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EP About this file: EP1385102

EP1385102 - Method and system for updating geographic databases [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.09.2010
Database last updated on 03.01.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip19.10.2012Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 21.11.2012  [2012/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Navteq North America, LLC
425 West Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60606 / US
[2009/08]
Former [2005/09]For all designated states
Navteq North America, LLC
The Merchandise Mart, Suite 900
Chicago IL 60654 / US
Former [2004/05]For all designated states
Navigation Technologies Corporation
The Merchandise Mart, Suite 900
Chicago, Illinois 60654 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Ashby, Richard A.
27993 Wild Rose Drive
Blue River Wisconsin 53518 / US
 [2004/05]
Representative(s)McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell, et al
Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2004/05]McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell, et al
Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date03254550.121.07.2003
[2004/05]
Priority number, dateUS2002020109823.07.2002         Original published format: US 201098
[2004/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1385102
Date:28.01.2004
Language:EN
[2004/05]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1385102
Date:25.05.2005
[2005/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1385102
Date:28.10.2009
Language:EN
[2009/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.04.2005
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/30
[2004/05]
CPC:
G06F16/273 (EP,US); G01C21/3859 (EP,US); G06F16/29 (EP,US);
Y10S707/99934 (US); Y10S707/99952 (US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2004/05]
TitleGerman:Verfahren und System zur Aktualisierung von geographischen Datenbanken[2004/05]
English:Method and system for updating geographic databases[2004/05]
French:Procédé et système d'actualisation de bases de données géographiques[2009/23]
Former [2004/05]Procédé et système d'actualisation des bases de données géographiques
Examination procedure17.10.2005Examination requested  [2005/50]
28.11.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.03.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.05.2009Date of oral proceedings
15.05.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.05.2009Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
16.09.2009Fee for grant paid
16.09.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP09013334.9  / EP2141609
Opposition(s)29.07.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2010/40]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.07.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
10.07.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
24.07.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
24.07.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
24.07.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT28.10.2009
BE28.10.2009
CY28.10.2009
CZ28.10.2009
DK28.10.2009
EE28.10.2009
FI28.10.2009
IT28.10.2009
NL28.10.2009
RO28.10.2009
SE28.10.2009
SI28.10.2009
SK28.10.2009
TR28.10.2009
BG28.01.2010
GR29.01.2010
ES08.02.2010
PT01.03.2010
HU29.04.2010
IE21.07.2010
LU21.07.2010
[2012/47]
Former [2012/44]AT28.10.2009
BE28.10.2009
CY28.10.2009
CZ28.10.2009
DK28.10.2009
EE28.10.2009
FI28.10.2009
IT28.10.2009
NL28.10.2009
RO28.10.2009
SE28.10.2009
SI28.10.2009
SK28.10.2009
BG28.01.2010
GR29.01.2010
ES08.02.2010
PT01.03.2010
HU29.04.2010
IE21.07.2010
LU21.07.2010
Former [2012/42]AT28.10.2009
BE28.10.2009
CY28.10.2009
CZ28.10.2009
DK28.10.2009
EE28.10.2009
FI28.10.2009
IT28.10.2009
RO28.10.2009
SE28.10.2009
SI28.10.2009
SK28.10.2009
BG28.01.2010
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PT01.03.2010
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IE21.07.2010
Former [2011/35]AT28.10.2009
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CY28.10.2009
CZ28.10.2009
DK28.10.2009
EE28.10.2009
FI28.10.2009
IT28.10.2009
RO28.10.2009
SE28.10.2009
SI28.10.2009
SK28.10.2009
BG28.01.2010
GR29.01.2010
ES08.02.2010
PT01.03.2010
IE21.07.2010
Former [2011/14]AT28.10.2009
BE28.10.2009
CY28.10.2009
CZ28.10.2009
DK28.10.2009
EE28.10.2009
FI28.10.2009
IT28.10.2009
RO28.10.2009
SE28.10.2009
SI28.10.2009
SK28.10.2009
BG28.01.2010
GR29.01.2010
ES08.02.2010
PT01.03.2010
Former [2010/48]AT28.10.2009
BE28.10.2009
CY28.10.2009
CZ28.10.2009
DK28.10.2009
EE28.10.2009
FI28.10.2009
RO28.10.2009
SE28.10.2009
SI28.10.2009
SK28.10.2009
BG28.01.2010
GR29.01.2010
ES08.02.2010
PT01.03.2010
Former [2010/39]AT28.10.2009
BE28.10.2009
CY28.10.2009
CZ28.10.2009
DK28.10.2009
EE28.10.2009
FI28.10.2009
RO28.10.2009
SE28.10.2009
SI28.10.2009
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BG28.01.2010
ES08.02.2010
PT01.03.2010
Former [2010/36]AT28.10.2009
BE28.10.2009
CY28.10.2009
CZ28.10.2009
DK28.10.2009
EE28.10.2009
FI28.10.2009
RO28.10.2009
SE28.10.2009
SI28.10.2009
BG28.01.2010
ES08.02.2010
PT01.03.2010
Former [2010/35]AT28.10.2009
BE28.10.2009
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FI28.10.2009
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PT01.03.2010
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BE28.10.2009
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FI28.10.2009
SE28.10.2009
SI28.10.2009
ES08.02.2010
PT01.03.2010
Former [2010/25]CY28.10.2009
FI28.10.2009
SE28.10.2009
SI28.10.2009
ES08.02.2010
PT01.03.2010
Former [2010/23]FI28.10.2009
SE28.10.2009
SI28.10.2009
ES08.02.2010
PT01.03.2010
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SE28.10.2009
ES08.02.2010
PT01.03.2010
Former [2010/19]ES08.02.2010
Documents cited:Search[A]US5915098  (PALMER RICKY SAMUEL [US], et al) [A] 7,8,10,13,14,21,23,24 * abstract *;
 [X]US6075467  (NINAGAWA YUJI [JP]) [X] 1-27 * abstract * * column 1, line 26 - column 2, line 43 *;
 [X]US6230098  (ANDO KOUICHI [JP], et al) [X] 1-27 * abstract * * column 3, line 23 - column 4, line 9 * * column 6, line 38 - line 43; figure 3 * * column 6, line 60 - column 7, line 3 * * column 7, line 45 - line 57 * * column 8, line 25 - line 36; figure 5 * * column 8, line 58 - line 65 * * column 10, line 45 - line 62 *;
 [X]US2002091485  (MIKURIYA MAKOTO [JP], et al) [X] 1-27 * abstract * * paragraph [0004] - paragraph [0010] * * paragraph [0016] - paragraph [0029] * * paragraph [0086] * * paragraph [0130] - paragraph [0147]; figures 4a,4b,5a-5j,12,13a,13d,14a-14c * * paragraph [0276] - paragraph [0280] *;
 [A]  - KIM K ET AL, "A Geographic Differential Script File Method for Distributed Geographic Information Systems", IEICE TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION AND SYSTEMS, TOKYO, JAPAN, vol. E82-D, no. 1, (19990101), pages 113 - 118, URL: http://www.mm.ics.saitama-u.ac.jp/~ohsawa/papers/public/pdf/ieice-de-99.pdf, (20050404), XP002323089 [A] 7,8,10,13,14,21,23,24 * abstract * * section 1 * * section 2 *
ExaminationEP0838663
by applicantUS5893113
 US2002091485
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