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EP1861819 - SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR BYTE-BASED UTILITY COMPUTING PRICING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  14.08.2015
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.08.2015Refusal of applicationpublished on 16.09.2015  [2015/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
11445 Compaq Center Drive West
Houston, TX 77070 / US
[2009/27]
Former [2007/49]For all designated states
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION
5400 Legacy Drive H3-3A-05
Plano, TX 75024 / US
Inventor(s)01 / HARTLEY, John, J.
929 Foxglove Drive
Sunnyvale, California 94086 / US
02 / THOMAS, J., Darrel
4526 Cape Charles Drive
Plano, Texas 75024 / US
 [2007/49]
Representative(s)Rees, Simon John Lewis, et al
Haseltine Lake LLP
Redcliff Quay
120 Redcliff Street
Bristol BS1 6HU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2010/15]Rees, Simon John Lewis, et al
Haseltine Lake LLP Redcliff Quay 120 Redcliff Street
Bristol BS1 6HU / GB
Former [2009/27]Franks, Adam Peter, et al
HP Centre de Compétences IP Section, 5, Av. Raymond Chanas
38053 Grenoble Cedex 09 / FR
Former [2007/49]Lawrence, John
Barker Brettell 138 Hagley Road Edgbaston
Birmingham B16 9PW / GB
Application number, filing date06733930.926.01.2006
[2007/49]
WO2006US02805
Priority number, dateUS2005008753623.03.2005         Original published format: US 87536
[2007/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2006101591
Date:28.09.2006
Language:EN
[2006/39]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1861819
Date:05.12.2007
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.09.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US03.01.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.10.2010
ClassificationIPC:G07B17/00
[2008/09]
CPC:
G07F17/0014 (EP,US); G06Q20/14 (EP,US); G06Q40/12 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2007/49]G06Q30/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2007/49]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
YUNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SYSTEM, VERFAHREN UND COMPUTERPROGRAMMPRODUKT ZUR VERSORGUNGSBERECHNUNGSPREISGEBUNG AUF BYTE-BASIS[2007/49]
English:SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR BYTE-BASED UTILITY COMPUTING PRICING[2007/49]
French:SYSTEME, PROCEDE ET PROGICIEL POUR DETERMINATION DU PRIX POUR CALCUL DE SERVICES SUR LA BASE D'OCTETS[2007/49]
Entry into regional phase13.10.2007National basic fee paid 
13.10.2007Search fee paid 
13.10.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
13.10.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.10.2007Examination requested  [2007/49]
30.03.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.02.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.06.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.04.2015Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 06.05.2015
24.04.2015Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2015/38]
04.05.2015Application refused, date of legal effect [2015/38]
06.05.2015Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
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  26.02.2014
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
30.01.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
25.01.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
25.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
25.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
30.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
23.01.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
27.01.2015Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[I]US2002166117  (ABRAMS PETER C [US], et al) [I] 1-8 * paragraph [0012] - paragraph [0013] * * paragraph [0019] - paragraph [0022] * * paragraph [0091] * * paragraph [0114] *;
 [I]US2004117224  (AGARWAL VIKAS [IN], et al) [I] 1-8 * figure 1 * * paragraph [0015] - paragraph [0021] ** paragraph [0035] - paragraph [0041] *;
 [I]US2005010502  (BIRKESTRAND DANIEL CHARLES [US], et al) [I] 1-8 * paragraph [0008] - paragraph [0012] * * paragraph [0023] - paragraph [0024] *
International search[Y]US6088659  (KELLEY RAYMOND H [US], et al);
 [Y]US6208977  (HERNANDEZ MILTON B [US], et al)
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