Computer implemented method of paying intellectual property annuity and maintenance fees
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United States of America Patent
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Jul 11, 2002
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Nov 27, 2001
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Nov 27, 2000
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A computer-implemented method of allowing payment of an annuity or maintenance fee associated with a patent document. In one embodiment the method includes (a) storing, on a computer readable medium accessible to a server system, patent information related to the patent document the patent information including one or more of a patent claim and a summary section; (b) generating, from the server system, a notice of a due date for the annuity or the maintenance fee; (c) communicating the notice to a first designated client system via a Web page, wherein the Web page allows said client system to system to view the information and indicate whether the annuity or the maintenance fee should be paid; (d) receiving a payment instruction from the client system regarding payment of the annuity or the maintenance fee; (e) storing the payment instruction in a database; and (e) communicating the payment instruction to a second designated client system. In another embodiment the second designated client system is an annuity/maintenance fee payment service that pays the fee pays and thereafter, communicates confirmation of the payment to the server system.
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