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EP About this file: EP4455885

EP4455885 - SECURE BACKUP METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  22.08.2025
Database last updated on 18.03.2026
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  27.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.08.2025Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 24.09.2025  [2025/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 1
80333 München / DE
[2024/44]
Inventor(s)01 / Feist, Christian Peter
80689 München / DE
02 / Heintel, Markus
81377 München / DE
03 / Mager, Christian
90765 Fürth / DE
04 / Scheuermann, Uwe
80796 München / DE
05 / Seeger, Guido
91083 Baiersdorf / DE
06 / Wagner, Ralf
91058 Erlangen / DE
07 / Zeschg, Thomas
81543 München / DE
 [2024/44]
Representative(s)Siemens Patent Attorneys
Postfach 22 16 34
80506 München / DE
[2024/44]
Application number, filing date23170831.428.04.2023
[2024/44]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4455885
Date:30.10.2024
Language:DE
[2024/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.10.2023
ClassificationIPC:G06F11/14, G06F11/16, G06F21/57, // G06F11/20
[2024/44]
CPC:
G06F11/1448 (EP); G06F11/1662 (EP); G06F21/57 (EP);
G06F11/1469 (EP); G06F11/202 (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,   ME,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2024/44]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SICHERES BACKUP-VERFAHREN[2024/44]
English:SECURE BACKUP METHOD[2024/44]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE SAUVEGARDE SÉCURISÉ[2024/44]
Examination procedure01.05.2025Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2025/39]
19.05.2025Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: examination fee not paid in time  [2025/39]
Fees paidPenalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.04.202503   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[XAYI] US2016162418  (YASUKAWA AKARI et al.) [X] 1,4,6 * the whole document *[A] 9 [Y] 2,3,5,7,12,13 [I] 8,10,11
 [Y] WO2021213609  (ABB SCHWEIZ AG) [Y] 2,3,5,7,12,13 * the whole document *
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