Patent ID: 8538794
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for management of patent development investments, comprising the steps of: receiving as an input, a list of portions of intellectual property for potential protection as patents; assigning a unique identification to each of said portions of intellectual property; receiving a first score respective of a first property to each of said portions of intellectual property; receiving a second score respective of a second property to each of said portions of intellectual property, said first score and said second being essentially independent scores; and displaying each said unique identification in a cell of a matrix having a first axis in a first direction and a second axis in a second direction, wherein the location of the cell within the displayed matrix in said first direction corresponds to said first score and the location of the cell within the displayed matrix in said second direction corresponds to said second score, such that said unique identification is displayed at an intersection of said first score value and said second score value; receiving a budget figure; and identifying the portions of intellectual property to be filed based on the location of said portions of intellectual property within said matrix moving diagonally on the matrix from the highest first score and highest second score to the lowest first score and lowest second score until the budget figure is fully consumed; wherein consumption of the budget figured is based upon: receiving cost figures respective of the filing of intellectual property.