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EP2870551 - ORDERING OPTIONAL CONSTRAINTS IN A VARIATIONAL SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  19.03.2021
Database last updated on 18.11.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  28.09.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip19.03.2021Refusal of applicationpublished on 21.04.2021  [2021/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Siemens Industry Software Inc.
5800 Granite Parkway, Suite 600
Plano, TX 75024-6612 / US
[2020/02]
Former [2015/20]For all designated states
Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc.
5800 Granite Parkway, Suite 600
Plano, TX 75024 / US
Inventor(s)01 / MATTSON, Howard Charles Duncan
12 Ambrose Way
Impingtion Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB24 9US / GB
02 / KING, Douglas Joseph
30 Bowker Way
Whittlesey Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE7 1PY / GB
03 / GIBBENS, Michael John
93 Cox End
Over Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB24 5TY / GB
 [2015/20]
Representative(s)Maier, Daniel Oliver
Siemens AG
CT IP SU AM
Postfach 22 16 34
80506 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2015/20]Maier, Daniel Oliver
Siemens AG
Postfach 22 16 34
80506 München / DE
Application number, filing date13737948.302.07.2013
WO2013US49003
Priority number, dateUS201261668794P06.07.2012         Original published format: US 201261668794 P
US20121360113231.08.2012         Original published format: US201213601132
[2015/20]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014008220
Date:09.01.2014
Language:EN
[2014/02]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2870551
Date:13.05.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.01.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/20]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP09.01.2014
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/50
[2015/20]
CPC:
G06T19/20 (EP,US); G06F30/17 (EP,US); G06F30/00 (EP,US);
G06F2111/04 (EP,US); G06T2219/2021 (EP,US)
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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2015/20]
TitleGerman:BESTELLUNG OPTIONALER EINSCHRÄNKUNGEN IN EINEM VARIIERENDEN SYSTEM[2015/20]
English:ORDERING OPTIONAL CONSTRAINTS IN A VARIATIONAL SYSTEM[2015/20]
French:ORGANISATION DE CONTRAINTES FACULTATIVES DANS UN SYSTÈME VARIATIONNEL[2015/20]
Entry into regional phase20.01.2015National basic fee paid 
20.01.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
20.01.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.01.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.01.2015Examination requested  [2015/20]
02.10.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.01.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.11.2020Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 26.11.2020
26.11.2020Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
01.12.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/16]
11.12.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/16]
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  02.10.2018
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.07.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
20.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
21.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
19.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
19.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
20.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 08
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Cited inInternational search[XI]  - HSU C ET AL, "A CONSTRAINT-BASED MANIPULATOR TOOLSET FOR EDITING 3D OBJECTS", PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTH SYMPOSIUM ON SOLID MODELING AND APPLICATIONS ATLANTA, GA, MAY, 14-16, 1997; [PROCEEDINGS OF THE SYMPOSIUM ON SOLID MODELING AND APPLICATIONS], NEW YORK, ACM, US, (19970514), vol. SYMP. 4, doi:10.1145/267734.267779, ISBN 978-0-89791-946-3, pages 168 - 180, XP000724303 [X] 1,8,15 * abstract * * page 171, column 2, paragraph 1 - page 173, line 1, paragraph 1 * * page 173, column 1, paragraph 4 - column 2, paragraph 3; figures 8-12 * * page 173, column 2, paragraph l - page 175, column 1, paragraph 3 * [I] 2-7,9-14,16-21

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/267734.267779
 [I]  - EGGLI L ET AL, "Inferring 3D models from freehand sketches and constraints", COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN, ELSEVIER PUBLISHERS BV., BARKING, GB, (19970201), vol. 29, no. 2, doi:10.1016/S0010-4485(96)00039-5, ISSN 0010-4485, pages 101 - 112, XP004070873 [I] 1-21 * abstract * * page 103, column 1, paragraphs 3-7 * * page 104, column 1, paragraph 2 - page 105, column 2, paragraph 2; figures 7-8; table 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0010-4485(96)00039-5
 [I]  - BORNING A ET AL, "CONSTRAINT HIERARCHIES", PROCEEDINGS OF THE OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING SYSTEMS LANGUAGES AND APPLICATIONS CONFERENCE. (OOPSLA). ORLANDO, OCT. 4 - 8, 1987. SPECIAL ISSUE OF SIGPLAN NOTICES, VOL. 22, NO. 12, DEC. 1987; [PROCEEDINGS OF THE OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING SYSTEMS L, (19871004), vol. 22, pages 48 - 60, XP000300371 [I] 1-21 * abstract * * page 53, column 1, paragraph 4 - column 2, paragraph 5 * * page 55, column 2, paragraph 1 - page 57, column 1, paragraph 2 *
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