to explain that the reception unit 11 accepts the item specific item.

The first storage unit 32 has a record (1) including a matter-specific item, an identification number of an applicant or a right holder associated with the matter-specific item, and progress information regarding the matter.
The second storage unit 34 is a storage unit that extracts the matter to be managed from the first storage unit, and is a storage unit that identifies the case specific item, the identification number of the applicant or the right holder associated with the case specific item, and the right holder. , Has a record (2) containing progress information about the matter. In the present embodiment, it is not always necessary to have the second storage unit 34.

The first storage unit 32 and the second storage unit 34 can be provided outside the intellectual property management device 10, for example, on the cloud, but are not limited thereto. For example, the intellectual property management device 10 may have a first storage unit 32 and a second storage unit 34.

The first storage unit 32 and the second storage unit 34 may be in the form of a database or other formats as long as the records can be stored. When the first storage unit and the second storage unit are described without distinction, they may be simply referred to as "storage unit", "data storage unit", or the like.

The communication means between the intellectual property management device 10 and the first storage unit 32 and the second storage unit 34 is not particularly limited and can be changed as appropriate. Communication may be performed via the Internet or the like, or wired or wireless communication may be performed.

The first storage unit 32 is created based on, for example, information published by the Japan Patent Office, and can be used as an intellectual property standard database or the like. In the first storage unit 32, for example, patent publication data, organized standardization data, patent information standard data, etc. published by the Japan Patent Office may be acquired, and information on matters related to intellectual property may be stored with reference to these. In addition to this, information published and sold by a private organization may be used. The information published by the Japan Patent Office and the like is published every day, and the number of records stored in the first storage unit 32 increases.

It is preferable that the first storage unit 32 has the latest information. For example, it is preferable to acquire external public information at predetermined intervals. The update process may be performed by the update unit 16 as in the embodiment described later.

FIG. 2 shows a diagram for explaining an example of the contents of the first storage unit 32. The first storage unit 32 has a case-specific item, an identification number of the applicant or the right holder associated with the case-specific item, and a record including progress information on the case.

Here, for example, the ID, type, application number, applicant's name, applicant's identification number, right holder's name, right holder's identification number, registration date, and opinion submission date are listed. The information contained in the record is not limited to this, and can be changed as appropriate. The dates and numbers are shown schematically for the sake of explanation.

Item-specific items include, for example, items including application numbers, registration numbers, patent numbers, publication numbers, publication numbers, publication numbers, international application numbers, international publication numbers or international registration numbers in patents, utility models, designs or trademarks. Numbers are given. In addition, as a matter-specific item, for example, among application numbers, registration numbers, patent numbers, publication numbers, publication numbers, publication numbers, international application numbers, international publication numbers or international registration numbers in patents, utility models, designs or trademarks. , May be a number excluding letters.

Of these, application numbers, registration numbers, and publication numbers are preferably used.
The application number given by the Japan Patent Office is written as "Japanese Patent Application No. 2018-00001". The format stored in the first storage unit and the second storage unit may be "Japanese Patent Application No. 2018-00001" or "201800001" by removing characters and symbols (hyphens).

Similarly, the registration number given by the Japan Patent Office is written as "Patent No. 1000001" or the like. The format stored in the first storage unit and the second storage unit may be "Patent No. 1000001" or "1000001" by removing characters and symbols (hyphens). In the above, the registration number and the patent number are listed separately, but the patent number may be treated as being included in the registration number.

Considering the efficiency of the search, the application number, registration number, and publication number are preferably stored in a format excluding characters, symbols, and the like, and are preferably stored in the storage unit as numbers only. In the present embodiment, the matter-specific item may be referred to as a matter-specific number or the like.

In the present embodiment, the project specific items may be duplicated depending on the type of intellectual property. When the application number and registration number are stored in the storage section excluding the characters, for example, the numbers may be duplicated between the patent and the trademark (the same applies to utility models and designs). For example, to explain with reference to the example of FIG. 2, the application number is "201800001" for the patent with ID: 1, and the application number is "201800001" for the trademark with ID: 2. Although such a case may occur, no special measures are required in this embodiment.

It should be noted that the type of intellectual property may be discriminated as, for example, "special application 2018-00001" or "business application 2018-00001" as the case-specific items accepted by the reception unit 11.

The search acquisition unit 12 searches the first storage unit 32 using the item specific items received by the reception unit 11 (arrow (a)), and acquires the identification number of the corresponding item (arrow (b). )). In the present embodiment, this process is referred to as "first search" from the viewpoint of ease of explanation.
Next, the search acquisition unit 12 searches the first storage unit 32 again using the acquired identification number (arrow (c)), and acquires the corresponding record (1) (arrow (d)). ). In the present embodiment, this process is referred to as a "second search" from the viewpoint of ease of explanation.

Accepts case-specific items such as application numbers and registration numbers, and uses them to obtain user identification numbers. Then, using the acquired identification number, the case of intellectual property associated with the identification number is acquired. The number of cases acquired here may be one or a plurality. In addition, it is possible to obtain information on all cases of patents, utility models, designs, and trademarks, not limited to patents and trademarks.

Here, one example is shown. For example, it is assumed that the first storage unit 32 has the contents as shown in FIG. When the reception unit 11 receives "2018-00001" as the application number, the search acquisition unit 12 searches the first storage unit 32 using "201800001" as a key (first search).
As for the acceptance of the matter specific item, "Japanese Patent Application 2018-00001" may be accepted, "2018-00001" may be accepted, or "201800001" may be accepted.

When the search acquisition unit 12 performs the first search, ID: 1 and ID: 2 are the targets, but since it is sufficient to search for one record here, the record with ID: 1 is the search result. Since the identification number of the applicant with ID: 1 is "500001", the first storage unit 32 is searched again using this as a key (second search). As a result, records of ID: 1 (patent), 4 (design), and 6 (trademark) in which the applicant's identification number is "50001" are acquired. In this way, the user only needs to enter the application number of one case, and can obtain information on the other cases of the user.

In the above example, in the second search, the record in which the applicant's identification number is "500001" is searched, but the search target is not limited to this. For example, in the second search, the record in which the identification number of the applicant and the identification number of the right holder is "500001" may be searched. For example, when the application number "201801100" is accepted as the case specific item, if only the application number of the applicant is focused on, the record of ID: 3 (trademark) is acquired, but the right is obtained in the second search. Focusing on the identification number of the person, the record of ID: 4 (design) is acquired in addition to the record of ID: 3 (trademark).

In the present embodiment, it can be changed as appropriate according to the purpose, but in the second search, the search is performed so that the identification number of the applicant and the identification number of the right holder are the search targets. Is preferable. In this case, all intellectual property projects can be acquired.

In the conventional technique, there may be a technique of accepting the input of the identification number and acquiring all the records associated with the identification number. However, in the actual field, the user does not always know his / her identification number, and it is not always possible to input the identification number. In such a case, it takes time and effort to find out the identification number. In addition, it is the first time to manage intellectual property, and if the user is unfamiliar, it may be difficult to intuitively perform the operation of inputting the identification number. On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, it is sufficient to input the case specific item for one of the plurality of cases, and the case related to the intellectual property owned by the user without inputting the identification number. Information can be obtained.

That is, in the present embodiment, all the cases owned by the person who has the application or the right can be acquired only by inputting the items such as the application number and the registration number. This is made possible by the search acquisition unit 12 performing the first search and the second search.

The progress information held by the first storage unit 32 is information on the progress of the matter related to the intellectual property, and can be changed as appropriate. For example, the date of filing, the date of registration, the date of renewal registration, the date of notification of reasons for refusal (draft date, shipping date), the date of submission of documents such as opinions, and the date of assessment and trial decision (draft). Date, shipping date), etc. The date in the progress information does not require a date depending on the item, and may be only a year or only a year and a month.

As the progress information, it is sufficient if the progress of the matter related to the intellectual property can be grasped, and it is not necessary that the values are set for all the items set in the first storage unit 32. For example, the setting of the filing date and the like may be omitted for the matter for which the right is granted.

The sort order of the records in the first storage unit 32 is not particularly limited, and may be the ascending order of application numbers or the ascending order of registration numbers. Further, the number of the first storage units 32 may be plural.

It is preferable that the progress information has an item for determining whether or not the right is alive. In this case, it is preferable that the search acquisition unit 12 acquires the record (1) of the matter for which the right still exists when the search acquisition unit 12 searches the first storage unit 32 using the identification number. It is possible to acquire, view, confirm, or display items that require procedures for the survival of rights, and it is possible to reduce mistakes such as oversights. Although not limited to this, by not acquiring the record (1) of the case for which the right does not exist, mistakes such as oversight can be further reduced, and the processing burden of the device is increased. Can be reduced.

Items for determining whether or not the right is alive include, for example, the registration date, the renewal registration date, the year in which the pension was paid, and the like. For example, from these items and the current date, it can be determined whether or not the right has survived.

In addition, it is preferable that the progress information has an item for determining whether or not the procedure related to the application is ongoing. In this case, when the search acquisition unit 12 searches the first storage unit 32 using the identification number, it is preferable to acquire the record (1) of the matter for which the procedure is continuing. It is possible to acquire, view, confirm or display cases that require procedures related to application, and it is possible to reduce mistakes such as oversights. Although not limited to this, by not acquiring the record (1) of the case for which the procedure for application is not continued, mistakes such as oversight can be further reduced, and in addition, the processing of the device can be performed. The burden can be reduced.

The procedure for the above application means, for example, a patent application, a utility model registration application, a design registration application, a trademark registration application itself, and a case in which the right has not been registered, or a case in which an assessment or trial decision has not been finalized. Applicable. For example, cases for which a notice of reasons for refusal has been given, cases for which registration assessments and trial decisions have been made, and for which registration fees have not been paid, etc. are targeted.

Items for determining whether or not the application procedure is ongoing include, for example, the deadline for requesting examination, the date when the notice of reasons for refusal is given, and the date when the assessment or trial decision is made. For example, from these items and the current date, it can be determined whether the procedure is ongoing.

As described above, the method in which the reception unit 11 accepts the item specific item is not particularly limited, but another example is shown here. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the terminal 41. Screen (1) 61 is an example of a screen for the user 40 to input a matter specific item.

In this example, the case specific items such as the application number and the registration number are input in the case management item input area 62, and the process execution button 63 is pressed (selected). Here, the process execution button 63 is displayed as a "search" button. When the matter specific item is input and the process execution button 63 is pressed, the matter specific item is transmitted to the intellectual property management device 10 (arrow (h)), and the reception unit 11 accepts the item. Next, the search acquisition unit 12 performs the above-mentioned processing. By using such a screen, the user can acquire the information of the matter by performing a simple operation.

According to this embodiment, an intellectual property management program and an intellectual property management method are provided. The details of the treatment and the process can be the above-mentioned configuration or the configuration of the embodiment described later.

The intellectual property management program of the present embodiment has a reception process for accepting a case-specific item for identifying a case related to a patent, a utility model, a design, or a trademark on a computer that manages a case related to intellectual property, and the above-mentioned case-specific item. Using the case-specific item received for the first storage unit that has the identification number of the applicant or right holder associated with the case-specific item and the record (1) containing the progress information about the case. Search and acquire the identification number in the relevant case, then search the first storage unit using the acquired identification number, and acquire the corresponding record (1). Process and execute.

The intellectual property management method of the present embodiment is an intellectual property management method executed by an intellectual property management device that manages a case related to intellectual property, and is for identifying a case related to a patent, a utility model, a design or a trademark. First storage having a reception process for accepting the case-specific item, the case-specific item, the identification number of the applicant or the right holder associated with the case-specific item, and a record (1) containing progress information on the case. A search is performed on the unit using the received item specific item, the identification number in the relevant item is acquired, and then a search is performed on the first storage unit using the acquired identification number. It has a search acquisition step of performing and acquiring the corresponding record (1).

(Second embodiment)
Next, another embodiment of the intellectual property management device according to the present invention will be described. Descriptions of the same items as in the above embodiment will be omitted. The present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and the like in the same manner as in the above embodiment. Further, the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

In the present embodiment, a second storage unit having a case specific item related to the case to be managed, an identification number of the applicant or the right holder associated with the case specific item, and a record (2) including progress information about the case. 34 is used. In the present embodiment, the search acquisition unit 12 searches the second storage unit 34 using the identification number acquired from the first storage unit 32, and acquires the corresponding record (2).

In the present embodiment, the identification number used when the search acquisition unit 12 searches for the second storage unit 34 uses the identification number acquired in the first search (arrows (a) and (b)). be able to.

The second storage unit 34 is a storage unit that extracts the matter to be managed from the first storage unit 34, and is a case specific item related to the case to be managed, and an applicant or a right holder associated with the case specific item. Has a record (2) containing the identification number of the item and progress information regarding the matter.

The record (2) of the second storage unit 34 may be the same as the record (1) of the first storage unit 32, but is different in the present embodiment. In addition, the record (2) of the second storage unit 34 preferably includes at least one of the expiration date of the right and the expiration date of the procedure relating to the application. In this case, the second storage unit 34 can be used to manage the deadline, which is preferable.

The second storage unit 34 preferably has an expiration date (also referred to as an expiration date of the term or the like) or a deadline for procedures. For intellectual property rights, it is very important to manage the deadline for the renewal procedure because the rights are renewed by performing the prescribed procedure. In the present embodiment, by having an expiration date or the like, it is possible to prevent the deadline from being overdue. In the present embodiment, when referred to as an intellectual property right, it is assumed that the right is granted such as a patent right, a utility model right, a design right, and a trademark right.

The progress information held by the second storage unit 34 includes, for example, a date indicating the duration of the right such as an application date, a registration date, and an expiration date (expiration date of the right), a date when renewal registration is made, and a deadline for submitting documents. The date, the date when the notice of reasons for refusal was given (draft date, shipping date), the date when the assessment or trial decision was made (draft date, shipping date), the deadline for submitting documents, etc. can be mentioned. In addition, there may be a deadline for performing some procedures at various places related to the user. The date in the progress information does not require a date depending on the item, and may be only a year or only a year and a month.

The difference between the first storage unit 32 and the second storage unit 34 will be described. The first storage unit 32 is created based on, for example, data published by the Japan Patent Office. Such data is published every day, and the number of records stored in the first storage unit 32 becomes enormous. The data to be released has a right setting registration date, but in many cases, items for managing the expiration date such as the expiration date of the term are not set. If the date is calculated for a huge number of records and the editing process is performed, the processing of the intellectual property management device becomes heavy and it is difficult to obtain good performance.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the processing of the intellectual property management device can be reduced and the load can be reduced by using the second storage unit 34 that stores the information about the matter to be managed. The number of records (2) held by the second storage unit 34 is much smaller than the number of records (1) held by the first storage unit 32.

The record (2) (which may be used as progress information) acquired by the search acquisition unit 12 can be used, for example, to create information (display information) of a matter to be displayed to the user. In addition to this, for example, it may be used for editing the contents of the second storage unit 34, it may be used for creating a predetermined document, or it may be used for performing a predetermined process. Good.

By using the second storage unit 34 when creating the display information, the time required for processing can be reduced. On the other hand, the display information may be created by using the first storage unit 32, but the processing time will be long. The display information creation unit 14 will be described later.

What kind of matter is to be managed is not particularly limited and can be changed as appropriate. For example, the user of the intellectual property management device may be set in advance, and the set user's case may be saved. Even if the applicant, right holder, etc. whose matter is not stored in the second storage unit 34, the applicant, right holder, etc. searched and acquired by the search acquisition unit 12 for the first storage unit 32. It is also possible to newly manage the matter.

As described above, the second storage unit 34 may be in the form of a database or in another format. Further, the communication method between the second storage unit 34 and the matter management device 10 can be appropriately changed as described above. Further, the number of the second storage units 34 may be plural.

FIG. 4 shows a diagram for explaining an example of the contents of the second storage unit 34. Here, for example, the ID, type, application number, applicant's name, applicant's identification number, right holder's name, right holder's identification number, right expiration date, and document submission deadline are listed. The information contained in the record is not limited to this, and can be changed as appropriate. Further, as in the above embodiment, it may have an item for determining whether or not the right has survived and an item for determining whether or not the procedure for the application is ongoing.

The deadline for submitting documents is set, but it is not limited to this and can be changed as appropriate. For example, for the cases with IDs 1 to 4 and 6, since the right setting registration has already been made, the documents to be submitted include, for example, the documents for renewal registration. On the other hand, for the case of ID: 5, the right setting registration has not been made, and the documents to be submitted include, for example, documents such as a written opinion.

Further, in the present embodiment, the writing unit 13 writes the contents of the first storage unit 32 into the second storage unit 34 (for example, arrows (e) and (f) or arrows (g)). The content to be written can be changed as appropriate, and the record (1) in the first storage unit 32 may be used as it is as the record (2) in the second storage unit 34, or the record (1) may be edited and processed. Then, it may be written in the record (2).

By performing the process of writing to the second storage unit 34 by the writing unit 13, it is possible to easily transfer the data from the first storage unit 32. That is, it is not necessary for the user (including the administrator) to manually create and update the contents of the data storage unit, and the device side automatically creates and updates the contents of the second storage unit 34, so that the management can be performed. It will be very convenient. For example, when the first storage unit 32 has contents that reflect the public information of the Japan Patent Office (may be referred to as an intellectual property database or the like), the data area managed by the first storage unit 32 (for example, the first). The time and effort to transfer the data to the storage unit 34) of 2 is reduced. Further, it is possible to prevent forgetting to input data and inputting error of data, which is a great advantage for the user.

The record to be written by the writing unit 13 can be appropriately changed. For example, after performing the second search, the progress information in the record (1) acquired by the search acquisition unit 12 may be written in the record (2) of the second storage unit 34. In addition to this, progress information may be acquired from the first storage unit 32 for all the identification numbers in the second storage unit 34 at predetermined intervals. In this case, the interval can be set, for example, every day or every few days.

Further, in addition to this, the identification number in the record (1) acquired by the search acquisition unit 12 is retained, and the contents of the first storage unit 32 are secondly stored at predetermined intervals with respect to the retained identification number. It may be written to the storage unit 34 of. In this case, since the writing process can be performed only for the matter of the identification number to be managed and browsed, the processing load can be reduced.

Further, in addition to this, the writing date, that is, the date when the information is acquired from the first storage unit 32 is set in the record (2) in the second storage unit 34, and the writing timing is determined based on this date. May be good. For example, the content may be written from the first storage unit 32 for a matter for which a predetermined number of days such as several days have passed from the writing date.

(Third Embodiment)
Next, another embodiment of the intellectual property management device according to the present invention will be described. Descriptions of the same items as in the above embodiment will be omitted. The present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and the like in the same manner as in the above embodiment. Further, the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

This embodiment is a preferred embodiment of the second embodiment. In the present embodiment, the display information creation unit 14 creates display information for displaying the contents of the record (2) acquired by the search acquisition unit 12 to the user 40.

FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing an example of display information, and is an example of a screen that can be viewed by the user 40. Further, FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing a state in which display information is transmitted and processing is performed on the storage unit in response to an operation by the user 40.

The screen (2) 71 may be displayed on the terminal 41 used by the user 40, or may be displayed on the display unit when the intellectual property management device 10 includes a display unit. It may be. The state in which the display information is transmitted to the terminal 41 is schematically shown as arrows (i) in FIGS. 1 and 6.

The screen (2) 71 is provided with, for example, an identification number display area 72, a right content display area 73, a progress information display area 74, and processing execution buttons 75 and 76.

In the right content display area 73, the type of intellectual property (patent, trademark, etc.) may be displayed, and in addition, the name of the invention, the name of the utility model, the content of the design or trademark, etc. may be displayed. May be good. It may be a diagram or image for understanding the contents of intellectual property. In addition to this, the application number, registration number, publication number, classification, number of claims, and the like may be displayed.

Examples of the progress information display area 74 include an application date, a registration date, a renewal registration date, a date when a notice of reasons for refusal is given, a date when a request for examination is made, and the like. In addition to this, an area for explaining the status of the case may be provided, for example, "rights are still in existence", "the deadline for requesting examination is near", "the deadline for payment of pension is near", and "submission of opinion". Information for roughly grasping the status of the project, such as "the deadline is approaching", may be displayed. For these, the date can be calculated from the item of the record (2) possessed by the second storage unit 34, and the situation can be determined.

It is preferable that the second storage unit 34 is updated with the contents of the first storage unit 32 before the display information creation unit 14 creates the display information. In this case, more up-to-date information can be displayed. Such a mechanism includes, for example, a method in which the search acquisition unit 12 and the writing unit 13 perform information acquisition processing when the intellectual property management device 10 receives an instruction to create display information. For example, before the display information creation unit 14 creates the display information, the search acquisition unit 12 acquires the contents of the first storage unit 32, and the writing unit 13 writes the contents of the second storage unit 34 based on this contents. I do.

In the present embodiment, the display information may have buttons (for example, process execution buttons 75 and 76) that can be selected by the user 40. The display information is displayed on the screen (2) 71, and the screen (2) has a button, but it is strictly distinguished whether the display information or the screen has the button. do not have to. For example, the display information may be described as having a function for accepting the user's selection, or the display information may be described as having information regarding a button that can be selected by the user.

In the example shown in FIG. 5, a "registration update" button is provided as the process execution button 75. Although not particularly limited, the "renewal registration" button can be used as a manifestation of the user's intention to perform a procedure for renewing the survival of the right. An example in this case will be described later.

Further, in the figure, a "details" button is provided as the process execution button 76. The "details" button is used, for example, to transition to a screen for displaying detailed information about the matter. Buttons that can be selected by the user 40 may be added or changed as appropriate in addition to the above.

When the user 40 selects the process execution buttons 75 and 76, information indicating the selection is transmitted to the intellectual property management device 10 (arrow (j)). The information for which the button is selected is received by, for example, the reception unit 11.

When the processing execution buttons 75 and 76 are accepted, the processing execution unit 15 executes the process based on the contents of the buttons accepted by the reception unit 11. The content of the process can be changed as appropriate. For example, a process of performing a search on the first storage unit 32 and the second storage unit 34 and acquiring a record (for example, arrows (k) and (l) in the figure) can be mentioned. In addition to this, the process of creating information for displaying detailed information about the matter, the process of creating documents related to the matter, the process of sending emails and information to related places, and the deadline for managing the deadline Examples include the process of making settings to warn the user when approaching.

When processing the first storage unit 32 and the second storage unit 34, the processing execution unit 15 may perform processing, or the processing execution unit 15 may perform processing on the search acquisition unit 12. You may instruct.

In the example shown in FIG. 5, an example in which the “registration update” button is selected as the process execution button 75 will be described. When the "Registration update" button is selected, information indicating that the selection has been made is transmitted to the intellectual property management device 10, and the reception unit 11 accepts this information. The processing execution unit 15 performs a process of creating a sample of documents for updating registration for the relevant item based on the information received by the reception unit 11. For example, based on the record (2) of the second storage unit 34 in the relevant case, the information of the right holder, the registration number, the classification of the trademark, the number of claims for the patent, the renewal registration fee, the number of years of renewal, etc. Set and calculate to create a sample document. The created document may be displayed as a screen on the terminal 41, may be delivered to the user 40 in the form of a paper medium, or may be submitted to the Japan Patent Office or the like. ..

According to this embodiment, display information for viewing and confirming the information of the matter related to the intellectual property is easily created, and the user can easily manage and grasp the matter. Further, according to the present embodiment, the necessary processing can be executed only by the user selecting a button, and the labor for management and procedures can be significantly reduced.

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Next, another embodiment of the intellectual property management device according to the present invention will be described. Descriptions of the same items as in the above embodiment will be omitted. The present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and the like in the same manner as in the above embodiment. Further, the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 7.

In the present embodiment, the update unit 16 accesses an external site 82 that discloses progress information on a matter related to a patent, a utility model, a design, or a trademark, and based on the disclosed information, the update unit 16 of the first storage unit 32. Update the content.

The external site 82 can be accessed via a communication network 80 such as the Internet. The external site 82 may be referred to as a web page or the like, and may be referred to as an area holding information accessible via the Internet or the like.
Examples of the external site 82 include the site of the Japan Patent Office. In addition to this, there are sites that hold information published by other organizations, organizations, individuals, and so on.

The update unit 16 accesses the external site 82 and acquires progress information (arrows (m) and (n) in the figure). The update unit 16 may perform a process of accessing, or may be instructed to perform a process of accessing by another means such as a communication unit.

The update unit 16 updates the contents of the first storage unit 32 based on the acquired progress information (arrow (o) in the figure). The published information may be saved as it is, or the contents may be edited, processed and saved. The update unit 16 may perform the process of updating the first storage unit 32, or may, for example, instruct the search acquisition unit 12, the writing unit 13, and the like to perform the process of updating.

According to this embodiment, it is not necessary for the user 40 to manually create and update the information about the matter, and the management can be performed very easily. In this embodiment, the intellectual property management device 10 automatically creates and updates the contents of the matter.

The timing at which the update unit 16 updates can be appropriately changed. It is preferable to carry out at predetermined intervals, for example, it is preferable to carry out daily updates. As a result, it is possible to take in the matter for which the progress information is not disclosed into the storage unit every day every time it is released.

The target to be updated can be changed as appropriate. It is also possible to take in all the cases whose progress information is open to the public and save them in the first storage unit 32. In this case, for example, the information published by the JPO may be acquired for all cases.

10 Intellectual property management device 11 Reception unit 12 Search acquisition unit 13 Writing unit 14 Display information creation unit 15 Processing execution unit 16 Update unit 32 First storage unit 34 Second storage unit 40 User 41 Terminal 61 Screen (1)
62 Matter management item input area 63 Process execution button 71 screen (2)
72 Identification number display area 73 Right content display area 74 Progress information display area 75, 76 Processing execution button 80 Communication network 82 External site

Claims (13)

It is an intellectual property management device that manages matters related to intellectual property.
A reception department that accepts case-specific items for specifying cases related to patents, utility models, designs or trademarks,
The case identification received for the first storage unit having the record (1) including the case specific item, the identification number of the applicant or the right holder associated with the case specific item, and the progress information about the case. A search is performed using the items, the identification number in the relevant case is acquired, and then the first storage unit is searched using the acquired identification number, and the corresponding record (1) is obtained. An intellectual property management device characterized by having a search acquisition unit to acquire. The search acquisition unit is a storage unit that extracts the matter to be managed from the first storage unit, and is the case specific item, the identification number of the applicant or the right holder associated with the case specific item, and The second storage unit having the record (2) including the progress information about the matter is searched using the identification number acquired from the first storage unit, and the corresponding record (2) is acquired. The intellectual property management device according to claim 1. The intellectual property management device according to claim 2, further comprising a writing unit for writing the contents of the first storage unit into the second storage unit. Claim 2 or 3 characterized in that the record (2) in the second storage section further includes at least one of the expiration date of the right and the expiration date of the procedure relating to the application. Intellectual property management device described in. The intellectual property according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the search acquisition unit has a display information creation unit that creates display information for displaying the contents of the record (2) acquired by the user. Property management device. The display information has a button that can be selected by the user.
The reception unit accepts that the button has been selected,
The intellectual property management device according to claim 5, wherein the intellectual property management device includes a processing execution unit that executes processing based on the content of the button received by the reception unit. The case-specific item is characterized by including an application number, a registration number, a patent number, a publication number, a publication number, a publication number, an international application number, an international publication number or an international registration number in a patent, a utility model, a design or a trademark. The intellectual property management device according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The case-specific items are the application number, registration number, patent number, publication number, publication number, publication number, international application number, international publication number or international registration number of a patent, utility model, design or trademark, excluding characters. The intellectual property management device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the numbers are the same. The progress information has an item for determining whether or not the right is alive.
The claim is characterized in that, when the search acquisition unit searches the first storage unit using the identification number, the search acquisition unit acquires the record (1) of the matter for which the right still exists. The intellectual property management device according to any one of 1 to 8. The progress information has an item for determining whether or not the procedure for application is ongoing.
The claim is characterized in that, when the search acquisition unit searches the first storage unit using the identification number, the search acquisition unit acquires the record (1) of the matter for which the procedure is continuing. The intellectual property management device according to any one of 1 to 8. Access the external site that publishes the progress information on the case related to patents, utility models, designs or trademarks, and update the contents of the first storage section based on the published information. The intellectual property management device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that it has. For computers that manage cases related to intellectual property
Acceptance processing for accepting case-specific items for specifying cases related to patents, utility models, designs or trademarks,
The case identification received for the first storage unit having the record (1) including the case specific item, the identification number of the applicant or the right holder associated with the case specific item, and the progress information about the case. A search is performed using the items, the identification number in the relevant case is acquired, and then the first storage unit is searched using the acquired identification number, and the corresponding record (1) is obtained. An intellectual property management program characterized by executing a search acquisition process to acquire. It is an intellectual property management method executed by an intellectual property management device that manages matters related to intellectual property.
A reception process that accepts case-specific items for specifying cases related to patents, utility models, designs or trademarks, and
The case identification received for the first storage unit having the record (1) including the case specific item, the identification number of the applicant or the right holder associated with the case specific item, and the progress information about the case. A search is performed using the items, the identification number in the relevant case is acquired, and then the first storage unit is searched using the acquired identification number, and the corresponding record (1) is obtained. An intellectual property management method characterized by having a search acquisition process to acquire.

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