Abstract: A patent downloading system (1) for downloading patents (including published patent applications) from one or more patent web sites (2) includes a mirror web site (4) and an application server (3). The mirror web site includes a web server (40), which includes: a download period setting module (400) for setting download periods; a patent downloading module (402) for periodically downloading newly issued patents; and a patent index creating module (404) for creating a patent index for each newly downloaded patent. The application server includes a patent inquiry term receiving module (30) for receiving one or more patent inquiry terms; a patent information obtaining module (32) for obtaining information on patents to be downloaded; a patent existence determination module (34) for determining whether the patents exist in the mirror web site; and a downloading module (36) for downloading patents from the mirror web site.

Abstract: A system for processing and analyzing patent information includes a plurality of client computers (10), an application server (11), and a database (12). Each client computer includes an analysis type module (1010) for selecting an appropriate analysis type, a conditions-setting module (1011) for defining conditions of analysis, and an interactive user interface (100). A user selects an analysis type and defines conditions of analysis, which can include selecting aggregation and combination of patent information of different patent offices in various languages for analysis. The selected analysis type and defined conditions are transmitted to the application server, converted into a request in a predetermined format, and transmitted to the database. Patent information stored in the database is searched in accordance with the request, an analysis result is created, and the analysis result is transmitted to the user's client computer.