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EP About this file: EP3944101

EP3944101 - INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  08.12.2023
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  26.10.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.12.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  02.10.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip08.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): SE		published on 11.09.2024  [2024/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome
Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
[2022/04]
Inventor(s)01 / MINAGI, Riho
c/o FUJITSU LIMITED, 1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome,
Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
 [2024/02]
Former [2022/04]01 / MINAGI, Riho
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2022/04]
Application number, filing date19921112.922.03.2019
[2022/04]
WO2019JP12218
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020194403
Date:01.10.2020
Language:JA
[2020/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3944101
Date:26.01.2022
Language:EN
[2022/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3944101
Date:10.01.2024
Language:EN
[2024/02]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP01.10.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.02.2022
ClassificationIPC:G06F16/27, G06F16/23, G06F11/14
[2023/44]
CPC:
G06F16/278 (EP,US); G06F16/2358 (EP,US); G06F11/1469 (EP);
G06F16/2365 (US); G06F11/1417 (EP); G06F11/1433 (EP);
G06F2201/80 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2022/12]G06F11/14, G06F16/23
Former IPC [2022/04]G06F16/80, G06F11/14
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 [2022/04]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSPROGRAMM, -VERFAHREN UND -VORRICHTUNG[2022/04]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE[2022/04]
French:PROGRAMME DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS ET DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS[2022/04]
Entry into regional phase17.09.2021Translation filed 
17.09.2021National basic fee paid 
17.09.2021Search fee paid 
17.09.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
17.09.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.09.2021Examination requested  [2022/04]
17.08.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.10.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.11.2023Fee for grant paid
30.11.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
30.11.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
03.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
03.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT10.01.2024
BG10.01.2024
ES10.01.2024
HR10.01.2024
LT10.01.2024
LV10.01.2024
NL10.01.2024
PL10.01.2024
SE10.01.2024
NO10.04.2024
RS10.04.2024
GR11.04.2024
IS10.05.2024
PT10.05.2024
[2024/37]
Former [2024/36]AT10.01.2024
BG10.01.2024
ES10.01.2024
HR10.01.2024
LT10.01.2024
LV10.01.2024
NL10.01.2024
PL10.01.2024
NO10.04.2024
RS10.04.2024
GR11.04.2024
IS10.05.2024
PT10.05.2024
Former [2024/35]AT10.01.2024
BG10.01.2024
ES10.01.2024
HR10.01.2024
LT10.01.2024
NL10.01.2024
NO10.04.2024
RS10.04.2024
GR11.04.2024
IS10.05.2024
Former [2024/34]BG10.01.2024
HR10.01.2024
LT10.01.2024
NL10.01.2024
NO10.04.2024
RS10.04.2024
GR11.04.2024
IS10.05.2024
Former [2024/33]LT10.01.2024
NL10.01.2024
NO10.04.2024
IS10.05.2024
Former [2024/32]NL10.01.2024
IS10.05.2024
Former [2024/31]NL10.01.2024
Documents cited:Search[A]US2010161564  (LEE HUN SOON [KR], et al) [A] 1-10* paragraphs [0002] , [0043] - [0073]; figure - *
International search[A]JP2014089646  (HITACHI SOLUTIONS LTD) [A] 1-10 * , *;
 [A]JP2016515271  [A] 1-10 * , *;
 [A]  - UEDA, Masaru et al., "The Application Design Patterns for Utilizing XMLDB", ProVISION, JP, (20081031), no. 59, pages 79 - 85, XP009530302 [A] 1-10
by applicantJPH0424750
 JPH0773086
 JP2003044267
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