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EP About this file: EP1547246

EP1547246 - INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH AUTOMATIC POLARITY DETECTION AND CONFIGURATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.12.2013
Database last updated on 27.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2015Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, LU		published on 19.08.2015  [2015/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Cirrus Logic, Inc.
2901 Via Fortuna
Austin, TX 78746 / US
[2005/26]
Inventor(s)01 / YI, Heling
8212 Amasia Cove
Austin, TX 78729 / US
02 / OLIVENBAUM, David
1200 Barton Hills Drive, No. 197
Austin, TX 78704 / US
 [2012/36]
Former [2005/26]01 / YI, Heling
8212 Amasia Cove
Austin, TX 78729 / US
02 / OLIVENBAUM, David
1200 Barton Hills Drive, 197
Austin, TX 78704 / US
Representative(s)Jackson, Richard Eric, et al
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2013/07]Jackson, Richard Eric, et al
Carpmaels & Ransford One Southampton Row London
WC1B 5HA / GB
Former [2005/26]Jackson, Richard Eric, et al
Carpmaels & Ransford, 43-45 Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2RA / GB
Application number, filing date03752479.016.09.2003
[2005/26]
WO2003US29443
Priority number, dateUS2002024595718.09.2002         Original published format: US 245957
[2005/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2004027827
Date:01.04.2004
Language:EN
[2004/14]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1547246
Date:29.06.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.04.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1547246
Date:13.02.2013
Language:EN
[2013/07]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US28.04.2005
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.10.2005
ClassificationIPC:H03K17/16, H03F3/38
[2005/26]
CPC:
H03F3/2171 (EP,US); H03K19/00 (KR); G01R19/14 (KR)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2005/26]
TitleGerman:INTEGRIERTE SCHALTUNG MIT AUTOMATISCHER POLARITÄTSDETEKTION UND KONFIGURATION[2005/26]
English:INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH AUTOMATIC POLARITY DETECTION AND CONFIGURATION[2005/26]
French:CIRCUIT INTEGRE A CONFIGURATION ET DETECTION DE POLARITE AUTOMATIQUE[2005/26]
Entry into regional phase15.04.2005National basic fee paid 
15.04.2005Search fee paid 
15.04.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
15.04.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.04.2004Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
15.04.2005Examination requested  [2005/26]
06.03.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.07.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.07.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.11.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.08.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.12.2012Fee for grant paid
13.12.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  06.03.2007
Opposition(s)14.11.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2014/04]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.04.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
11.09.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
26.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
25.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
25.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
27.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
26.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
25.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU16.09.2003
AT13.02.2013
BE13.02.2013
CY13.02.2013
CZ13.02.2013
DK13.02.2013
EE13.02.2013
FI13.02.2013
IT13.02.2013
MC13.02.2013
RO13.02.2013
SE13.02.2013
SI13.02.2013
SK13.02.2013
TR13.02.2013
BG13.05.2013
GR14.05.2013
ES24.05.2013
PT13.06.2013
IE16.09.2013
LU16.09.2013
CH30.09.2013
LI30.09.2013
[2015/34]
Former [2015/32]AT13.02.2013
BE13.02.2013
CY13.02.2013
CZ13.02.2013
DK13.02.2013
EE13.02.2013
FI13.02.2013
IT13.02.2013
MC13.02.2013
RO13.02.2013
SE13.02.2013
SI13.02.2013
SK13.02.2013
TR13.02.2013
BG13.05.2013
GR14.05.2013
ES24.05.2013
PT13.06.2013
IE16.09.2013
CH30.09.2013
LI30.09.2013
Former [2014/34]AT13.02.2013
BE13.02.2013
CY13.02.2013
CZ13.02.2013
DK13.02.2013
EE13.02.2013
FI13.02.2013
IT13.02.2013
MC13.02.2013
RO13.02.2013
SE13.02.2013
SI13.02.2013
SK13.02.2013
BG13.05.2013
GR14.05.2013
ES24.05.2013
PT13.06.2013
IE16.09.2013
CH30.09.2013
LI30.09.2013
Former [2014/33]AT13.02.2013
BE13.02.2013
CY13.02.2013
CZ13.02.2013
DK13.02.2013
EE13.02.2013
FI13.02.2013
IT13.02.2013
MC13.02.2013
RO13.02.2013
SE13.02.2013
SI13.02.2013
SK13.02.2013
BG13.05.2013
GR14.05.2013
ES24.05.2013
PT13.06.2013
IE16.09.2013
Former [2014/20]AT13.02.2013
BE13.02.2013
CY13.02.2013
CZ13.02.2013
DK13.02.2013
EE13.02.2013
FI13.02.2013
IT13.02.2013
MC13.02.2013
RO13.02.2013
SE13.02.2013
SI13.02.2013
SK13.02.2013
BG13.05.2013
GR14.05.2013
ES24.05.2013
PT13.06.2013
Former [2014/03]AT13.02.2013
BE13.02.2013
CY13.02.2013
CZ13.02.2013
DK13.02.2013
EE13.02.2013
FI13.02.2013
IT13.02.2013
RO13.02.2013
SE13.02.2013
SI13.02.2013
SK13.02.2013
BG13.05.2013
GR14.05.2013
ES24.05.2013
PT13.06.2013
Former [2013/49]AT13.02.2013
BE13.02.2013
CY13.02.2013
CZ13.02.2013
DK13.02.2013
EE13.02.2013
FI13.02.2013
RO13.02.2013
SE13.02.2013
SI13.02.2013
SK13.02.2013
BG13.05.2013
GR14.05.2013
ES24.05.2013
PT13.06.2013
Former [2013/48]AT13.02.2013
BE13.02.2013
CY13.02.2013
DK13.02.2013
EE13.02.2013
FI13.02.2013
SE13.02.2013
SI13.02.2013
BG13.05.2013
GR14.05.2013
ES24.05.2013
PT13.06.2013
Former [2013/40]AT13.02.2013
BE13.02.2013
CY13.02.2013
FI13.02.2013
SE13.02.2013
SI13.02.2013
BG13.05.2013
GR14.05.2013
ES24.05.2013
PT13.06.2013
Former [2013/38]AT13.02.2013
BE13.02.2013
CY13.02.2013
FI13.02.2013
SE13.02.2013
SI13.02.2013
BG13.05.2013
GR14.05.2013
ES24.05.2013
Former [2013/37]AT13.02.2013
CY13.02.2013
FI13.02.2013
SE13.02.2013
SI13.02.2013
BG13.05.2013
GR14.05.2013
ES24.05.2013
Former [2013/36]AT13.02.2013
CY13.02.2013
SE13.02.2013
BG13.05.2013
ES24.05.2013
Former [2013/35]CY13.02.2013
SE13.02.2013
BG13.05.2013
Former [2013/34]SE13.02.2013
BG13.05.2013
Documents cited:Search[A]JPH10257160  ;
 [A]JPH01268428  ;
 [A]US5371455  (CHEN SHIH-CHAO [TW]) [A] 1,13* abstract *;
 [A]US2001013808  (FUJISAWA MASANORI [JP]) [A] 1,13,19 * the whole document *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19981231), vol. 1998, no. 14, & JP10257160 A 19980925 (SHARP CORP) [A] 1-3,12-14,19,20 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19900123), vol. 014, no. 036, Database accession no. (E - 877), & JP01268428 A 19891026 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD) [A] 1,13 * abstract *
International search[A]US2001013808  (FUJISAWA MASANORI [JP])
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