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EP About this file: EP1622019

EP1622019 - Remote copy system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.04.2015
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.02.2016Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 23.03.2016  [2016/12]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2014/23]For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
Former [2006/05]For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Arakawa, Hiroshi, c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Intellecutal Property Group
12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
02 / Iwamura, Takashige, c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Intellecutal Property Group
12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
03 / Ninose, Kenta, c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Intellecutal Property Group
12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
04 / Hirakawa, Yusuke, c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Intellecutal Property Group
12th Floor, Marunouchi Center Building
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
 [2014/21]
Former [2006/05]01 / Arakawa, Hiroshi, c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Int. Prop. Group 6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
02 / Iwamura, Takashige, c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Int. Prop. Group 6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
03 / Ninose, Kenta, c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Int. Prop. Group 6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
04 / Hirakawa, Yusuke, c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Int. Prop. Group 6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
Representative(s)Beetz & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Prinzregentenstraße 54
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2014/23]Beetz & Partner
Patentanwälte
Steinsdorfstraße 10
80538 München / DE
Former [2006/05]Beetz & Partner
Steinsdorfstrasse 10
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date05002971.911.02.2005
[2006/05]
Priority number, dateJP2004021948328.07.2004         Original published format: JP 2004219483
[2006/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1622019
Date:01.02.2006
Language:EN
[2006/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1622019
Date:04.06.2014
Language:EN
[2014/23]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.12.2005
ClassificationIPC:G06F11/20
[2006/05]
CPC:
G06F11/2071 (EP,US); G06F11/2064 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2006/40]
Former [2006/05]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Fernkopiersystem[2006/05]
English:Remote copy system[2006/05]
French:Système de copie à distance[2006/05]
Examination procedure19.06.2006Examination requested  [2006/31]
25.07.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.02.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.02.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
28.06.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.12.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.04.2014Fee for grant paid
11.04.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
11.04.2014Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  25.07.2006
Opposition(s)05.03.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
29.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
02.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
01.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
28.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
29.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
28.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 09
28.02.2014Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFR02.03.2015
[2016/12]
Documents cited:Search[AD]EP0672985  (IBM [US]) [AD] 1-16* column 11, line 48 - column 19, line 49 *;
 [X]EP1217523  (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [X] 1,9 * abstract * * paragraph [0017] - paragraph [0023] * * paragraph [0046] * * paragraph [0050] * * paragraph [0070] - paragraph [0072] *;
 [A]US6463501  (KERN RONALD MAYNARD [US], et al) [A] 1-16 * column 4, line 46 - column 9, line 14 *;
 [X]US2004078399  (TABUCHI HIDEO [JP], et al) [X] 1,2,8-10,16 * abstract * * paragraph [0014] * * paragraph [0030] - paragraph [0032] * * paragraph [0034] - paragraph [0054] *;
 [E]EP1538527  (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [E] 1,2,8-10,16 * abstract *
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