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EP0919788 - Method and system for representation and use of shape information in geographic databases [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 17.03.2006 Database last updated on 20.12.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	07.03.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT	published on 09.04.2008 [2008/15]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Navteq North America, LLC The Merchandise Mart, Suite 900 Chicago IL 60654 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2005/09]	For all designated states Navteq North America, LLC The Merchandise Mart, Suite 900 Chicago IL 60654 / US
Former [2001/39]	For all designated states Navigation Technologies Corporation The Merchandise Mart, Suite 900 Chicago, Illinois 60654 / US
Former [1999/22]	For all designated states Navigation Technologies Corporation Suite 400, 10400 W. Higgins Road Rosemont, Illinois 60018-3712 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Meek, James 1523 East Anderson Drive Palatine, Illinois 60067 / US
	02 / Ashby, Richard 27993 Wild Rose Drive Blue River, Wisconsin 53518 / US
	03 / Lampert, David 650 Blackstone Place Highland Park, Illinois 60035 / US
	[1999/22]
Representative(s)	McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell, et al Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1999/22]	McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell, et al Boult Wade Tennant 27 Furnival Street London EC4A 1PQ / GB
Application number, filing date	98309731.2	26.11.1998
	[1999/22]
Priority number, date	US19970979211	26.11.1997 Original published format: US 979211
	[1999/22]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0919788
	Date:	02.06.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/22]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0919788
	Date:	11.05.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/19]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	15.03.1999
Classification	IPC:	G01C21/20	[1999/22]
	CPC:	G01C21/3867 (EP,US); G01C21/3819 (EP,US); G01C21/3852 (EP,US); Y10S707/92 (US); Y10S707/99943 (US); Y10S707/99945 (US); (+) Y10S707/99948 (US) (-)
Designated contracting states	BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE [2000/07]
Former [1999/22]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
Title	German:	Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Darstellung und Verwendung von Forminformation in geographischen Datenbanken	[1999/22]
	English:	Method and system for representation and use of shape information in geographic databases	[1999/22]
	French:	Procédé et système pour la représentation et l'utilisation d'information de forme dans des bases de données géographiques	[1999/22]
Examination procedure	25.10.1999	Examination requested [1999/51]
	29.12.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	15.07.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.09.2004	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	10.03.2005	Fee for grant paid
	10.03.2005	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	14.02.2006	No opposition filed within time limit [2006/18]
Request for further processing for:	15.07.2004	Request for further processing filed
	15.07.2004	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	02.08.2004	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	09.10.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	30.08.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	23.09.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	01.09.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
	16.11.2004	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	BE	11.05.2005
	CH	11.05.2005
	FI	11.05.2005
	IT	11.05.2005
	LI	11.05.2005
	NL	11.05.2005
	DK	11.08.2005
	SE	11.08.2005
	ES	22.08.2005
	GB	26.11.2005
	LU	30.11.2005
	[2008/15]
Former [2007/17]	BE	11.05.2005
	CH	11.05.2005
	FI	11.05.2005
	LI	11.05.2005
	NL	11.05.2005
	DK	11.08.2005
	SE	11.08.2005
	ES	22.08.2005
	GB	26.11.2005
	LU	30.11.2005
Former [2006/22]	BE	11.05.2005
	CH	11.05.2005
	FI	11.05.2005
	LI	11.05.2005
	NL	11.05.2005
	DK	11.08.2005
	SE	11.08.2005
	ES	22.08.2005
Former [2006/14]	BE	11.05.2005
	CH	11.05.2005
	FI	11.05.2005
	LI	11.05.2005
	DK	11.08.2005
	SE	11.08.2005
	ES	22.08.2005
Former [2006/13]	BE	11.05.2005
	FI	11.05.2005
	DK	11.08.2005
	SE	11.08.2005
Former [2005/52]	FI	11.05.2005
	SE	11.08.2005
Former [2005/50]	SE	11.08.2005
Documents cited:	Search	[X]EP0394517 (BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE]) [X] 23,25,26 * the whole document *;
		[A]WO9532483 (GEOSPAN CORP [US]) [A] 1 * abstract ** page 23, line 13 - line 15; figure 9 *;
		[X]US5566288 (KOERHSEN CRAIG [US]) [X] 1,2,8,12,19 * abstract * * column 3, line 18 - line 28 *;
		[XA]EP0807803 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1,2,8,12,19,20,23,25,26 * column 29, line 1 - line 40; figure 12 * [A] 7,14,15,21,22,29

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