Abstract: A computer system can be utilized to track information about patent cases and the references that have been and will be cited therein. After bibliographic information about at least one application or patent has been entered, the references that have been submitted (and when they were submitted) as well as the references that have been considered by the examiner can be associated with the applications. Similarly, references that are to be submitted in the future can be cited associated with the application(s) as well. Data about previously issued patents can also be imported (e.g., from a computer clipboard or an XML file) to help populate the system data repository with historical information. Information from PAIR can be downloaded or imported to further populate the system data repository with historical information.