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EP0972386 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING AND SYNCHRONIZING INFORMATION BETWEEN A CLIENT AND A SERVER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.08.2002
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2002No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 18.09.2002  [2002/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
APPLE COMPUTER, INC.
M/S 38-PAT, 1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
[N/P]
Former [2000/03]For all designated states
APPLE COMPUTER, INC.
M/S 38-PAT, 1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
Inventor(s)01 / FERRIS, Michael
c/o Apple Computer Inc. 1 Infinite Loop,M/S:38-PAT
Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
02 / POPP, Nicolas
196 Santa Monica Avenue
Menlo Park, CA 94025 / US
03 / FORSTALL, Scott
2349 Greer Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303 / US
04 / D'HARCOURT, Charles
571 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA 94117 / US
 [2001/39]
Former [2000/03]01 / FERRIS, Michael
434 Sunny Slope
Oakland, CA 94610 / US
02 / POPP, Nicolas
196 Santa Monica Avenue
Menlo Park, CA 94025 / US
03 / FORSTALL, Scott
2349 Greer Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303 / US
04 / D'HARCOURT, Charles
571 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA 94117 / US
Representative(s)Goddar, Heinz J., et al
Boehmert & Boehmert
Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Pettenkoferstrasse 22
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2000/03]Goddar, Heinz J., Dr., et al
FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Franz-Joseph-Strasse 38
80801 München / DE
Application number, filing date98912123.130.03.1998
[2000/03]
WO1998US06227
Priority number, dateUS1997082553831.03.1997         Original published format: US 825538
[2000/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9844695
Date:08.10.1998
Language:EN
[1998/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0972386
Date:19.01.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.10.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0972386
Date:26.09.2001
Language:EN
[2001/39]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP08.10.1998
ClassificationIPC:G06F9/44, G06F9/46, H04L29/06
[2000/49]
CPC:
G06F9/44526 (EP,US); G06F40/103 (US); G06F9/451 (EP,US);
G06F9/54 (EP,US); H04L67/02 (EP,US); H04L67/1095 (EP,US);
H04L67/142 (EP,US); H04L67/34 (EP,US); H04L9/40 (US);
H04L67/01 (US); H04L69/329 (EP,US); Y10S707/99953 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2000/03]H04L29/06
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2000/03]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR AKTUALISIERUNG UND ZUR SYNCHRONISIERUNG VON INFORMATIONEN ZWISCHEN EINEM KLIENT UND EINEM SERVER[2000/03]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING AND SYNCHRONIZING INFORMATION BETWEEN A CLIENT AND A SERVER[2000/03]
French:PROCEDE PERMETTANT UNE MISE A JOUR ET UN SYNCHRONISATION DE L'INFORMATION ENTRE UN UTILISATEUR ET UN SERVEUR ET DISPOSITIF CORRESPONDANT[2000/03]
Entry into regional phase16.09.1999National basic fee paid 
16.09.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
16.09.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.10.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
16.09.1999Examination requested  [2000/03]
08.12.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
06.03.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.06.2001Fee for grant paid
13.06.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)27.06.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2002/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.03.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
16.03.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[A]  - DUAN N N, "Distributed database access in a corporate environment using Java", COMPUTER NETWORKS AND ISDN SYSTEMS, (199605), vol. 28, no. 11, page 1149-1156, XP004018216 [A] 1,17 * abstract * * page 1149, column L, paragraph 1 - page 1155, column L, paragraph 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0169-7552(96)00047-5
 [A]  - JACOBS S ET AL, "Filling HTML forms simultaneously: CoWeb - architecture and functionality", COMPUTER NETWORKS AND ISDN SYSTEMS, (199605), vol. 28, no. 11, page 1385-1395, XP004018236 [A] 1,17 * abstract * * page 1385, column L, paragraph 1 - page 1388, column R, paragraph 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0169-7552(96)00054-2
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