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EP About this file: EP1070290

EP1070290 - NETWORK IMAGE VIEW SERVER USING EFFICIENT CLIENT-SERVER, TILING AND CACHING ARCHITECTURE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.11.2015
Database last updated on 11.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip08.12.2017Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU		published on 10.01.2018  [2018/02]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
E-Plus Capital Inc.
400 Herndon Parkway
Herndon VA 20170 / US
[2007/02]
Former [2001/04]For all designated states
Digital Paper Corporation
Suite 100, 211 North Union Street
Alexandria, VA 22314 / US
Inventor(s)01 / HORNBACKER, Cecil, V., III
2032 Cranberry Isles Way
Apopka, FL 32712 / US
02 / CRONIN, John, C.
500A Gibbon Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314 / US
 [2001/05]
Former [2001/04]01 / HORNBACKER, Cecil, V., III
2032 Cranberry Isles Way
Apopka, FL 32712 / US
02 / CRONIN, John, C.
500A Gibbon Street
Alexandria, VA 22314 / US
Representative(s)Hertz, Oliver, et al
V. Bezold & Partner
Patentanwälte - PartG mbB
Akademiestrasse 7
80799 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2015/02]Hertz, Oliver, et al
v. Bezold & Partner
Patentanwälte
Akademiestrasse 7
80799 München / DE
Former [2001/04]Hertz, Oliver, Dr., et al
v. Bezold & Partner, Patentanwälte Akademiestrasse 7
80799 München / DE
Application number, filing date98906484.512.02.1998
[2001/04]
WO1998US03017
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9941675
Date:19.08.1999
Language:EN
[1999/33]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1070290
Date:24.01.2001
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.08.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2001/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1070290
Date:07.01.2015
Language:EN
[2015/02]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US19.08.1999
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.06.2005
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/30
[2005/30]
CPC:
G06F16/9574 (EP)
Former IPC [2001/04]G06F15/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2001/04]
TitleGerman:BILDBETRACHTUNGS-NETZWERKSERVER MIT EFFIZIENTEN KUNDENSERVER, DATENSEITEN UND CACHEARCHITEKTUR[2014/48]
English:NETWORK IMAGE VIEW SERVER USING EFFICIENT CLIENT-SERVER, TILING AND CACHING ARCHITECTURE[2001/04]
French:SERVEUR DE VISUALISATION D'IMAGES EN RESEAU UTILISANT UN SERVEUR CLIENT EFFICACE, UNE ARCHITECTURE EN MOSAIQUE ET A CONCEPT D'ANTEMEMOIRE[2001/04]
Former [2001/04]BILDBETRACHTUNGS-NETZWERKSERVER MIT EFFIZIENTER KUNDENSERVER-, DATENSEITEN UNDCACHEARCHITEKTUR
Entry into regional phase11.08.2000National basic fee paid 
11.08.2000Search fee paid 
11.08.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
11.08.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.09.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
11.08.2000Examination requested  [2001/04]
02.09.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.03.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.04.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.10.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.11.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.04.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.11.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.03.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.03.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
26.03.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.11.2008Date of oral proceedings
21.11.2008Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
07.07.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.10.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.11.2010Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 15.03.2011
02.12.2010Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1}
15.03.2011Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
30.10.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.11.2014Fee for grant paid
24.11.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
24.11.2014Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Appeal following examination31.01.2011Appeal received No.  T0936/11
30.03.2011Statement of grounds filed
30.09.2014Result of appeal procedure: remittal for grant
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  02.09.2005
Opposition(s)08.10.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/51]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.08.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
21.02.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
22.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
12.02.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
20.02.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
18.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 08
22.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 09
21.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 10
25.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 11
26.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 12
24.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 13
23.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 14
24.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 15
27.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 16
27.02.2014Renewal fee patent year 17
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT07.01.2015
BE07.01.2015
DK07.01.2015
ES07.01.2015
FI07.01.2015
IT07.01.2015
MC07.01.2015
SE07.01.2015
IE12.02.2015
LU12.02.2015
CH28.02.2015
LI28.02.2015
GR08.04.2015
PT07.05.2015
[2018/02]
Former [2017/41]AT07.01.2015
BE07.01.2015
DK07.01.2015
ES07.01.2015
FI07.01.2015
IT07.01.2015
MC07.01.2015
SE07.01.2015
IE12.02.2015
CH28.02.2015
LI28.02.2015
GR08.04.2015
PT07.05.2015
Former [2016/24]AT07.01.2015
BE07.01.2015
DK07.01.2015
ES07.01.2015
FI07.01.2015
IT07.01.2015
MC07.01.2015
SE07.01.2015
IE12.02.2015
CH28.02.2015
LI28.02.2015
GR08.04.2015
Former [2016/07]AT07.01.2015
DK07.01.2015
ES07.01.2015
FI07.01.2015
IT07.01.2015
MC07.01.2015
SE07.01.2015
IE12.02.2015
BE28.02.2015
CH28.02.2015
LI28.02.2015
GR08.04.2015
Former [2016/03]AT07.01.2015
DK07.01.2015
ES07.01.2015
FI07.01.2015
IT07.01.2015
MC07.01.2015
SE07.01.2015
BE28.02.2015
CH28.02.2015
LI28.02.2015
GR08.04.2015
Former [2015/50]AT07.01.2015
DK07.01.2015
ES07.01.2015
FI07.01.2015
MC07.01.2015
SE07.01.2015
BE28.02.2015
CH28.02.2015
LI28.02.2015
GR08.04.2015
Former [2015/47]AT07.01.2015
ES07.01.2015
FI07.01.2015
MC07.01.2015
SE07.01.2015
BE28.02.2015
CH28.02.2015
LI28.02.2015
GR08.04.2015
Former [2015/46]AT07.01.2015
ES07.01.2015
FI07.01.2015
MC07.01.2015
SE07.01.2015
BE28.02.2015
GR08.04.2015
Former [2015/38]AT07.01.2015
ES07.01.2015
FI07.01.2015
SE07.01.2015
BE28.02.2015
GR08.04.2015
Former [2015/37]ES07.01.2015
FI07.01.2015
SE07.01.2015
BE28.02.2015
GR08.04.2015
Former [2015/36]ES07.01.2015
FI07.01.2015
SE07.01.2015
BE28.02.2015
Former [2015/33]ES07.01.2015
BE28.02.2015
Former [2015/30]BE28.02.2015
Documents cited:Search[L]EP0967556  (HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]) [L] 1-27 * abstract *;
 [XY]  - MEYER E A ET AL, "Borealis Image Server", COMPUTER NETWORKS AND ISDN SYSTEMS, NORTH HOLLAND PUBLISHING. AMSTERDAM, NL, (199605), vol. 28, no. 11, ISSN 0169-7552, pages 1123 - 1137, XP004018214 [X] 21 * page 1125, paragraph 3.3 * * page 1128, paragraph 5.4 * * page 1133, paragraph 5.12 * * page 1135, paragraph 6.7 * [Y] 1-27

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0169-7552(96)00066-9
 [Y]  - CURRY C, "Making A Clickable Image Map", N.A., (199505), XP002235112 [Y] 1-27 * the whole document *
 [A]  - "VIRTUAL IMAGE EDITING", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, IBM CORP. NEW YORK, US, (199608), vol. 39, no. 8, ISSN 0018-8689, pages 93 - 96, XP000638148 [A] 1-27 * the whole document *
International search[Y]US5555101  (LARSON JOSEPH C [US], et al);
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 [Y]US5701451  (ROGERS RICHARD MICHAEL [US], et al);
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