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EP About this file: EP1611506

EP1611506 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING CONCEPT UNITS FROM SEARCH QUERIES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.11.2019
Database last updated on 26.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  30.11.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  12.07.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip09.07.2021Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 11.08.2021  [2021/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Excalibur IP, LLC
140 East 45th Street, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10017 / US
[2018/07]
Former [2016/32]For all designated states
Excalibur IP, LLC
701 First Avenue
Sunnyvale CA 94089 / US
Former [2008/40]For all designated states
Yahoo! Inc.
701 First Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 / US
Former [2006/01]For all designated states
Yahoo, Inc.
701 First Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 / US
Inventor(s)01 / KAPUR, Shyam
1030 Heatherstone Way
Sunnyvale, CA 94087 / US
02 / JOSHI, Deepa
900 Pepper Tree Lane, Apt 1413
Santa Clara, CA 95051 / US
 [2007/27]
Former [2007/11]01 / KAPUR, Shyam
955 Escalon Avenue, 309
Sunnyvale, CA 94085 / US
02 / JOSHI, Deepa
900 Pepper Tree Lane, Apt 1413
Santa Clara, CA 95051 / US
Former [2006/01]01 / KAPUR, Shyam
955 Escalon Avenue, 309
Sunnyvale, CA 94085 / US
02 / JOSHI, Deepa
900 Pepper Tree Lane, 1614
Santa Clara, CA 95051 / US
Representative(s)Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8AP / GB
[N/P]
Former [2019/01]Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Former [2013/51]Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Former [2006/01]Palmer, Jonathan R.
Boult Wade Tennant, Verulam Gardens, 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date04758861.102.04.2004
[2006/01]
WO2004US10386
Priority number, dateUS20030460222P04.04.2003         Original published format: US 460222 P
US2003071357612.11.2003         Original published format: US 713576
[2006/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2004090670
Date:21.10.2004
Language:EN
[2004/43]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1611506
Date:04.01.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.10.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1611506
Date:02.01.2019
Language:EN
[2019/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US03.03.2005
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.06.2008
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/30, G06F7/00
[2008/31]
CPC:
G06F16/951 (EP,US); G06F16/3338 (EP,US); G06F7/00 (KR);
Y10S707/959 (US); Y10S707/99934 (US); Y10S707/99935 (US);
Y10S707/99936 (US); Y10S707/99943 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2006/01]G06F7/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2019/01]
Former [2006/01]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesAL17.10.2005
HR17.10.2005
LT17.10.2005
LV17.10.2005
MK17.10.2005
TitleGerman:SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR ERZEUGUNG VON KONZEPTEINHEITEN AUS SUCHABFRAGEN[2006/01]
English:SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING CONCEPT UNITS FROM SEARCH QUERIES[2006/01]
French:SYSTEMES ET PROCEDES PERMETTANT DE GENERER DES UNITES CONCEPTUELLES A PARTIR DE REQUETES[2006/01]
Entry into regional phase17.10.2005National basic fee paid 
17.10.2005Search fee paid 
17.10.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
17.10.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.10.2005Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.10.2005Examination requested  [2006/01]
23.08.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
08.04.2011Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
15.06.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.07.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.11.2018Fee for grant paid
21.11.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.11.2018Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  23.08.2010
Opposition(s)03.10.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/50]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
15.06.2011Request for further processing filed
15.06.2011Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
24.06.2011Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
12.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
28.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
16.04.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
25.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
12.04.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
28.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
12.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 10
25.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 11
10.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 12
11.04.2016Renewal fee patent year 13
10.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 14
10.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 15
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU02.04.2004
AT02.01.2019
CY02.01.2019
CZ02.01.2019
DK02.01.2019
EE02.01.2019
ES02.01.2019
FI02.01.2019
IT02.01.2019
MC02.01.2019
NL02.01.2019
PL02.01.2019
RO02.01.2019
SE02.01.2019
SI02.01.2019
SK02.01.2019
TR02.01.2019
BG02.04.2019
IE02.04.2019
LU02.04.2019
GR03.04.2019
BE30.04.2019
CH30.04.2019
LI30.04.2019
PT02.05.2019
[2021/32]
Former [2021/26]AT02.01.2019
CY02.01.2019
CZ02.01.2019
DK02.01.2019
EE02.01.2019
ES02.01.2019
FI02.01.2019
IT02.01.2019
MC02.01.2019
NL02.01.2019
PL02.01.2019
RO02.01.2019
SE02.01.2019
SI02.01.2019
SK02.01.2019
TR02.01.2019
BG02.04.2019
IE02.04.2019
LU02.04.2019
GR03.04.2019
BE30.04.2019
CH30.04.2019
LI30.04.2019
PT02.05.2019
Former [2020/21]AT02.01.2019
CZ02.01.2019
DK02.01.2019
EE02.01.2019
ES02.01.2019
FI02.01.2019
IT02.01.2019
MC02.01.2019
NL02.01.2019
PL02.01.2019
RO02.01.2019
SE02.01.2019
SI02.01.2019
SK02.01.2019
TR02.01.2019
BG02.04.2019
IE02.04.2019
LU02.04.2019
GR03.04.2019
BE30.04.2019
CH30.04.2019
LI30.04.2019
PT02.05.2019
Former [2020/17]AT02.01.2019
CZ02.01.2019
DK02.01.2019
EE02.01.2019
ES02.01.2019
FI02.01.2019
IT02.01.2019
MC02.01.2019
NL02.01.2019
PL02.01.2019
RO02.01.2019
SE02.01.2019
SI02.01.2019
SK02.01.2019
TR02.01.2019
BG02.04.2019
LU02.04.2019
GR03.04.2019
BE30.04.2019
CH30.04.2019
LI30.04.2019
PT02.05.2019
Former [2020/11]AT02.01.2019
CZ02.01.2019
DK02.01.2019
EE02.01.2019
ES02.01.2019
FI02.01.2019
IT02.01.2019
MC02.01.2019
NL02.01.2019
PL02.01.2019
RO02.01.2019
SE02.01.2019
SI02.01.2019
SK02.01.2019
BG02.04.2019
LU02.04.2019
GR03.04.2019
BE30.04.2019
CH30.04.2019
LI30.04.2019
PT02.05.2019
Former [2020/04]AT02.01.2019
CZ02.01.2019
DK02.01.2019
EE02.01.2019
ES02.01.2019
FI02.01.2019
IT02.01.2019
MC02.01.2019
NL02.01.2019
PL02.01.2019
RO02.01.2019
SE02.01.2019
SK02.01.2019
BG02.04.2019
LU02.04.2019
GR03.04.2019
PT02.05.2019
Former [2020/02]AT02.01.2019
CZ02.01.2019
DK02.01.2019
EE02.01.2019
ES02.01.2019
FI02.01.2019
IT02.01.2019
MC02.01.2019
NL02.01.2019
PL02.01.2019
RO02.01.2019
SE02.01.2019
SK02.01.2019
BG02.04.2019
GR03.04.2019
PT02.05.2019
Former [2019/49]AT02.01.2019
CZ02.01.2019
DK02.01.2019
EE02.01.2019
ES02.01.2019
FI02.01.2019
IT02.01.2019
NL02.01.2019
PL02.01.2019
RO02.01.2019
SE02.01.2019
SK02.01.2019
BG02.04.2019
GR03.04.2019
PT02.05.2019
Former [2019/48]AT02.01.2019
DK02.01.2019
ES02.01.2019
FI02.01.2019
IT02.01.2019
NL02.01.2019
PL02.01.2019
SE02.01.2019
BG02.04.2019
GR03.04.2019
PT02.05.2019
Former [2019/46]AT02.01.2019
ES02.01.2019
FI02.01.2019
IT02.01.2019
NL02.01.2019
PL02.01.2019
SE02.01.2019
BG02.04.2019
GR03.04.2019
PT02.05.2019
Former [2019/38]ES02.01.2019
FI02.01.2019
NL02.01.2019
PL02.01.2019
SE02.01.2019
BG02.04.2019
GR03.04.2019
PT02.05.2019
Former [2019/37]ES02.01.2019
FI02.01.2019
NL02.01.2019
PL02.01.2019
SE02.01.2019
GR03.04.2019
PT02.05.2019
Former [2019/35]ES02.01.2019
FI02.01.2019
NL02.01.2019
PL02.01.2019
SE02.01.2019
PT02.05.2019
Former [2019/34]FI02.01.2019
NL02.01.2019
SE02.01.2019
PT02.05.2019
Former [2019/33]FI02.01.2019
NL02.01.2019
PT02.05.2019
Former [2019/30]NL02.01.2019
Documents cited:Search[X]US6389406  (REED FREDERICK W [US], et al) [X] 1-37 * abstract ** column 5, line 37 - line 65 *
International search[A]US6006221  (LIDDY ELIZABETH D [US], et al);
 [Y]US6363373  (STEINKRAUS DAVID W [US]);
 [Y]US6539348  (BOND DOUGLAS G [US], et al);
 [AP]US2003069880  (HARRISON TOM [US], et al);
 [YE]US6772150  (WHITMAN RONALD M [US], et al)
by applicantUS6363373
 US6389406
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