Patent ID: 7464108
Filing Date: 2008-12-09
Classification: G06F,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computerized method of managing ideas for prospectively patentable inventions, comprising: (a) accumulating idea contributions for prospectively patentable inventions in a computer database; (b) establishing contractual obligations by at least some contributors of the idea contributions to the database to transfer property rights to inventions derived at least in part from the contributed ideas to a transferee; (c) publishing at least one of the accumulated idea contributions for one of the prospectively patentable inventions prior to filing any patent application for the invention; and (d) facilitating transfer of some of the property rights to a customer who obtains property rights to one or more of the prospectively patentable inventions, wherein subsequent to the publishing at least one patent application for the one or more inventions is filed.