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EP0959418 - Digital image retrieval system and method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  27.11.2009
Database last updated on 17.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.11.2009Refusal of applicationpublished on 30.12.2009  [2009/53]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
New Orchard Road
Armonk, NY 10504 / US
[N/P]
Former [1999/47]For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
New Orchard Road
Armonk, NY 10504 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Narayanaswami, Chandrasekhar
41 Long Meadows Road
Wilton, CT 06897 / US
02 / Kirkpatrick, Edward Scott
320 Grand Street
Croton-On-Hudson, NY 10520 / US
[1999/47]
Representative(s)Pyecroft, Justine Nicola C.
IBM United Kingdom Limited UK IP Law Department Mail Point 110 Hursley Park
Winchester, Hampshire SO21 2JN / GB
[2009/22]
Former [2008/43]Davies, Simon Robert
I B M UK Intellectual Property Department Hursley Park
Winchester, Hampshire SO21 2JN / GB
Former [1999/47]Davies, Simon Robert
IBM, United Kingdom Limited, Intellectual Property Law, Hursley Park
Winchester, Hampshire SO21 2JN / GB
Application number, filing date99303329.928.04.1999
[1999/47]
Priority number, dateUS1998008053718.05.1998         Original published format: US 80537
[1999/47]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0959418
Date:24.11.1999
Language:EN
[1999/47]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0959418
Date:23.02.2000
[2000/08]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.01.2000
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/30, G01C21/20
[2000/08]
CPC:
H04N1/32101 (EP,US); G06F16/58 (EP,US); H04N2201/3214 (EP,US);
H04N2201/3215 (EP,US); H04N2201/3252 (EP,US); H04N2201/3253 (EP,US);
H04N2201/3274 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1999/47]G06F17/30
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2000/44]
Former [1999/47]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Digitales Bildwiederauffingunssystem und -verfahren[1999/47]
English:Digital image retrieval system and method[1999/47]
French:Système et procédé digitales pour recouvrement d'images[1999/47]
Examination procedure16.08.2000Examination requested  [2000/41]
18.11.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.05.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.12.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
01.06.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.08.2009Application refused, date of legal effect [2009/53]
11.08.2009Date of oral proceedings
17.08.2009Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2009/53]
17.08.2009Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.04.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
15.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
14.04.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
15.04.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
15.04.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
19.04.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
16.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
28.04.2008Renewal fee patent year 10
27.04.2009Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:Search[XA]JPH08335034  ;
 [A]JPH1011084  ;
 [X]EP0747670  (PIONEER ELECTRONIC CORP [JP]) [X] 1,2,11 * abstract * * column 8, line 18 - column 9, line 5 *;
 [X]WO9718440  (CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD [JP], et al) [X] 1-3,5,8,9,11,15 * page 27, line 24 - page 37, line 17 *;
 [X]WO9748065  (DELORME PUBLISHING COMPANY INC [US]) [X] 1-3,5,8,11,15 * abstract * * page 8, line 2 - page 13, line 31 * * page 24, line 10 - page 26, line 14 *
 [XA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19970430), vol. 1997, no. 04, & JP08335034 A 19961217 (KONICA CORP) [X] 1,2,11,17 * abstract * [A] 3
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19980430), vol. 1998, no. 05, & JP10011084 A 19980116 (FUJITSU TEN LTD) [A] 10 * abstract *
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