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EP0502178 - A METHOD OF FORMATTING DOCUMENTS USING FLEXIBLE DESIGN MODELS PROVIDING CONTROLLED COPYFIT AND TYPEFACE SELECTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.11.2000
Database last updated on 29.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.11.2000No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 27.12.2000 [2000/52]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
PARKER, Michael R.
175 Newbury Street
Boston, MA 02216 / US
[1993/27]
Former [1992/37]For all designated states
KVM, INC. Doing business as PAGES, INC.
55 Stratham Heights Road
Stratham, NH 03885 / US
Inventor(s)01 / PARKER, Michael, R.
175 Newbury Street
Boston, MA 02216 / US
02 / SPINDLER, Victor, E.
55 Fordham Drive
Aberdeen, NJ 07747 / US
[1992/37]
Representative(s)Liesegang, Roland
Boehmert & Boehmert
Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Pettenkoferstrasse 22
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1992/37]Liesegang, Roland, Dr.-Ing.
FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Franz-Joseph-Strasse 38
D-80801 München / DE
Application number, filing date91918812.825.09.1991
[1992/37]
WO1991US07050
Priority number, dateUS1990059027528.09.1990         Original published format: US 590275
[1992/37]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9206434
Date:16.04.1992
Language:EN
[1992/09]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0502178
Date:09.09.1992
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.04.1992 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1992/37]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0502178
Date:12.01.2000
Language:EN
[2000/02]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US16.04.1992
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.01.1994
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/21
[1999/17]
CPC:
G06F40/103 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1992/37]G06F15/00, G06F3/14
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB [1992/37]
TitleGerman:EIN VERFAHREN UM DOKUMENTE ZU FORMATIEREN MIT FLEXIBELEN ENTWURFSMODELLEN DIE KONTROLLIERTE KALIBRIERUNG UND SCHRIFTTYPENAUSWAHL ERMÖGLICHEN[1992/37]
English:A METHOD OF FORMATTING DOCUMENTS USING FLEXIBLE DESIGN MODELS PROVIDING CONTROLLED COPYFIT AND TYPEFACE SELECTION[1992/37]
French:PROCEDE DE STRUCTURATION DE DOCUMENTS UTILISANT DES MODELES DE CONCEPTION SOUPLES PERMETTANT LA SELECTION CONTROLEE DU CALIBRAGE ET DE L' IL DES CARACTERES[1992/37]
Entry into regional phase27.05.1992National basic fee paid 
27.05.1992Search fee paid 
27.05.1992Designation fee(s) paid 
27.05.1992Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.05.1992Examination requested  [1992/37]
12.11.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.05.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.09.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.01.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.04.1999Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
12.07.1999Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.09.1999Fee for grant paid
29.09.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)13.10.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2000/52]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.09.1993Renewal fee patent year 03
27.09.1994Renewal fee patent year 04
28.09.1995Renewal fee patent year 05
27.09.1996Renewal fee patent year 06
26.09.1997Renewal fee patent year 07
28.09.1998Renewal fee patent year 08
27.09.1999Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[X]  - JOHNSON J., BEACH R. J., "STYLES IN DOCUMENT EDITING SYSTEMS.", Computer, IEEE, US, US, (19880101), vol. 21., no. 1., doi:10.1109/2.222115, ISSN 0018-9162, pages 32 - 43., XP000046823

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/2.222115
 [X]  - PERSONAL COMPUTING vol. 11, no. 10, October 1987, US 128-131,133,135 M. ANTONOFF 'Taking The Pain Out Of Document Design'
 [A]  - COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY vol. 28, no. 9, September 1985, NEW YORK US pages 942 - 960 J. GUTKNECHT 'Concepts of the Text Editor Lara'
International search[Y]US4951233  (FUJIWARA MASAKI [JP], et al);
 [YP]US4970665  (DOI MIWAKO [JP], et al)
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