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EP0526034 - Method and apparatus for accessing a computer-based file system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.07.2001
Database last updated on 30.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.07.2001No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 05.09.2001 [2001/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
AT&T Corp.
32 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10013-2412 / US
[1993/05]
Inventor(s)01 / Bauer, Eric Jonathan
53 Lenape Trail
Tinton Falls, New Jersey 07724 / US
[1993/05]
Representative(s)Harding, Richard Patrick, et al
Marks & Clerk LLP
4220 Nash Court
Oxford Business Park South
Oxford
OX4 2RU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/37]Harding, Richard Patrick, et al
Marks & Clerk, 4220 Nash Court, Oxford Business Park South
Oxford OX4 2RU / GB
Former [1998/02]Harding, Richard Patrick, et al
Marks & Clerk, Alpha Tower, Suffolk Street Queensway
Birmingham B1 1TT / GB
Former [1994/08]Buckley, Christopher Simon Thirsk, et al
AT&T (UK) LTD., AT&T Intellectual Property Division, 5 Mornington Road
Woodford Green, Essex IG8 0TU / GB
Former [1993/05]Buckley, Christopher Simon Thirsk
AT&T (UK) Ltd. 5 Mornington Road
Woodford Green Essex IG8 0TU / GB
Application number, filing date92306428.114.07.1992
[1993/05]
Priority number, dateUS1991073539324.07.1991         Original published format: US 735393
[1993/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0526034
Date:03.02.1993
Language:EN
[1993/05]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0526034
Date:19.01.1994
Language:EN
[1994/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0526034
Date:13.09.2000
Language:EN
[2000/37]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.12.1993
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/30
[1999/33]
CPC:
G06F16/1794 (EP,US); G06F16/148 (EP,US); Y10S707/956 (US);
Y10S707/959 (US); Y10S707/99931 (US)
Former IPC [1993/05]G06F15/403
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1993/05]
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Gerät um auf ein rechnergestütztes Dateiensystem zuzugreifen[1993/05]
English:Method and apparatus for accessing a computer-based file system[1993/05]
French:Procédé et dispositif pour accéder à un système de fichiers basé sur ordinateur[1993/05]
Examination procedure07.07.1994Examination requested  [1994/36]
19.11.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.05.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.07.1999Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
07.02.2000Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.04.2000Fee for grant paid
26.04.2000Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)14.06.2001No opposition filed within time limit [2001/36]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.07.1994Renewal fee patent year 03
17.07.1995Renewal fee patent year 04
16.07.1996Renewal fee patent year 05
24.07.1997Renewal fee patent year 06
10.07.1998Renewal fee patent year 07
09.07.1999Renewal fee patent year 08
10.07.2000Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[A]  - I.B.M. CORPORATION, "Use of subfiles as an internal organization method", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN., NEW YORK US, (199102), vol. 33, no. 9, pages 182 - 183 [A] 1,10 * the whole document *
Examination   - S.R. Bourne, "Das Unix System V", Addison Wesley, 1988
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