Register information Patent

DE file number : 10 2015 115 533.8 (Status: pending/in force, Query started: September 26, 2025)

Please note: This English version is a non-binding translation of the German register excerpt. Only the German version of the register excerpt is legally binding.

Master data
INID	Criterion	Field	Content
	Type of IP right	SART	Patent
	Status	ST	Pending/in force
21	DE file number	DAKZ	10 2015 115 533.8
54	Designation/title	TI	Vorrichtung, computerlesbare Speichermedien und Verfahren für eine Kontrollstrategie für eine Laufwerksanordnung
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	G06F 13/20 (2006.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	G06F 13/12 (2006.01), G06F 3/06 (2006.01), G06F 12/0866 (2016.01), G06F 11/20 (2006.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Sep 15, 2015
43	Date of first publication	OT	Mar 24, 2016
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Jul 27, 2023
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Lenovo Switzerland International GmbH, Zug, CH
72	Inventor	IN	Lee-Baron, Jennifer, Morrisville, N.C., US; Rose, Amy, Chapel Hill, N.C., US; Peterson, Nathan J., Durham, N.C., US; Crowe, John, Durham, N.C., US
74	Representative	VTR	Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB, 80802 München, DE
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102015115533A1 Searchable text: DE102015115533A1 Original document: DE102015115533B4 Searchable text: DE102015115533B4
	Address for service		Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB, 80802 München, DE
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 14/491,770 Sep 19, 2014
	Due date	FT FG	Sep 30, 2025 Annual fee for the 11th year Patent fees
	Patent division in charge		53
56	Citations	CT	US020110197036A1 (US 2011 / 0 197 036 A1) US020060015688A1 (US 2006 / 0 015 688 A1) EP000000889409A1 (EP 0 889 409 A1) US020060122805A1 (US 2006 / 0 122 805 A1)
56	NPL citations	CTNP	Intelligent Platform Management Interface. In: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Bearbeitungsstand: 10.08.2014. URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Intelligent_Platform_Management_Interface&oldid=620617954 [abgerufen am 03.03.2022]
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Mar 24, 2016
	Number of official communications (office actions)		2
	Number of responses		2
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Mar 24, 2016
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Jul 24, 2025 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Jul 24, 2025 Procedures: New applicant/owner details, New applicant/owner details, 17.06.2025: changed Jun 18, 2025 Applicant/owner: changed Procedures: New applicant/owner details, New applicant/owner details, 17.06.2025: new Oct 8, 2024 Due date: changed Jul 25, 2024 St.36: changed (technical change) Jul 4, 2024; Jun 21, 2024; Jun 20, 2024; May 29, 2024; Oct 6, 2023; Jul 27, 2023; Jun 30, 2023; Apr 19, 2023; Apr 18, 2023; Mar 5, 2023; Jan 6, 2023; Nov 3, 2022; Oct 27, 2022; Oct 25, 2022; Oct 8, 2022; Oct 6, 2022; Mar 4, 2022; Oct 7, 2021; Sep 25, 2021; Oct 6, 2020; Oct 12, 2019; Oct 9, 2018; Sep 20, 2017 Historical data not available for this/these date(s) Mar 24, 2016 Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister

Procedural data
No.	Kind of procedure	Legal status	Date of legal/procedural status	Publication date	Alle Details anzeigen
1	Pre-registration procedure	The application is under preliminary examination	Sep 15, 2015		Details anzeigen
2	Examination procedure	Request for examination effectively filed	Sep 15, 2015		Details anzeigen
3	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Sep 17, 2015	Jul 25, 2024	Details anzeigen
4	Pre-registration procedure	Pre-registration procedure has been concluded	Feb 17, 2016		Details anzeigen
5	Publications	Publication of application (Offenlegungsschrift)	Mar 24, 2016	Mar 24, 2016	Details anzeigen
6	Examination procedure	Official communication on examination	Mar 3, 2022		Details anzeigen
7	Examination procedure	Reply to official communication	Sep 8, 2022		Details anzeigen
8	New representative details	New representative details	Oct 24, 2022		Details anzeigen
9	Examination procedure	Official communication on examination	Jan 5, 2023		Details anzeigen
10	Examination procedure	Reply to official communication	Mar 1, 2023		Details anzeigen
11	Examination procedure	Decision to grant patent by Examining Section/Patent Division	Apr 18, 2023		Details anzeigen
12	Publications	Patent specification	Jul 27, 2023	Jul 27, 2023	Details anzeigen
13	Examination procedure	Grant of patent has become final	Apr 30, 2024	Jul 4, 2024	Details anzeigen
14	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Jun 19, 2024	Jul 25, 2024	Details anzeigen
15	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Jun 20, 2024	Jul 25, 2024	Details anzeigen
16	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Jun 17, 2025	Jul 24, 2025	Details anzeigen

View procedures Pre-registration procedure (No.: 1)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Pre-registration procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	The application is under preliminary examination
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 15, 2015

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 2)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Request for examination effectively filed
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 15, 2015
Third party request		No
Date of receipt	AEGT	Sep 15, 2015

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 3)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New applicant/owner details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New applicant/owner details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 17, 2015
	Issue number	HN	30
	Year	PJ	2024
	Publication date	VT	Jul 25, 2024
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapur, SG
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park, SG
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jul 4, 2024

View procedures Pre-registration procedure (No.: 4)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Pre-registration procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Pre-registration procedure has been concluded
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Feb 17, 2016

View procedures Publications (No.: 5)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Publications
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication of application (Offenlegungsschrift)
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Mar 24, 2016
	Issue number	HN	12
	Year	PJ	2016
	Publication date	VT	Mar 24, 2016
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
	Part	HT	Part 2
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102015115533A1 Searchable text: DE102015115533A1

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 6)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Official communication on examination
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Mar 3, 2022
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Mar 4, 2022

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 7)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Reply to official communication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 8, 2022
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Oct 6, 2022

View procedures New representative details (No.: 8)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New representative details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New representative details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 24, 2022
74	Representative	VTR	Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB, 80802 München, DE
74	Previous representative	VTRF	Schweiger & Partners, 80469 München, DE
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Nov 3, 2022

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 9)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Official communication on examination
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jan 5, 2023
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jan 6, 2023

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 10)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Reply to official communication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Mar 1, 2023
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Mar 5, 2023

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 11)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Decision to grant patent by Examining Section/Patent Division
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 18, 2023
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 19, 2023

View procedures Publications (No.: 12)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Publications
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Patent specification
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jul 27, 2023
	Issue number	HN	30
	Year	PJ	2023
	Publication date	VT	Jul 27, 2023
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
	Part	HT	Part 3
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102015115533B4 Searchable text: DE102015115533B4
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jul 27, 2023

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 13)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Grant of patent has become final
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 30, 2024
Issue number	HN	27
Year	PJ	2024
Publication date	VT	Jul 4, 2024
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jun 20, 2024

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 14)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New applicant/owner details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New applicant/owner details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 19, 2024
	Issue number	HN	30
	Year	PJ	2024
	Publication date	VT	Jul 25, 2024
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Lenovo PC International Limited, Quarry Bay, HK
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapur, SG
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jul 4, 2024

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 15)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New applicant/owner details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New applicant/owner details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 20, 2024
	Issue number	HN	30
	Year	PJ	2024
	Publication date	VT	Jul 25, 2024
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Lenovo PC International Limited, Quarry Bay, HK
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Lenovo PC International Limited, Quarry Bay, HK
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jul 4, 2024

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 16)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New applicant/owner details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New applicant/owner details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 17, 2025
	Issue number	HN	30
	Year	PJ	2025
	Publication date	VT	Jul 24, 2025
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Lenovo Switzerland International GmbH, Zug, CH
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Lenovo PC International Limited, Quarry Bay, HK
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jul 24, 2025