Owner Microsoft Corporation

Inventors Bjorner, Nikolaj S.; Bozeman, Patrick E.; Teodosiu, Dan; Gurevich, Yuri

Agent Davies Collison Cave

Pub. Number AU-B-2005201386

Priority 10825735 15.04.04 US

Filing date 1 April 2005

Wipo publication date 27 October 2005

Acceptance publication date 17 June 2010

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