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EP1377902 - MULTI-FUNCTIONAL APPLICATION LAUNCHER WITH INTEGRATED STATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.06.2005
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.08.2009Change - representativepublished on 16.09.2009  [2009/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
New Orchard Road
Armonk, NY 10504 / US
For:LU 
IBM DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Pascalstrasse 100
D-70569 Stuttgart / DE
[N/P]
Former [2004/02]For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
New Orchard Road
Armonk, N.Y. 10504 / US
For:LU 
IBM DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Pascalstrasse 100
D-70569 Stuttgart / DE
Inventor(s)01 / LECTION, David, B.
8008 Looking Glass Court
Raleigh, NC 27612 / US
02 / MOLANDER, Mark, E.
301 New Rail Drive
Cary, NC 27513 / US
03 / SCANLON, John, L.
8625 Valley Brook Drive
Raleigh, NC 27613 / US
 [2004/02]
Representative(s)Klein, Hans-Jörg
IBM Deutschland Management & Business Support GmbH
Patentwesen u. Urheberrecht
71137 Ehningen / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/38]Klein, Hans-Jörg
IBM Deutschland Management & Business Support GmbH Patentwesen u. Urheberrecht
71137 Ehningen / DE
Former [2004/02]Klein, Hans-Jörg
IBM Deutschland GmbH, Patentwesen und Urheberrecht
70548 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date02700213.806.02.2002
[2004/02]
WO2002EP01203
Priority number, dateUS2001079464127.02.2001         Original published format: US 794641
[2004/02]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO02073457
Date:19.09.2002
Language:EN
[2002/38]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1377902
Date:07.01.2004
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.09.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2004/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1377902
Date:18.08.2004
Language:EN
[2004/34]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.09.2003
ClassificationIPC:G06F9/46
[2004/02]
CPC:
G06F3/0482 (EP,US); G06F3/14 (KR)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2004/02]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:MULTIFUNKTIONELLER APPLIKATIONS-LAUNCHER MIT INTEGRIERTEM STATUS[2004/02]
English:MULTI-FUNCTIONAL APPLICATION LAUNCHER WITH INTEGRATED STATUS[2004/02]
French:SYSTEME DE LANCEMENT D'APPLICATION MULTIFONCTION A ETAT INTEGRE[2004/02]
Entry into regional phase24.09.2003National basic fee paid 
24.09.2003Designation fee(s) paid 
24.09.2003Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.09.2002Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
24.09.2003Examination requested  [2004/02]
04.03.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.05.2004Fee for grant paid
14.05.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)19.05.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.02.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT18.08.2004
BE18.08.2004
CH18.08.2004
FI18.08.2004
IT18.08.2004
LI18.08.2004
NL18.08.2004
TR18.08.2004
DK18.11.2004
GR18.11.2004
ES29.11.2004
PT18.01.2005
CY06.02.2005
LU06.02.2005
IE07.02.2005
MC28.02.2005
[2008/04]
Former [2007/38]AT18.08.2004
BE18.08.2004
CH18.08.2004
FI18.08.2004
IT18.08.2004
LI18.08.2004
NL18.08.2004
TR18.08.2004
DK18.11.2004
GR18.11.2004
ES29.11.2004
CY06.02.2005
LU06.02.2005
IE07.02.2005
MC28.02.2005
Former [2007/20]AT18.08.2004
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CH18.08.2004
FI18.08.2004
LI18.08.2004
NL18.08.2004
TR18.08.2004
DK18.11.2004
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ES29.11.2004
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IE07.02.2005
MC28.02.2005
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MC28.02.2005
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Cited inInternational search[Y]US4845644  (ANTHIAS TEFCROS [GB], et al) [Y] 1,3,4,7,12-14 * abstract * * column 3, line 50 - column 4, line 2 * * column 9, line 55 - column 10, line 14 *;
 [Y]  - BILLARD E A ET AL, "A GUI FOR A MANAGER OF LIGHTWEIGHT PROCESSES", SOFTWARE ENGINEERING NOTES, ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY. NEW YORK, US, (19951201), vol. 20, no. 5, ISSN 0163-5948, pages 48 - 50, XP000551767 [Y] 1,3,4,7,12-14 * page 17, line 42 - page 18, line 18 * * figure 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/217030.217038
 [A]  - FRIEDMANN M, "TOOLS FOR WINDOWS NT PERFORMANCE MONITORING", APACITY MANAGE. REV. (USA), CAPACITY MANAGEMENT REVIEW, USA, (199611), vol. 24, no. 12, ISSN 1049-2194, pages 17 - 30, XP009009013 [A] 1-16 * abstract * * paragraph [0002] - paragraph [0003] *
 [A]  - MEI-LING HSU ET AL, "Building soft real-time monitors based on software reuse", ENGINEERING OF COMPLEX COMPUTER SYSTEMS, 1998. ICECCS '98. PROCEEDINGS. FOURTH IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MONTEREY, CA, USA 10-14 AUG. 1998, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, USA,IEEE COMPUT. SOC, US, (19980810), ISBN 0-8186-8597-2, pages 55 - 66, XP010297234 [A] 1-16 * paragraph [0003] *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICECCS.1998.706656
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