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EP1257899 - AUTOMATIC DOCUMENTATION OF CONFIGURABLE SYSTEMS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  14.04.2017
Database last updated on 29.03.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip14.04.2017Refusal of applicationpublished on 17.05.2017  [2017/20]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ecora Software Corporation
500 Spaulding Turnpike, Suite W310
Portsmouth, NH 03801 / US
[N/P]
Former [2004/10]For all designated states
Ecora.com
500 Spaulding Turnpike, Suite W310
Portsmouth, NH 03801 / US
Former [2002/47]For all designated states
Ecora.com
500 Spaulding Turnpike, Suite W310
Portsmouth, NH 03801 / US
For all designated states
Bakman, ALexander
10 Westbridge Drive
Hampton, NH 03842 / US
Inventor(s)01 / BAKMAN, Alexander
10 Westbridge Drive
Hampton, NH 03842 / US
02 / HULUBEI, Tudor
P.O. Box 1205
Hampton, NH 03842-1205 / US
03 / SABIN, Daniel
8 Freshet Road
Madbury, NH 03820 / US
04 / WERTSBERGER, Shalom
30 Fern Lane
South Portland, ME 04106 / US
 [2002/50]
Former [2002/47]01 / BAKMAN, Alexander
10 Westbridge Drive
Hampton, NH 03842 / US
02 / HULUBEI, Tudor
698 Lafayett Road, Building 3, Apartment 3A
Hampton, NH 03842 / US
03 / SABIN, Daniel
8 Freshet Road
Madbury, NH 03820 / US
04 / WERTSBERGER, Shalom
30 Fern Lane
South Portland, ME 04106 / US
Representative(s)Rutz & Partner
Alpenstrasse 14
Postfach 7627
6302 Zug / CH
[N/P]
Former [2004/04]RUTZ ISLER & PARTNER
Alpenstrasse 14 Postfach 4627
6304 Zug / CH
Former [2002/47]Isler, Jörg
Rutz, Isler & Partner Patentanwälte Alpenstrasse 14 Postfach 4627
6304 Zug / CH
Application number, filing date00911907.423.02.2000
[2002/47]
WO2000US04510
Priority number, dateUS2000048106911.01.2000         Original published format: US 481069
[2002/47]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0152052
Date:19.07.2001
Language:EN
[2001/29]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1257899
Date:20.11.2002
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.07.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/47]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US19.07.2001
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.09.2009
ClassificationIPC:G06F7/00
[2002/47]
CPC:
G06F40/174 (EP,US); G06F11/2257 (EP,US); G06F11/327 (EP,US);
G06F2201/875 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2002/47]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:AUTOMATISCHE DOKUMENTIERUNG FÜR KONFIGURIERBARE SYSTEME[2002/47]
English:AUTOMATIC DOCUMENTATION OF CONFIGURABLE SYSTEMS[2002/47]
French:DOCUMENTATION AUTOMATIQUE DE SYSTEMES CONFIGURABLES[2002/47]
Entry into regional phase12.08.2002National basic fee paid 
12.08.2002Search fee paid 
12.08.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
12.08.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.07.2001Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
03.08.2002Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.08.2002Examination requested  [2002/47]
25.11.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
01.06.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.10.2011Date of oral proceedings
04.11.2011Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2017/20]
04.11.2011Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
30.03.2017Application refused, date of legal effect [2017/20]
Appeal following examination23.11.2011Appeal received No.  T0660/12
03.03.2012Statement of grounds filed
30.03.2017Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected
30.03.2017Date of oral proceedings
06.04.2017Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
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  25.11.2009
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.08.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
28.02.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
01.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
28.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
28.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 07
28.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 08
29.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 09
02.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 10
01.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 11
28.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 12
15.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 13
12.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 14
12.02.2014Renewal fee patent year 15
11.02.2015Renewal fee patent year 16
10.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 17
10.02.2017Renewal fee patent year 18
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