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EP2045731 - Automatic generation of ontologies using word affinities [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  24.08.2018
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip24.08.2018Refusal of applicationpublished on 26.09.2018  [2018/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Fujitsu Limited
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
[2009/15]
Inventor(s)01 / Marvit, David
815 24th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94121 / US
02 / Jain, Jawahar
1955 Quail Meadow Road
Los Altos, CA 94024 / US
03 / Stergio, Stergios
1130 Ayala Drive, Apartment 3
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
04 / Labrou, Yannis
120 Kentucky Avenue SE
Washington, WA 20003 / US
 [2009/15]
Representative(s)Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP
Cheapside House
138 Cheapside
London EC2V 6BJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2014/44]Wilding, Frances Ward, et al
Haseltine Lake LLP
Lincoln House, 5th Floor
300 High Holborn
London WC1V 7JH / GB
Former [2013/21]Holz, Ulrike, et al
Haseltine Lake LLP
Lincoln House, 5th Floor
300 High Holborn
London WC1V 7JH / GB
Former [2009/15]Holtby, Christopher Lawrence
Haseltine Lake 5th Floor, Lincoln House 300 High Holborn
London WC1V 7JH / GB
Application number, filing date08165760.302.10.2008
[2009/15]
Priority number, dateUS2007097777005.10.2007         Original published format: US 977770
US2008024295001.10.2008         Original published format: US 242950
[2009/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2045731
Date:08.04.2009
Language:EN
[2009/15]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.01.2009
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/30
[2009/15]
CPC:
G06F16/319 (EP,US); G06F40/242 (EP,US); G06F16/313 (EP,US);
G06F16/367 (EP,US); G06F40/284 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2009/51]
Former [2009/15]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Automatische Erzeugung von Ontologien mit Wortähnlichkeiten[2009/15]
English:Automatic generation of ontologies using word affinities[2009/15]
French:Génération automatique d'ontologies utilisant des affinités de vocabulaire[2009/15]
Examination procedure05.10.2009Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.10.2009Examination requested  [2009/47]
09.10.2009Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
16.11.2009Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
21.06.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.10.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.06.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.10.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.04.2018Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 29.08.2018
09.05.2018Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2018/39]
19.05.2018Application refused, date of legal effect [2018/39]
29.08.2018Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
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  21.06.2013
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
31.10.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
01.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
01.08.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
04.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
05.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
04.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 09
04.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US6587848  (AGGARWAL CHARU C [US], et al) [Y] 1-13 * column 3, line 27 - column 4, line 3 * * column 5, line 28 - line 46 *;
 [Y]US6847966  (SOMMER MATTHEW S [US], et al) [Y] 1-13 * column 3, line 4 - column 8, line 15 * * column 9, line 57 - column 10, line 6 *;
 [A]US6651096  (GAI SILVANO [IT], et al) [A] 6-11 * abstract * * column 10, line 27 - line 37; figures 4,5,7 *;
 [A]  - BRACE K S ET AL, "Efficient implementation of a BDD package", PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACM / IEEE DESIGN AUTOMATION CONFERENCE. ORLANDO, JUNE 24 - 28, 1990; [PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACM/IEEE DESIGN AUTOMATION CONFERENCE (DAC)], NEW YORK, IEEE, US, (19900624), vol. CONF. 27, ISBN 978-0-89791-363-8, pages 40 - 45, XP010079381 [A] 6-11 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/123186.123222
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