| 摘要 |
A method is disclosed for automating an information disclosure statement (IDS). A reference id is sent over a network to a patent database site, and reference data is received over the network from the patent database site corresponding to the reference id. The reference data is imported into an IDS file using Adobe Acrobat. In one embodiment the method is performed by an applicant computer communicating with a patent database site (e.g., a web site), and in an alternative embodiment, an applicant computer communicates with an intermediate site (e.g., a web site) which communicates with the patent database site. Another embodiment of the present invention comprises a computer readable storage medium storing code segments for implementing the method.
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