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EP About this file: EP1980962

EP1980962 - Data management apparatus, control program, and control method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  10.03.2017
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.03.2017Refusal of applicationpublished on 12.04.2017  [2017/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0005 / JP
[2008/42]
Inventor(s)01 / Narimatsu, Eiichi Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
6-1, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0005 / JP
 [2008/42]
Representative(s)Gille Hrabal Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB Patentanwälte
Postfach 18 04 09
40571 Düsseldorf / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/43]Gille Hrabal Struck Neidlein Prop Roos
Postfach 18 04 09
40571 Düsseldorf / DE
Former [2008/42]Roberts, Mark Peter
J.A. Kemp & Co. 14 South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Application number, filing date08250791.407.03.2008
[2008/42]
Priority number, dateJP2007010627813.04.2007         Original published format: JP 2007106278
[2008/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1980962
Date:15.10.2008
Language:EN
[2008/42]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1980962
Date:05.08.2009
[2009/32]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.07.2009
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/30
[2008/42]
CPC:
G06F16/16 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2010/15]
Former [2008/42]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Datenverwaltungsvorrichtung, Steuerprogramm und Steuerverfahren[2008/42]
English:Data management apparatus, control program, and control method[2008/42]
French:Appareil de gestion de données, programme et procédé de commande[2008/42]
Examination procedure18.12.2009Examination requested  [2010/04]
09.02.2010Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
17.03.2010Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
09.09.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.01.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.07.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.11.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.11.2016Application refused, date of legal effect [2017/15]
08.11.2016Date of oral proceedings
24.11.2016Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2017/15]
24.11.2016Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
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  09.09.2011
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
15.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
14.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
11.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
12.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
10.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
10.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[X]WO2004008310  (IBM [US], et al) [X] 1-19 * page 7, line 20 - page 14, line 34; figures 1-7 *;
 [A]US2003115226  (GOPALAN PRABHAKAR [US]) [A] 1-19 * the whole document *;
 [A]  - "UTILITY TO MOVE THE DIRECTORY PATH OF A FILE'S ALIAS", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, IBM CORP. NEW YORK, US, (19930901), vol. 36, no. 9B, ISSN 0018-8689, page 31, XP000397057 [A] 1-19 * the whole document *
by applicantJP2002169674
 JP2005198064
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