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EP3903201 - CATALOGING DATABASE METADATA USING A SIGNATURE MATCHING PROCESS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.09.2023
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.10.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.07.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip25.07.2024New entry: Date of oral proceedings 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi Vantara LLC
2535 Augustine Drive
Santa Clara, CA 95054 / US
[2022/13]
Former [2021/44]For all designated states
IO-Tahoe LLC
111 Broadway, Suite 601
New York, NY 10006 / US
Inventor(s)01 / WADA, Tomoya
c/o IO-Tahoe LLC 111 Broadway, Suite 601
New York, NY 10006 / US
02 / CHENG, Winnie
c/o IO-Tahoe LLC 111 Broadway, Suite 601
New York, NY 10006 / US
03 / MAHAJAN, Rohit
c/o IO-Tahoe LLC 111 Broadway, Suite 601
New York, NY 10006 / US
04 / MYLNIKOV, Alex
c/o IO-Tahoe LLC 111 Broadway, Suite 601
New York, NY 10006 / US
[N/P]
Former [2021/44]01 / WADA, Tomoya
New York, NY 10006 / US
02 / CHENG, Winnie
New York, NY 10006 / US
03 / MAHAJAN, Rohit
New York, NY 10006 / US
04 / MYLNIKOV, Alex
New York, NY 10006 / US
Representative(s)MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München / DE
[2021/44]
Application number, filing date19902373.018.10.2019
[2021/44]
WO2019US57001
Priority number, dateUS20181623254626.12.2018         Original published format: US201816232546
[2021/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020139446
Date:02.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/27]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3903201
Date:03.11.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.07.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/44]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:RU02.07.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.07.2022
ClassificationIPC:G06F16/22, G06F7/00
[2022/33]
CPC:
G06F16/211 (EP,US); G06F16/908 (US); G06F16/2228 (EP);
G06F16/24522 (US); G06F16/9017 (US)
Former IPC [2021/44]G06F16/00, G06F7/00
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 [2021/44]
TitleGerman:KATALOGISIERUNG VON DATENBANKMETADATEN UNTER VERWENDUNG EINES SIGNATURVERGLEICHSVERFAHRENS[2021/44]
English:CATALOGING DATABASE METADATA USING A SIGNATURE MATCHING PROCESS[2021/44]
French:CATALOGAGE DE MÉTADONNÉES DE BASE DE DONNÉES UTILISANT UN PROCESSUS D'APPARIEMENT DE SIGNATURES[2021/44]
Entry into regional phase16.07.2021National basic fee paid 
16.07.2021Search fee paid 
16.07.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
16.07.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.07.2021Examination requested  [2021/44]
10.10.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.09.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.01.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.03.2025Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
27.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
19.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[A]US2007250501  (GRUBB MICHAEL L [US], et al) [A] 1-27 * , paragraphs [0017], [0032]-[0034], [0041], [0064], [0073], [0080], [0083], [0085], [0086] *;
 [A]US8706742  (RAVID YIFTACH [IL], et al) [A] 1-27;
 [A]US2015154283  (LIGHTNER SCOTT [US], et al)[A] 1-27;
 [A]US2016171057  (LIGHTNER SCOTT [US], et al) [A] 1-27
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