Automated Patent Event Notification System

Systems, methods and computer program products for an automatic patent event notification are disclosed. In an aspect of the present invention, an automated patent event notification system enables an entity to select and to configure a class (or classes) of one or more patents (or one or more patent applications) and/or a family (or families) of one or more patents (or one or more patent applications) that are of interest to that the entity or that the entity is interested in monitoring. The system provides an event notification to the entity if a patent application of interest is published or a patent of interest is granted.