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EP1667034 - System and method for interactive multi-dimensional visual representation of information content and properties [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 23.03.2012 Database last updated on 13.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	23.03.2012	Refusal of application	published on 25.04.2012 [2012/17]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Oculus Info Inc. 572 King Street West, Suite 200 Toronto, Ontario M5V 1M3 / CA
	[2006/23]
Inventor(s)	01 / Jonker, David 204 Balsam Avenue Toronto, Ontario M4E 3C5 / CA
	02 / Wright, William 55 Havelock St. Toronto, Ontario / CA
	03 / Schroh, David 160 Golfview Avenue Toronto, Ontario M4E 2K5 / CA
	04 / Proulx, Pascale 5138 Avenue King Edward Montreal, QC H4V / CA
	05 / Cort, Brian 206-05 St. Nicholas St. Toronto, Ontario M4Y 1W5 / CA
	06 / Skaburskis, Alex 15 Glen Baillie Place nr.2 Toronto, Ontario M4Y 1W5 / CA
	[2006/23]
Representative(s)	Hibbert, Juliet Jane Grace, et al Kilburn & Strode LLP Lacon London 84 Theobalds Road London WC1X 8NL / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2006/23]	Hibbert, Juliet Jane Grace, et al Kilburn & Strode, 20 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PJ / GB
Application number, filing date	05257392.0	30.11.2005
	[2006/23]
Priority number, date	US20040631597P	30.11.2004 Original published format: US 631597 P
	US20040631600P	30.11.2004 Original published format: US 631600 P
	US20050706001P	08.08.2005 Original published format: US 706001 P
	US20050706002P	08.08.2005 Original published format: US 706002 P
	CA20052500573	14.03.2005 Original published format: CA 2500573
	[2006/23]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1667034
	Date:	07.06.2006
	Language:	EN
	[2006/23]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1667034
	Date:	28.02.2007
	[2007/09]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	30.01.2007
Classification	IPC:	G06F17/30	[2006/23]
	CPC:	G06F16/338 (EP)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [2007/44]
Former [2006/23]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
Title	German:	System und Verfahren für interaktive mehrdimensionale visuelle Darstellung von Informationsinhalten und Eigenschaften	[2006/23]
	English:	System and method for interactive multi-dimensional visual representation of information content and properties	[2006/23]
	French:	Système et procédé pour la représentation visuelle multidimensionnelle interactive de contenus et de propriétés d'informations	[2006/23]
Examination procedure	28.08.2007	Examination requested [2007/41]
	29.08.2007	Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
	28.09.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	09.10.2007	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
	08.04.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.11.2009	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	13.05.2010	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	24.11.2011	Application refused, date of legal effect [2012/17]
	24.11.2011	Date of oral proceedings
	07.12.2011	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2012/17]
	07.12.2011	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
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 28.09.2007
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	15.11.2007	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.11.2008	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.11.2009	Renewal fee patent year 05
	12.11.2010	Renewal fee patent year 06
	14.11.2011	Renewal fee patent year 07
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