Computer-implemented trademark brokerage network
March 1, 2019. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesCredit management for electronic brokerage system 5664111 System and method for providing trusted brokering services over a distributed network Analysis and validation system for provisioning network related facilities Bond trading system System and method for delivering consumer product related information to consumers within retail environments using internet-based information servers and sales agents System, method, and computer program product for patent-centric and group-oriented data processing Intellectual property audit system Method of and system for finding and serving consumer product related information over the internet using manufacturer identification numbers Systems and methods for facilitating the exchange of information between separate business entities InventorApplicationNo. 260585 filed on 03/01/1999US Classes:705/1, AUTOMATED ELECTRICAL FINANCIAL OR BUSINESS PRACTICE OR MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT703/2, MODELING BY MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION705/10, Market analysis, demand forecasting or surveying707/1, DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING707/10Distributed or remote accessExaminersPrimary: Poinvil, FrantzyAssistant: Phan, Tho Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 017/28AbstractA computer-implemented method and system is provided for brokering trademarks between trademark owners and potential trademark buyers. The method and system receive trademarks from potential sellers and obtain identification descriptions associated with each of the trademarks. A trademark brokerage database is populated with the trademarks and with the descriptions. The trademarks in the trademark brokerage database are made available for acquisition by potential buyers. Access is provided to the trademark brokerage database for the potential buyers of the trademarks so that trademark queries can be received from the potential buyers related to the descriptions. Trademark query results are generated based upon which trademarks satisfy the received queries. The query results are presented to the potential buyers wherein at least one of the potential buyers acquires one of the trademarks that is in the trademark brokerage database based upon the query results.Other References
Field of SearchMODELING BY MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSIONAUTOMATED ELECTRICAL FINANCIAL OR BUSINESS PRACTICE OR MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT Insurance (e.g., computer implemented system or method for writing insurance policy, processing insurance claim, etc.) Operations research Allocating resources or scheduling for an administrative function Market analysis, demand forecasting or surveying DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING Distributed or remote access Generating database or data structure (e.g., via user interface) DATABASE SCHEMA OR DATA STRUCTURE | |
