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EP2786275 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INFORMATION SEARCHING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  07.12.2018
Database last updated on 05.08.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  27.07.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip07.12.2018Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 09.01.2019  [2019/02]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
Fourth Floor, One Capital Place P.O. Box 847
Grand Cayman / KY
[2014/41]
Inventor(s)01 / SHEN, Yue
c/o Alibaba Group Legal Department
10/F Building A The West Lake International
Plaza of S&T.
No. 391 Wen'er Road
Hangzhou 310013 / CN
02 / JIN, Kaimin
c/o Alibaba Group Legal Department
10/F Building A The West Lake International
Plaza of S&T.
No. 391 Wen'er Road
Hangzhou 310013 / CN
 [2014/41]
Representative(s)Barker Brettell LLP
100 Hagley Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham, West Midlands B16 8QQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2014/41]Wilson, Alan Stuart
Barker Brettell LLP
Medina Chambers
Town Quay
Southampton SO14 2AQ / GB
Application number, filing date12808973.730.11.2012
WO2012US67411
Priority number, dateCN20111039186430.11.2011         Original published format: CN201110391864
[2014/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013082506
Date:06.06.2013
Language:EN
[2013/23]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2786275
Date:08.10.2014
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.06.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP06.06.2013
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/30
[2014/41]
CPC:
G06F16/3338 (EP,US); G06F40/40 (US)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2014/41]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR INFORMATIONSSUCHE[2014/41]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INFORMATION SEARCHING[2014/41]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE RECHERCHE D'INFORMATIONS[2014/41]
Entry into regional phase10.04.2014National basic fee paid 
10.04.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
10.04.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.04.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.04.2014Examination requested  [2014/41]
30.07.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.11.2018Application withdrawn by applicant  [2019/02]
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  30.07.2018
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.11.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
26.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
29.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
27.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
26.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
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Cited inInternational search[X]US2005080775  (COLLEDGE MATTHEW [CA], et al) [X] 1-20 * abstract * * paragraph [0044] - paragraph [0083] *;
 [X]US2007203929  (BOLIVAR ALVARO [US]) [X] 1-20 * abstract * * paragraph [0021] - paragraph [0068] * * figures 1-8 *;
 [A]EP1930816  (FAST SEARCH & TRANSFER ASA [NO]) [A] 1-20* paragraph [0038] - paragraph [0085] *;
 [XI]US2010094835  (LU YUMAO [US], et al) [X] 1 * abstract * * paragraph [0020] - paragraph [0054] * [I] 2-20
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