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EP1049016 - Disk subsystems for mirroring, their integrated system and corresponding mirroring method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2000/44]Disk subsystems and their integrated system
[2009/39]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.02.2011
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip11.02.2011No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 16.03.2011  [2011/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6 Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8010 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2010/14]For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6 Kanda Surugadai 4-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8010 / JP
Former [2000/44]For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6 Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8010 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Tabuchi, Hideo, Hitachi, Ltd. Intelle. Prop. Group
New Marunouchi Bldg., 5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
02 / Nozawa, Masafumi, Hitachi, Ltd. Intel. Prop. Group
New Marunouchi Bldg., 5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
03 / Shimada, Akinobu, Hitachi, Ltd. Intel. Prop. Group
New Marunouchi Bldg., 5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
[2000/44]
Representative(s)Strehl & Partner mbB
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2000/44]Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date00103718.322.02.2000
[2000/44]
Priority number, dateJP1999011767026.04.1999         Original published format: JP 11767099
[2000/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1049016
Date:02.11.2000
Language:EN
[2000/44]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1049016
Date:26.07.2006
[2006/30]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1049016
Date:07.04.2010
Language:EN
[2010/14]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.06.2006
ClassificationIPC:G06F11/20
[2009/39]
CPC:
G06F11/2074 (EP,US); G06F11/2064 (EP,US); G06F11/2076 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2000/44]G06F11/14
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2007/14]
Former [2000/44]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Disk-Subsysteme für Datenspiegelung, ihr integriertes System und entsprechendes Datenspiegelungsverfahren[2009/39]
English:Disk subsystems for mirroring, their integrated system and corresponding mirroring method[2009/39]
French:Sous-systèmes de disques pour miroitage de données, leur système intégré et procédé de miroitage correspondant[2009/39]
Former [2000/44]Disk-Subsysteme und ihres integrierten System
Former [2000/44]Disk subsystems and their integrated system
Former [2000/44]Sous-systèmes de disques et leur système intégré
Examination procedure31.03.2006Examination requested  [2006/22]
05.09.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.03.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.10.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.02.2010Fee for grant paid
11.02.2010Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)10.01.2011No opposition filed within time limit [2011/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
20.02.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
23.02.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
24.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
23.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 07
13.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 08
21.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 09
19.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 10
23.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:Search[X] WO9400816  (ANDOR SYSTEMS INC et al.) [X] 1-11 * abstract * * page 4, line 23 - page 5, line 14 * * page 6, line 9 - page 7, line 32 * * page 8, line 14 - line 37 * * page 9, line 28 - page 10, line 12 * * figure 2 *
 [X] EP0617362  (IBM et al.) [X] 1-11 * abstract * * column 5, line 2 - line 43 * * column 7, line 33 - line 54 * * column 8, line 56 - column 10, line 50 * * figures 3,4 *
 [X] EP0724223  (TANDEM COMPUTERS INC et al.) [X] 1-11 * abstract * * page 2, line 51 - page 3, line 52 * * figure 1 *
 [A] WO9820419  (VINCA CORP et al.) [A] 1-11 * the whole document *
 [A] US5375232  (LEGVOLD VERNON J et al.) [A] 1,8 * abstract *
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