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EP2973293 - A SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AND OPTIMIZING INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN USERS IN AN INFORMATION EXCHANGE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  29.12.2023
Database last updated on 18.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.01.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip29.12.2023Refusal of applicationpublished on 31.01.2024  [2024/05]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mcfadden, Brian
PO Box 0050
New York, NY 10101 / US
[2016/03]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2016/03]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2016/03]Heinze, Ekkehard
Meissner, Bolte & Partner GbR Postfach 86 06 24
81633 München / DE
Application number, filing date14762314.416.03.2014
[2016/03]
WO2014US30113
Priority number, dateUSP20146185228015.03.2013
[2016/52]
Former [2016/40]US1315.03.2013
Former [2016/38]US20141421503415.03.2013
Former [2016/03]US1315.03.2013
Former [2016/38]USA20141421503415.03.2013
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2014145365
Date:18.09.2014
Language:EN
[2014/38]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2973293
Date:20.01.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.09.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US13.11.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.09.2016
ClassificationIPC:G06Q30/00, G06Q50/00, G06Q30/02
[2016/40]
CPC:
G06Q50/01 (EP); G06Q30/02 (EP)
Former IPC [2016/03]G06Q30/00
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 [2016/03]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM ZUR STEUERUNG UND OPTIMIERUNG EINER INFORMATIONSVERTEILUNG ZWISCHEN BENUTZERN IN EINEM INFORMATIONSAUSTAUSCH[2016/03]
English:A SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AND OPTIMIZING INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN USERS IN AN INFORMATION EXCHANGE[2016/03]
French:SYSTÈME SERVANT À LA COMMANDE ET À L'OPTIMISATION DE LA DISTRIBUTION DES INFORMATIONS ENTRE UTILISATEURS DANS UN ÉCHANGE D'INFORMATIONS[2016/03]
Entry into regional phase12.10.2015National basic fee paid 
12.10.2015Search fee paid 
12.10.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
12.10.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.10.2015Examination requested  [2016/03]
23.01.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.01.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.06.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.12.2019Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 04.12.2019
04.12.2019Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
09.01.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2024/05]
22.12.2023Application refused, date of legal effect [2024/05]
Appeal following examination09.03.2020Appeal received No.  T1369/20
02.06.2020Statement of grounds filed
27.10.2023Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected
22.12.2023Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
27.10.2023Date of oral proceedings
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  16.01.2019
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
30.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
28.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
29.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
20.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
30.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
30.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 09
31.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 10
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