SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING THIRD-PARTY ART SUBMISSIONS

摘要

A method and for submitting third-party prior art submissions in a patent application to a patent office. The method including receiving a request from a third-party. The request identifies a target patent application. The method further includes publishing an advertisement for a prior art search relating to the target patent application. The method includes receiving an indication from a search party that the search party will perform the prior art search. The method includes receiving a first prior art document from the search party. The method includes submitting a package of documents to the patent office, wherein the package of documents includes the first prior art document and a statement of relevance.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a third-party request module including circuitry configured to receive a request from a third-party, the request identifies a target patent application; a solicitation module including circuitry configured to publish an advertisement relating to the target patent application, and circuitry configured to receive an indication from a search party that the search party will perform an art search; a submission module including circuitry configured to receive reference information from the search party, and circuitry configured to generate electronic submission information and to transmit the electronic submission information to a patent office, wherein the electronic submission information includes at least one of reference information and relevance information.