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EP About this file: EP1197885

EP1197885 - Method of and apparatus for retrieving data representing a postal address from a database of postal addresses [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.02.2009
Database last updated on 08.04.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip22.10.2010Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): GR		published on 24.11.2010  [2010/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
QAS Limited
George West House, 2-3 Clapham Common North Side
London SW4 0QL / GB
[2008/16]
Former [2002/16]For all designated states
QAS Limited
George West House, 2-3 Clapham Common North Side
London SW4 0QL / GB
Inventor(s)01 / Bellamy, David John
47d Foulser Road
London SW17 8UE / GB
02 / Ranson, David Richard
Second Floor Flat, 64 White Lion Street
London N1 9PP / GB
 [2002/16]
Representative(s)Pearson, James Ginn, et al
Abel & Imray
20 Red Lion Street
London WC1R 4PQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2007/23]Pearson, James Ginn, et al
Abel & Imray, 20 Red Lion Street
London WC1R 4PQ / GB
Former [2005/31]Mair, Richard Douglas, et al
Abel & Imray 20 Red Lion Street
London WC1R 4PQ / GB
Former [2005/30](deleted)
Former [2005/11]Mair, Richard Douglas, et al
Abel & Imray 20 Red Lion Street
London WC1R 4PQ / GB
Former [2004/52]Franks, Robert Benjamin, et al
Franks & Co. 15, Jessops Riverside Brightside Lane
Sheffield S9 2RX / GB
Former [2002/16]Pearson, James Ginn, et al
Abel & Imray, 20 Red Lion Street
London WC1R 4PQ / GB
Application number, filing date01308722.612.10.2001
[2002/16]
Priority number, dateGB2000002504212.10.2000         Original published format: GB 0025042
[2002/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1197885
Date:17.04.2002
Language:EN
[2002/16]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1197885
Date:12.02.2003
[2003/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1197885
Date:16.04.2008
Language:EN
[2008/16]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.01.2003
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/30
[2002/16]
CPC:
G06F16/90344 (EP,US); G06F16/322 (EP,US); Y10S707/99933 (US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2002/16]
TitleGerman:Methode und Gerät zum Wiederauffinden von Daten, die eine Postadresse darstellen, aus einer Postadressdatenbank[2002/16]
English:Method of and apparatus for retrieving data representing a postal address from a database of postal addresses[2002/16]
French:Procédé et appareil pour la récupération de données postales d'une base de données avec des adresses postales[2002/16]
Examination procedure06.08.2003Examination requested  [2003/41]
15.04.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
22.12.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.04.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
21.10.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.05.2007Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 03.05.2007
02.05.2007Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
03.05.2007Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
22.10.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.03.2008Fee for grant paid
03.03.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)19.01.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.11.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
14.10.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
12.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
12.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
12.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.10.200303   M06   Fee paid on   26.11.2003
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT16.04.2008
BE16.04.2008
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ES27.07.2008
PT16.09.2008
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Documents cited:Search[A] EP0419889  (BULL HN INFORMATION SYST et al.) [A] 1,20,22,24,26,28,29 * page 1, line 1 - page 4, line 25 *
 [X]   MOTOICHI HIRADE ET AL: "ORGANIZATION OF A FILE SYSTEM USING CLASS NAME EXPRESSIONS BASED ONA B-TREE", SYSTEMS & COMPUTERS IN JAPAN, SCRIPTA TECHNICA JOURNALS. NEW YORK, US, vol. 27, no. 1, 1996, pages 1 - 11, XP000551728, ISSN: 0882-1666 [X] 1-12,18-29 * the whole document *
 [A]   SHANG H ET AL: "Tries for approximate string matching", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON KNOWLEDGE AND DATA ENGINEERING, IEEE INC. NEW YORK, US, vol. 8, no. 4, August 1996 (1996-08-01), pages 540 - 547, XP002184814, ISSN: 1041-4347 [A] 1,5-8,10-12,18-29 * abstract * * Section 1: Introduction *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/69.536247
 [A]   "Unlocking the power of address", CREDIT MANAGEMENT, JAN. 1994, UK, pages 41, XP008011696, ISSN: 0265-2099 [A] 1,20,22,24,26,28,29 * the whole document *
 [A]   LUCAS S M: "Rapid best-first retrieval from massive dictionaries", PATTERN RECOGNITION LETTERS, NORTH-HOLLAND PUBL. AMSTERDAM, NL, vol. 17, no. 14, 30 December 1996 (1996-12-30), pages 1507 - 1512, XP004017166, ISSN: 0167-8655 [A] 1,20,22,24,26,28,29 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0167-8655(96)00108-0
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