Intellectual property management system

摘要

The present invention provides a system for managing and maintaining information related to unique and limited edition products, including graphics and "cartoon" characters used on those products as well as the issuing and tracking of certificates of authenticity for those products. The system also maintains legal rights information such as information about the trademarks and copyrights sought and/or registered for those graphics and characters. For example, the legal rights information related to trademark protection includes the usage information of the graphics and characters on products that is necessary for trademark applications, as well as web hyperlink information for creating, accessing and tracking trademark applications and registrations on such websites such as those maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.