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EP1091521 - Digital contents distribution system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.07.2004
Database last updated on 10.12.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip16.07.2004No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 01.09.2004  [2004/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101-8010 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2001/15]For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8010 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Suzuki, Yuka, c/o Hitachi Ltd, Intell. Prop. Group
New Marunouchi Bldg., 5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
02 / Kojima, Takeshi, c/o Hitachi Ltd, Intel.Prop. Group
New Marunouchi Bldg., 5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
 [2001/15]
Representative(s)Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
[2001/15]
Application number, filing date00112725.715.06.2000
[2001/15]
Priority number, dateJP1999028701807.10.1999         Original published format: JP 28701899
[2001/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1091521
Date:11.04.2001
Language:EN
[2001/15]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1091521
Date:28.11.2001
[2001/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1091521
Date:10.09.2003
Language:EN
[2003/37]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.10.2001
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/18
[2001/15]
CPC:
G06Q30/06 (EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2002/33]
Former [2001/15]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:System zum Verteilen von digitalen Inhalten[2003/13]
English:Digital contents distribution system[2001/15]
French:Système pour la distribution de données numeriques[2001/15]
Former [2001/15]System zum Verteilen von digitalen Inhalte
Examination procedure13.12.2001Examination requested  [2002/06]
22.01.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.05.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.03.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.07.2003Fee for grant paid
11.07.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)14.06.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/36]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.06.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
24.06.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPH11168464  ;
 [A]EP0786723  (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [A] 1-10 * column 2, line 18 - column 2, line 53 * * column 3, line 3 - column 3, line 8 * * column 4, line 18 - column 4, line 43 *;
 [A]EP0561649  (FUJITSU LTD [JP]) [A] 1-10 * column 1, line 50 - column 1, line 54 * * column 3, line 53 - column 4, line 1 * * column 5, line 3 - column 5, line 10 * * column 6, line 58 - column 7, line 4 * * column 17, line 32 - column 17, line 35 * * column 18, line 3 - column 18, line 14 *;
 [A]JPH0997261  ;
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19990930), vol. 1999, no. 11, & JP11168464 A 19990622 (KOBE STEEL LTD) [A] 1-10 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19970829), vol. 1997, no. 08, & JP09097261 A 19970408 (TOSHIBA CORP) [A] 1-10 * abstract *
 [A]  - LEI H ET AL, "DataX: an approach to ubiquitous database access", INSPEC, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS, STEVENAGE, GB, Database accession no. 6182613, XP002170465 [A] 1-10 * abstract * * paragraph [03.6] *
    [ ] - PROCEEDINGS WMCSA'99. SECOND IEEE WORKSHOP ON MOBILE COMPUTING SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS, PROCEEDINGS OF WMCSA99: 2ND IEEE WORKSHOP ON MOBILE COMPUTING SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS, NEW ORLEANS, LA, USA, 25-26 FEB. 1999, 1999, Los Alamitos, CA, USA, IEEE Comput. Soc, USA, ISBN 0-7695-0025-0, pages 70 - 79, XP002170535
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