Patents Assigned to The Corporate Library
  • Publication number: 20040215648
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for identifying and displaying inter-relationships between corporate directors and boards is provided. The system includes a user interface that permits a user to select a query entity, which can include a director or corporation and an application program that accesses a relational database to identify interlinks between the query entity and other entities. Where the query entity is a director, interlinks can be identified based on membership on a common board of directors or an affiliation with a common non-corporate organization, and where the query entity is a corporation, interlinks can be identified based on sharing a common director. Where two entities share two or more interlinks, an “interlock” is identified, which signifies a relationship of mutual self-interest or potential conflicts-of-interest that may adversely impact corporate governance. Results are displayed to a user via a graphical or tabular display interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Applicant: The Corporate Library
    Inventors: Ric Marshall, Jacqueline Cook