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EP About this file: EP0921484

EP0921484 - Document transmit system and document transmitting method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  21.11.2008
Database last updated on 04.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.11.2008Refusal of applicationpublished on 24.12.2008  [2008/52]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6 Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8010 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1999/23]For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6 Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8010 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Hirota, Junko
571, Kasamacho, Sakae-ku
Yokohama-shi / JP
02 / Takeuchi, Satoshi
4499-16, Totsukacho, Totsuka-ku
Yokohama-shi / JP
03 / Yamabe, Koichi
7-1-1104, Takanecho-2-chome, Minami-ku
Yokohama-shi / JP
[1999/23]
Representative(s)Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
[1999/23]
Application number, filing date98122897.602.12.1998
[1999/23]
Priority number, dateJP1997035224305.12.1997         Original published format: JP 35224397
[1999/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0921484
Date:09.06.1999
Language:EN
[1999/23]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0921484
Date:04.12.2002
[2002/49]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.10.2002
ClassificationIPC:G07F19/00, G07F17/00
[2002/49]
CPC:
G06Q20/102 (EP,US); G06Q20/1085 (EP,US); G06Q20/382 (EP,US);
G06Q20/40 (EP,US); G07F17/16 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1999/23]G06F17/60, G07F19/00
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2003/35]
Former [1999/23]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:System und Verfahren zur Übertragung von Dokumenten[1999/23]
English:Document transmit system and document transmitting method[1999/23]
French:Système et procédé de transmission de document[1999/23]
Examination procedure08.01.2003Examination requested  [2003/11]
27.08.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.03.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.06.2008Application refused, date of legal effect [2008/52]
24.06.2008Date of oral proceedings
06.08.2008Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2008/52]
06.08.2008Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.12.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
13.12.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
19.12.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
18.12.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
16.12.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
19.12.2005Renewal fee patent year 08
18.12.2006Renewal fee patent year 09
18.12.2007Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[XA]US5513117  (SMALL MAYNARD E [US]) [X] 1-3,5,7,9 * column 7, line 58 - line 62 * * column 8, line 49 - column 9, line 27; figures 7,13 * [A] 4,6,8,10-12;
 [X]US5136646  (HABER STUART A [US], et al) [X] 1-12 * abstract *;
 [A]US5615268  (BISBEE STEPHEN F [US], et al) [A] 1-12 * abstract * * column 2, line 38 - column 3, line 8 *
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