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EP1012716 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING A LOGICALLY CONSISTENT BACKUP USING MINIMAL DATA TRANSFER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 11.03.2005 Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	18.01.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT	published on 20.02.2008 [2008/08]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Legato Systems Inc. 2350 West El Camino Real Mountain View California 94040 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2004/19]	For all designated states Legato Systems Inc. 2350 West El Camino Real Mountain View, California 94040 / US
Former [2000/26]	For all designated states VINCA CORPORATION Suite 2000, 1815 South State Street Orem, UT 84111 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / OHRAN, Richard 71 West 4750 North Provo, UT 84604 / US
	[2000/26]
Representative(s)	Alton, Andrew Murgitroyd & Company Leeds Arena Point Merrion Way Leeds LS2 8PA / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2003/26]	Alton, Andrew Urquhart-Dykes & Lord Tower House Merrion Way Leeds LS2 8PA / GB
Former [2000/26]	Orr, William McLean Urquhart-Dykes & Lord, Tower House, Merrion Way Leeds LS2 8PA / GB
Application number, filing date	97946602.6	07.11.1997
	[2000/26]
	WO1997US20406
Priority number, date	US19960747151	08.11.1996 Original published format: US 747151
	[2000/26]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9820419
	Date:	14.05.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/19]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1012716
	Date:	28.06.2000
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.05.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2000/26]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1012716
	Date:	06.05.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/19]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	14.05.1998
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	03.07.2001
Classification	IPC:	G06F11/00, G06F11/14	[2001/33]
	CPC:	G06F11/1451 (EP,US); G06F11/1466 (EP,US); G06F2201/82 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2000/26]	G06F11/00
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL, SE [2000/26]
Title	German:	SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUM UNTERHALTEN EINES LOGISCH KONSISTENTEN BACKUPS UNTER VERWEDNUNG VON MINIMALEN DATEN-TRANSFER	[2000/26]
	English:	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING A LOGICALLY CONSISTENT BACKUP USING MINIMAL DATA TRANSFER	[2000/26]
	French:	SYSTEME ET PROCEDE POUR ASSURER UNE SAUVEGARDE A COHERENCE LOGIQUE A L'AIDE D'UN TRANSFERT DE DONNEES MINIMAL	[2000/26]
Entry into regional phase	25.05.1999	National basic fee paid
	25.05.1999	Search fee paid
	25.05.1999	Designation fee(s) paid
	25.05.1999	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	03.06.1998	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	25.05.1999	Examination requested [2000/26]
	22.04.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M07)
	22.11.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	27.12.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	25.06.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	29.10.2003	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	02.03.2004	Fee for grant paid
	02.03.2004	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	08.02.2005	No opposition filed within time limit [2005/17]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	25.05.1999	Renewal fee patent year 03
	20.10.2000	Renewal fee patent year 04
	22.11.2001	Renewal fee patent year 05
	25.11.2002	Renewal fee patent year 06
	21.11.2003	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	IT	06.05.2004
	DK	06.08.2004
	ES	17.08.2004
	AT	07.11.2004
	SE	08.11.2004
	BE	30.11.2004
	CH	30.11.2004
	LI	30.11.2004
	[2008/08]
Former [2006/13]	DK	06.08.2004
	ES	17.08.2004
	AT	07.11.2004
	SE	08.11.2004
	BE	30.11.2004
	CH	30.11.2004
	LI	30.11.2004
Former [2006/12]	DK	06.08.2004
	ES	17.08.2004
	SE	08.11.2004
	BE	30.11.2004
	CH	30.11.2004
	LI	30.11.2004
Former [2005/51]	DK	06.08.2004
	ES	17.08.2004
	SE	08.11.2004
	BE	30.11.2004
Former [2005/48]	DK	06.08.2004
	ES	17.08.2004
	SE	08.11.2004
Former [2005/18]	DK	06.08.2004
	ES	17.08.2004
Former [2005/02]	ES	17.08.2004
Documents cited:	Search	[A]EP0650122 (ROUZE GERARD [FR], et al) [A] 7* column 7, line 14 - line 57 *;
		[XY]WO9612232 (VINCA CORP [US], et al) [X] 1-5,8-11,13 * abstract * * page 7, line 1 - page 8, line 11 * * page 9, line 1 - line 21 * * page 11, line 9 - line 27 * * page 13, line 4 - page 15, line 3 * * figures 2,3,5 * [Y] 6,7,12,15;
		[PY]US5574906 (MORRIS ROBERT J T [US]) [PY] 6,7 * column 11, line 12 - column 12, line 17 * * column 13, line 33 - column 14, line 4 *;
		[Y] - "STORAGE MANAGEMENT MECHANISM FOR MANAGING SNAPSHOT PAGES", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN,US,IBM CORP. NEW YORK, (19920901), vol. 35, no. 4B, ISSN 0018-8689, pages 26 - 29, XP000313841 [Y] 12,15 * the whole document *
	International search	[Y]US5163148 (WALLS KEITH [US]);
		[YP]US5649196 (WOODHILL JAMES R [US], et al);
		[YP]US5664186 (BENNETT ROBERT BRADLEY [US], et al);
		[YE]US5689689 (MEYERS STEVEN C [US], et al)

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