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EP About this file: EP2040418

EP2040418 - Program control method for network devices and network system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.12.2012
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.07.2014Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 20.08.2014  [2014/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2009/13]For all designated states
Hitachi Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Fukui, Daisuke
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Intellectual Property Group
12th Floor, marunouchi Center Building
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
02 / Ioku, Akira
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Intellectual Property Group
12th Floor, marunouchi Center Building
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
03 / Maeoka, Jun
c/o Hitachi, Ltd.
Intellectual Property Group
12th Floor, marunouchi Center Building
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
 [2012/06]
Former [2009/13]01 / Fukui, Daisuke
c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Intellectual Property Group 12th Floor, marunouchi Center Building 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
02 / Ioku, Akira
c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Intellectual Property Group 12th Floor, marunouchi Center Building 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
03 / Maeoka, Jun
c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Intellectual Property Group 12th Floor, marunouchi Center Building 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
Representative(s)Calderbank, Thomas Roger, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP
City Tower
40 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5DE / GB
[N/P]
Former [2009/13]Calderbank, Thomas Roger, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP 33 Gutter Lane London
EC2V 8AS / GB
Application number, filing date08252549.425.07.2008
[2009/13]
Priority number, dateJP2007024463921.09.2007         Original published format: JP 2007244639
[2009/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2040418
Date:25.03.2009
Language:EN
[2009/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2040418
Date:08.02.2012
Language:EN
[2012/06]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.10.2008
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/28
[2009/13]
CPC:
H04L12/2814 (EP,US); G06F8/65 (EP,US); H04L67/56 (EP,US);
H04L67/59 (EP,US); H04L12/2821 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2009/13]
Extension statesAL13.08.2008
BA13.08.2008
MK13.08.2008
RS13.08.2008
TitleGerman:Programmsteuerverfahren für Netzwerkgeräte und Netzwerksystem[2009/13]
English:Program control method for network devices and network system[2009/13]
French:Procédé de contrôle de programme pour dispositifs de réseau et système de réseau[2009/13]
Examination procedure13.08.2008Examination requested  [2009/13]
07.10.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.04.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.03.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.07.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.09.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.12.2011Fee for grant paid
21.12.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  07.10.2009
Opposition(s)09.11.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2013/03]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.07.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
20.07.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU25.07.2008
AT08.02.2012
BE08.02.2012
CY08.02.2012
CZ08.02.2012
EE08.02.2012
HR08.02.2012
IT08.02.2012
LT08.02.2012
LV08.02.2012
MT08.02.2012
PL08.02.2012
RO08.02.2012
SI08.02.2012
SK08.02.2012
TR08.02.2012
BG08.05.2012
NO08.05.2012
GR09.05.2012
ES19.05.2012
PT08.06.2012
IE25.07.2012
LU25.07.2012
MC31.07.2012
[2014/34]
Former [2014/27]AT08.02.2012
BE08.02.2012
CY08.02.2012
CZ08.02.2012
EE08.02.2012
HR08.02.2012
IT08.02.2012
LT08.02.2012
LV08.02.2012
MT08.02.2012
PL08.02.2012
RO08.02.2012
SI08.02.2012
SK08.02.2012
TR08.02.2012
BG08.05.2012
NO08.05.2012
GR09.05.2012
ES19.05.2012
PT08.06.2012
IE25.07.2012
LU25.07.2012
MC31.07.2012
Former [2014/21]AT08.02.2012
BE08.02.2012
CY08.02.2012
CZ08.02.2012
EE08.02.2012
HR08.02.2012
IT08.02.2012
LT08.02.2012
LV08.02.2012
MT08.02.2012
PL08.02.2012
RO08.02.2012
SI08.02.2012
SK08.02.2012
TR08.02.2012
BG08.05.2012
NO08.05.2012
GR09.05.2012
ES19.05.2012
PT08.06.2012
IE25.07.2012
MC31.07.2012
Former [2013/35]AT08.02.2012
BE08.02.2012
CY08.02.2012
CZ08.02.2012
EE08.02.2012
HR08.02.2012
IT08.02.2012
LT08.02.2012
LV08.02.2012
MT08.02.2012
PL08.02.2012
RO08.02.2012
SI08.02.2012
SK08.02.2012
BG08.05.2012
NO08.05.2012
GR09.05.2012
ES19.05.2012
PT08.06.2012
IE25.07.2012
MC31.07.2012
Former [2013/33]AT08.02.2012
BE08.02.2012
CY08.02.2012
CZ08.02.2012
EE08.02.2012
HR08.02.2012
IT08.02.2012
LT08.02.2012
LV08.02.2012
PL08.02.2012
RO08.02.2012
SI08.02.2012
SK08.02.2012
BG08.05.2012
NO08.05.2012
GR09.05.2012
ES19.05.2012
PT08.06.2012
IE25.07.2012
MC31.07.2012
Former [2013/22]AT08.02.2012
BE08.02.2012
CY08.02.2012
CZ08.02.2012
EE08.02.2012
HR08.02.2012
IT08.02.2012
LT08.02.2012
LV08.02.2012
PL08.02.2012
RO08.02.2012
SI08.02.2012
SK08.02.2012
NO08.05.2012
GR09.05.2012
ES19.05.2012
PT08.06.2012
MC31.07.2012
Former [2013/11]AT08.02.2012
BE08.02.2012
CY08.02.2012
CZ08.02.2012
EE08.02.2012
HR08.02.2012
IT08.02.2012
LT08.02.2012
LV08.02.2012
PL08.02.2012
RO08.02.2012
SI08.02.2012
SK08.02.2012
NO08.05.2012
GR09.05.2012
PT08.06.2012
MC31.07.2012
Former [2013/07]AT08.02.2012
BE08.02.2012
CY08.02.2012
CZ08.02.2012
EE08.02.2012
HR08.02.2012
IT08.02.2012
LT08.02.2012
LV08.02.2012
PL08.02.2012
RO08.02.2012
SI08.02.2012
SK08.02.2012
NO08.05.2012
GR09.05.2012
PT08.06.2012
Former [2012/50]BE08.02.2012
CY08.02.2012
CZ08.02.2012
EE08.02.2012
HR08.02.2012
IT08.02.2012
LT08.02.2012
LV08.02.2012
PL08.02.2012
RO08.02.2012
SI08.02.2012
SK08.02.2012
NO08.05.2012
GR09.05.2012
PT08.06.2012
Former [2012/49]BE08.02.2012
CY08.02.2012
CZ08.02.2012
EE08.02.2012
HR08.02.2012
LT08.02.2012
LV08.02.2012
PL08.02.2012
RO08.02.2012
SI08.02.2012
NO08.05.2012
GR09.05.2012
PT08.06.2012
Former [2012/48]BE08.02.2012
CY08.02.2012
EE08.02.2012
HR08.02.2012
LT08.02.2012
LV08.02.2012
PL08.02.2012
NO08.05.2012
GR09.05.2012
PT08.06.2012
Former [2012/41]BE08.02.2012
CY08.02.2012
HR08.02.2012
LT08.02.2012
LV08.02.2012
PL08.02.2012
NO08.05.2012
GR09.05.2012
PT08.06.2012
Former [2012/39]BE08.02.2012
HR08.02.2012
LT08.02.2012
LV08.02.2012
PL08.02.2012
NO08.05.2012
GR09.05.2012
PT08.06.2012
Former [2012/37]BE08.02.2012
HR08.02.2012
LT08.02.2012
PL08.02.2012
NO08.05.2012
GR09.05.2012
PT08.06.2012
Former [2012/36]HR08.02.2012
LT08.02.2012
NO08.05.2012
GR09.05.2012
Former [2012/34]LT08.02.2012
NO08.05.2012
Documents cited:Search[A]US2003007505  (NODA TAKURO [JP], et al) [A] 1,4,7 * paragraph [0007] - paragraph [0012] ** paragraph [0036] - paragraph [0153] *;
 [XY]US2004221207  (YOKOTA DAISUKE [JP], et al) [X] 1 * paragraph [0054] - paragraph [0095] * * figures 7,11 * [Y] 3,4,7;
 [A]WO2006112662  (LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR], et al) [A] 1,4,7 * paragraph [0029] * * figures 3a,6a,6b,7 *;
 [Y]WO2007004754  (SK TELECOM CO LTD [KR], et al) [Y] 3,4,7 * paragraph [0028] * * paragraph [0136] * * paragraphs [0158] , [0172] * * figures 2,4 *
by applicantJP2005309617
 JP2006243915
 JP2006260425
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