10. A patent management system for reviewing prior art, the system comprising: a memory; a hardware-implemented input module including at least one processor for receiving a search query including at least a first patent concept related to an area of technology in the prior art, the first patent concept automatically provided from an ontology of patent concepts stored in a database; a search engine configured to run a first search as a function of the search query and generate a first set of search results, the search engine being further configured to automatically run a second search, as a function of the same search query, on a subsequent occasion to generate a second set of search results corresponding to the first set of search results, the subsequent search conducted at a predetermined interval after the initial search, wherein the first set of search results includes information relating to two or more of the following: most-cited prior art owners in the area of technology, the most-cited prior art owners determined by a comparison of an owner citation frequency of each prior art owner of a set of prior art owners cited within the area of technology; most-cited prior art references in the area of technology, the most-cited prior art references determined by a comparison of a reference citation frequency of each prior art reference of a set of prior art references cited within the area of technology; and keywords differentiating the first patent concept from the prior art; a hardware-implemented analytics module including at least one processor to compare the first and second sets of search results to identify differences in the search results, wherein the analytics module is further used to generate a patent activity profile for one or more entities based at least in part on the differences in the search results, wherein the patent activity profile monitors, and flags deviances from, one or more of the entity's patterns of: type of applications filed; location of applications filed; subject matter abandoned during prosecution; and instances or circumstances of annuity fee non-payment; and a hardware-implemented display module including at least one processor for communicating the differences in the search results to a user.
10. A patent management system for reviewing prior art, the system comprising: a memory; a hardware-implemented input module including at least one processor for receiving a search query including at least a first patent concept related to an area of technology in the prior art, the first patent concept automatically provided from an ontology of patent concepts stored in a database; a search engine configured to run a first search as a function of the search query and generate a first set of search results, the search engine being further configured to automatically run a second search, as a function of the same search query, on a subsequent occasion to generate a second set of search results corresponding to the first set of search results, the subsequent search conducted at a predetermined interval after the initial search, wherein the first set of search results includes information relating to two or more of the following: most-cited prior art owners in the area of technology, the most-cited prior art owners determined by a comparison of an owner citation frequency of each prior art owner of a set of prior art owners cited within the area of technology; most-cited prior art references in the area of technology, the most-cited prior art references determined by a comparison of a reference citation frequency of each prior art reference of a set of prior art references cited within the area of technology; and keywords differentiating the first patent concept from the prior art; a hardware-implemented analytics module including at least one processor to compare the first and second sets of search results to identify differences in the search results, wherein the analytics module is further used to generate a patent activity profile for one or more entities based at least in part on the differences in the search results, wherein the patent activity profile monitors, and flags deviances from, one or more of the entity's patterns of: type of applications filed; location of applications filed; subject matter abandoned during prosecution; and instances or circumstances of annuity fee non-payment; and a hardware-implemented display module including at least one processor for communicating the differences in the search results to a user. 18. The system of claim 10 , wherein the display module is configured to communicate the differences in the search results to the user in a handheld or mobile device.