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EP3400524 - ACQUIRING LOCATION INFORMATION FOR LOGICAL PARTITION WITHIN VIRTUAL MACHINE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.10.2021
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  12.10.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  14.07.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip29.05.2024Change - representative 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
Fourth Floor, One Capital Place P.O. Box 847
Grand Cayman / KY
[2018/46]
Inventor(s)01 / GONG, Mingxian
Alibaba Group Legal Department
5/F Building 3 No.969 West Wen Yi Road
Yu Hang District
Hangzhou 311121 / CN
 [2018/46]
Representative(s)McKinnon, Alistair James, et al
WP Thompson
138 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/46]Freeman, Jacqueline Carol
WP Thompson
138 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BT / GB
Application number, filing date17736495.708.01.2017
[2018/46]
WO2017US12655
Priority number, dateCN2016101303108.01.2016         Original published format: CN201610013031
US20171540098507.01.2017         Original published format: US201715400985
[2018/46]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017120563
Date:13.07.2017
Language:EN
[2017/28]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3400524
Date:14.11.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.07.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/46]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US13.07.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.07.2019
ClassificationIPC:G06F7/00, G06F9/455, G06F9/46, G06F11/20, G06F12/08, G06F15/167, G06F9/50, G06F3/06
[2019/35]
CPC:
G06F9/5077 (EP,CN,US); G06F12/0802 (CN); G06F11/20 (US);
G06F12/08 (EP,US); G06F12/109 (CN); G06F3/0607 (EP,US);
G06F3/0632 (EP,US); G06F3/0664 (EP,US); G06F3/067 (EP,US);
G06F9/45558 (EP,US); G06F2009/45579 (EP,US); G06F9/45533 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/46]G06F7/00, G06F9/455, G06F9/46, G06F11/20, G06F12/08, G06F15/167
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 [2018/46]
TitleGerman:ERFASSUNG VON STANDORTINFORMATIONEN FÜR LOGISCHE PARTITIONEN INNERHALB EINER VIRTUELLEN MASCHINE[2018/46]
English:ACQUIRING LOCATION INFORMATION FOR LOGICAL PARTITION WITHIN VIRTUAL MACHINE[2018/46]
French:ACQUISITION D'INFORMATIONS D'EMPLACEMENT POUR UNE PARTITION LOGIQUE DANS UNE MACHINE VIRTUELLE[2018/46]
Entry into regional phase07.06.2018National basic fee paid 
07.06.2018Search fee paid 
07.06.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
07.06.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
07.06.2018Examination requested  [2018/46]
24.02.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.10.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.04.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.07.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.12.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
21.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
20.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
20.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
19.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
23.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[A]US6145028  (SHANK ERIC M [US], et al) [A] 1-6,8-13,15 * figures 5,7; claims 1,2,3,13,14,15,22,23,24 *;
 [X]US2013007743  (SEKIGUCHI TOMOKI [JP], et al) [X] 1-15 * paragraphs [0002] , [0017] , [0020] , [0021] , [0035] , [0037] , [0038] , [0040] , [0041] , [0044] - [0046]; figures 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,10 *;
 [A]US8869145  (BARVE ANAGHA [US], et al) [A] 1-15* figures 1A,1B,1E,1F,1G; claim 1 *
International search[XY]US2004205380  (BLACK DAVID [US]) [X] 1, 2, 8, 9, 15 * , entire document * [Y] 3-7, 10-14;
 [A]US2004230972  (DONOVAN MICHAEL J [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * , entire document *;
 [Y]US2005102330  (BEESTON RALPH T [US], et al) [Y] 4-6, 11-13 * , entire document *;
 [A]US2011271140  (KATANO SHINGO [JP], et al) [A] 1-15 * , entire document *;
 [A]US2012131576  (HATTA YUKARI [JP], et al) [A] 1-15 * , entire document *;
 [A]US2013007743  (SEKIGUCHI TOMOKI [JP], et al) [A] 1-15* , entire document *;
 [Y]US2014115175  (LUBLIN URI [IL], et al) [Y] 7, 14 * , entire document *;
 [Y]US2014237211  (GOEL ATUL [US]) [Y] 3-6, 10-13 * , entire document *
by applicantUS2002073268
 CN101968746
 US2013007743
 US8869145
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