Patents by Inventor Michael Charles Stevens

Michael Charles Stevens has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for managing intellectual property
    Patent number: 7809653
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and systems for intellectual property management. In an embodiment, a system includes an intellectual property asset inventory system to manage an inventory of intellectual property assets. A product inventory system manages an inventory of products, where the inventory of products correspond to a plurality of products and one or more of the products of the plurality of products are associated with one or more of the intellectual property assets of the plurality of intellectual property assets. A marketing management system manages a plurality of marketing projects, where one or more of the marketing projects of the plurality of marketing projects are associated with at least one of (i) one or more products of the plurality of products, and (ii) one or more intellectual property assets of the plurality of intellectual property assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Scott M. Frank, Carol T. Beckham, Christopher M. Arena, Martin L. McLendon, Shannon M. Short, JoAnn M. Sherman, Steven Overcash, Michael Bishop, Vernon Meadows, LaVeria Baker, Amy Sherwood, Mary Van Ehrlich, Michael Charles Stevens, Adam Jaffe
  • System and method for managing intellectual property
    Patent number: 7797254
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and systems for intellectual property management. In an embodiment, a system includes an intellectual property asset inventory system to manage an inventory of intellectual property assets. A product inventory system manages an inventory of products, where the inventory of products correspond to a plurality of products and one or more of the products of the plurality of products are associated with one or more of the intellectual property assets of the plurality of intellectual property assets. A marketing management system manages a plurality of marketing projects, where one or more of the marketing projects of the plurality of marketing projects are associated with at least one of (i) one or more products of the plurality of products, and (ii) one or more intellectual property assets of the plurality of intellectual property assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Scott M. Frank, Carol T. Beckham, Christopher M. Arena, Martin L. McLendon, Shannon M. Short, JoAnn M. Sherman, Steven Overcash, Michael Bishop, Vernon Meadows, LaVeria Baker, Amy Sherwood, Mary Van Ehrlich, Michael Charles Stevens, Adam Jaffe
  • System and method for managing intellectual property
    Patent number: 7797253
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and systems for intellectual property management. In an embodiment, a system includes an intellectual property asset inventory system to manage an inventory of intellectual property assets. A product inventory system manages an inventory of products, where the inventory of products correspond to a plurality of products and one or more of the products of the plurality of products are associated with one or more of the intellectual property assets of the plurality of intellectual property assets. A marketing management system manages a plurality of marketing projects, where one or more of the marketing projects of the plurality of marketing projects are associated with at least one of (i) one or more products of the plurality of products, and (ii) one or more intellectual property assets of the plurality of intellectual property assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Scott M. Frank, Carol T. Beckham, Christopher M. Arena, Martin L. McLendon, Shannon M. Short, JoAnn M. Sherman, Steven Overcash, Michael Bishop, Vernon Meadows, LaVeria Baker, Amy Sherwood, Mary Van Ehrlich, Michael Charles Stevens, Adam Jaffe
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
    Publication number: 20080201210
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and systems for intellectual property management. In an embodiment, a system includes an intellectual property asset inventory system to manage an inventory of intellectual property assets. A product inventory system manages an inventory of products, where the inventory of products corresponds to a plurality of products and one or more of the products of the plurality of products are associated with one or more of the intellectual property assets of the plurality of intellectual property assets. A marketing management system manages a plurality of marketing projects, where one or more of the marketing projects of the plurality of marketing projects are associated with at least one of (i) one or more products of the plurality of products, and (ii) one or more intellectual property assets of the plurality of intellectual property assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: AT&T Delaware Intellectual Property, Inc., formerly known as BellSouth Intellectual Property
    Inventors: Scott M. Frank, Carol T. Beckham, Christopher M. Arena, Martin L. McLendon, Shannon M. Short, JoAnn M. Sherman, Steven Overcash, Michael Bishop, Vernon Meadows, LaVeria Baker, Amy Sherwood, Mary Van Ehrlich, Michael Charles Stevens, Adam Jaffe
  • System and method for managing intellectual property
    Patent number: 7389239
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and systems for intellectual property management. In an embodiment, a system includes an intellectual property asset inventory system to manage an inventory of intellectual property assets. A product inventory system manages an inventory of products, where the inventory of products correspond to a plurality of products and one or more of the products of the plurality of products are associated with one or more of the intellectual property assets of the plurality of intellectual property assets. A marketing management system manages a plurality of marketing projects, where one or more of the marketing projects of the plurality of marketing projects are associated with at least one of (i) one or more products of the plurality of products, and (ii) one or more intellectual property assets of the plurality of intellectual property assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Delaware Intellectual Property, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott M. Frank, Carol T. Beckham, Christopher M. Arena, Martin L. McLendon, Shannon M. Short, JoAnn M. Sherman, Steven Overcash, Michael Bishop, Vernon Meadows, LaVeria Baker, Amy Sherwood, Mary Van Ehrlich, Michael Charles Stevens, Adam Jaffe