Patent ID: 8589786

Claim:
A method of graphically depicting trademark information, the method comprising: obtaining a trademark search report including a plurality of trademark records, the trademark records identifying trademarks found in a trademark search and descriptions of goods or services associated with the trademarks; associating the trademarks from the trademark search report with sections of a store by: identifying types of goods or services located within the sections of the store; comparing the descriptions of goods or services associated with one of the trademarks with the types of goods or services located within the sections of the store; and determining one or more matching sections of the store in which the type of goods or services match the descriptions of goods or services associated with the one of the trademarks; and annotating a store layout diagram with icons by a computing device, including: displaying the store layout diagram including graphical elements representing the sections of the store, and displaying icons on the store layout diagram representing at least some of the trademarks of the trademark search report, wherein the icons are positioned on the annotated store layout diagram to visually associate the icon with the one or more matching sections of the store, and wherein the icons at least convey information about a risk level of the trademark represented by the icon.