摘要 |
Systems and methods for idea adoption marketplaces are disclosed. These systems and methods may employ, for instance, the reach of the Internet, the frictionless commerce of electronic marketplaces, and/or the power of collaborative systems for learning and social decision support to facilitate, for example, the publication, development and/or adoption of useful inventions, whether patentable or not. These systems and methods may support the creation of rich, flexible, accessible, and/or effective marketplace processes for purposes such as creation and protection of intellectual property and/or for its development for the public good. |
主权项 |
1. A method of operating an electronic marketplace for the development of inventions, the method comprising:
soliciting, for use by participants in said marketplace, an invention submission relating to an invention; and soliciting, from said participants, response submissions concerning said invention, wherein said response submissions include:
one or more responses relating to contributions to development of the invention; andone or more responses relating to exchange of intellectual property rights regarding the invention. |