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EP1357465 - Storage system having virtualized resource [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  16.08.2013
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip16.08.2013Refusal of applicationpublished on 18.09.2013  [2013/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6 Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8010 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2003/44]For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6 Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8010 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Arakawa, Hiroshi, Hitachi, Ltd. Intell.Prop.Grp.
New Marunouchi Bldg. 5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
02 / Oeda, Takashi, Hitachi, Ltd. Intell.Prop.Grp.
New Marunouchi Bldg. 5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
03 / Matsunami, Naoto, Hitachi, Ltd. Intell.Prop.Grp.
New Marunouchi Bldg. 5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
04 / Ito, Ryusuke, Hitachi, Ltd. Intell.Prop.Grp.
New Marunouchi Bldg. 5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
 [2003/44]
Representative(s)Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
[2003/44]
Application number, filing date03002668.611.02.2003
[2003/44]
Priority number, dateJP2002012516826.04.2002         Original published format: JP 2002125168
[2003/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1357465
Date:29.10.2003
Language:EN
[2003/44]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1357465
Date:07.05.2008
[2008/19]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.04.2008
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/06
[2003/44]
CPC:
G06F21/80 (EP,US); G06F11/1458 (EP,US); G06F16/10 (EP,US);
G06F3/0605 (EP,US); G06F3/0629 (EP,US); G06F3/0659 (EP,US);
G06F3/0665 (EP,US); G06F3/067 (EP,US); H04L67/1095 (EP,US);
H04L67/1097 (EP,US); G06F11/1456 (EP,US); G06F11/1464 (EP,US);
G06F11/1466 (EP,US); G06F11/2064 (EP,US); G06F11/2082 (EP,US);
G06F2201/80 (EP,US); G06F2201/84 (EP,US); Y10S707/99939 (US);
Y10S707/99953 (US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IE [2009/03]
Former [2003/44]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Speichervorrichtung mit einem virtuellen Mittel[2003/44]
English:Storage system having virtualized resource[2003/44]
French:Système de stockage ayant une ressource virtualisée[2003/44]
Examination procedure31.03.2006Examination requested  [2006/22]
08.11.2008Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
18.12.2008Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, SI, SK, TR
04.03.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
16.11.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.03.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
09.12.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.04.2013Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 04.06.2013
26.04.2013Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2013/38]
06.05.2013Application refused, date of legal effect [2013/38]
04.06.2013Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  04.03.2009
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
23.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
13.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
21.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
19.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
23.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
22.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
22.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
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28.02.201311   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[XA]US5682509  (KABENJIAN GREGORY V [US]) [X] 1-4,9,10,12,13,17-20 * column 1, line 59 - column 2, line 28 * * column 4, line 14 - line 19; figure 1 * * column 4, line 36 - line 55; figure 2 * * column 6, line 41 - line 55 * * column 7, line 34 - line 37 * * column 12, line 45 - line 53 * * column 12, line 65 - column 14, line 7 * [A] 6;
 [X]US5875479  (BLOUNT LAWRENCE CARTER [US], et al) [X] 1-20 * column 3, line 1 - line 37 * * column 5, line 14 - line 24 * * column 6, line 16 - line 49 *;
 [X]WO0182083  (MICROSOFT CORP [US]) [X] 1-20 * page 4, line 9 - line 23 * * page 5, line 5 - line 9 * * page 6, line 14 - line 30 * * page 11, line 11 - line 17 * * page 12, line 1 - line 5 * * page 12, line 21 - line 28; figure 5 * * page 13, line 21 - line 23 * * page 14, line 20 - page 15, line 2 *;
 [A]US2001052051  (KIM YOUNG-GEY [KR], et al) [A] 1-20 * paragraph [0028] * * paragraph [0045] *;
 [A]  - "CONCURRENT COPY", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, IBM CORP. NEW YORK, US, (19940401), vol. 37, no. 4B, ISSN 0018-8689, pages 145 - 147, XP000451203 [A] 1-20 * the whole document *
ExaminationUS2001054093
by applicantUS5682509
 JPH10333839
 US5875479
 JP2000276406
 WO0182083
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