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EP1280064 - Communication control method and apparatus, and communication system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.05.2009
Database last updated on 21.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip29.05.2009No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 01.07.2009  [2009/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
[2008/30]
Former [2003/05]For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Isoda, Takashi, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, 3-chome Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
02 / Shimura, Akihiro, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, 3-chome Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
 [2003/05]
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/33]TBK-Patent
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
Former [2003/05]Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis, et al
BERESFORD & Co. 2-5 Warwick Court, High Holborn
London WC1R 5DH / GB
Application number, filing date02079458.204.09.1998
[2003/05]
Priority number, dateJP1997024443009.09.1997         Original published format: JP 24443097
[2003/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1280064
Date:29.01.2003
Language:EN
[2003/05]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1280064
Date:20.10.2004
[2004/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1280064
Date:23.07.2008
Language:EN
[2008/30]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.09.2004
ClassificationIPC:G06F13/12
[2003/05]
CPC:
H04L12/40123 (EP,KR,US); G06F13/12 (KR); G06F13/126 (EP,US);
G06F3/1201 (KR); G06F3/1211 (EP,US); G06F3/1236 (EP,US);
G06F3/1285 (EP,US); G06F3/1293 (KR); G06F2213/0012 (KR) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2003/05]
TitleGerman:Kommunikationssteuerverfahren und Vorrichtung und Kommunikationssystem[2003/05]
English:Communication control method and apparatus, and communication system[2003/05]
French:Procédé de commande de communication et appareil, et système de communication[2003/05]
Examination procedure04.03.2005Examination requested  [2005/18]
06.09.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.01.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.02.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.06.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.11.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.04.2008Fee for grant paid
10.04.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
16.05.2008Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP98307152.3  / EP0902371
Opposition(s)24.04.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/27]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to fulfill actions required for granting the patent
05.06.2008Request for further processing filed
05.06.2008Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.11.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
19.11.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
19.11.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
19.09.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
20.09.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
19.09.2005Renewal fee patent year 08
02.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 09
01.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 10
13.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipNL23.07.2008
[2009/12]
Documents cited:Search[A]EP0560343  (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [A] 1-11 * column 6, line 40 - column 8, line 5; figures 2,3 *;
 [A]US5611056  (HOTCHKIN GLENN T [US]) [A] 1-11* column 1, line 62 - column 2, line 5; figures 2,3 *;
 [A]  - ANSI, "Information Technology-Serial Bus Protocol 2 (SBP-2)", ANSI STANDARD X3T10, WORKING DRAFT, OAKLAND, CA, US, (19960717), pages 61 - 64, URL: ftp://ftp.t10.org/t10/drafts/sbp2/sbp2r01.pdf, (20040823), XP002293897 [A] 1-11 * page 61, paragraph 1 * * page 64 *
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