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EP2732356 - MANAGING CONTENT THROUGH ACTIONS ON CONTEXT BASED MENUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 02.07.2021 Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 01.09.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	02.07.2021	Refusal of application	published on 04.08.2021 [2021/31]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 / US
	[2015/12]
Former [2014/21]	For all designated states Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / KOTLER, Matthew c/o Microsoft Corporation LCA - International Patents One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
	02 / GIL, Erez Kikin c/o Microsoft Corporation LCA - International Patents One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
	03 / SACHIDANANDAM, Vignesh c/o Microsoft Corporation LCA - International Patents One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
	04 / HOCKMAN, Andrew c/o Microsoft Corporation LCA - International Patents One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
	05 / PRATLEY, Christopher c/o Microsoft Corporation LCA - International Patents One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
	[2014/21]
Representative(s)	Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB Leopoldstraße 4 80802 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2014/21]	Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München / DE
Application number, filing date	12810599.6	14.07.2012
	WO2012US46826
Priority number, date	US201161507983P	14.07.2011 Original published format: US 201161507983 P
	US201113284279	28.10.2011 Original published format: US201113284279
	[2014/21]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2013010157
	Date:	17.01.2013
	Language:	EN
	[2013/03]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2732356
	Date:	21.05.2014
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.01.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2014/21]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	KR	25.04.2013
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	09.02.2015
Classification	IPC:	G06F3/048, G06F3/0488, G06F3/0482	[2015/11]
	CPC:	G06F3/0482 (EP,US); G06F3/04883 (EP,US); G06F3/04886 (EP,US); G06F2203/04807 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2014/21]	G06F3/01, G06F3/048
Designated contracting states	AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR [2014/21]
Title	German:	INHALTSVERWALTUNG DURCH AKTIONEN IN KONTEXTBASIERTEN MENÜS	[2014/21]
	English:	MANAGING CONTENT THROUGH ACTIONS ON CONTEXT BASED MENUS	[2014/21]
	French:	GESTION DE CONTENU PAR DES ACTIONS SUR DES MENUS CONTEXTUELS	[2014/21]
Entry into regional phase	13.01.2014	National basic fee paid
	13.01.2014	Search fee paid
	13.01.2014	Designation fee(s) paid
	13.01.2014	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	13.01.2014	Examination requested [2014/21]
	21.08.2015	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	05.09.2017	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	15.01.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	04.06.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	14.08.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	26.11.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	25.01.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.04.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	28.06.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	30.10.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	02.03.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	16.03.2021	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 16.11.2021
	19.03.2021	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/31]
	29.03.2021	Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/31]
	16.11.2021	Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 05.09.2017
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	08.07.2014	Renewal fee patent year 03
	09.07.2015	Renewal fee patent year 04
	11.07.2016	Renewal fee patent year 05
	12.07.2017	Renewal fee patent year 06
	11.07.2018	Renewal fee patent year 07
	15.07.2019	Renewal fee patent year 08
	29.06.2020	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:	Search	[XI]US2010192103 (CRAGUN BRIAN J [US], et al) [X] 1-3,6,8,9 * paragraph [0036] - paragraph [0037] * * paragraph [0044] - paragraph [0046] * * paragraph [0048] * * paragraph [0053] - paragraph [0054] * * paragraph [0057] * * paragraph [0064] * * paragraph [0075] * * figures 1, 3, 6 * [I] 4,5,7,10-15;
		[X]US2010122194 (ROGERS SEAN S [US]) [X] 1-3,6,8,9,11,12 * paragraph [0004] * * paragraph [0020] * * paragraph [0038] - paragraph [0044] *;
		[IA] - Dan Heller ET AL, "Motif Programming Manual for OSF/Motif Release 1.2 - Volume Six A - Chapter 16 Menus", http://www.oreilly.com/openbook/motif/vol6a/Vol6a.pdf, ISBN 978-1-56-592016-3, (19930911), pages 431 - 470, URL: http://www.oreilly.com/openbook/motif/vol6a/Vol6a.pdf, (20141217), XP055159275 [I] 1 * the whole document * [A] 2-15
	International search	[X]US2009309849 (IWEMA MARIEKE ET AL.);
		[X]US2009031253 (LEE SEONG CHEOL ET AL.);
		[X]US6664991 (CHEE H. CHEW ET AL.);
		[A]US2011074828 (CAPELA JAY CHRISTOPHER ET AL.)

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