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EP About this file: EP0598587

EP0598587 - Verifying software programs [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1994/21]File locking based on disk location
[1999/01]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.06.2000
Database last updated on 26.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.12.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 30.01.2008  [2008/05]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1112 / US
[N/P]
Former [1994/21]For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, California 94304 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Singh, Jitendra Kumar
6361 Almaden Road
San Jose, California 95120 / US
[1994/21]
Representative(s)Powell, Stephen David, et al
Williams Powell
44 Prospect Place
Bromley, Kent BR2 9HN / GB
[N/P]
Former [1994/21]Powell, Stephen David, et al
WILLIAMS, POWELL & ASSOCIATES 34 Tavistock Street
London WC2E 7PB / GB
Application number, filing date93309124.115.11.1993
[1994/21]
Priority number, dateUS1992097617613.11.1992         Original published format: US 976176
[1994/21]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0598587
Date:25.05.1994
Language:EN
[1994/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0598587
Date:25.08.1999
Language:EN
[1999/34]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.03.1994
ClassificationIPC:G06F1/00
[1994/21]
CPC:
G06F21/80 (EP,US); G06F21/1063 (EP,US); G06F21/121 (EP,US);
G06F2211/007 (EP,US); G06F2221/2135 (EP,US); G06F2221/2137 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [1994/21]
TitleGerman:Überprüfung von Softwareprogrammen[1999/01]
English:Verifying software programs[1999/01]
French:Verification des programmes logicielles[1999/01]
Former [1994/21]Dateiverriegelung auf der Basis der Adressen einer Platte
Former [1994/21]File locking based on disk location
Former [1994/21]Verrouillage de fichier basé sur des adresses d'un disque
Examination procedure12.08.1994Examination requested  [1994/41]
05.03.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.08.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.12.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
23.02.1999Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.04.1999Fee for grant paid
19.04.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP98115397.6  / EP0881561
Opposition(s)26.05.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2000/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.10.1995Renewal fee patent year 03
28.10.1996Renewal fee patent year 04
29.10.1997Renewal fee patent year 05
22.10.1998Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT25.08.1999
[2008/05]
Documents cited:Search[Y]FR2623640  (DASSAULT ELECTRONIQUE [FR]) [Y] 1,2,4 * abstract * * page 3, line 7 - page 4, line 4 * * page 5, line 27 - page 7, line 31 *;
 [YA]BE1001665  (LANSTRASE LTD) [Y] 1,2,4 * page 1, line 1 - page 2, line 23 * * page 3, line 21 - page 4, line 14 * * page 5, line 26 - page 6, line 5 * [A] 5;
 [A]US5155827  (GHERING BOYD W [US]) [A] 3,5,6,10* column W *;
 [Y]  - R.POSCH ET AL, "Conceptual View of MS-DOS File System Security", WIRTSCHAFTSINFORMATIK,, WIESBADEN, DE;, (199112), vol. 33, no. 6, pages 526 - 531, XP000267400 [Y] 1,2,4 * the whole document *
ExaminationGB2238408
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