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EP1242972 - A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENSURING BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY IN A BUCKET RENDERING SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 15.12.2006 Database last updated on 26.03.2026
Most recent event Tooltip	12.12.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY	published on 14.01.2009 [2009/03]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Intel Corporation 2200 Mission College Boulevard Santa Clara, CA 95054 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2002/39]	For all designated states INTEL CORPORATION 2200 Mission College Boulevard Santa Clara, CA 95052 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / HSIEH, Hsien-cheng, Emile 2078 Yellow Aster Court Gold River, CA 95670 / US
	02 / PENTKOVSKI, Vladimir M. 221 Luna Circle Folsom, CA 95630 / US
	[2002/39]
Representative(s)	Molyneaux, Martyn William, et al Harrison Goddard Foote 40- 43 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1JA / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2004/10]	Molyneaux, Martyn William, et al Harrison Goddard Foote 40-43 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1JA / GB
Former [2002/39]	Molyneaux, Martyn William, et al Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon 11th Floor, Tower 3, Clements Inn London WC2A 2AZ / GB
Application number, filing date	00992157.8	28.11.2000
	[2002/39]
	WO2000US42318
Priority number, date	US19990470924	22.12.1999 Original published format: US 470924
	[2002/39]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO0146905
	Date:	28.06.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/26]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1242972
	Date:	25.09.2002
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.06.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2002/39]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1242972
	Date:	08.02.2006
	Language:	EN
	[2006/06]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	03.01.2002
Classification	IPC:	G06T1/00	[2002/39]
	CPC:	G06T15/005 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR [2002/39]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	Not yet paid
	SI	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR GEWÄHRLEISTUNG DER ABWÄRTS-KOMPATIBILITÄT IN EINEM BUCKET-DARSTELLUNGSSYSTEM	[2002/39]
	English:	A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENSURING BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY IN A BUCKET RENDERING SYSTEM	[2002/39]
	French:	PROCEDE ET APPAREIL PERMETTANT UNE COMPATIBILITE AMONT DANS UN SYSTEME DE RENDU D'IMAGE A COMPARTIMENTS	[2002/39]
Entry into regional phase	18.07.2002	National basic fee paid
	18.07.2002	Designation fee(s) paid
	18.07.2002	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	21.06.2001	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	18.07.2002	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	18.07.2002	Examination requested [2002/39]
	28.06.2005	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	19.10.2005	Fee for grant paid
	19.10.2005	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	09.11.2006	No opposition filed within time limit [2007/03]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	22.04.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
	21.11.2003	Renewal fee patent year 04
	22.11.2004	Renewal fee patent year 05
	29.11.2005	Renewal fee patent year 06
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	30.11.2002	03 M06 Fee paid on 22.04.2003
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	08.02.2006
	BE	08.02.2006
	CH	08.02.2006
	CY	08.02.2006
	FI	08.02.2006
	IT	08.02.2006
	LI	08.02.2006
	TR	08.02.2006
	DK	08.05.2006
	SE	08.05.2006
	GR	09.05.2006
	ES	19.05.2006
	PT	10.07.2006
	[2009/03]
Former [2008/38]	AT	08.02.2006
	BE	08.02.2006
	CH	08.02.2006
	FI	08.02.2006
	IT	08.02.2006
	LI	08.02.2006
	TR	08.02.2006
	DK	08.05.2006
	SE	08.05.2006
	GR	09.05.2006
	ES	19.05.2006
	PT	10.07.2006
Former [2008/19]	AT	08.02.2006
	BE	08.02.2006
	CH	08.02.2006
	FI	08.02.2006
	IT	08.02.2006
	LI	08.02.2006
	DK	08.05.2006
	SE	08.05.2006
	GR	09.05.2006
	ES	19.05.2006
	PT	10.07.2006
Former [2007/35]	AT	08.02.2006
	BE	08.02.2006
	CH	08.02.2006
	FI	08.02.2006
	IT	08.02.2006
	LI	08.02.2006
	DK	08.05.2006
	SE	08.05.2006
	ES	19.05.2006
	PT	10.07.2006
Former [2007/13]	AT	08.02.2006
	BE	08.02.2006
	CH	08.02.2006
	FI	08.02.2006
	LI	08.02.2006
	DK	08.05.2006
	SE	08.05.2006
	ES	19.05.2006
	PT	10.07.2006
Former [2007/09]	AT	08.02.2006
	CH	08.02.2006
	FI	08.02.2006
	LI	08.02.2006
	DK	08.05.2006
	SE	08.05.2006
	ES	19.05.2006
	PT	10.07.2006
Former [2006/51]	AT	08.02.2006
	CH	08.02.2006
	FI	08.02.2006
	LI	08.02.2006
	DK	08.05.2006
	SE	08.05.2006
	ES	19.05.2006
Former [2006/46]	AT	08.02.2006
	CH	08.02.2006
	FI	08.02.2006
	LI	08.02.2006
	SE	08.05.2006
	ES	19.05.2006
Former [2006/43]	AT	08.02.2006
	CH	08.02.2006
	FI	08.02.2006
	LI	08.02.2006
	ES	19.05.2006
Former [2006/42]	CH	08.02.2006
	FI	08.02.2006
	LI	08.02.2006
	ES	19.05.2006
Former [2006/36]	FI	08.02.2006
	ES	19.05.2006
Former [2006/34]	ES	19.05.2006

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