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EP1656621 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REGULATING THE DISPATCHING OF MESSAGES FOR REQUESTORS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 03.01.2014 Database last updated on 10.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	03.01.2014	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 05.02.2014 [2014/06]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Varolii Corporation 100 South King Street, Suite 100 Seattle, WA 98104 / US
	[2007/28]
Former [2006/20]	For all designated states Par3 Communications, Inc. 100 South King Street, Suite 100 Seattle, WA 98104 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / SIKORA, Scott, Edward 403 West Howe Steet Seattle, WA 98119 / US
	02 / ENSMINGER, Michael 12705 S.E. 65th Street Bellevue, WA 98006 / US
	03 / ROBBECKE, Derek 18035-187th Avenue S.E. Renton, WA 98058 / US
	04 / FENSTER, Timothy 17770 Marine View Drive S.W. Seattle, WA 98166 / US
	05 / MCGREGOR, Mark 16061 Bay Ridge Dr NW Poulsbo, WA 98370 / US
	06 / WATSON, Jesse 5116 1/2 Meridian Avenue North Seattle, WA 98103 / US
	07 / TRAN, Anh 334 Lakeside Avenue South 206 Seattle, WA 98144 / US
	[2007/17]
Former [2006/20]	01 / SIKORA, Scott, Edward 403 West Howe Steet Seattle, WA 98119 / US
	02 / ENSMINGER, Michael 12705 S.E. 65th Street Bellevue, WA 98006 / US
	03 / ROBBECKE, Derek 18035-187th Avenue S.E. Renton, WA 98058 / US
	04 / FENSTER, Timothy 17770 Marine View Drive S.W. Seattle, WA 98166 / US
	05 / MCGREGOR, Mark 22225-86th Place West Edmonds, WA 98026 / US
	06 / WATSON, Jesse 5116 1/2 Meridian Avenue North Seattle, WA 98103 / US
	07 / TRAN, Anh 334 Lakeside Avenue South 206 Seattle, WA 98144 / US
Representative(s)	Hackney, Nigel John, et al Mewburn Ellis LLP City Tower 40 Basinghall Street London EC2V 5DE / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2006/20]	Hackney, Nigel John, et al Mewburn Ellis LLP York House, 23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP / GB
Application number, filing date	04781923.0	20.08.2004
	[2006/20]
	WO2004US27325
Priority number, date	US20030497179P	21.08.2003 Original published format: US 497179 P
	US20040922224	19.08.2004 Original published format: US 922224
	[2006/20]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2005022316
	Date:	10.03.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/10]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1656621
	Date:	17.05.2006
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.03.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2006/20]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	07.07.2005
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	27.12.2006
Classification	IPC:	G06F15/16	[2006/20]
	CPC:	G06Q10/10 (EP,US); G06Q10/02 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2006/20]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	HR	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUM REGELN DES AUSSENDENS VON NACHRICHTEN FÜR ANFORDERER	[2006/20]
	English:	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REGULATING THE DISPATCHING OF MESSAGES FOR REQUESTORS	[2006/20]
	French:	PROCEDE ET SYSTEME DE REGULATION DE LA DISTRIBUTION DE MESSAGES DESTINES A DES DEMANDEURS	[2006/20]
Entry into regional phase	10.03.2006	National basic fee paid
	10.03.2006	Search fee paid
	10.03.2006	Designation fee(s) paid
	10.03.2006	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	27.02.2006	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	10.03.2006	Examination requested [2006/20]
	19.11.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	16.04.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	19.04.2013	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	30.08.2013	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2014/06]
	25.09.2013	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time [2014/06]
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 19.11.2007
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	29.08.2006	Renewal fee patent year 03
	29.08.2007	Renewal fee patent year 04
	25.08.2008	Renewal fee patent year 05
	12.08.2009	Renewal fee patent year 06
	17.08.2010	Renewal fee patent year 07
	11.08.2011	Renewal fee patent year 08
	10.08.2012	Renewal fee patent year 09
	19.08.2013	Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]EP0551715 (INTERVOICE INC [US]) [A] 1-40 * abstract * * column 4, line 10 - line 30 *;
		[A]US5570419 (CAVE ELLIS K [US], et al) [A] 1-40* abstract *;
		[A]WO0242979 (PITNEY BOWES INC [US]) [A] 1-40 * abstract * * page 5, line 23 - line 25 *;
		[A]US2002069125 (BRUCK JEREMY ALAN [US], et al) [A] 1-40 * abstract *;
		[X]US2002087643 (PARSONS ERIC W [CA], et al) [X] 1-40 * abstract * * figures 1-3 * * paragraph [0042] *;
		[A]US2002124103 (MARUYAMA KIYOSHI [US], et al) [A] 1-40 * abstract * * paragraph [0008] *;
		[X]US2003126258 (CONKRIGHT GARY W [US], et al) [X] 1-40 * abstract * * figure 1 * * paragraph [0086] *
	International search	[YE]US6816878 (ZIMMERS STEVEN L [US], et al);
		[YE]US6714916 (ROBERTSON BRIAN D [US], et al);
		[YP]US6633910 (SREERANGA RAJAN P [US], et al);
		[YE]US6002748 (LEICHNER JAMES L [US])
	Examination	EP0371605
		US5675733

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