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EP1015966 - METHOD, SYSTEM AND DATA STRUCTURES FOR COMPUTER SOFTWARE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  14.01.2011
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.01.2011Refusal of applicationpublished on 16.02.2011  [2011/07]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Maves International Software, Inc.
Suite 400, 90 Allstate Parkway
Markham, Ontario L3R 6H3 / CA
[2000/27]
Inventor(s)01 / MAVES, Walter
263 St. Germain Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M5M 1W4 / CA
02 / McGUIRK, Fred
Unit 156 9 Esterbrooke Avenue
North York, Ontario M2J 2C5 / CA
03 / BENNETT, James
50 Burn Hill Road 2505
Scarborough, Ontario M1L 4R3 / CA
04 / CLARKE, Matthew
1005 - 7376 Halifax Street
Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1M5 / CA
[2000/27]
Representative(s)Lucas, Brian Ronald
Lucas & Co.
135 Westhall Road
Warlingham, Surrey CR6 9HJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/27]Lucas, Brian Ronald
Lucas & Co. 135 Westhall Road
Warlingham Surrey CR6 9HJ / GB
Application number, filing date97953998.812.12.1997
[2000/27]
WO1997IB01659
Priority number, dateUS19960032833P13.12.1996         Original published format: US 32833 P
[2000/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO9826349
Date:18.06.1998
Language:EN
[1998/24]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1015966
Date:05.07.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.06.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP10.12.1998
ClassificationIPC:G06F9/44, G06F17/30
[2000/27]
CPC:
G06F8/31 (EP,US); G06F8/10 (EP,US); G06F8/20 (EP,US);
G06F9/542 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2000/27]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN, SYSTEM UND DATENSTRUKTUREN ZUR ENTWICKLUNG UND AUSFÜHRUNG VON RECHNERSOFTWAREANWENDUNGEN[2000/27]
English:METHOD, SYSTEM AND DATA STRUCTURES FOR COMPUTER SOFTWARE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION[2000/27]
French:METHODE, SYSTEME ET STRUCTURES DE DONNEES POUR DEVELOPPER ET EXECUTER DES APPLICATIONS LOGICIELLES INFORMATIQUES[2000/27]
Entry into regional phase14.05.1999National basic fee paid 
14.05.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
14.05.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.07.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
14.05.1999Examination requested  [2000/27]
20.06.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.12.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.07.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
30.12.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.09.2010Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 17.09.2010
17.09.2010Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
29.09.2010Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2011/07]
09.10.2010Application refused, date of legal effect [2011/07]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.11.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
20.11.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
31.12.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
23.12.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
29.12.2003Renewal fee patent year 07
23.12.2004Renewal fee patent year 08
27.12.2005Renewal fee patent year 09
27.12.2006Renewal fee patent year 10
24.12.2007Renewal fee patent year 11
24.12.2008Renewal fee patent year 12
28.12.2009Renewal fee patent year 13
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Cited inInternational search[A]EP0228053  (AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH [US]) [A] 1,2,9,11-13,17 * abstract * * page 3, line 9 - page 4, line 36; figure 10- * * page 9, line 46 - page 10, line 24; figure -; claim - *;
 [A]EP0453152  (AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH [US]) [A] 1,2,9,11,13,17 * abstract * * page 3, line 47 - page 5, line 51 * * claim 1 *;
 [X]US5386559  (EISENBERG NEAL R [US], et al) [X] 20-24 * the whole document *;
 [XA]WO9631828  (TALATI KIRIT K [US]) [X] 1,2,9,11-13 * abstract * * page 3, line 17 - page 10, line 12; figure -; claim - * [A] 17;
 [A]  - KALUS C ET AL, "Record subtyping in flexible relations by means of attribute dependencies", PROCEEDINGS OF THE ELEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DATA ENGINEERING (CAT. NO.95CH35724), TAIPEI, TAIWAN, ISBN 0-8186-6910-1, 1995, Los Alamitos, CA, USA, IEEE Comput. Soc. Press, USA, (19950306), pages 383 - 390, XP002078317 [A] 20,23 * abstract * * page 383, column L, line 19 - page 387, column L, line 19 *
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