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EP About this file: EP0617369

EP0617369 - I/O memory card and I/O memory card control method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.09.2000
Database last updated on 17.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.09.2000No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 08.11.2000 [2000/45]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FUJITSU LIMITED
1015, Kamikodanaka, Nakahara-ku Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa 211 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1994/39]For all designated states
FUJITSU LIMITED
1015, Kamikodanaka, Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Arai, Yasuhiro, c/o Fujitsu Limited
Patent Department, 1015 Kamikodanaka, Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211 / JP
[1994/39]
Representative(s)Stebbing, Timothy Charles, et al
Haseltine Lake LLP
Lincoln House, 5th Floor
300 High Holborn
London WC1V 7JH / GB
[N/P]
Former [1994/39]Stebbing, Timothy Charles, et al
Haseltine Lake & Co. Hazlitt House 28 Southampton Buildings Chancery Lane
London WC2A 1AT / GB
Application number, filing date94103678.210.03.1994
[1994/39]
Priority number, dateJP1993006355223.03.1993         Original published format: JP 6355293
[1994/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0617369
Date:28.09.1994
Language:EN
[1994/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0617369
Date:24.11.1999
Language:EN
[1999/47]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.08.1994
ClassificationIPC:G06F13/38, G06F12/06
[1994/39]
CPC:
G06Q20/341 (EP,US); G06F12/02 (KR); G06F12/0623 (EP,US);
G06F12/0646 (EP,US); G06F13/128 (EP,US); G06F13/387 (EP,US);
G06K7/0008 (EP,US); G06Q20/3576 (EP,US); G07F7/1008 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1994/39]
TitleGerman:Ein-Ausgabe-Speicherkarte und Ein-Ausgabe-Speicherkartensteuerungsverfahren[1994/39]
English:I/O memory card and I/O memory card control method[1994/39]
French:Carte mémoire E/S et procédé de contrôle de carte mémoire E/S[1994/39]
Examination procedure17.11.1994Examination requested  [1995/03]
21.11.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.05.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.02.1999Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
25.05.1999Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.08.1999Fee for grant paid
16.08.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)25.08.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2000/45]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.03.1996Renewal fee patent year 03
24.03.1997Renewal fee patent year 04
24.03.1998Renewal fee patent year 05
24.03.1999Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[Y]EP0096407  (COMPUTERS INTERNATIONAL INC [US]) [Y] 1,4,11 * page 16, line 17 - page 17, line 30; figure 7 *;
 [Y]EP0501619  (HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]) [Y] 1,4,11 * the whole document *;
 [A]  - D. STERNGLASS, "The future is in the PC cards", IEEE SPECTRUM, NEW YORK US, (199206), vol. 29, no. 6, doi:doi:10.1109/6.254020, pages 46 - 50, XP000305250 [A] 1 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/6.254020
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