EP0974107 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A TOUR OF WORLD WIDE WEB SITES [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | The application has been refused Status updated on 19.04.2019 Database last updated on 03.09.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 19.04.2019 | Refusal of application | published on 22.05.2019 [2019/21] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 / US | [2015/20] |
Former [2007/45] | For all designated states Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052-6399 / US | ||
Former [2000/04] | For all designated states Webtv Networks, Inc. 305 Lytton Avenue Palo Alto, California 94301 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
LEAK, Bruce, A. 426 Homer Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 / US | 02 /
KILLIANEY, Michael 1133 DeHaro Street San Francisco, CA 94107 / US | [2000/04] | Representative(s) | Goddar, Heinz J., et al Boehmert & Boehmert Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB Pettenkoferstrasse 22 80336 München / DE | [N/P] |
Former [2011/19] | Goddar, Heinz J., et al Forrester & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München / DE | ||
Former [2007/42] | Gover, Richard Paul, et al Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP Tower North Central Merrion Way Leeds LS2 8PA / GB | ||
Former [2000/04] | Belcher, Simon James Urquhart-Dykes & Lord Tower House Merrion Way Leeds LS2 8PA / GB | Application number, filing date | 98913146.1 | 26.03.1998 | [2000/04] | WO1998US05952 | Priority number, date | US19970824039 | 26.03.1997 Original published format: US 824039 | [2000/04] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | WO9843381 | Date: | 01.10.1998 | Language: | EN | [1998/39] | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP0974107 | Date: | 26.01.2000 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.10.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [2000/04] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | US | 14.01.1999 | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 28.09.2005 | Classification | IPC: | G06F17/20 | [2000/04] | CPC: |
G06F16/954 (EP,US);
H04N21/47 (EP,US);
G06F16/958 (EP,US);
H04L67/02 (EP,US);
H04L9/40 (US);
H04N21/4112 (EP,US);
H04N21/4782 (EP,US);
H04N21/4786 (EP,US);
H04N21/6125 (EP,US);
H04N21/858 (EP,US);
H04L67/565 (EP,US);
H04L67/568 (EP,US);
H04L69/329 (EP,US);
H04N21/4825 (EP,US);
H04N21/4828 (EP,US);
| Designated contracting states | AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2000/04] | Title | German: | VERFAHREN UND GERÄT ZUR GENERIERUNG VON WWW-SITES | [2000/04] | English: | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A TOUR OF WORLD WIDE WEB SITES | [2000/04] | French: | PROCEDE ET APPAREIL PERMETTANT D'EFFECTUER UN TOUR D'HORIZON DES SITES WEB | [2000/04] | Entry into regional phase | 21.10.1999 | National basic fee paid | 21.10.1999 | Search fee paid | 21.10.1999 | Designation fee(s) paid | 21.10.1999 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 13.10.1998 | Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US | 21.10.1999 | Examination requested [2000/04] | 25.05.2007 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 12.09.2007 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 24.03.2009 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 16.07.2009 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 01.12.2015 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 21.04.2016 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 07.11.2018 | Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 30.11.2018 | 30.11.2018 | Date of oral proceedings (cancelled) | 08.01.2019 | Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2019/21] | 18.01.2019 | Application refused, date of legal effect [2019/21] | 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 25.05.2007 | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 21.10.1999 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 08.03.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 13.03.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 11.03.2003 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 15.03.2004 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 14.03.2005 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 09.03.2006 | Renewal fee patent year 09 | 14.03.2007 | Renewal fee patent year 10 | 14.03.2008 | Renewal fee patent year 11 | 31.03.2008 | Renewal fee patent year 12 | 15.03.2010 | Renewal fee patent year 13 | 15.03.2011 | Renewal fee patent year 14 | 14.03.2012 | Renewal fee patent year 15 | 07.03.2013 | Renewal fee patent year 16 | 07.03.2014 | Renewal fee patent year 17 | 06.03.2015 | Renewal fee patent year 18 | 10.03.2016 | Renewal fee patent year 19 | 10.03.2017 | Renewal fee patent year 20 |
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