EP2063351 - Methods and apparatus for deduplication in storage system [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | The application has been refused Status updated on 07.03.2014 Database last updated on 03.09.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 07.03.2014 | Refusal of application | published on 09.04.2014 [2014/15] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Hitachi, Ltd. 6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo / JP | [N/P] |
Former [2009/22] | For all designated states Hitachi, Ltd. 6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo / JP | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Arakawa, Hiroshi c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Intellectual Property Group 6-1 Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 / JP | 02 /
Kano, Yoshiki c/o Hitachi, Ltd. Intellectual Property Group 6-1 Marunouchi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 / JP | [2009/22] | Representative(s) | Moore, Graeme Patrick, et al Mewburn Ellis LLP City Tower 40 Basinghall Street London EC2V 5DE / GB | [N/P] |
Former [2009/23] | Moore, Graeme Patrick, et al Mewburn Ellis LLP 33 Gutter Lane London EC2V 8AS / GB | ||
Former [2009/22] | Hodsdon, Stephen James, et al Mewburn Ellis LLP York House 23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP / GB | Application number, filing date | 08251788.9 | 22.05.2008 | [2009/22] | Priority number, date | US20070943494 | 20.11.2007 Original published format: US 943494 | [2009/22] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP2063351 | Date: | 27.05.2009 | Language: | EN | [2009/22] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP2063351 | Date: | 02.11.2011 | Language: | EN | [2011/44] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 05.10.2011 | Classification | IPC: | G06F3/06 | [2009/22] | CPC: |
G06F3/0641 (EP,US);
G06F11/1076 (EP,US);
G06F3/0605 (EP,US);
G06F3/0608 (EP,US);
G06F3/0689 (EP,US);
G06F11/1453 (EP,US);
| Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB, IE [2012/28] |
Former [2009/22] | 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 | Title | German: | Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Deduplikation in einem Speichersystem | [2009/22] | English: | Methods and apparatus for deduplication in storage system | [2009/22] | French: | Procédés et appareil pour la déduplication dans un système de stockage | [2009/22] | Examination procedure | 10.06.2008 | Examination requested [2009/22] | 27.04.2012 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 03.05.2012 | Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s) | 12.06.2012 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 18.06.2012 | Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HR, HU, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR | 20.12.2012 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 08.11.2013 | Application refused, date of legal effect [2014/15] | 08.11.2013 | Date of oral proceedings | 21.11.2013 | Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2014/15] | 21.11.2013 | Minutes 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 12.06.2012 | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 20.05.2010 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 20.05.2011 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 28.03.2012 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | Penalty fee | Additional fee for renewal fee | 31.05.2013 | 06   M06   Not yet paid |
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Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Documents cited: | Search | [I]US2005071436 (HSU WINDSOR WEE SUN [US], et al) [I] 1-6,14-27 * figures 1,2,3 * * paragraph [0031] - paragraph [0054] *; | [I]US2005195660 (KAVURI RAVI K [US], et al) [I] 1-29 * figures 1,2,7,17 * * paragraph [0144] * * paragraph [0194] - paragraph [0207] * * paragraph [0256] - paragraph [0262] *; | [A]WO0060481 (DIVA SYSTEMS CORP [US]) [A] 7-13 * page 6, line 1 - page 7, line 34 * | by applicant | US7065619 | US2006059207 | US6704730 |