16. A computer implemented method according to claim 12 , further comprising the step of: (e) displaying on the user interface a summary of the events that have already occurred.
12. A computer implemented method for facilitating review of electronic documents related to one or more contexts, the method comprising the steps of: (a) displaying on a user interface information relating to an electronic document that is related to a particular context, the electronic document comprising a patent record or specification, a trade mark record or specification, or a design record or specification, wherein the particular context is selectable from a plurality of contexts, the plurality of contexts comprising one or more of a business context for performing a review of the electronic document by the user, a role within the business context that the user is performing the review, and an event that triggers a review of the electronic document by the user, the information on the user interface comprises a visual map of different groups associated with the particular context, the different groups represented by the visual map comprise different business competitors associated with the particular context, each group is represented by an icon that is proportionately sized to represent a number of items within the group in relation to items within other groups represented by the visual map, and the visual map is configured to present additional information about the items represented by an icon as an overlay on the visual map in response to a user selecting the icon, the additional information comprising at least one of a brief description of a commercial operation of the business competitor associated with the icon, a country of origin of the business competitor associated with the icon, and a number of patent properties of the business competitor associated with the icon that have previously been reviewed and indicated as relevant to the electronic document; (b) enabling a user to enter into the user interface an indication of their review of the electronic document; and (c) enabling the user to enter into the interface a request for the user to receive a notification when a specific event occurs that is associated with the electronic document or any of the electronic documents of the particular context.