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EP2044535 - AUTOMATED PRIORITY RESTORES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 07.02.2020 Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 11.05.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	07.02.2020	Refusal of application	published on 11.03.2020 [2020/11]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states EMC Corporation 176 South Street Hopkinton, MA 01748 / US
	[2009/15]
Inventor(s)	01 / YUEH, Jedidiah Emc Corporation 176 South Street Hopkinton, MA 01748 / US
	02 / MCVEY, Clint Emc Corporation 176 South Street Hopkinton, MA 01748 / US
	03 / BOLT, Thomas Rory Emc Corporation 176 South Street Hopkinton, MA 01748 / US
	04 / AUCHMOODY, Scott Emc Corporation 176 South Street Hopkinton, MA 01748 / US
	05 / OLSEN, Eric Emc Corporation 176 South Street Hopkinton, MA 01748 / US
	06 / CROSBY, Bill Emc Corporation 176 South Street Hopkinton, MA 01748 / US
	07 / OGATA, Scott Emc Corporation 176 South Street Hopkinton, MA 01748 / US
	08 / STARLING, Jennifer Emc Corporation 176 South Street Hopkinton, MA 01748 / US
	09 / RAMOS, Robert Emc Corporation 176 South Street Hopkinton, MA 01748 / US
	[2009/15]
Representative(s)	Margotti, Herwig Franz, et al Schwarz & Partner Patentanwälte Wipplingerstrasse 30 1010 Wien / AT
	[N/P]
Former [2009/15]	Margotti, Herwig Franz, et al Kopecky & Schwarz Patentanwälte Wipplingerstrasse 30 1010 Wien / AT
Application number, filing date	07762088.8	10.05.2007
	[2009/15]
	WO2007US68661
Priority number, date	US20060746940P	10.05.2006 Original published format: US 746940 P
	US20070746399	09.05.2007 Original published format: US 746399
	[2009/15]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2007146519
	Date:	21.12.2007
	Language:	EN
	[2007/51]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2044535
	Date:	08.04.2009
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.12.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2009/15]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	20.11.2008
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	07.08.2013
Classification	IPC:	G06F17/30, G06F11/14	[2013/36]
	CPC:	G06F11/1469 (EP,US); G06F11/1451 (EP,US); G06F11/1464 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2009/15]	G06F17/30
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2009/15]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	BA	Not yet paid
	HR	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RS	Not yet paid
Title	German:	AUTOMATISIERTE WIEDERHERSTELLUNG VON PRIORITÄTEN	[2009/15]
	English:	AUTOMATED PRIORITY RESTORES	[2009/15]
	French:	RESTAURATIONS PRIORITAIRES AUTOMATIQUES	[2009/15]
Entry into regional phase	09.12.2008	National basic fee paid
	23.02.2009	Search fee paid
	09.12.2008	Designation fee(s) paid
	09.12.2008	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	09.12.2008	Examination requested [2009/15]
	27.01.2009	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: filing fee / search fee not paid in time
	31.01.2014	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	11.05.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	29.08.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	02.04.2019	Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/11]
	02.04.2019	Date of oral proceedings
	23.10.2019	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/11]
	23.10.2019	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
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 11.05.2018
Request for further processing for:	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of the search fee
	23.02.2009	Request for further processing filed
	23.02.2009	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	09.12.2008	Renewal fee patent year 03
	25.05.2010	Renewal fee patent year 04
	25.05.2011	Renewal fee patent year 05
	25.05.2012	Renewal fee patent year 06
	28.05.2013	Renewal fee patent year 07
	27.05.2014	Renewal fee patent year 08
	27.05.2015	Renewal fee patent year 09
	27.05.2016	Renewal fee patent year 10
	30.05.2017	Renewal fee patent year 11
	25.05.2018	Renewal fee patent year 12
	21.05.2019	Renewal fee patent year 13
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Documents cited:	Search	[Y]EP0899662 (HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]) [Y] 1-20 * abstract ** paragraph [0026] - paragraph [0053] *;
		[Y]US2003177324 (TIMPANARO-PERROTTA MICHAEL C [US]) [Y] 1-20 * abstract * * paragraph [0004] - paragraph [0012] * * paragraph [0021] - paragraph [0032] * * paragraph [0034] - paragraph [0038] *
	International search	[Y]US6275953 (VAHALIA URESH K [US], et al);
		[Y]US6732293 (SCHNEIDER ERIC D [US]);
		[YE]US7346263 (HONDA TAKASHI [JP])
	Examination	- Anonymous, "Thin client - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia", (20120826), URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thin_client&oldid=509223458, (20151216), XP055236976
		- Vangie Beal, "Differences Between Thick and Thin Clients", Webopedia, (20060706), URL: http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Hardware_Software/thin_client.asp, (20160920), XP055304225

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