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EP2985707 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FINDING FILE IN STORAGE DEVICE AND ROUTER AND MEDIUM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  02.08.2019
Database last updated on 14.03.2026
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  08.06.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2019Refusal of applicationpublished on 04.09.2019  [2019/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Xiaomi Inc.
Floor 13, Rainbow City
Shopping Mall II of
China Resources
No. 68 Qinghe Middle Street, Haidian District
Beijing 100085 / CN
[2016/07]
Inventor(s)01 / CHEN, Xianlin
Xiaomi Inc.
Floor 13
Rainbow City Shopping Mall II
of China Resources, No. 68 Qinghe Middle Street
100085 Haidian District / CN
02 / LI, Zheng
Xiaomi Inc.
Floor 13
Rainbow City Shopping Mall II
of China Resources, No. 68 Qinghe Middle Street
100085 Haidian District / CN
03 / LIU, Tiejun
Xiaomi Inc.
Floor 13
Rainbow City Shopping Mall II
of China Resources, No. 68 Qinghe Middle Street
100085 Haidian District / CN
 [2016/07]
Representative(s)Reeve, Nicholas Edward
Reddie & Grose LLP The White Chapel Building
10 Whitechapel High Street
London E1 8QS / GB
[N/P]
Former [2016/07]Reeve, Nicholas Edward
Reddie & Grose LLP
16 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8PL / GB
Application number, filing date15180998.513.08.2015
[2016/07]
Priority number, dateCN20141040405315.08.2014         Original published format: CN201410404053
[2016/07]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2985707
Date:17.02.2016
Language:EN
[2016/07]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.01.2016
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/30, H04L29/08
[2016/07]
CPC:
G06F16/14 (EP,RU,US); G06F16/183 (EP,RU,US); G06F16/164 (CN);
G06F16/137 (RU,US); G06F16/134 (CN); G06F16/152 (CN);
G06F16/156 (CN); G06F16/2246 (EP,RU,US); G06F16/285 (EP,RU,US);
H04L67/06 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2016/39]
Former [2016/07]AL,  AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM AUFFINDEN EINER IN EINER VORRICHTUNG GESPEICHERTEN DATEI SOWIE ROUTER UND MEDIUM[2016/07]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FINDING FILE IN STORAGE DEVICE AND ROUTER AND MEDIUM[2016/07]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL PERMETTANT DE TROUVER UN FICHIER DANS UN DISPOSITIF DE MÉMOIRE, ROUTEUR ET SUPPORT[2016/07]
Examination procedure17.08.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.08.2016Examination requested  [2016/39]
06.06.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.10.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.04.2019Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 17.09.2019
16.04.2019Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2019/36]
26.04.2019Application refused, date of legal effect [2019/36]
17.09.2019Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
28.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
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