JP6591707B1 - Information processing apparatus and program - Google Patents

Abstract

An information processing apparatus and a program capable of easily handling information related to a patent application related to a trademark registration application are provided. An information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a patent classification corresponding to a predetermined classification of a trademark registration application based on trademark patent related information indicating a correspondence relationship between the classification of the trademark registration application and the patent classification. And a patent information acquisition unit 52 that acquires patent application information related to patent applications classified into the specified patent classification. [Selection] Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and program for processing information related to a trademark registration application and / or patent application.

  In order to obtain information on the business development of other companies in a specific field, it is common to search for trademark registration applications in that field. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a trademark support system that inputs a plurality of products and services as search keys and displays a business operator corresponding to the search key.

Japanese Patent No. 6031710

  When an operator intends to start a new business, it is common to apply for trademark registration related to the new business in advance. In addition, when a business operator wants to start a new business, it is common to apply for a patent for a technology related to that business. For this reason, there is a desire to search for a certain trademark registration application and a patent application related to the trademark registration application.

  For example, using existing search systems such as the patent information platform (J-PlatPat) published by the JPO and commercial patent search systems, it is possible to search for patent applications related to a specific trademark application of a certain company. is there. However, in existing search systems, the trademark registration application search system and the patent search system are often independent, and the trademark registration application search and the patent application related to the trademark registration application may not be performed simultaneously. Have difficulty. When searching for a patent application related to a certain trademark registration application using an existing search system, information on the applicant, field, etc. of the trademark registration application is obtained in advance, and information on the applicant, field, etc. is obtained. It is necessary to execute a search related to the patent application again by using it. For this reason, it is very troublesome to search for a patent application related to a certain trademark registration application.

  In view of such circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing apparatus and a program that can easily handle information related to a patent application related to a trademark registration application.

The information processing apparatus according to the present invention designates a predetermined trademark registration application based on trademark patent related information indicating a correspondence relationship between a designated product or designated service of a trademark registration application or a classification of a product and service and a patent classification. specifying unit for specifying a patent classification corresponding to the class of goods or designated services and goods and services, and patent information acquisition unit for acquiring patent information regarding classified patent applications identified patent classification, was closed, The display device displays trademark registration application information related to the trademark registration application based on the patent application information acquired by the patent information acquisition unit and / or the patent application information in a predetermined display mode, and a predetermined display mode. The applicants of patent applications classified in the patent category corresponding to the designated goods or designated services of the trademark registration application and the classification of goods and services are listed in descending order of the number of applications of the patent applications. To constant display.
The information processing apparatus according to the present invention designates a predetermined trademark registration application based on trademark patent related information indicating a correspondence relationship between a designated product or designated service of a trademark registration application or a classification of a product and service and a patent classification. A specification unit for specifying a product or designated service and a patent classification corresponding to the classification of the product and service, and a patent information acquisition unit for acquiring patent application information related to a patent application classified in the specified patent classification; The display device displays trademark registration application information related to the trademark registration application based on the patent application information acquired by the patent information acquisition unit and / or the patent application information in a predetermined display mode, and a predetermined display mode. Applicants of patent applications classified in the patent category corresponding to the designated goods or designated services of the trademark registration application and the classification of goods and services are listed as of the present application date. A predetermined number to display in.
The information processing apparatus according to the present invention designates a predetermined trademark registration application based on trademark patent related information indicating a correspondence relationship between a designated product or designated service of a trademark registration application or a classification of a product and service and a patent classification. A specification unit for specifying a product or designated service and a patent classification corresponding to the classification of the product and service, and a patent information acquisition unit for acquiring patent application information related to a patent application classified in the specified patent classification; The display device displays trademark registration application information related to the trademark registration application based on the patent application information acquired by the patent information acquisition unit and / or the patent application information in a predetermined display mode, and a predetermined display mode. Among patent applications classified in the patent category corresponding to the designated goods or designated services of the trademark registration application and the classification of goods and services, the application of the patent application subject to priority examination Show only human.
The information processing apparatus according to the present invention designates a predetermined trademark registration application based on trademark patent related information indicating a correspondence relationship between a designated product or designated service of a trademark registration application or a classification of a product and service and a patent classification. A specification unit for specifying a product or designated service and a patent classification corresponding to the classification of the product and service, and a patent information acquisition unit for acquiring patent application information related to a patent application classified in the specified patent classification; The display device displays trademark registration application information related to the trademark registration application based on the patent application information acquired by the patent information acquisition unit and / or the patent application information in a predetermined display mode, and a predetermined display mode. Interviews with examiners and / or judges among patent applications classified in the patent category corresponding to the designated goods or designated services of the trademark registration application and the classification of goods and services It was to display only the applicant of the patent application.
The information processing apparatus according to the present invention designates a predetermined trademark registration application based on trademark patent related information indicating a correspondence relationship between a designated product or designated service of a trademark registration application or a classification of a product and service and a patent classification. A specification unit for specifying a patent classification corresponding to a product or designated service and a classification of the product and service, a patent information acquisition unit for acquiring patent application information related to a patent application classified in the specified patent classification, and a preset New trademark applicant information for detecting applicants who have newly filed applications for trademark registration in the category of designated goods or designated services or goods and services that have not been filed for trademark registration before the set time. An acquisition unit, and the identification unit is a designated product of a trademark registration application newly filed by the applicant after the set time based on the trademark patent related information. Specifies the patent classification corresponding to the designated service or product and service classification, and displays on the display device the trademark registration application information related to the trademark registration application based on the patent application information acquired by the patent information acquisition unit, and / or The patent application information is displayed in a predetermined display mode, and the applicant is displayed in a display mode based on the presence / absence of a patent application classified by the specified patent classification performed by the applicant.

The program according to the present invention is based on the trademark patent-related information indicating the correspondence between the designated product or designated service of the trademark registration application or the classification of the product and service and the patent classification, or the designated product of the predetermined trademark registration application or A procedure for specifying a patent classification corresponding to a designated service and a classification of goods and services, a procedure for acquiring patent application information related to a patent application classified in the specified patent classification, and the patent application acquired in the display device The trademark registration application information related to the trademark registration application based on the information and / or the patent application information is displayed in a predetermined display form, and is classified into a designated product or a designated service and a product and a service category of the prescribed trademark registration application. of executing the applicant patent applications are classified into the corresponding patent classification, the procedure for displaying a predetermined number in the order filings of the patent application many, to a computer That.
The program according to the present invention is based on the trademark patent-related information indicating the correspondence between the designated product or designated service of the trademark registration application or the classification of the product and service and the patent classification, or the designated product of the predetermined trademark registration application or A procedure for specifying a patent classification corresponding to a designated service and a classification of goods and services, a procedure for acquiring patent application information related to a patent application classified in the specified patent classification, and the patent application acquired in the display device The trademark registration application information related to the trademark registration application based on the information and / or the patent application information is displayed in a predetermined display form, and is classified into a designated product or a designated service and a product and a service category of the prescribed trademark registration application. A procedure for displaying a predetermined number of applicants of patent applications classified in the corresponding patent classification in order of the filing date of the patent application in the order from the present to the present Make.
The program according to the present invention is based on the trademark patent-related information indicating the correspondence between the designated product or designated service of the trademark registration application or the classification of the product and service and the patent classification, or the designated product of the predetermined trademark registration application or A procedure for specifying a patent classification corresponding to a designated service and a classification of goods and services, a procedure for acquiring patent application information related to a patent application classified in the specified patent classification, and the patent application acquired in the display device The trademark registration application information related to the trademark registration application based on the information and / or the patent application information is displayed in a predetermined display form, and is classified into a designated product or a designated service and a product and a service category of the prescribed trademark registration application. Of the patent applications classified in the corresponding patent classification, a procedure for displaying only the applicants of patent applications subject to priority examination is executed on a computer. Make.
The program according to the present invention is based on the trademark patent-related information indicating the correspondence between the designated product or designated service of the trademark registration application or the classification of the product and service and the patent classification, or the designated product of the predetermined trademark registration application or A procedure for specifying a patent classification corresponding to a designated service and a classification of goods and services, a procedure for acquiring patent application information related to a patent application classified in the specified patent classification, and the patent application acquired in the display device The trademark registration application information related to the trademark registration application based on the information and / or the patent application information is displayed in a predetermined display form, and is classified into a designated product or a designated service and a product and a service category of the prescribed trademark registration application. A procedure for displaying only the applicants of patent applications interviewed with examiners and / or judges among patent applications classified in the corresponding patent classifications. To be executed by a computer.
The program according to the present invention is based on the trademark patent-related information indicating the correspondence between the designated product or designated service of the trademark registration application or the classification of the product and service and the patent classification, or the designated product of the predetermined trademark registration application or Procedures for identifying patent classifications corresponding to designated services and categories of goods and services, procedures for obtaining patent application information related to patent applications classified in the identified patent classifications, and applications for trademark registration prior to a preset time Based on the trademark patent related information, the procedure for detecting an applicant who newly applied for a trademark registration application in the category of designated goods or designated services or goods and services that were not performed Identify the patent category corresponding to the designated product or designated service or the category of goods and services of the trademark registration application newly filed by the person after the set time In order and on the display device, the trademark registration application information and / or the patent application information related to the trademark registration application based on the acquired patent application information is displayed in a predetermined display mode. The computer is caused to execute a procedure for displaying the applicant in a display mode based on the presence or absence of a patent application classified into the identified patent classification.

  According to the present invention, information relating to a patent application related to a trademark registration application can be easily obtained.

Block diagram showing an example of the configuration of an information processing apparatus The figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of a control apparatus The figure which shows the example of the functional block for controlling the process which a control apparatus performs Flow chart for explaining the first process The figure which shows an example of the display mode of multiple division number information Figure showing an example of display of patent application information Flow chart for explaining the second process The figure for demonstrating the display aspect 1 in a 2nd process. The figure for demonstrating the display mode 2 in a 2nd process.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment (this embodiment) of an information processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Configuration of information processing apparatus>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the information processing apparatus 1. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus 1 includes an input device 10, a display device 20, a communication device 30, a storage device 40, and a control device 50.

  The input device 10 is an input device such as a keyboard, a mouse, or a touch panel. The input device 10 receives input from a user (hereinafter referred to as a user) of the information processing device 1.

  The display device 20 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display. The display device 20 performs display based on the control of the control device 50.

  The communication device 30 transmits and receives data by connecting to a public network such as the Internet.

  The storage device 40 stores various data used in the information processing device 1, programs executed by the control device 50, and the like.

  The control device 50 controls the operation of the information processing device 1. The control device 50 is an example of a computer. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the control device 50. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the control device 50 includes a CPU 101, a ROM 102, a RAM 103, and an input / output unit 104. The CPU 101, ROM 102, RAM 103, and input / output unit 104 are connected to one another via a bus 105. The CPU 101 appropriately reads out a program corresponding to the operation of the information processing apparatus 1 from the storage device 40 and develops it in the RAM 103, whereby various processes described below are executed.

<Functional block>
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of functional blocks for controlling processing executed by the control device 50. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the control device 50 includes a specifying unit 51, a patent information acquisition unit 52, a plurality of division number information acquisition unit 53, a new trademark applicant information acquisition unit 54, and a display unit 55. . The processing by each of these functional blocks is executed by the CPU 101 by developing various programs in the ROM 102 described above. The operation of the information processing apparatus 1 is realized by a combination of processes executed by the functional blocks of the control device 50.

  Below, each functional block of the control apparatus 50 is demonstrated in detail. In the following description, for the sake of simplicity, a trademark registration application may be simply referred to as a trademark application.

[Specification part 51]
The identifying unit 51 identifies the patent classification corresponding to the product and service classification of the specific trademark registration application based on the trademark patent related information generated in advance.

  The trademark patent related information is information indicating a correspondence relationship between a product or service category (hereinafter simply referred to as a category) designated at the time of filing a trademark application and a patent category corresponding to the category. Such trademark patent related information may be generated by the control device 50 of the information processing apparatus 1 or an external device.

  Specific examples of the trademark patent related information include the following. For example, the trademark category “Class 28” is a category designated when a trademark application related to toys and the like is applied. As a patent classification related to toys, for example, there is IPC “A63H” (toys). Accordingly, the trademark patent related information includes the classification “Class 28” and the IPC “A63H” in association with each other.

  Further, for example, the trademark category “Class 36” is a category designated when applying for a trademark related to finance. As a patent classification related to finance, for example, there is IPC “G06Q 40/00” (finance (data processing system and method for financial purposes)). Accordingly, the trademark patent related information includes the classification “Class 36” and the IPC “G06Q 40/00” in association with each other.

  In addition to the examples given above, the trademark patent-related information includes many correspondences between trademark categories and patent categories corresponding to the categories. Such trademark patent related information is created in advance and stored in the storage device 40. The method for creating trademark patent related information is not particularly limited. The creation of the trademark patent related information may be performed by the information processing apparatus 1 or may be performed by another external apparatus.

  In the trademark patent related information, information on designated products and services may be used together with classification. In the trademark patent related information, any of IPC class, subclass, main group, and subgroup may be used as a patent classification. Further, as a patent classification, CPC, FI, or F term may be used instead of IPC. Furthermore, the correspondence relationship between the classification and the patent classification in the trademark patent related information is not limited to 1: 1, and may be 1: many or many: many. Hereinafter, an example in which the trademark patent related information is information indicating a 1: 1 correspondence relationship between a trademark category and an IPC corresponding to the category will be described.

[Patent Information Acquisition Unit 52]
The patent information acquisition unit 52 acquires information related to patent applications classified into a specific patent classification. The patent information acquisition unit 52 may acquire, for example, patent gazette data or organized standardized data published by the Patent Office via the communication device 30, and acquire information related to the patent application by referring to this. In this specification, information on patent applications includes the applicant who applied for a patent application classified in a specific patent classification, the filing date, the number of citations, the number of applications for each applicant in the patent classification, and accelerated examination. This includes information such as the number of patent applications that have been filed, the number of patent applications that have been interviewed by the examiner, and the referee.

[Multiple Category Number Information Acquisition Unit 53]
The plurality of division number information acquisition unit 53 acquires information on the number of trademark applications in which a plurality of divisions are designated for each division. In trademark applications after April 1, 1997, multiple categories can be specified in one application. The multiple division number information acquisition unit 53 extracts, for example, a trademark application in which a plurality of divisions are specified in one application after a preset set time, and counts the number of cases for each division. The multi-segment number information acquisition unit 53 may acquire, for example, information on the number of gazettes of a publicly traded trademark published by the Patent Office via the communication device 30, and acquire information on the number of trademark applications by referring to the information. . Information on the number of trademark applications is an example of trademark registration application information of the present invention.

  The set time is, for example, a time set in advance by the user via the input device 10, for example, an appropriate time such as one month ago, six months ago, one year ago, or the like.

[New Trademark Applicant Information Acquisition Unit 54]
The new trademark applicant information acquisition unit 54 acquires information on applicants who have newly applied for trademarks in the field after the set time in fields where the trademark application has not been filed before the preset time. To do. In addition, in this specification, the field of trademark application means classification or designated goods and designated services. The set time is, for example, a time set in advance by the user via the input device 10, for example, an appropriate time such as one month ago, six months ago, one year ago, or the like. It should be noted that the setting time in the multiple category number information acquisition unit 53 and the setting time in the new trademark applicant information acquisition unit 54 may be different or the same. The information regarding the applicant who filed the trademark application is an example of the trademark registration application information of the present invention.

  The method for detecting a new applicant for entry by the new trademark applicant information acquisition unit 54 is not particularly limited, but a method described below can be adopted as an example. In other words, based on the trademark gazette data newly filed after the set time, all applicants who have newly applied for the trademark after the set time are listed, and each applicant submits a trademark application before the set time. Get information about the field you were doing. Then, for each new trademark filed after the set time, it is determined whether or not a field in which the applicant has applied before the set time is designated. Thereby, a new entry applicant can be detected. Information relating to the field of trademark applications is an example of trademark registration application information of the present invention.

[Display unit 55]
The display unit 55 displays a display screen having a predetermined display mode on the display device 20 based on the information acquired by the other configuration of the control device 50 described above. Details of the display screen displayed by the display unit 55 will be described later.

<Processing flow in information processing apparatus>
Hereinafter, the flow of processing in the information processing apparatus 1 will be described in detail. The display screen by the display unit 55 will be described in detail.

[First processing]
First, the first process in the information processing apparatus 1 will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the first process. The first process in the information processing apparatus 1 is started when a predetermined operation by the user is performed via the input device 10. The predetermined operation is an operation for selecting the first process on the display screen displayed on the display device 20, for example.

  In step S11, the plurality of division number information acquisition unit 53 extracts trademark applications to which a plurality of divisions are designated after the set time, and counts the number of each category and acquires the plurality of division number information. In the following description, as an example, a case where a trademark application in which two sections are designated in one application will be described, but the present invention is not limited to this. A trademark application in which three or more categories are specified in one application may be extracted.

  In addition, as of January 2019, there are 45 types of trademarks from 1st class to 45th class. Therefore, there are 990 combinations of two different sections. The plurality of division number information acquisition unit 53 has information on the number of trademark applications for which two divisions are selected in one application (hereinafter referred to as “multiple division number information”) for each of the 990 different combinations of two categories. ) To get.

  In step S <b> 12, the display unit 55 displays the multi-segment number information on the display device 20 in a predetermined display mode. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display mode of the information on the number of divisions.

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 5, the display unit 55 displays the multiple section number information as a matrix-like list 200. The display unit 55 actually displays a list 200 having 45 × 45 cells, but only a part thereof is shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 5, for example, in a cell where Class 27 and Class 29 intersect, the number of trademark applications filed after the set time and for which Class 27 and Class 29 are both designated as classifications is shown. ing. In the other cells, the number of trademark applications in which two different categories are specified is also shown. Nothing is displayed in the cells where the same section intersects (blacked out in FIG. 5).

  In the example shown in FIG. 5, in the list 200, the display unit 55 performs coloring for each cell. The color of each cell is determined as follows, for example. In the list 200, the minimum value and the maximum value are extracted for each line. The difference between the maximum value and the minimum value is taken, and the difference is equally divided by a preset number of steps. Then, the cells included in each stage are colored with the same color. In the example shown in FIG. 5, among the displayed cells, the number of cases described in each cell of each row is divided into four stages, the stage with the smallest number is the lightest color, and the stage with the largest number is the darkest color. It is colored with.

  By performing such coloring on all the rows in the list 200, for example, the following effects can be obtained. That is, when the user sees the color of a specific section along the row direction, that is, the horizontal direction of the list 200, the other sections having a large number of trademark applications specified together with the section are displayed in a dark color. ing. For this reason, the user can recognize at a glance the number of trademark applications in each section designated together with a certain section by following the shade of the color in the row direction. In addition, when the user sees the color of a specific section in the column direction, that is, along the vertical direction of the list 200, whether or not there are a large number of trademark applications in which the section is specified together with other sections. , Is indicated by the shading of the color. For this reason, the user can recognize at a glance whether or not the number of trademark applications in which the category is designated together with other categories is relatively large by following the shade of the color in the column direction.

  Returning to the description of FIG. In step S <b> 13, the control device 50 receives selection of a combination of a plurality of categories by the user via the input device 10. The selection of a combination of a plurality of categories specifically means that one of the plurality of cells in the list table 200 shown in FIG. 5 is selected. For example, when the user selects a cell where class 28 and class 31 intersect in the list 200 via the input device 10, the control apparatus 50 recognizes that a combination of class 28 and class 31 has been selected. To do.

  In step S14, the specifying unit 51 specifies a patent classification corresponding to the combination of categories selected in step S13. That is, for example, when the combination of the 28th class and the 36th class is selected, the specifying unit 51 refers to the trademark patent related information stored in the storage device 40 and the IPC corresponding to the classification “28th class”. Specify “A63H”. The identifying unit 51 also identifies the IPC “G06Q 40/00” corresponding to the classification “Class 36”.

  In step S15, the patent information acquisition unit 52 acquires information related to the patent application classified in the patent classification specified in step S14. If the IPC “A63H” and “G06Q 40/00” are specified in step S14, the patent information acquisition unit 52 refers to the trademark gazette data and the organization standardized data published by the JPO via the communication device 30. , IPC “A63H” and “G06Q 40/00” information related to patent applications (hereinafter referred to as “patent application information”) is acquired. In the patent application information, as described above, the applicant who applied for a patent application classified in a specific patent classification, the filing date, the number of citations, the number of applications per applicant in the patent classification, and accelerated examination are applied. Information such as the number of patent applications that have been submitted, the number of patent applications that have been interviewed by examiners, and judges.

  In step S16, the display unit 55 displays the patent application information acquired in step S15 on the display device 20 in a predetermined display mode. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of display of patent application information. In the example shown in FIG. 6, the display unit 55 displays the patent application information as a pop-up window 201 superimposed on the list 200 shown in FIG.

  Note that the content of the patent application information displayed on the pop-up window 201 by the display unit 55 may be set in advance by the user via the input device 10, for example. Further, the display unit 55 may change the contents of the patent application information displayed on the pop-up window 201 at any time according to a predetermined operation on the input device 10 by the user. In the pop-up window 201 shown in FIG. 6, as an example, a predetermined number of applicants who have applied for patent applications classified into a specific patent classification are displayed in descending order.

  Other examples of the contents of the patent application information displayed on the pop-up window 201 by the display unit 55 include the following. One is an example in which a predetermined number of applicants who have filed patent applications whose filing dates are close to the present date are displayed in descending order. On the other hand, there is an example in which a predetermined number of applicants who have filed patent applications whose filing dates are close to the present date are displayed in ascending order. One is an example in which a predetermined number of applicants of an application with many citations are displayed. Further, there is an example in which a predetermined number of applicants of patent applications for which priority examinations such as accelerated examination are applied are displayed. Examples of priority examinations include expedited examination, prior examination, PPH (Patent Examination Highway), PACE (European Patent Office accelerated examination program), or other applications filed earlier A review may be included. In addition, there is an example in which a predetermined number of applicants of patent applications for which an examiner interview / referee interview has been performed are displayed. In the above example, the applicant is displayed, but other information may be displayed.

  The example in which the patent classification is specified and the patent applicant is displayed has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in step S13, a list of trademark applicants corresponding to the selected combination of categories may be displayed.

  In the above description, an example in which the patent application information is displayed in the pop-up window 201 shown in FIG. 6 is described as an example of a display mode for displaying the patent application information on the display device 20, but the present invention is not limited to this. As another display mode, for example, a mode in which patent application information is displayed by switching from the screen on which the list 200 is displayed to another screen can be cited. The display mode of the patent application information by the display unit 55 may be changed by a user operation, for example.

  According to the first process described above, information on a trademark application and information on a corresponding patent application can be acquired simultaneously and easily. For this reason, it is possible to seamlessly obtain and utilize information related to immediate trademark applications as information relating to business, and information related to patent applications, which is technical information that is useful for conducting business that depends on technology. is there.

[Second processing]
Next, the second process in the information processing apparatus 1 will be described. The second process is a process for extracting applicants who have newly made a trademark application in a new field within a set period. In the present specification, the field means, as described above, classification of trademark applications, or designated goods and designated services. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the second process. Note that the second process in the information processing apparatus 1 is started when a predetermined operation by the user is performed via the input device 10 as in the first process. The predetermined operation is an operation for selecting the second process on the display screen displayed on the display device 20, for example.

  In step S21, the new trademark applicant information acquisition unit 54 acquires trademark gazette data newly filed after a preset time. The setting time is set in advance by the user via the input device 10.

  In step S22, the new trademark applicant information acquisition unit 54 refers to the trademark gazette data newly filed after the set time, and detects a new applicant. As described above, the new entry applicant means an applicant who newly applied for a trademark in the relevant field after the set time in a field where the trademark application has not been filed before the set time.

  In step S23, the specifying unit 51 specifies the patent classification corresponding to the field in which the detected new entry applicant newly enters. In addition, what is necessary is just to identify using the trademark patent corresponding | compatible information used by the said 1st process about the patent classification corresponding to the field | area where a new collection applicant enters newly.

  In step S24, the patent information acquisition unit 52 acquires information related to the patent application classified in the patent classification specified in step S23.

  In step S25, the display unit 55 displays a list of new applicants on the display device 20 in a display mode based on the information related to the patent application acquired in step S24. The contents of the list display may be displayed in a state in which, for example, the name of a newly entered applicant and the field (section) in which the applicant has newly applied for a trademark are associated with each other.

  It should be noted that the display mode based on information related to patent applications can be recognized at a glance, for example, an applicant who has a patent application corresponding to a new entry field and an applicant who has no corresponding patent application corresponding to a new entry field. It is a display mode.

  8A and 8B are diagrams for explaining examples of display modes in the second process. In the display screen 301 shown in FIG. 8A, only applicants who have a patent application corresponding to a new entry field are listed. In addition, in the display screen 302 shown in FIG. 8B, only applicants who have no patent applications corresponding to the fields to be newly entered are listed. Hereinafter, a display mode in which only applicants who have a patent application corresponding to a new entry field shown in FIG. Hereinafter, a display mode in which only applicants who have a patent application corresponding to a new entry field shown in FIG. Whether the display unit 55 displays using the display mode 1 or the display mode 2 can be switched by a user operation, for example.

  Such a plurality of display modes 1 and 2 provide the following advantages. In other words, when a company has applied for a trademark in a certain field and has also filed a patent application for a patent classification corresponding to that field, the company is willing to enter the business in that field, And it is presumed that it has technology that can be differentiated from other companies in that field. Therefore, for example, if the company to which the user belongs has an intention to enter the field, but does not have enough technology to differentiate it from other companies, the applicant applying for a patent in the corresponding patent classification By setting the display mode 1 to display only the name, it is possible to efficiently search for an applicant who is suitable as a collaborative partner of the company.

  If a company has applied for a trademark in a certain field and has not applied for a patent classification corresponding to that field, the company has an intention to enter the business in that field, and It is presumed that there is no technology that can be differentiated from other companies in the field. Therefore, for example, if the company to which the user belongs has technology that can be differentiated from other companies in the field, the applicants who have not applied for patents in the patent classification corresponding to the field are displayed. By setting the display mode 2 to be performed, it is possible to efficiently search for an applicant who is suitable as a collaborative partner of the company.

  Although FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B show display examples when new entry applicants are listed and displayed in the order of classification, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, new applicants may be displayed side by side with the number of patent applications in descending order of the number of patent applications.

<Action and effect>
As described above, the information processing apparatus 1 according to the present invention corresponds to a predetermined trademark registration application classification based on the trademark patent related information indicating the correspondence between the classification of the trademark registration application and the patent classification. It has the specific part 51 which specifies a patent classification, and the patent information acquisition part 52 which acquires the patent application information regarding the patent application classified into the specified patent classification.

  With such a configuration, information on a trademark application and information on a corresponding patent can be acquired simultaneously and easily. For this reason, it is possible to seamlessly obtain and utilize information related to immediate trademark applications as information relating to business, and information related to patent applications, which is technical information that is useful for conducting business that depends on technology. is there.

  In addition, the information processing apparatus 1 according to the present invention includes a display unit 55 that displays trademark registration application information and / or patent application information in a predetermined display mode, and the display unit 55 is a classification of a predetermined trademark registration application. A predetermined number of applicants of patent applications classified into the patent classification corresponding to is displayed in descending order of the number of applications of the patent application.

  Alternatively, in the information processing apparatus 1 according to the present invention, the display unit 55 determines the applicants of the patent applications classified in the patent classification corresponding to the predetermined trademark registration application category in the order of the filing date of the patent application. Display a number.

  Alternatively, in the information processing apparatus 1 according to the present invention, the display unit 55 may perform accelerated examination among patent applications classified into the designated product or designated service of the predetermined trademark registration application and the patent classification corresponding to the classification of the product and service. Display only the applicants of patent applications that are subject to.

  Alternatively, in the information processing apparatus 1 according to the present invention, the display unit 55 includes, among the patent applications classified in the patent category corresponding to the designated product or designated service of the predetermined trademark registration application and the category of the product and service, the examiner・ Display only the applicants of patent applications interviewed with the judges.

  Thus, when the display unit 55 performs display in various display modes, the user of the information processing apparatus 1 can easily browse various information among the patent application information corresponding to the classification of the trademark registration application. it can.

  In addition, the information processing apparatus 1 according to the present invention further includes a multi-section number information acquisition unit 53 that acquires the number of trademark registration applications for which a combination is selected for each combination of a plurality of different sections. Then, the display unit 55 displays a list of the number of trademark registration applications for each combination on the basis of the number of cases acquired by the multiple category number information acquisition unit 53.

  With such a configuration, the user of the information processing apparatus 1 can easily browse the trademark registration application information regarding the trademark registration application in which a plurality of categories are selected at the time of application.

  In addition, the information processing apparatus 1 according to the present invention detects a new applicant who has newly applied for trademark registration after the set time in a field where the application for trademark registration has not been filed before the preset set time. A new trademark applicant information acquisition unit 54 is further included.

  With such a configuration, the user of the information processing apparatus 1 can easily obtain information on a new applicant in a predetermined field.

  Further, in the information processing apparatus 1 according to the present invention, the specifying unit 51 determines whether there is a patent application classified into a patent classification corresponding to the field of the trademark registration application filed by the new applicant based on the trademark patent related information. The display unit 55 displays the new applicant in a display mode based on the determined presence / absence of the patent application.

  With such a configuration, the user of the information processing apparatus 1 can easily acquire information on the new applicant according to the purpose.

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As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described referring drawings, this invention is not limited to this example. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Understood. In addition, the components in the above embodiment may be arbitrarily combined without departing from the spirit of the invention.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the information processing apparatus 1 includes the input device 10, the display device 20, the communication device 30, the storage device 40, and the control device 50 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the information processing apparatus according to the present invention may have a configuration including only a control apparatus including each functional block that realizes the operation of the information processing apparatus. In such a case, the control device controls the input device, the display device, the communication device, and the storage device outside the information processing device, so that the same effect as in the above embodiment can be obtained. In addition, the information processing apparatus 1 may not be configured by integrating each component. For example, each component may be distributed via a network or the like, and various processes described above may be executed by transmitting and receiving various information to and from each other via the network. The same applies to each component of the control device 50.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example of acquiring information related to a patent application classified into a patent classification corresponding to a field of a predetermined trademark registration application has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, information relating to a utility model classified into a patent classification corresponding to the field of a predetermined trademark registration application may be acquired.

  The present invention is suitable as an information processing apparatus that detects information related to a trademark registration application and / or patent application.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information processing apparatus 10 Input apparatus 20 Display apparatus 30 Communication apparatus 40 Storage apparatus 50 Control apparatus 51 Identification part 52 Patent information acquisition part 53 Multiple division number information acquisition part 54 New trademark applicant information acquisition part 55 Display part 101 CPU
102 ROM
103 RAM
104 I / O unit 105 Bus 200 List 201 Pop-up window 301, 302 Display screen

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Based on the trademark patent-related information indicating the correspondence between the designated goods or designated services of the trademark registration application or the classification of goods and services and the patent classification, the designated goods or designated services and the goods and services of a given trademark registration application A specifying unit for specifying the patent classification corresponding to the classification; and
Patent information acquisition unit for acquiring patent application information related to patent applications classified in the specified patent classification,
I have a,
The display device displays trademark registration application information related to the trademark registration application based on the patent application information acquired by the patent information acquisition unit and / or the patent application information in a predetermined display mode, and a predetermined display mode. Applicants of patent applications classified into the patent category corresponding to the designated goods or designated services of the trademark registration application and the classification of goods and services are displayed in a predetermined number in descending order of the number of patent applications.
Information processing device. Based on the trademark patent-related information indicating the correspondence between the designated goods or designated services of the trademark registration application or the classification of goods and services and the patent classification, the designated goods or designated services and the goods and services of a given trademark registration application A specifying unit for specifying the patent classification corresponding to the classification; and
Patent information acquisition unit for acquiring patent application information related to patent applications classified in the specified patent classification,
Have
Table Display device, the trademark application information regarding trademark application based on the patent application information acquired in said patent information acquisition unit, and / or, the patent information, and displays in a predetermined display mode, predetermined A predetermined number of applicants of patent applications classified in the patent classification corresponding to the designated goods or designated services and the classification of goods and services in the trademark registration application of
Information processing device. Based on the trademark patent-related information indicating the correspondence between the designated goods or designated services of the trademark registration application or the classification of goods and services and the patent classification, the designated goods or designated services and the goods and services of a given trademark registration application A specifying unit for specifying the patent classification corresponding to the classification; and
Patent information acquisition unit for acquiring patent application information related to patent applications classified in the specified patent classification,
Have
Table Display device, the trademark application information regarding trademark application based on the patent application information acquired in said patent information acquisition unit, and / or, the patent information, and displays in a predetermined display mode, predetermined Display only the applicant of the patent application that is subject to priority examination among the patent applications classified in the patent category corresponding to the designated goods or designated services and the classification of goods and services in the trademark registration application of
Information processing device. Based on the trademark patent-related information indicating the correspondence between the designated goods or designated services of the trademark registration application or the classification of goods and services and the patent classification, the designated goods or designated services and the goods and services of a given trademark registration application A specifying unit for specifying the patent classification corresponding to the classification; and
Patent information acquisition unit for acquiring patent application information related to patent applications classified in the specified patent classification,
Have
Table Display device, the trademark application information regarding trademark application based on the patent application information acquired in said patent information acquisition unit, and / or, the patent information, and displays in a predetermined display mode, predetermined Applicants of patent applications interviewed with examiners and / or judges among patent applications classified in the patent category corresponding to the designated goods or designated services and the classification of goods and services Display,
Information processing device. Based on the trademark patent-related information indicating the correspondence between the designated goods or designated services of the trademark registration application or the classification of goods and services and the patent classification, the designated goods or designated services and the goods and services of a given trademark registration application A specific part for identifying the patent classification corresponding to the classification;
Patent information acquisition unit for acquiring patent application information related to patent applications classified in the specified patent classification, and
New detection of applicants who have newly filed applications for trademark registration in the category of designated goods or designated services or goods and services that have not been filed for trademark registration prior to the preset time. Trademark applicant information acquisition department,
Have
The specifying unit specifies, based on the trademark patent related information, a patent classification corresponding to a designated product or designated service or a category of goods and services of a trademark registration application newly filed by the applicant after the set time. ,
On the display device, the trademark registration application information related to the trademark registration application based on the patent application information acquired by the patent information acquisition unit and / or the patent application information is displayed in a predetermined display mode, and the application Displaying the applicant in a display mode based on the presence or absence of a patent application classified by the specified patent classification made by a person,
Information processing device. For each of a plurality of different designated products or designated services or combinations of categories of goods and services, a multi-segment number information acquisition unit that obtains the number of trademark registration applications for which the combination is selected,
Further having
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5. On the display device, display based on the number of trademark registration applications for each combination,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 6. Based on the trademark patent-related information indicating the correspondence between the designated goods or designated services of the trademark registration application or the classification of goods and services and the patent classification, the designated goods or designated services and the goods and services of a given trademark registration application A procedure for identifying the patent classification corresponding to the category;
A procedure for obtaining patent application information relating to a patent application classified in the specified patent classification; and
On the display device, the trademark registration application information related to the trademark registration application based on the acquired patent application information and / or the patent application information is displayed in a predetermined display mode, and the designated product of the predetermined trademark registration application is displayed. Or a procedure for displaying a predetermined number of applicants of patent applications classified in the patent classification corresponding to the designated service and the classification of goods and services in descending order of the number of applications of the patent application;
A program that causes a computer to execute. Based on the trademark patent-related information indicating the correspondence between the designated goods or designated services of the trademark registration application or the classification of goods and services and the patent classification, the designated goods or designated services and the goods and services of a given trademark registration application A procedure for identifying the patent classification corresponding to the category;
A procedure for obtaining patent application information relating to a patent application classified in the specified patent classification; and
On the display device, the trademark registration application information related to the trademark registration application based on the acquired patent application information and / or the patent application information is displayed in a predetermined display mode, and the designated product of the predetermined trademark registration application is displayed. Or a procedure for displaying a predetermined number of applicants of patent applications classified into patent classifications corresponding to the categories of designated services and goods and services, in order of the filing date of the patent application.
A program that causes a computer to execute. Based on the trademark patent-related information indicating the correspondence between the designated goods or designated services of the trademark registration application or the classification of goods and services and the patent classification, the designated goods or designated services and the goods and services of a given trademark registration application A procedure for identifying the patent classification corresponding to the category;
A procedure for obtaining patent application information relating to a patent application classified in the specified patent classification; and
On the display device, the trademark registration application information related to the trademark registration application based on the acquired patent application information and / or the patent application information is displayed in a predetermined display mode, and the designated product of the predetermined trademark registration application is displayed. Or a procedure for displaying only the applicants of patent applications that are subject to priority examination among patent applications classified in the patent classification corresponding to the category of designated services and goods and services;
A program that causes a computer to execute. Based on the trademark patent-related information indicating the correspondence between the designated goods or designated services of the trademark registration application or the classification of goods and services and the patent classification, the designated goods or designated services and the goods and services of a given trademark registration application A procedure for identifying the patent classification corresponding to the category;
A procedure for obtaining patent application information relating to a patent application classified in the specified patent classification; and
On the display device, the trademark registration application information related to the trademark registration application based on the acquired patent application information and / or the patent application information is displayed in a predetermined display mode, and the designated product of the predetermined trademark registration application is displayed. Or a procedure for displaying only the applicant of a patent application interviewed with an examiner and / or a judge among patent applications classified in the patent classification corresponding to the category of designated services and goods and services;
A program that causes a computer to execute. Based on the trademark patent-related information indicating the correspondence between the designated goods or designated services of the trademark registration application or the classification of goods and services and the patent classification, the designated goods or designated services and the goods and services of a given trademark registration application A procedure for identifying the patent classification corresponding to the category;
A procedure for obtaining patent application information relating to a patent application classified in the identified patent classification;
Procedures for detecting applicants who have newly applied for a trademark registration application in the category of designated goods or designated services or goods and services that have not been filed for trademark registration prior to the preset time. ,
A procedure for identifying a patent category corresponding to a designated product or designated service or a category of goods and services of a trademark registration application newly filed by the applicant after the set time based on the trademark patent related information; and
On the display device, the trademark registration application information related to the trademark registration application based on the acquired patent application information and / or the patent application information is displayed in a predetermined display mode, and the identification made by the applicant is performed. A procedure for displaying the applicant in a display mode based on the presence or absence of a patent application classified in the issued patent classification;
A program that causes a computer to execute.

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