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EP3136284 - PERSONAL INFORMATION ANONYMIZATION METHOD, PERSONAL INFORMATION ANONYMIZATION PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.01.2021
Database last updated on 19.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  14.02.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  04.12.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.11.2017
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.06.2017
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  27.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK
published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome
Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
[2017/09]
Inventor(s)01 / Hamamoto, Masahiro
c/o FUJITSU SYSTEMS WEST LIMITED
2-2-6 Shiromi
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi
Osaka, 540-8514 / JP
02 / Matsune, Shinji
c/o FUJITSU SYSTEMS WEST LIMITED
2-2-6 Shiromi
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi
Osaka, 540-8514 / JP
03 / Yoshida, Takao
c/o FUJITSU SYSTEMS WEST LIMITED
2-2-6 Shiromi
Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi
Osaka, 540-8514 / JP
 [2017/09]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2017/09]
Application number, filing date16180105.519.07.2016
[2017/09]
Priority number, dateJP2015017105731.08.2015         Original published format: JP 2015171057
[2017/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3136284
Date:01.03.2017
Language:EN
[2017/09]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3136284
Date:18.03.2020
Language:EN
[2020/12]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.10.2016
ClassificationIPC:G06F21/62, H04L29/06
[2017/09]
CPC:
G06F21/6254 (EP,US); H04L63/0421 (EP,US); H04L63/0407 (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 [2017/28]
Former [2017/09]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 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR ANONYMISIERUNG PERSÖNLICHER INFORMATIONEN, PROGRAMM ZUR ANONYMISIERUNG PERSÖNLICHER INFORMATIONEN UND INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2017/09]
English:PERSONAL INFORMATION ANONYMIZATION METHOD, PERSONAL INFORMATION ANONYMIZATION PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS[2017/09]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET PROGRAMME D'ANONYMISATION D'INFORMATIONS PERSONNELLES ET APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS[2017/09]
Examination procedure19.07.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
29.05.2017Examination requested  [2017/28]
04.07.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.11.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.02.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.09.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.01.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.03.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.07.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.12.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.02.2020Fee for grant paid
10.02.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.02.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)21.12.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2021/08]
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
07.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[I] WO2014109277  (NEC CORP et al.)
 [I] US2015339488  (TAKAHASHI TSUBASA et al.)
 [I] US2014189858  (CHEN YA-LING et al.) [I] 1-9 * abstract *
 [P] WO2014181541  (NEC CORP et al.) [P] * paragraph [0124] * * paragraph [0128] * * paragraph [0131] * * paragraph [0155] *
 [P] US2016117526  (TAKAHASHI TSUBASA et al.) * sentence 1, paragraph 4 *
by applicantJP2014071618
 JP2014086037
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