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EP2203816 - METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EXCHANGING DATA [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  20.06.2014
Database last updated on 04.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.06.2014Refusal of applicationpublished on 23.07.2014  [2014/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
General Electric Company
1 River Road
Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
[2010/27]
Inventor(s)01 / SMITH, Glenn
142 Stag Drive
Ruckersville VA 22968 / US
 [2010/27]
Representative(s)Illingworth-Law, William Illingworth
GPO Europe
GE International Inc. The Ark
201 Talgarth Road
Hammersmith
London W6 8BJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2010/27]Illingworth-Law, William Illingworth
GE International Inc. Global Patent Operation - Europe 15 John Adam Street
London WC2N 6LU / GB
Application number, filing date08781679.911.07.2008
[2010/27]
WO2008US69762
Priority number, dateUS2007085621017.09.2007         Original published format: US 856210
[2010/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009038856
Date:26.03.2009
Language:EN
[2009/13]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2203816
Date:07.07.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.03.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP26.03.2009
ClassificationIPC:G06F9/46, G06F13/12
[2010/27]
CPC:
G06F9/544 (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 [2010/27]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND SYSTEME ZUM AUSTAUSCH VON DATEN[2010/27]
English:METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EXCHANGING DATA[2010/27]
French:PROCÉDÉS ET SYSTÈMES D'ÉCHANGE DE DONNÉES[2010/27]
Entry into regional phase19.04.2010National basic fee paid 
19.04.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
19.04.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.03.2010Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.04.2010Examination requested  [2010/27]
26.08.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.03.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.02.2014Application refused, date of legal effect [2014/30]
05.02.2014Date of oral proceedings
21.02.2014Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
24.02.2014Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2014/30]
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  26.08.2010
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
01.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
31.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
31.07.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[A]US7243354  (CHHABRA PANKAJ [US], et al) [A] 1-20 * the whole document *;
 [A]WO2006092807  (HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO [US], et al) [A] 1-20 * the whole document *;
 [A]US6412032  (NEET KYLE E [US], et al) [A] 1-20 * the whole document *
 [X]  - W. RICHARD STEVENS, UNIX Network Programming, Volume 2, Second Edition: Interprocess Communications, PRENTICE HALL'S, (19980827), XP002499807 [X] 1-20 * figure 10.31 * * figure 10.33 * * figure 10.34 * * page 252 - page 255 *
by applicant   - "UNIX Network Programming", W. RICHARD STEVENS, Interprocess Communications, PRENTICE HALL'S, (19980827), vol. 2
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