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EP About this file: EP3783485

EP3783485 - PROPORTIONAL QUALITY OF SERVICE BASED ON CLIENT USAGE AND SYSTEM METRICS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  07.10.2022
Database last updated on 13.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.07.2021
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  22.01.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip12.04.2024New entry: Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Netapp, Inc.
1395 Crossman Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 / US
[2021/08]
Inventor(s)01 / WRIGHT, David D.
1395 Crossman Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 / US
02 / XU, Michael
1395 Crossman Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 / US
 [2021/08]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2021/08]Rupprecht, Kay
Meissner Bolte Patentanwälte
Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Widenmayerstraße 47
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date20201330.627.12.2012
[2021/08]
Priority number, dateUS20111333803927.12.2011         Original published format: US201113338039
US201261697905P07.09.2012         Original published format: US 201261697905 P
[2021/08]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3783485
Date:24.02.2021
Language:EN
[2021/08]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.12.2020
ClassificationIPC:G06F9/50, G06F3/06, G06F11/34
[2021/08]
CPC:
G06F11/3433 (EP); G06F8/40 (KR); G06F3/061 (EP);
G06F3/0653 (EP); G06F3/0659 (EP); G06F3/067 (EP);
G06F9/5083 (EP); G06F11/3485 (EP); G06F2201/81 (EP) (-)
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 [2021/32]
Former [2021/08]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:AUF CLIENT-VERWENDUNG UND SYSTEMMETRIKEN BASIERENDE PROPORTIONALE DIENSTQUALITÄT[2021/08]
English:PROPORTIONAL QUALITY OF SERVICE BASED ON CLIENT USAGE AND SYSTEM METRICS[2021/08]
French:QUALITÉ DE SERVICE PROPORTIONNELLE BASÉE SUR L'UTILISATION PAR LES CLIENTS ET DES MÉTRIQUES DU SYSTÈME[2021/08]
Examination procedure01.07.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.07.2021Examination requested  [2021/32]
01.07.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
07.10.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.02.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.03.2024Date of oral proceedings
11.04.2024Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP12863372.4  / EP2798488
Divisional application(s)EP20205866.5  / EP3796169
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
12.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
12.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
12.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
12.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
12.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 08
28.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 09
27.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 10
27.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 11
27.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 12
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2002174419  (ALVAREZ GUILLERMO A [US], et al) [A] 1-13* the whole document *;
 [A]US2004236846  (ALVAREZ GUILLERMO ALEJANDRO [US], et al) [A] 1-13 * the whole document *;
 [I]US2011238857  (CERTAIN TATE ANDREW [US], et al) [I] 1-13 * paragraph [0010] - paragraph [0011] * * paragraph [0040] - paragraph [0045] *;
 [I]  - AJAY GULATI VMWARE ET AL, "BASIL: Automated IO Load Balancing Across Storage Devices", USENIX,, (20100114), pages 1 - 14, XP061008822 [I] 1-13 * page 1 - page 3 *
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