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EP0620527 - A method and apparatus for validating labelled, ordered parse trees according to a context-free grammar specification [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.05.2001
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip05.05.2001No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 20.06.2001 [2001/25]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Xerox Corporation
Xerox Square Rochester
New York 14644 / US
[N/P]
Former [2000/27]For all designated states
XEROX CORPORATION
Xerox Square
Rochester, New York 14644 / US
Former [1994/42]For all designated states
XEROX CORPORATION
Xerox Square
Rochester New York 14644 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Brown, Allen L. Jr.
425 Glenmont Drive
Solana Beach CA 92075 / US
02 / Marshall, Sidney W.
7 New Wickam Drive
Penfield, New York 14526 / US
[1994/42]
Representative(s)Skone James, Robert Edmund, et al
Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
[N/P]
Former [1998/32]Skone James, Robert Edmund, et al
GILL JENNINGS & EVERY Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH / GB
Former [1994/42]Hill, Cecilia Ann, et al
Rank Xerox Ltd Patent Department Parkway
Marlow Buckinghamshire SL7 1YL / GB
Application number, filing date94302467.907.04.1994
[1994/42]
Priority number, dateUS1993004479212.04.1993         Original published format: US 44792
[1994/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0620527
Date:19.10.1994
Language:EN
[1994/42]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0620527
Date:28.02.1996
[1996/09]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0620527
Date:05.07.2000
Language:EN
[2000/27]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.01.1996
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/24
[1999/37]
CPC:
G06F40/226 (EP,US); G06F40/117 (EP,US); G06F40/143 (EP,US);
G06F40/166 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1994/42]G06F15/20
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1994/42]
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Validierung beschrifteter, geordneter Parse-Bäume gemäss einer kontextfreien Grammatikspezifikation[2000/27]
English:A method and apparatus for validating labelled, ordered parse trees according to a context-free grammar specification[1994/42]
French:Procédé et dispositif pour la validation d'arbres d'analyse syntactique ordonnés avec étiquettes, suivant une spécification de grammaire non-contextuelle[2000/05]
Former [1994/42]Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Prüfung beschrifteter, geordneter Parse-Diagramme nach Inhalt unabhängigen Grammatikregeln
Former [1994/42]Procédé et dispositif pour la validation d'arbres d'analyse syntactique ordonnées avec étiquettes, suivant une spécification de grammaire non limitée par le contexte
Examination procedure28.08.1996Examination requested  [1996/44]
22.12.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M07)
16.07.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.08.1999Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
30.11.1999Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
17.12.1999Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.03.2000Fee for grant paid
27.03.2000Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)06.04.2001No opposition filed within time limit [2001/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.05.1996Renewal fee patent year 03
02.05.1997Renewal fee patent year 04
04.05.1998Renewal fee patent year 05
03.05.1999Renewal fee patent year 06
02.05.2000Renewal fee patent year 07
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 [A]   FRASER C W: "Syntax-directed editing of general data structures", PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACM SIGPLAN SIGOA SYMPOSIUM ON TEXT MANIPULATION, PORTLAND, OR, USA, 8-10 JUNE 1981, vol. 16, no. 6, ISSN 0362-1340, SIGPLAN NOTICES, JUNE 1981, USA, XP008058766, DOI: doi:10.1145/872730.806449 [A] 1,12 * page 18, column R, lines 19-37 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/872730.806449
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