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EP2063351 - Methods and apparatus for deduplication in storage system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  07.03.2014
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.03.2014Refusal of applicationpublished 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 date08251788.922.05.2008
[2009/22]
Priority number, dateUS2007094349420.11.2007         Original published format: US 943494
[2009/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: 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:EP05.10.2011
ClassificationIPC: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);
G06F2211/1004 (EP,US); G06F2211/1057 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   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 
TitleGerman: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 procedure10.06.2008Examination requested  [2009/22]
27.04.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.05.2012Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
12.06.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.06.2012Despatch 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
20.12.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.11.2013Application refused, date of legal effect [2014/15]
08.11.2013Date of oral proceedings
21.11.2013Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2014/15]
21.11.2013Minutes 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 paidRenewal fee
20.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
20.05.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
28.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.05.201306   M06   Not yet paid
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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 applicantUS7065619
 US2006059207
 US6704730
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