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Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2003204104 (hide)

Owner Overture Services, Inc

Inventors Conrad, Nick; Cunningham, Stephan; Zhao, Peng; Molinaro, Anthony Jr

Agent Spruson & Ferguson

Pub. Number AU-B-2003204104

Priority 10141385 08.05.02 US

Filing date 8 May 2003

Wipo publication date 27 November 2003

Acceptance publication date 19 July 2007

International Classifications

G06Q 30/00 (2006.01) Commerce, e.g. marketing, shopping, billing, auctions or e-commerce

G06F 12/00 (2006.01) Accessing, addressing or allocating within memory systems or architectures

G06F 17/22 (2006.01) Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions - Manipulating or registering by use of codes, e.g. in sequence of text characters

G06F 17/30 (2006.01) Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions - Information retrieval

G06Q 50/00 (2006.01) Systems or methods specially adapted for a specific business sector, e.g. health care, utilities, tourism or legal services

Event Publications

29 May 2003 Complete Application Filed

  Priority application(s): 10141385 08.05.02 US

27 November 2003 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-B-2003204104

19 July 2007 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2003204104

9 August 2007 Corrigenda

  Applications Accepted - Name Index Under the name Overture Services, Inc., Application No. 2003204104, under INID (72), correct the co-inventor's to Conrad, Nick; Cunningham, Stephan; Maritato, Frank Jr; Zhao, Peng and Molinaro, Anthony

8 November 2007 Opposition Lodged

  Sensis Pty Ltd has lodged an opposition against Overture Services, Inc.

7 February 2008 Opposition Withdrawn

  The opposition by Sensis Pty Ltd against Overture Services, Inc has been withdrawn.

7 February 2008 Opposition Withdrawn - Proceed to Sealing

  The opposition by Sensis Pty Ltd against Overture Services, Inc has been withdrawn and the application will now proceed to sealing.

7 February 2008 Standard Patent Sealed

13 November 2008 Assignment Registered

  Overture Services, Inc. The patent has been assigned to Yahoo! Inc.

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