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EP2577495 - SEARCHING USING TAXONOMY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  02.09.2016
Database last updated on 18.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip02.09.2016Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 05.10.2016  [2016/40]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CPA Global Patent Research Limited
Liberation House
Castle Street
St. Helier, Jersey JE1 1BL, Channel Islands / GB
[2013/15]
Inventor(s)01 / LACASSE, Randy W.
9752 Thorn Bush Drive
Fairfax Station Virginia 22039 / US
 [2013/15]
Representative(s)Round, Edward Mark
Marks & Clerk LLP
15 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BW / GB
[N/P]
Former [2013/15]Round, Edward Mark
Marks & Clerk LLP
90 Long Acre
London
WC2E 9RA / GB
Application number, filing date10852294.726.05.2010
WO2010US36159
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2011149454
Date:01.12.2011
Language:EN
[2011/48]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2577495
Date:10.04.2013
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.12.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2013/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR01.12.2011
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.08.2015
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/00, G06F17/27, G06F15/16, G06F3/14, G06F3/048, // G06F17/30
[2015/38]
CPC:
G06F16/358 (EP)
Former IPC [2013/15]G06F17/00, G06F17/27, G06F15/16, G06F3/14, G06F3/048
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2013/15]
TitleGerman:SUCHE ANHAND VON TAXONOMIE[2013/15]
English:SEARCHING USING TAXONOMY[2013/15]
French:RECHERCHE UTILISANT UNE TAXINOMIE[2013/15]
Entry into regional phase20.12.2012National basic fee paid 
20.12.2012Search fee paid 
20.12.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
20.12.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.12.2012Examination requested  [2013/15]
23.08.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.03.2016Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2016/40]
06.05.2016Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2016/40]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
10.05.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
12.05.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
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31.05.201607   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[I]WO2006082410  (BRITISH TELECOMM [GB]; CASE SIMON JAMES [GB]; AZVINE BEHNAM [GB]; CUI) [I] 1-15 * page 13, line 7 - page 17, line 35; figure 5 *
 [I]  - CHEN H ET AL, "BRINGING ORDER TO THE WEB: AUTOMATICALLY CATEGORIZING SEARCH RESULTS", CHI 2000 CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. CONFERENCE ON HUMAN FACTORS IN COMPUTING SYSTEMS. THE HAQUE, NETHERLANDS, APRIL 1 - 5, 2000; [CHI CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. HUMAN FACTORS IN COMPUTING SYSTEMS], NEW YORK, NY : ACM, US, (20000401), ISBN 978-0-201-48563-9, pages 145 - 152, XP001090172 [I] 1-15 * page 3, column r, paragraph 4 - page 5, column l, paragraph 3; figures 1,3 *
 [I]  - HANG CUI ET AL, "Hierarchical structural approach to improving the browsability of web search engine results", DATABASE AND EXPERT SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS, 2001. PROCEEDINGS. 12TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON 3-7 SEP 2001, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, (20010903), doi:10.1109/DEXA.2001.953178, ISBN 978-0-7695-1230-3, pages 956 - 960, XP010558856 [I] 1-15 * page 959, column l, paragraph 1 - page 960, column l, paragraph l; figures 2-4 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/DEXA.2001.953178
International search[A]US2001044837  (IQBAL TALIB ET AL.);
 [A]US2010125566  (ANDREW GIBBS ET AL.);
 [A]KR100869545B  (KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY);
 [A]US2005010559  (JOSEPH DU ET AL.)
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