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EP About this file: EP0880088

EP0880088 - Data copyright management system and apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.09.2013
Database last updated on 29.03.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip17.01.2014Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CH, LI		published on 19.02.2014  [2014/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Intarsia Software LLC
2215-B Renaissance Drive, Suite 5 Las Vegas
Nevada 89119 / US
[2012/47]
Former [2005/31]For all designated states
Intarsia Software LLC
2215-B Renaissance Drive, Suite 5
Las Vegas, Nevada 89119 / US
Former [1998/48]For all designated states
MITSUBISHI CORPORATION
6-3, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Saito, Makoto
2-12-6-104, Kaitori
Tama-shi / JP
[1998/48]
Representative(s)Kazi, Ilya
Mathys & Squire The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2012/47]Kazi, Ilya
Mathys & Squire LLP 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2SQ / GB
Former [2010/37]Kazi, Ilya
Mathys & Squire LLP 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2SQ / GB
Former [2008/33]Heselberger, Johannes, et al
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Bardehle - Pagenberg - Dost Altenburg - Geissler Galileiplatz 1
81679 München / DE
Former [2005/27]Heselberger, Johannes, et al
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Bardehle . Pagenberg . Dost . Altenburg . Geissler Galileiplatz 1
81679 München / DE
Former [2002/38]Gleiter, Hermann, et al
Pfenning, Meinig & Partner GbR Mozartstrasse 17
80336 München / DE
Former [1998/48]Neidl-Stippler, Cornelia, Dr.
Rauchstrasse 2
81679 München / DE
Application number, filing date98109085.519.05.1998
[1998/48]
Priority number, dateJP1997014999923.05.1997         Original published format: JP 14999997
[1998/48]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0880088
Date:25.11.1998
Language:EN
[1998/48]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0880088
Date:09.01.2002
[2002/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0880088
Date:21.11.2012
Language:EN
[2012/47]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.11.2001
ClassificationIPC:G06F21/00, H04L29/06
[2010/03]
CPC:
G06F21/126 (EP); G06F21/10 (EP,US); G06F21/85 (EP);
H04L63/0464 (EP); G06F2211/007 (EP); H04L2463/101 (EP)
Former IPC [2002/01]G06F1/00, H04L29/06
Former IPC [1998/48]G06F1/00
Designated contracting statesCH,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   NL,   SE [2002/39]
Former [1998/48]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Dateiurheberrechte-Verwaltungssystem und -vorrichtung[1998/48]
English:Data copyright management system and apparatus[1998/48]
French:Système et dispositif de gestion de droits d'auteur de données[1998/48]
Examination procedure28.06.2002Examination requested  [2002/35]
03.03.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.07.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.07.2005Date of oral proceedings
04.10.2005Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
10.09.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.01.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.03.2011Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1}
14.05.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.09.2012Fee for grant paid
10.09.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
Appeal following examination26.05.2011Appeal received No.  T1880/11
14.07.2011Statement of grounds filed
19.01.2012Result of appeal procedure: continuation of examination procedure
14.12.2005Appeal received No.  T0408/06
14.02.2006Statement of grounds filed
24.07.2009Result of appeal procedure: remittal for grant
24.07.2009Date of oral proceedings
28.07.2009Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
24.07.2009Date of oral proceedings
Divisional application(s)EP05014749.5  / EP1607825
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  03.03.2004
Opposition(s)22.08.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.05.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
31.05.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
16.05.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
28.05.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
28.05.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
27.05.2005Renewal fee patent year 08
30.05.2006Renewal fee patent year 09
07.05.2007Renewal fee patent year 10
18.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 11
07.05.2009Renewal fee patent year 12
31.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 13
10.05.2011Renewal fee patent year 14
19.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 15
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT21.11.2012
NL21.11.2012
SE21.11.2012
ES04.03.2013
CH31.05.2013
LI31.05.2013
[2014/08]
Former [2013/37]IT21.11.2012
NL21.11.2012
SE21.11.2012
ES04.03.2013
Former [2013/23]SE21.11.2012
ES04.03.2013
Former [2013/21]SE21.11.2012
Documents cited:Search[DY]EP0677949  (MITSUBISHI CORP [JP]) [DY] 2,4-8 * column 2, line 47 - column 3, line 9 *;
 [X]WO9613113  (SECURE COMPUTING CORP [US]) [X] 3 * abstract * * page 13, line 12 - line 24 * * page 47, line 26 - page 48, line 9 * * figures 2,3 *;
 [DY]EP0715241  (MITSUBISHI CORP [JP]) [DY] 2,4-8 * abstract * * column 3, line 58 - column 4, line 23 * * column 12, line 53 - line 58 * * column 14, line 11 - line 35 * * column 25, line 21 - line 57 * * figures 1,3,11 *;
 [X]WO9623257  (TANDEM COMPUTERS INC [US]) [X] 1 * page 1, line 19 - page 2, line 3 * * page 3, line 16 - line 26 * * page 8, line 14 - line 32 * * figure 1 *;
 [A]  - LENNIL P, "THE IBM MICROKERNEL TECHNOLOGY", OS/2 DEVELOPER, MILLER FREEMAN, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, US, (19931101), vol. 5, no. 5, ISSN 1073-0729, pages 70 - 72,74, XP000672962 [A] 1,2,4 * page 70, column L, paragraph 1 - page 71, column L, paragraph 1 * * page 74, column R, paragraph 1 *
ExaminationEP0704785
 WO9635158
    - COULOURIS; DOLLIMORE; KINDERG, Distributed Systems: Concepts and Design, ADDISON-WESLEY, (1994), 624338
    - TANENBAUM, Modern Operating Systems, PRENTICE-HALL INTERNATIONAL INC, (1992), 595752
    - HALFHILL, "Inside the web PC", BYTE - THE SMALL SYSTEMS JOURNAL, (199603), vol. 21, no. 3, XP000583036
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