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EP1837768 - Remote copy system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  01.04.2016
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip01.04.2016Refusal of applicationpublished on 04.05.2016  [2016/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2007/39]For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Arakawa, Hiroshi
Hitachi, Ltd. Intell. Property Office 12F, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
02 / Ninose, Kenta
Hitachi, Ltd. Intell. Property Office 12F, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
03 / Hirakawa, Yusuke
Hitachi, Ltd. Intell. Property Office 12F, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
04 / Asaka, Yoshihiro
Hitachi, Ltd. Intell. Property Office 12F, Marunouchi Center Building 6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
 [2007/39]
Representative(s)Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
[2007/39]
Application number, filing date07010832.907.06.2004
[2007/39]
Priority number, dateJP2003040397003.12.2003         Original published format: JP 2003403970
[2007/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1837768
Date:26.09.2007
Language:EN
[2007/39]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1837768
Date:15.02.2012
Language:EN
[2012/07]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.01.2012
ClassificationIPC:G06F11/20
[2007/39]
CPC:
G06F11/2058 (EP,US); G06F11/2064 (EP,US); G06F11/2071 (EP,US);
G06F11/2074 (EP,US); G06F11/2082 (EP,US); G06F2201/82 (EP,US);
G06F2201/835 (EP,US); Y10S707/99952 (US); Y10S707/99953 (US);
Y10S707/99955 (US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IE [2007/39]
TitleGerman:Fernkopiersystem[2007/39]
English:Remote copy system[2007/39]
French:Système de copie à distance[2007/39]
Examination procedure31.03.2008Examination requested  [2008/20]
14.08.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.01.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
08.08.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.11.2015Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 01.12.2015
01.12.2015Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
17.12.2015Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2016/18]
27.12.2015Application refused, date of legal effect [2016/18]
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP04013357.1  / EP1538527
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 (EP20040013357) is  03.02.2009
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
25.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
18.06.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
31.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
28.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
31.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
27.06.2013Renewal fee patent year 10
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 11
25.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 12
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO9745790  (EMC CORP [US]) [A] 1-56* the whole document *;
 [A]EP0902370  (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [A] 1-56 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP1150210  (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [A] 1-56 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP1217523  (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [A] 1-56 * the whole document *;
 [A]US6622152  (SINN RICHARD PONG NAM [US], et al) [A] 1-56 * the whole document *
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