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Iconic groups

CA 2298437 A1 · Owner: Amro, Hatim Yousef · Inventors: Amro, Hatim Yousef; Dodson, John Paul

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Abstract From the Canadian patent

An icon management system and method in which a user can create and manage application, groups. Each application group will be represented by a single icon and will , represent icons for, software applications which relate to each other in a user-defined manner. Each group contains, multiple icons, and any icon can belong to multiple groups.

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  • Filed February 16, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 16, 2020.
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FiledFebruary 16, 2000
GrantedNo grant recorded
Term endedFebruary 16, 2020
Patent numberCA 2298437 A1
Classification (IPC)G06F9/44 +2 more

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2001200320052007200920112013201520172019Application filedFeb 16, 2000Term endedFeb 16, 2020

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