A SYSTEM TO MANAGE PATENTS IN AN ENTERPRISE

摘要

The present subject matter discloses systems and methods for managing patents in an enterprise. In one implementation, the method for patent management in the enterprise comprises defining an enterprise patent service set of a plurality of enterprise patent services, wherein the enterprise patent services set comprises portfolio service, process service, and program service, and defining an enterprise patent capability set of a plurality of enterprise patent capabilities, for delivering each of the enterprise patent services in the enterprise patent service set, wherein the enterprise patent capability set comprises promote, profit and protect. The method further comprises mapping each of the enterprise patent services in the enterprise patent service set with each of the enterprise patent capabilities in the enterprise patent capability set so as to generate an objective for each pair of enterprise patent service and enterprise patent capability.