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EP About this file: EP1150222

EP1150222 - Integrated circuit design [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  07.08.2009
Database last updated on 18.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.08.2009Refusal of applicationpublished on 09.09.2009  [2009/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1112 / US
[N/P]
Former [2008/38]For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto CA 94304-1112 / US
Former [2001/44]For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company
3000 Hanover Street, M/S 20BN
Palo Alto, CA 94304 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Gluss, Robert J.
1671 Bearden Drive
Los Gatos, California 95032 / US
02 / Fiduccia, Nicholas A.
18692 Martha Avenue
Saratoga, California 95070 / US
 [2001/44]
Representative(s)Jehan, Robert, et al
Williams Powell
44 Prospect Place
Bromley, Kent BR2 9HN / GB
[N/P]
Former [2001/44]Jehan, Robert, et al
Williams, Powell & Associates, 4 St Paul's Churchyard
London EC4M 8AY / GB
Application number, filing date01302695.023.03.2001
[2001/44]
Priority number, dateUS2000056259129.04.2000         Original published format: US 562591
[2001/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1150222
Date:31.10.2001
Language:EN
[2001/44]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1150222
Date:02.04.2003
[2003/14]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.02.2003
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/50
[2001/44]
CPC:
G06F30/30 (EP,US); G06F30/39 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2004/01]
Former [2001/44]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Entwurf von integrierten Schaltungen[2001/44]
English:Integrated circuit design[2001/44]
French:Conception de circuits intégrés[2001/44]
Examination procedure04.08.2003Examination requested  [2003/40]
28.12.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.04.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.04.2009Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2009/37]
04.05.2009Application refused, date of legal effect [2009/37]
23.06.2009Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
22.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
22.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
29.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
28.03.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
27.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 08
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 [A]US5995735  (LE KHANH M [US]) [A] 1-10 * column 2, line 43 - column 3, line 35 * * figures 1-3 *;
 [XA]  - MCINERNEY R ET AL, "METHODOLOGY FOR REPEATER INSERTION MANAGEMENT IN THE RTL, LAYOUT, FLOORPLAN AND FULLCHIP TIMING DATABASES OF THE ITANIUM MICROPROCESSOR", PROCEEDINGS INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PHYSICAL DESIGN, 2000. ISPD-2000. SAN DIEGO, CA, APRIL 9 - 12, 2000, PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON PHYSICAL DESIGN, NEW YORK, NY: ACM, US, (20000409), ISBN 1-58113-191-7, pages 99 - 104, XP000922020 [X] 1-4,8-10 * the whole document * [A] 5-7

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/332357.332383
 [XA]  - CONG J ET AL, "Buffer block planning for interconnect-driven floorplanning", COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN, 1999. DIGEST OF TECHNICAL PAPERS. 1999 IEEE/ACM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SAN JOSE, CA, USA 7-11 NOV. 1999, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, US, (19991107), ISBN 0-7803-5832-5, pages 358 - 363, XP010363902 [X] 1,8,9 * paragraph [0002] * [A] 2-7,10

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICCAD.1999.810675
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