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EP0921509 - System and method for updating, enhancing or refining a geographic database using feedback [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 04.03.2005 Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	07.03.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT	published on 09.04.2008 [2008/15]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Navigation Technologies Corporation The Merchandise Mart, Suite 900 Chicago Illinois 60654 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2001/39]	For all designated states Navigation Technologies Corporation The Merchandise Mart, Suite 900 Chicago, Illinois 60654 / US
Former [1999/23]	For all designated states Navigation Technologies Corporation 10400 West Higgins Road Rosemont, Illinois 60018 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Cherveny, Kevin 219 S. Kankakee Street Wilmington, Illinois 60481 / US
	02 / Crane, Aaron 670 Wren Avenue Palatine, Illinois 60067 / US
	03 / Kaplan, Lawrence M. 431 W. Oakdale Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60657 / US
	04 / Jasper, John 824 North Drury Lane Arlington Heights, Illinois 60000 / US
	05 / Shields, Russel T. 160 E. Pearson Chicago, Illinois 60611 / US
	[1999/23]
Representative(s)	McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell, et al Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1999/23]	McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell, et al Boult Wade Tennant 27 Furnival Street London EC4A 1PQ / GB
Application number, filing date	98308256.1	09.10.1998
	[1999/23]
Priority number, date	US19970951767	16.10.1997 Original published format: US 951767
	[1999/23]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0921509
	Date:	09.06.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/23]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0921509
	Date:	26.07.2000
	[2000/30]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0921509
	Date:	28.04.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/18]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	14.06.2000
Classification	IPC:	G08G1/01, G08G1/0968	[2000/30]
	CPC:	G01C21/3841 (EP,US); G01C21/26 (EP,US); G01C21/3811 (EP,US); G01C21/3819 (EP); G01C21/3822 (EP,US); G01C21/3848 (EP,US); (+) G08G1/0969 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [1999/23]	G08G1/01
Designated contracting states	BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE [2001/14]
Former [1999/23]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
Title	German:	System und Vorrichtung zur Aktualisierung, Verbesserung und Feinung einer geographischen Datenbank unter Verwendung von Rückkopplung	[1999/23]
	English:	System and method for updating, enhancing or refining a geographic database using feedback	[1999/23]
	French:	Système et méthode de mise à jour, d'amélioration et d'affinage d'une base de données géographique par rétroaction	[1999/23]
Examination procedure	15.08.2000	Examination requested [2000/41]
	27.01.2001	Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
	11.05.2001	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, CY, GR, IE, MC, PT
	19.12.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	06.06.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	28.08.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	01.03.2004	Fee for grant paid
	01.03.2004	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	31.01.2005	No opposition filed within time limit [2005/16]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	21.08.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	10.08.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	12.08.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	11.08.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
	Penalty fee
	Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
	20.02.2001	AT M01 Not yet paid
	20.02.2001	CY M01 Not yet paid
	20.02.2001	GR M01 Not yet paid
	20.02.2001	IE M01 Not yet paid
	20.02.2001	MC M01 Not yet paid
	20.02.2001	PT M01 Not yet paid
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	BE	28.04.2004
	CH	28.04.2004
	FI	28.04.2004
	IT	28.04.2004
	LI	28.04.2004
	DK	28.07.2004
	SE	28.07.2004
	ES	08.08.2004
	LU	09.10.2004
	[2008/15]
Former [2007/17]	BE	28.04.2004
	CH	28.04.2004
	FI	28.04.2004
	LI	28.04.2004
	DK	28.07.2004
	SE	28.07.2004
	ES	08.08.2004
	LU	09.10.2004
Former [2005/18]	BE	28.04.2004
	CH	28.04.2004
	FI	28.04.2004
	LI	28.04.2004
	DK	28.07.2004
	SE	28.07.2004
	ES	08.08.2004
Former [2005/14]	BE	28.04.2004
	CH	28.04.2004
	FI	28.04.2004
	LI	28.04.2004
	SE	28.07.2004
	ES	08.08.2004
Former [2005/02]	CH	28.04.2004
	FI	28.04.2004
	LI	28.04.2004
	SE	28.07.2004
	ES	08.08.2004
Former [2004/52]	CH	28.04.2004
	LI	28.04.2004
	SE	28.07.2004
Former [2004/51]	CH	28.04.2004
	LI	28.04.2004
Documents cited:	Search	[X]EP0377480 (POELSTRA THEO JOGCHUM [NL]) [X] 1,2,17,18,25 * column 1, line 54 - column 2, line 8 * * column 10, line 31 - column 11, line 23 *;
		[X]US5164904 (SUMNER ROY L [US]) [X] 1,5,11,15-25 * column 5, lines 34-55 * * column 10, lines 8-34 * * column 11, lines 40-55 *;
		[A]EP0715286 (MANNESMANN AG [DE]) [A] 7,8 * column 2, lines 1-13 *;
		[A]US5543789 (BEHR DAVID A [US], et al) [A] 1-25 * column 4, line 65 - column 5, line 19 ** figure 1 *;
		[A]EP0752692 (MANNESMANN AG [DE]) [A] 1-10 * column 2, lines 45-54 * * column 6, line 51 - column 7, line 14 *;
		[X]EP0755039 (MANNESMANN AG [DE]) [X] 1,4,6,9,11-13,17-21 * column 2, lines 1-36 * * column 7, lines 13-33 *;
		[X]WO9729470 (MANNESMANN AG [DE], et al) [X] 1-3,10,14 * page 9, line 30 - page 10, line 15 * * figure 1 *

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