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EP About this file: EP2494459

EP2494459 - FIXED CONTENT STORAGE WITHIN A PARTITIONED CONTENT PLATFORM USING NAMESPACES, WITH REPLICATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  15.09.2023
Database last updated on 20.12.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  27.05.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip15.09.2023Refusal of applicationpublished on 18.10.2023  [2023/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi Vantara LLC
2535 Augustine Drive
Santa Clara, CA 95054 / US
[2020/13]
Former [2018/11]For all designated states
Hitachi Vantara Corporation
2845 Lafayette Street
Santa Clara, CA 95050 / US
Former [2012/36]For all designated states
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation
750 Central Expressway
Santa Clara, CA 95050-2627 / US
Inventor(s)01 / PINKNEY, David, B.
8 Tanglewood Way
Andover MA 01810 / US
02 / MCDONALD, Matthew, M.
780 Boylston St Apt 22D
Boston MA 02199-7821 / US
03 / ISHERWOOD, Benjamin, J.
298 River Road
Tewksbury MA 01876 / US
 [2012/36]
Representative(s)MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Paul-Heyse-Straße 29
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/36]MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date10827558.729.10.2010
WO2010US54813
Priority number, dateUS2009060986930.10.2009         Original published format: US 609869
[2012/36]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2011053834
Date:05.05.2011
Language:EN
[2011/18]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2494459
Date:05.09.2012
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.05.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2012/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR22.09.2011
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.08.2016
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/30, G06F11/20
[2016/37]
CPC:
G06F11/2094 (EP,US); G06F16/278 (US); G06F16/184 (EP,CN,US)
Former IPC [2012/36]G06F15/16, G06F9/06, G06F9/44, G06F17/30, G06F3/048
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2012/36]
TitleGerman:FESTE INHALTSSPEICHERUNG IN EINER PARTITIONIERTEN INHALTSPLATTFORM MIT NAMENSRÄUMEN MIT REPLIKATION[2012/36]
English:FIXED CONTENT STORAGE WITHIN A PARTITIONED CONTENT PLATFORM USING NAMESPACES, WITH REPLICATION[2012/36]
French:STOCKAGE DE CONTENU FIXE DANS UNE PLATEFORME DE CONTENU PARTITIONNÉE UTILISANT DES ESPACES DE NOMMAGE, AVEC RÉPLICATION[2012/36]
Entry into regional phase30.05.2012National basic fee paid 
30.05.2012Search fee paid 
30.05.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
30.05.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.05.2012Examination requested  [2012/36]
09.03.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
31.05.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.10.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.12.2020Date of oral proceedings
26.01.2021Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
27.01.2021Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2023/42]
28.06.2023Application refused, date of legal effect [2023/42]
Appeal following examination09.03.2021Appeal received No.  T0454/21
09.03.2021Payment of appeal fee
16.04.2021Statement of grounds filed
28.06.2023Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected
12.09.2023Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
28.06.2023Date of oral proceedings
Divisional application(s)EP23181791.7   Application deemed to be withdrawn  : 28.07.2023
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  31.05.2019
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.10.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
28.10.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
27.10.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
27.10.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
27.10.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
27.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
29.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 09
28.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 10
27.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 11
27.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 12
27.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 13
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2007038822  (CORREL STEPHEN F [US]) [A] 1-16 * abstract ** paragraphs [0018] - [0023] *;
 [I]US2007179991  (BURNETT RODNEY C [US], et al) [I] 1-16 * abstract * * paragraphs [0012] - [0013] - [0025] - [0072] - [0087] - [0090] - [0099] - [0113] *;
 [I]US2009210431  (MARINKOVIC VLADAN Z [US], et al) [I] 1-16 * abstract * * paragraphs [0019] - [0029] - [0045] - [0049] - [0070] - [0091] *
International search[A]US2006026263  (RAGHAVAN KARTIK N [US], et al);
 [X]US2009006888  (BERNHARD BENJAMIN K D [US], et al);
 [A]US2009271418  (VAGHANI SATYAM B [US], et al)
by applicantUS2007038822
 US2007179991
 US2009006888
 US2009210431
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