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EP0500262 - Method and apparatus for extensible inter-application link management [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.01.2001
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.01.2001No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 14.03.2001 [2001/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
2550 Garcia Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
[1992/35]
Inventor(s)01 / Foss, Carolyn L.
2294 Princeton Street
Palo Alto, California 94306 / US
02 / Hare, Dwight F.
312 Lexington Drive
Menlo Park, California 94025 / US
03 / McAllister, Richard F.
149 Webster Street
Palo Alto, California 94301 / US
04 / Nguyen, Tin Anh
304 Windchime Drive
Danville, California 94506 / US
05 / Pearl, Amy
4010 Page Mill Road
Los Altos Hills California CA94022 / US
06 / Shaio, Sami
630 Homer Avenue Apt. D
Palo Alto, California 94301 / US
[1993/08]
Former [1992/40]01 / Foss, Carolyn L.
285 Olive Avenue
Palo Alto, California 94306 / US
02 / Hare, Dwight F.
312 Lexington Drive
Menlo Park, California 94025 / US
03 / McAllister, Richard F.
149 Webster Street
Palo Alto, California 94301 / US
04 / Nguyen, Tin Anh
304 Windchime Drive
Danville, California 94506 / US
05 / Pearl, Amy
4010 Page Mill Road
Los Altos Hills California CA94022 / US
06 / Shaio, Sami
630 Homer Avenue Apt. D
Palo Alto, California 94301 / US
Former [1992/35]01 / Foss, Carolyn L.
285 Olive Avenue
Palo Alto, California 94306 / US
02 / Hare, Dwight F.
312 Lexington Drive
Menlo Park, California 94025 / US
03 / McAllister, Richard F.
149 Webster Street
Palo Alto, California 94301 / US
04 / Nguyen, Tin Anh
304 Windchime Drive
Danville, California 94506 / US
05 / Pearl, Amy
1179 Nilda Avenue
Mountain View, California 94040 / US
06 / Shaio, Sami
630 Homer Avenue Apt. D
Palo Alto, California 94301 / US
Representative(s)Wombwell, Francis
Forresters
15, Hamilton Square
Birkenhead
Merseyside CH41 6BR / GB
[N/P]
Former [1992/35]Wombwell, Francis
Potts, Kerr & Co. 15, Hamilton Square
Birkenhead Merseyside L41 6BR / GB
Application number, filing date92301167.012.02.1992
[1992/35]
Priority number, dateUS1991065715915.02.1991         Original published format: US 657159
[1992/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0500262
Date:26.08.1992
Language:EN
[1992/35]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0500262
Date:09.06.1993
Language:EN
[1993/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0500262
Date:29.03.2000
Language:EN
[2000/13]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.04.1993
ClassificationIPC:G06F9/44, G06F9/46
[1992/35]
CPC:
G06F9/543 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   SE [1992/35]
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Gerät zur Verwaltung von erweiterbaren Verbindungen zwischen Anwendungsprogrammen[2000/13]
English:Method and apparatus for extensible inter-application link management[1992/35]
French:Procédé et appareil de gestion de lieus extensibles entre des applications[1992/35]
Former [1992/35]Verfahren und Gerät zur Verwaltung von erweiterbaren Verbindunen zwischen Anwendungsprogrammen
Examination procedure01.12.1993Examination requested  [1994/05]
16.09.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.01.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.05.1999Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
02.09.1999Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.12.1999Fee for grant paid
03.12.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)30.12.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2001/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.01.1994Renewal fee patent year 03
23.01.1995Renewal fee patent year 04
26.02.1996Renewal fee patent year 05
17.01.1997Renewal fee patent year 06
26.01.1998Renewal fee patent year 07
25.01.1999Renewal fee patent year 08
21.01.2000Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0369961  (IBM [US]);
 [A]EP0380211  (LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORP [US])
 [A]  - PROCEEDINGS HYPERTEXT '89 5 November 1989, PITTSBURGH, PA, USA pages 137 - 146 A. PEARL 'Sun's Link Service: A Protocol for Open Linking'
 [A]  - HEWLETT-PACKARD JOURNAL vol. 40, no. 4, August 1989, PALO ALTO US pages 9 - 17 P.S. SHOWMAN 'An Object-Based User Interface for the HP NewWave Environment'
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