AN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ANALYSIS AND REPORT GENERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

A method and apparatus for analysing intellectual property information and generating a report is disclosed. A user input is received which comprises a user selection of one of a plurality of templates defining a plurality of predetermined intellectual property analyses, or user selections of a plurality of predetermined intellectual property analyses. Intellectual property data is retrieved from at least one database in dependence upon intellectual property data required for the selected intellectual property analyses. The predetermined intellectual property analyses are performed on the retrieved intellectual property data to generate a plurality of sets of analysed data. A partial intellectual property analysis report is generated displaying said sets of analysed intellectual property data as graphics. Intellectual property interpretation data is received from an interpreter giving the interpreter's interpretation of at least one of the displayed set of analysed intellectual property data. The intellectual property interpretation data for the at least one displayed set of analysed intellectual property data is included in the partial intellectual property analysis report to generate the complete intellectual property analysis report.