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EP About this file: EP1700250

EP1700250 - Method and system for text segmentation [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2006/37]METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TEXT SEGMENTATION
[2014/45]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.12.2015
Database last updated on 26.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.07.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): PT		published on 22.08.2018  [2018/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Building 41
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
[2015/08]
Former [2006/37]For all designated states
Google, Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Building 41
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
Inventor(s)01 / WEISSMAN, Adam J.
323 Marine Street 19
Santa Monica, CA 90405 / US
 [2006/37]
Representative(s)Anderson, Oliver Ben
Venner Shipley LLP
200 Aldersgate
London EC1A 4HD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2015/08]Schley, Jan Malte, et al
Fish & Richardson P.C.
HighLight Business Towers
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Str. 8
80807 München / DE
Former [2014/18]Schley, Jan Malte, et al
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Highlight Business Towers
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Str. 8
80807 München / DE
Former [2006/37]Weston, Robert Dale, et al
PHILLIPS & LEIGH 5 Pemberton Row
London EC4A 3BA / GB
Application number, filing date03819295.130.12.2003
[2006/37]
WO2003US41609
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2005069199
Date:28.07.2005
Language:EN
[2005/30]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1700250
Date:13.09.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.07.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/37]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1700250
Date:18.02.2015
Language:EN
[2015/08]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US28.07.2005
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.12.2008
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/27
[2014/45]
CPC:
G06F40/284 (EP)
Former IPC [2009/04]G06F17/27, G06K9/72
Former IPC [2006/37]G06K9/72
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2006/37]
TitleGerman:Verfahren und System zur Textsegmentierung[2014/45]
English:Method and system for text segmentation[2014/45]
French:Procédé et système de segmentation de texte[2014/45]
Former [2006/37]VERFAHREN UND SYSTEME ZUR TEXTSEGMENTIERUNG
Former [2006/37]METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TEXT SEGMENTATION
Former [2006/37]PROCEDES ET SYSTEMES DE SEGMENTATION DE TEXTE
Entry into regional phase07.06.2006National basic fee paid 
07.06.2006Search fee paid 
07.06.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
07.06.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.06.2006Examination requested  [2006/37]
12.09.2006Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.04.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.11.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.02.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.07.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.03.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.07.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.10.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.12.2014Fee for grant paid
18.12.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
18.12.2014Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP11163970.4  / EP2345970
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  27.04.2009
Opposition(s)19.11.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2016/04]
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.06.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
07.06.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
24.12.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
27.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
28.12.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
27.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
27.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
26.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
27.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 11
29.12.2014Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU30.12.2003
AT18.02.2015
BE18.02.2015
BG18.02.2015
CY18.02.2015
CZ18.02.2015
DK18.02.2015
EE18.02.2015
ES18.02.2015
FI18.02.2015
IT18.02.2015
MC18.02.2015
NL18.02.2015
PT18.02.2015
RO18.02.2015
SE18.02.2015
SI18.02.2015
SK18.02.2015
TR18.02.2015
GR19.05.2015
[2018/34]
Former [2017/39]HU30.12.2003
AT18.02.2015
BE18.02.2015
BG18.02.2015
CY18.02.2015
CZ18.02.2015
DK18.02.2015
EE18.02.2015
ES18.02.2015
FI18.02.2015
IT18.02.2015
MC18.02.2015
NL18.02.2015
RO18.02.2015
SE18.02.2015
SI18.02.2015
SK18.02.2015
TR18.02.2015
GR19.05.2015
Former [2016/33]AT18.02.2015
BE18.02.2015
CZ18.02.2015
DK18.02.2015
EE18.02.2015
ES18.02.2015
FI18.02.2015
IT18.02.2015
MC18.02.2015
NL18.02.2015
RO18.02.2015
SE18.02.2015
SI18.02.2015
SK18.02.2015
GR19.05.2015
Former [2016/24]AT18.02.2015
BE18.02.2015
CZ18.02.2015
DK18.02.2015
EE18.02.2015
ES18.02.2015
FI18.02.2015
IT18.02.2015
NL18.02.2015
RO18.02.2015
SE18.02.2015
SI18.02.2015
SK18.02.2015
GR19.05.2015
Former [2016/12]AT18.02.2015
CZ18.02.2015
DK18.02.2015
EE18.02.2015
ES18.02.2015
FI18.02.2015
IT18.02.2015
NL18.02.2015
RO18.02.2015
SE18.02.2015
SI18.02.2015
SK18.02.2015
GR19.05.2015
Former [2016/03]AT18.02.2015
CZ18.02.2015
DK18.02.2015
EE18.02.2015
ES18.02.2015
FI18.02.2015
IT18.02.2015
NL18.02.2015
RO18.02.2015
SE18.02.2015
SK18.02.2015
GR19.05.2015
Former [2015/49]AT18.02.2015
CZ18.02.2015
DK18.02.2015
EE18.02.2015
ES18.02.2015
FI18.02.2015
NL18.02.2015
RO18.02.2015
SE18.02.2015
SK18.02.2015
GR19.05.2015
Former [2015/39]AT18.02.2015
ES18.02.2015
FI18.02.2015
NL18.02.2015
SE18.02.2015
GR19.05.2015
Former [2015/38]AT18.02.2015
ES18.02.2015
FI18.02.2015
SE18.02.2015
GR19.05.2015
Former [2015/37]ES18.02.2015
FI18.02.2015
SE18.02.2015
GR19.05.2015
Former [2015/36]ES18.02.2015
FI18.02.2015
SE18.02.2015
Former [2015/33]ES18.02.2015
Documents cited:Search[X]  - THANARUK THEERAMUNKONG & SASIPORN USANAVASIN, "Non-dictionary-based Thai word segmentation using decision trees", HUMAN LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE. PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HUMAN LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH, San Diego, CA, USA, (20010318), URL: http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/theeramunkong01nondictionarybased.html, (20081215), XP002508135 [X] 1-11 * the whole document *
 [A]  - ANONYMOUS, "CIRCA Technology: Applying meaning to information management", AN APPLIED SEMANTICS WHITEPAPER, (20031228), URL: http://web.archive.org/web/20031228154829/lsdis.cs.uga.edu/SemWebCourse_files/WP/Applied-Semantics-CIRCA_wp.pdf, (20081215), XP002508136 [A] 1-11
International search[X]US6269189  (CHANOD JEAN-PIERRE [FR])
by applicantUS6269189
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