摘要 |
A method of managing documents related to a patent application. In one embodiment the method includes generating an invention disclosure from a first client system coupled to a server system over a first communication network, where the first client system is associated with a first technology developer; storing the generated invention disclosure in a database accessible to the server system; drafting a patent application for the invention disclosure from a second client system coupled to the server system over a second communication network, where the second client system is associated with a patent practitioner; storing the drafted patent application in the database; generating an instruction to file the patent application from a client system associated with either the technology developer or the patent practitioner; and receiving the instruction at the server system and causing the patent application to be filed in a patent office. |