50. A computer-implemented method of processing data, comprising: facilitating a user to define an index to increase searching performance; accessing, by a computing device, at least one first database of information representative of patents having said user-defined index; accessing, by the computing device, at least one second database of non-patent information; accessing at least one group formed according to one or more of the following criteria: a product, a group of products, one or more technologies, one or more field of uses, one or more product applications, one or more processes, one or more product-by-processes, one or more prior art references, one or more prior art citations, one or more citing patents, frequency of prior art citations, one or more patent classes, one or more patent subclasses, one or more related patent applications, one or more related issued patents, one or more corresponding foreign patent applications, one or more corresponding foreign issued patents, one or more patent application filing dates, one or more patent issue dates, one or more patent claims, one or more pending patent application claims, one or more issued patent claims, one or more patentees, one or more inventors, one or more authors, one or more patent assignments, one or more patent application assignments, one or more assignors, one or more assignees, one or more licensors, one or more licensees, one or more license agreements, one or more competitors, one or more infringers, one or more litigations, one or more litigation parties, one or more patent annuity payment due dates, one or more patent maintenance payment due dates, one or more bill of materials, sales data, one or more publications, one or more product trademarks, one or more trademark licenses, one or more service marks, one or more service mark licenses, one or more copyrights, one or more copyright licenses, one or more trade secrets, one or more trade secret licenses, know-how, one or more know-how licenses, one or more mergers, one or more acquisitions, one or more transfers of ownership, one or more corporate entities, one or more prosecuting law firms, one or more responsible patent examiners, one or more inventors, one or more persons associated with patents, one or more patent statuses, or one or more transfers of licenses, wherein said at least one group comprises one or patents from said first database that map to said one or more criteria; and automatically processing, by the computing device and by searching said user-defined index, at least one patent in said at least one group with further consideration of at least one of patent information or non-patent information.
50. A computer-implemented method of processing data, comprising: facilitating a user to define an index to increase searching performance; accessing, by a computing device, at least one first database of information representative of patents having said user-defined index; accessing, by the computing device, at least one second database of non-patent information; accessing at least one group formed according to one or more of the following criteria: a product, a group of products, one or more technologies, one or more field of uses, one or more product applications, one or more processes, one or more product-by-processes, one or more prior art references, one or more prior art citations, one or more citing patents, frequency of prior art citations, one or more patent classes, one or more patent subclasses, one or more related patent applications, one or more related issued patents, one or more corresponding foreign patent applications, one or more corresponding foreign issued patents, one or more patent application filing dates, one or more patent issue dates, one or more patent claims, one or more pending patent application claims, one or more issued patent claims, one or more patentees, one or more inventors, one or more authors, one or more patent assignments, one or more patent application assignments, one or more assignors, one or more assignees, one or more licensors, one or more licensees, one or more license agreements, one or more competitors, one or more infringers, one or more litigations, one or more litigation parties, one or more patent annuity payment due dates, one or more patent maintenance payment due dates, one or more bill of materials, sales data, one or more publications, one or more product trademarks, one or more trademark licenses, one or more service marks, one or more service mark licenses, one or more copyrights, one or more copyright licenses, one or more trade secrets, one or more trade secret licenses, know-how, one or more know-how licenses, one or more mergers, one or more acquisitions, one or more transfers of ownership, one or more corporate entities, one or more prosecuting law firms, one or more responsible patent examiners, one or more inventors, one or more persons associated with patents, one or more patent statuses, or one or more transfers of licenses, wherein said at least one group comprises one or patents from said first database that map to said one or more criteria; and automatically processing, by the computing device and by searching said user-defined index, at least one patent in said at least one group with further consideration of at least one of patent information or non-patent information. 51. The method of claim 50 , wherein said non-patent information comprises information related to intellectual property (IP) related transactions.