Patent ID: 8078545
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for organizing patents utilizing a computer-implemented system, comprising: displaying a notes field for receiving manually entered notes including text; receiving the manually entered notes, utilizing the notes field; storing the manually entered notes in association with at least one identifier, thus associating the manually entered notes with the at least one identifier; receiving a manual selection of a file; storing the manually selected file in association with the at least one identifier by providing a correspondence between the file and the at least one identifier, thus associating the manually selected file with the at least one identifier, wherein a manually selected first file is associated with a first identifier corresponding to a single patent, and a manually selected second file is associated with a second identifier corresponding to a group involving a plurality of patents; and associating a plurality of patents with the at least one identifier; wherein the manually entered notes, at least one of the manually selected files, and the patents are accessible by subsequent selection of the at least one identifier; wherein the notes field allows a user to cut and paste notes; wherein the file is selected utilizing a file structure field including a file tree-structure that allows a user to browse various folders where files have been previously stored, where the file structure is displayed simultaneously with the notes field on a same interface, the file selected utilizing the file tree-structure including information from a source separate from the patents; wherein the patents associated with the at least one identifier are identified by searching a database including a comprehensive database of all patents issued by at least one government agency; wherein a set of the patents is reported by: wherein the notes and at least one of the files are made accessible to other parties utilizing e-mail; wherein said method is carried out utilizing the computer-implemented system including computer code embodied on a computer readable medium.