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EP1465082 - Method of determining database search path [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.08.2012
Database last updated on 30.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip03.08.2012No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 05.09.2012  [2012/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.
4-12-7, Higashishinagawa Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 140-0002 / JP
[2011/26]
Former [2004/41]For all designated states
Hitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd.
1-43, Suehiro-cho 1-chome, Tsurumi-ku
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 230-0045 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Mizunuma, Tadashi Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.
4-12-7, Higashishinagawa
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 140-0002 / JP
02 / Tago, Shigeru Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.
4-12-7, Higashishinagawa
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 140-0002 / JP
03 / Yoshii, Junji Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.
4-12-7, Higashishinagawa
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 140-0002 / JP
 [2011/37]
Former [2004/41]01 / Mizunuma, Tadashi Hitachi Softw.Engineering Co Ltd
4-12-7, Higashishinagawa Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 140-0002 / JP
02 / Tago, Shigeru Hitachi Software Engineering Co. Ltd
4-12-7, Higashishinagawa Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 140-0002 / JP
03 / Yoshii, Junji Hitachi Software Engineering Co. Ltd
4-12-7, Higashishinagawa Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 140-0002 / JP
Representative(s)Liesegang, Roland
Boehmert & Boehmert
Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Pettenkoferstrasse 22
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2011/39]Liesegang, Roland
Forrester & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München / DE
Former [2004/41]Liesegang, Roland, Dr.-Ing.
FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date04006979.123.03.2004
[2004/41]
Priority number, dateJP2003009355431.03.2003         Original published format: JP 2003093554
[2004/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1465082
Date:06.10.2004
Language:EN
[2004/41]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1465082
Date:17.08.2005
[2005/33]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1465082
Date:28.09.2011
Language:EN
[2011/39]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.06.2005
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/30
[2004/41]
CPC:
G06F16/245 (EP,US); Y10S707/99933 (US); Y10S707/99936 (US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2006/19]
Former [2004/41]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Methode zur Bestimmung eines Datenbanksuchpfades[2004/41]
English:Method of determining database search path[2004/41]
French:Procédé pour determiner la voie de recherche dans des bases de données[2004/41]
Examination procedure23.03.2004Examination requested  [2004/41]
02.02.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.06.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.10.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.01.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.04.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.08.2011Fee for grant paid
04.08.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  02.02.2006
Opposition(s)29.06.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/36]
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
14.03.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
14.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
15.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
15.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[X]US5812134  (POOSER TODD [US], et al) [X] 1,2 * abstract * * column 3, line 33 - line 36 * * column 4, line 23 - line 35 * * column 4, line 60 - line 67 * * column 7, line 56 - column 8, line 5; figure 1 * * column 8, line 41 - column 9, line 15 * * figures 5a-d *;
 [A]EP1182581  (EXALEAD [FR]) [A] 1,2* the whole document *;
 [X]  - ZISMAN A ET AL, "Supporting Interoperability of Autonomous Hospital Databases: A Case Study", ELECTRONIC WORKSHOPS IN COMPUTING, (19970905), pages 1 - 17, URL: http://ewic.bcs.org/conferences/1997/advdatabs/papers/paper42.pdf, (20050617), XP002332852 [X] 1,2 * abstract * * page 2, line 39 - page 5, line 13; figures 1-5 * * page 6, line 3 - line 9 *
 [X]  - ZISMAN A ET AL, "An approach to interoperation between autonomous database systems", THE INSTITUT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS, (19991201), pages 135 - 148, URL: http://ej.iop.org/links/q59/aDEgttubF5YOCJfbph2nfw/ds9403.pdf, (20050616), XP002332853 [X] 1,2 * abstract * * paragraph [03.1] - paragraph [03.2]; figure 11 * * paragraph [05.1] - paragraph [05.2]; figures 12-15 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0967-1846/6/4/303
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