blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability
Register Forum

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP3268886

EP3268886 - LOCK MANAGER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  25.02.2022
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.10.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.12.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  03.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip25.02.2022Refusal of applicationpublished on 30.03.2022  [2022/13]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
11445 Compaq Center Drive West
Houston, TX 77070 / US
[2018/03]
Inventor(s)01 / SHERLOCK, Derek Alan
3404 E Harmony Road
Ft. Collins, Colorado 80528-9544 / US
02 / GOSTIN, Gary
5400 Legacy
Suites 400/475
Plano, Texas 75024 / US
 [2018/03]
Representative(s)Iqbal, Md Mash-Hud
Marks & Clerk LLP
62-68 Hills Road
Cambridge CB2 1LA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/03]Liesegang, Eva
Boehmert & Boehmert
Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Pettenkoferstrasse 22
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date15899778.324.07.2015
[2018/03]
WO2015US41883
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017018976
Date:02.02.2017
Language:EN
[2017/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3268886
Date:17.01.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.02.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR02.02.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.10.2018
ClassificationIPC:G06F9/52, G06F21/00, G06F21/70
[2018/47]
CPC:
G06F9/52 (EP,US); G06F9/524 (US); G06F9/526 (EP,US);
G06F2209/522 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2018/03]G06F21/00, G06F21/70
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 [2018/03]
TitleGerman:VERRIEGELUNGSVERWALTER[2018/03]
English:LOCK MANAGER[2018/03]
French:GESTIONNAIRE DE VERROUILLAGE[2018/03]
Entry into regional phase11.10.2017National basic fee paid 
11.10.2017Search fee paid 
11.10.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
11.10.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.10.2017Examination requested  [2018/03]
11.10.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
15.05.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.10.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.02.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.10.2021Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 12.11.2021
09.11.2021Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2022/13]
12.11.2021Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
19.11.2021Application refused, date of legal effect [2022/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
24.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
22.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
22.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
20.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
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[A]US2004210695  (WEBER WOLF-DIETRICH [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0004] * * paragraph [0080] - paragraph [0084]; figure 14 ** paragraph [0103] *;
 [X]US2011161540  (CHANG XIAO TAO [CN], et al) [X] 1,3,4,6-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0005] - paragraph [0009] * * paragraph [0023] - paragraph [0029]; figures 2,3 *
International search[X]US7334102  (CONWAY PATRICK [US]) [X] 1-15 * See column 2, lines 25-36; column 3, lines 59-64; column 4, lines 1-5; column 6, lines 24-67; column 7, lines 3-11; claims 7, 14; and figure 5. *;
 [A]EP2466463  (APPSENSE LTD [GB]) [A] 1-15* See paragraph [0020]; and figure 1. *;
 [A]US2013014120  (ROSS JONATHAN [US]) [A] 1-15 * See paragraphs [0028]-[0030]; and figure 2. *;
 [A]US2013290583  (DICE DAVID [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * See paragraphs [0047]-[0048]; and figure 1. *;
 [A]US2013290967  (CALCIU IRINA [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * See paragraphs [0060]-[0064]; and figures 3A-3B. *
by applicantUS2004210695
 US2011161540
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.