Landmark case identification system and method
US7765205B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 17, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/942
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A landmark case identification system and method in which the user is presented with a set of the most relevant documents on a selected topic. This set, which is dynamic and asserted to be inclusive at any point in time, is presented to the user in a Virtual Digest and initially sorted by court/date order. The user has an option to resort the answer set using a Frequently Cited sort option, which causes the system to dynamically analyze the answer set for references between the documents. Landmark cases are identified by their peers in the domain as they will be referenced and relied upon most often. The user is presented with the resorted answer set, and information detailing how many other cases in the domain referenced them is now included.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.