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EP1221110 - APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF SEARCHING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  08.09.2006
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip08.09.2006Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 11.10.2006  [2006/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Wordmap Limited
Clifton Down House, Beaufort Buildings Clifton Down
Bristol BS8 4AN / GB
[N/P]
Former [2002/28]For all designated states
Wordmap Limited
Clifton Down House, Beaufort Buildings
Clifton Down, Bristol BS8 4AN / GB
Inventor(s)01 / HUTCHISON, William, James
1 Fairfield Villas
Bath BA2 6LT / GB
 [2002/28]
Representative(s)Murray, Elisabeth Anne
Mathys & Squire LLP 120 Holborn London
EC1N 2SQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2002/28]Murray, Elisabeth Anne
Mathys & Squire, 100 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8AL / GB
Application number, filing date00964400.622.09.2000
[2002/28]
WO2000GB03652
Priority number, dateGB1999002272624.09.1999         Original published format: GB 9922726
GB2000001789520.07.2000         Original published format: GB 0017895
[2002/28]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO0122251
Date:29.03.2001
Language:EN
[2001/13]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1221110
Date:10.07.2002
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.03.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP25.04.2002
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/00
[2002/28]
CPC:
G06F16/954 (EP,US); G06F16/3322 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2002/28]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM SUCHEN[2002/28]
English:APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF SEARCHING[2002/28]
French:APPAREIL ET PROCEDE DE RECHERCHE[2002/28]
Entry into regional phase24.04.2002National basic fee paid 
24.04.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
24.04.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.04.2001Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
24.04.2002Examination requested  [2002/28]
05.07.2002Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.05.2006Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2006/41]
18.05.2006Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2006/41]
06.07.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
29.09.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
17.09.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
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30.09.200506   M06   Not yet paid
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Cited inInternational search[A]GB2328297  (IBM [US]) [A] 1,32,50,51,66,79,80 * abstract * * page 2, line 28 - page 4, line 15 * * page 5, line 1 - page 6, line 35 *
 [X]  - KRAMER R ET AL, "Thesaurus federations: loosely integrated thesauri for document retrieval in networks based on Internet technologies", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON DIGITAL LIBRARIES, HEIDELBERG, DE, (199709), vol. 1, no. 2, ISSN 1432-5012, pages 122 - 131, XP002094377 [X] 1-5,16-45,52-55,58-60,63,70-78 * abstract * * page 122, column R, line 3 - page 123, column R, line 8 * * page 125, column L, line 22 - page 127, column R, line 18 * * page 129, column R, line 5 - page 130, column L, line 5; figure 5 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s007990050009
 [A]  - OAKES M P ET AL, "Automated assistance in the formulation of search statements for bibliographic databases", INFORMATION PROCESSING & MANAGEMENT, ELSEVIER, BARKING, GB, (199811), vol. 34, no. 6, ISSN 0306-4573, pages 645 - 668, XP004150293 [A] 1-80 * abstract * * page 648, line 15 - page 657, line 33 * * page 659, line 49 - page 661, line 38 * * page 664, line 4 - page 665, line 52 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0306-4573(98)00029-6
 [A]  - WIESMAN F ET AL, "Information retrieval: an overview of system characteristics", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS, ELSEVIER SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERS, SHANNON, IR, (19971101), vol. 47, no. 1-2, ISSN 1386-5056, pages 5 - 26, XP004107501 [A] 1,16,17,21-27,30-37,51-53,58,63-66,79,80 * abstract * * page 12, column R, line 10 - page 15, column L, line 38 * * page 21, column R, line 13 - page 23, column L, line 5 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1386-5056(97)00094-4
 [A]  - CHIDLOVSKII B ET AL, "Semantic cache mechanism for heterogeneous Web querying", COMPUTER NETWORKS, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS B.V., AMSTERDAM, NL, (19990517), vol. 31, no. 11-16, ISSN 1389-1286, pages 1347 - 1360, XP004304559 [A] 1,8-11 * abstract * * page 1348, column L, line 15 - page 1348, column R, line 40 * * page 1349, column L, line 42 - page 1350, column R, line 29 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1389-1286(99)00035-3
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