FORM - 2
THE PATENTS ACT, 1970
(39 of 1970)
AND THE PATENTS RULES, 2003
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
(See Section 10; rule 13)
1. TITLE OF THE INVENTION:


"Method and System for Email Search"
2. APPLICANT:
a. Name: Persistent Systems Limited
b. Nationality: An Indian Company
c. Address: Bhageerath, 402 Senapati Bapat Road, Pune 411 016
3. PREAMBLE TO THE DESCRIPTION:
The following specification describes the invention:


"A Method and System for Email Search"
A method and system for performing email search, the said method comprising of enabling the user to find relations between emails and build network relations and to further retrieve groups based on the relations (and intersections of relations) as per the user's choice; the system comprising of giving and having the user select predetermined options for a search with a further ability to "drill-down" the results with the aid of filters to view further mails / results, and being also able to search on search results and also provide for storing user searches.
DATE AND SIGNATURE:
Dated this 22nd day of December 2008.

Vivek Sadhale
Company Secretary and Head - Legal
To,
The Controller of Patents, The Patent Office, MUMBAI-400 013