| EP1571542 - Storage control system and method [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 28.11.2008 Database last updated on 11.04.2026 | Most recent event Tooltip | 28.11.2008 | No opposition filed within time limit | published on 31.12.2008 [2009/01] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Hitachi, Ltd. 6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8280 / JP | [N/P] |
| Former [2008/04] | For all designated states Hitachi Ltd. 6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8280 / JP | ||
| Former [2005/36] | For all designated states Hitachi Ltd. 6-6 Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8280 / JP | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Iida, Junichi Hitachi, Ltd. IPG Marunouchi Center Bldg. 12F 6-1 Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP | 02 /
Kanai, Hiroki Hitachi, Ltd. IPG Marunouchi Center Bldg. 12F 6-1 Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP | 03 /
Tamura, Keishi Hitachi, Ltd. IPG Marunouchi Center Bldg. 12F 6-1 Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP | [2005/36] | Representative(s) | Holt, Daniel Richard, et al Mewburn Ellis LLP 33 Gutter Lane London EC2V 8AS / GB | [N/P] |
| Former [2005/36] | Holt, Daniel Richard, et al Mewburn Ellis LLP York House 23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP / GB | Application number, filing date | 04256325.4 | 14.10.2004 | [2005/36] | Priority number, date | JP20040061934 | 05.03.2004 Original published format: JP 2004061934 | [2005/36] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP1571542 | Date: | 07.09.2005 | Language: | EN | [2005/36] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP1571542 | Date: | 23.01.2008 | Language: | EN | [2008/04] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 11.03.2005 | Classification | IPC: | G06F3/06 | [2005/36] | CPC: |
G06F3/0661 (EP,US);
G06F3/0604 (EP,US);
G06F3/0607 (EP,US);
G06F3/0631 (EP,US);
G06F3/067 (EP,US);
H04L67/1097 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB [2006/21] |
| Former [2005/36] | AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR | Title | German: | Speichersteuerungssystem und -verfahren | [2005/36] | English: | Storage control system and method | [2005/36] | French: | Système de commande de mémoire et procédé d'utilisation | [2005/36] | Examination procedure | 03.11.2004 | Examination requested [2005/36] | 25.08.2005 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 03.01.2006 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 02.02.2006 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 06.06.2006 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 05.01.2007 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 16.02.2007 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 19.07.2007 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 23.11.2007 | Fee for grant paid | 23.11.2007 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 24.10.2008 | No opposition filed within time limit [2009/01] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 24.10.2006 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 23.10.2007 | Renewal fee patent year 04 |
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| Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Documents cited: | Search | [XY] EP1357476 (HITACHI LTD et al.) [X] 15 * paragraphs [0036] , [0037] , [0041] - [0044] - [0048] - [0051] - [0065] , [0066] , [0075] - [0077] * * figures 1,2,4,6 *[Y] 1-14 | [Y] US6421753 (HOESE GEOFFREY B et al.) [Y] 1-14 * figures 2-5 * * column 3, lines 14-21 * * column 4, lines 2-6 * * column 4, lines 22-31 * * column 5, lines 18-32 * * claims 1-8 * | [A] WO0143368 (NETWORK APPLIANCE INC et al.) [A] 1,8,15 * page 3, lines 24-31 * * page 7, line 25 - page 9, line 18 * * figures 1-3 * | [A] CROSSROADS SYSTEMS ET AL: "The case for storage virtualization using intelligent routers", CRDS WP 013.002, 1 January 2001 (2001-01-01), XP002200766 [A] 1,8,15 * page 5, column R, line 22 - page 6, column R, line 19 * |