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EP3217337 - A DEVICE MAINTAINER, A DEVICE MAINTENANCE SYSTEM, A DEVICE MAINTENANCE METHOD, A DEVICE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM AND A RECORDING MEDIUM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  18.06.2021
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  15.11.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.03.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  11.08.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip18.06.2021Refusal of applicationpublished on 21.07.2021  [2021/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Yokogawa Electric Corporation
9-32, Naka-cho 2-chome
Musashino-shi
Tokyo / JP
[2017/37]
Inventor(s)01 / FURIHATA, Ryouhei
c/o Yokogawa Electric Corporation
9-32, Naka-cho 2-chome
Musashino-shi, Tokyo / JP
02 / YOKOTA, Yusuke
c/o Yokogawa Electric Corporation
9-32, Naka-cho 2-chome
Musashino-shi, Tokyo / JP
 [2017/37]
Representative(s)Henkel & Partner mbB
Patentanwaltskanzlei, Rechtsanwaltskanzlei
Maximiliansplatz 21
80333 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2017/37]Henkel, Breuer & Partner
Patentanwälte
Maximiliansplatz 21
80333 München / DE
Application number, filing date17159119.103.03.2017
[2017/37]
Priority number, dateJP2016004611409.03.2016         Original published format: JP 2016046114
[2017/37]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3217337
Date:13.09.2017
Language:EN
[2017/37]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.04.2017
ClassificationIPC:G06Q10/06, G06Q10/00
[2017/37]
CPC:
G06Q10/20 (EP,US); G05B19/058 (CN); G06Q10/06 (EP);
G05B2219/14006 (CN)
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 [2018/16]
Former [2017/37]AL,  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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:WARTUNGSBETREIBER EINES GERÄTES, WARTUNGSSYSTEM EINES GERÄTES, WARTUNGSVERFAHREN EINES GERÄTES, WARTUNGSPROGRAMM EINES GERÄTES UND AUFZEICHNUNGSMEDIUM[2017/37]
English:A DEVICE MAINTAINER, A DEVICE MAINTENANCE SYSTEM, A DEVICE MAINTENANCE METHOD, A DEVICE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM AND A RECORDING MEDIUM[2017/37]
French:MAINTENEUR D'UN DISPOSITIF, SYSTÈME DE MAINTIEN D'UN DISPOSITIF, PROCÉDÉ DE MAINTIEN D'UN DISPOSITIF, PROGRAMME DE MAINTIEN D'UN DISPOSITIF ET MOYEN D'ENREGISTREMENT[2017/37]
Examination procedure03.03.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
13.03.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.03.2018Examination requested  [2018/16]
19.11.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.03.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.11.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/29]
03.11.2020Date of oral proceedings
02.03.2021Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
03.03.2021Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/29]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
18.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
25.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[I]EP2881815  (YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP [JP]) [I] 1-13 * abstract * * paragraph [0001] - paragraph [0012] * * paragraph [0014] - paragraph [0056] * * claims 1-9 * * figures 1-9 *;
 [I]EP2905663  (YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP [JP]) [I] 1-13 * abstract * * paragraph [0001] - paragraph [0026] * * paragraph [0028] - paragraph [0080] * * claims 1-15 * * figures 1-2 *
 [I]  - ISAO H ET AL, "FieldMate field device management tool for the new era", vol. 44, ISSN 0911-8977, (20071231), pages 9 - 12, YOGOGAWA TECHNICAL REPORT ENGLISH EDITION, YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CO., MUSASHINO, JP, URL: http://www.yokogawa.com/rd/pdf/TR/rd-tr-r00044-003.pdf, (20100125), XP002565596 [I] 1-13 * the whole document *
by applicantJP2015109011
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