SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY DOWNLOADING NOTICES OF E-FILED PATENT APPLICATIONS

摘要

A system for automatically downloading notices of e-filed patent applications is provided. The system includes a local server. The local application includes: a parameter configuration module for configuring download parameters for downloading notices of e-filed patent applications; a download scheduler module for determining whether it is time to start downloading; a remote connection module for accessing the patent e-filing web site with identification of an applicant when it is time to start downloading, and retrieving information about all the e-filed patent applications of the applicant; and a notice download module for downloading notices to be downloaded and storing the downloaded notices in a database. A related method is also provided.