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EP About this file: EP1559069

EP1559069 - STARTUP AND CONTROL OF GRAPH-BASED COMPUTATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.07.2016
Database last updated on 13.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip08.12.2017Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU		published on 10.01.2018  [2018/02]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ab Initio Technology LLC
201 Spring Street
Lexington, MA 02421 / US
[2010/23]
Former [2010/02]For all designated states
AB Initio Technology LLC
201 Spring Street
Lexington, MA 02421 / US
Former [2005/31]For all designated states
AB Initio Software Corporation
201 Spring Street
Lexington, MA 02421 / US
Inventor(s)01 / STANFILL, Craig, W.
43 Huckleberry Hill Road
Lincoln, MA 01773 / US
 [2005/31]
Representative(s)Lloyd, Patrick Alexander Desmond
Reddie & Grose LLP The White Chapel Building
10 Whitechapel High Street
London E1 8QS / GB
[N/P]
Former [2015/38]Lloyd, Patrick Alexander Desmond
Reddie & Grose LLP
16 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8PL / GB
Former [2005/31]Lloyd, Patrick Alexander Desmond
Reddie & Grose 16 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8PL / GB
Application number, filing date03770720.507.10.2003
[2005/31]
WO2003US32099
Priority number, dateUS2002026850910.10.2002         Original published format: US 268509
[2005/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004034322
Date:22.04.2004
Language:EN
[2004/17]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1559069
Date:03.08.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.04.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/31]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1559069
Date:16.09.2015
Language:EN
[2015/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US22.04.2004
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.11.2007
ClassificationIPC:G06F9/50
[2015/14]
CPC:
G06F9/50 (EP,US); G06F9/4494 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2005/31]G06N5/00
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 [2015/38]
Former [2005/31]AT,  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 
TitleGerman:HERAUFFAHREN UND STEUERN GRAPH-GESTÜTZTERBERECHNUNG[2005/31]
English:STARTUP AND CONTROL OF GRAPH-BASED COMPUTATION[2005/31]
French:DEMARRAGE ET COMMANDE DE CALCUL A BASE DE GRAPHIQUE[2005/31]
Entry into regional phase26.04.2005National basic fee paid 
26.04.2005Search fee paid 
26.04.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
26.04.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.05.2004Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
29.04.2005Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.04.2005Examination requested  [2005/31]
03.04.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
25.11.2008Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
08.12.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.03.2011Date of oral proceedings
21.03.2011Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
23.03.2011Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1}
08.04.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
31.07.2015Fee for grant paid
31.07.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
31.07.2015Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Appeal following examination02.06.2011Appeal received No.  T1730/11
02.08.2011Statement of grounds filed
17.11.2014Result of appeal procedure: remittal for grant
Divisional application(s)EP10178399.1  / EP2284774
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  03.04.2008
Opposition(s)17.06.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/34]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
08.12.2008Request for further processing filed
08.12.2008Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
27.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
29.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
27.10.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
26.10.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
25.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
25.10.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
25.10.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
28.10.2013Renewal fee patent year 11
27.10.2014Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU07.10.2003
AT16.09.2015
BE16.09.2015
BG16.09.2015
CY16.09.2015
CZ16.09.2015
DK16.09.2015
EE16.09.2015
ES16.09.2015
FI16.09.2015
IT16.09.2015
MC16.09.2015
NL16.09.2015
RO16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
SI16.09.2015
SK16.09.2015
TR16.09.2015
IE07.10.2015
LU07.10.2015
CH31.10.2015
LI31.10.2015
GR17.12.2015
PT18.01.2016
[2018/02]
Former [2017/39]HU07.10.2003
AT16.09.2015
BE16.09.2015
BG16.09.2015
CY16.09.2015
CZ16.09.2015
DK16.09.2015
EE16.09.2015
ES16.09.2015
FI16.09.2015
IT16.09.2015
MC16.09.2015
NL16.09.2015
RO16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
SI16.09.2015
SK16.09.2015
TR16.09.2015
IE07.10.2015
CH31.10.2015
LI31.10.2015
GR17.12.2015
PT18.01.2016
Former [2017/03]AT16.09.2015
BE16.09.2015
CZ16.09.2015
DK16.09.2015
EE16.09.2015
ES16.09.2015
FI16.09.2015
IT16.09.2015
MC16.09.2015
NL16.09.2015
RO16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
SI16.09.2015
SK16.09.2015
IE07.10.2015
CH31.10.2015
LI31.10.2015
GR17.12.2015
PT18.01.2016
Former [2016/49]AT16.09.2015
CZ16.09.2015
DK16.09.2015
EE16.09.2015
ES16.09.2015
FI16.09.2015
IT16.09.2015
MC16.09.2015
NL16.09.2015
RO16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
SI16.09.2015
SK16.09.2015
IE07.10.2015
CH31.10.2015
LI31.10.2015
GR17.12.2015
PT18.01.2016
Former [2016/45]AT16.09.2015
CZ16.09.2015
DK16.09.2015
EE16.09.2015
ES16.09.2015
FI16.09.2015
IT16.09.2015
MC16.09.2015
NL16.09.2015
RO16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
SK16.09.2015
IE07.10.2015
CH31.10.2015
LI31.10.2015
GR17.12.2015
PT18.01.2016
Former [2016/39]AT16.09.2015
CZ16.09.2015
DK16.09.2015
EE16.09.2015
ES16.09.2015
FI16.09.2015
IT16.09.2015
MC16.09.2015
NL16.09.2015
RO16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
SK16.09.2015
CH31.10.2015
LI31.10.2015
GR17.12.2015
PT18.01.2016
Former [2016/33]AT16.09.2015
CZ16.09.2015
EE16.09.2015
ES16.09.2015
FI16.09.2015
IT16.09.2015
MC16.09.2015
NL16.09.2015
RO16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
SK16.09.2015
CH31.10.2015
LI31.10.2015
GR17.12.2015
PT18.01.2016
Former [2016/28]AT16.09.2015
CZ16.09.2015
EE16.09.2015
ES16.09.2015
FI16.09.2015
IT16.09.2015
MC16.09.2015
NL16.09.2015
RO16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
SK16.09.2015
GR17.12.2015
PT18.01.2016
Former [2016/24]AT16.09.2015
CZ16.09.2015
EE16.09.2015
ES16.09.2015
FI16.09.2015
IT16.09.2015
NL16.09.2015
RO16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
SK16.09.2015
GR17.12.2015
PT18.01.2016
Former [2016/23]CZ16.09.2015
EE16.09.2015
ES16.09.2015
FI16.09.2015
IT16.09.2015
NL16.09.2015
RO16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
SK16.09.2015
GR17.12.2015
Former [2016/22]CZ16.09.2015
EE16.09.2015
ES16.09.2015
FI16.09.2015
IT16.09.2015
NL16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
GR17.12.2015
Former [2016/21]ES16.09.2015
FI16.09.2015
IT16.09.2015
NL16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
GR17.12.2015
Former [2016/20]ES16.09.2015
FI16.09.2015
NL16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
GR17.12.2015
Former [2016/14]FI16.09.2015
NL16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
GR17.12.2015
Former [2016/11]FI16.09.2015
SE16.09.2015
GR17.12.2015
Former [2016/09]FI16.09.2015
GR17.12.2015
Documents cited:Search[A]US6314114  (COYLE MARK [US], et al) [A] 4,5 * abstract * * figure 3 ** column 6, line 50 - column 7, line 3 *;
 [X]  - BABAOGLU O ET AL, "Mapping parallel computations onto distributed systems in Paralex", COMPEURO '91. ADVANCED COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY, RELIABLE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS. 5TH ANNUAL EUROPEAN COMPUTER CONFERENCE. PROCEEDINGS. BOLOGNA, ITALY 13-16 MAY 1991, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, USA,IEEE COMPUT. SOC, US, (19910513), ISBN 0-8186-2141-9, pages 123 - 130, XP010022845 [X] 1-34 * Section 2.2 Specifying Paralex Programs Section 2.3 Compiling Paralex Programs Section 2.4 Executing Paralex Programs Section 4 Mappaing Computations to Hosts Section 4.5 Shifting Load Dynamically * * Section 4.6 Pipelined Execution *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CMPEUR.1991.257368
 [A]  - GAMMA E ET AL, "Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software", DESIGN PATTERNS. ELEMENTS OF REUSABLE OBJECT-ORIENTED SOFTWARE, (199909), XP002455565 [A] 1-34 * page 117 - page 126 * * page 325 - page 330 *
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by applicantUS5966072
    - BABAOGLU O ET AL., "Mapping parallel computations onto distributed systems in paralex Compeuro 91", ADVANCED COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY, (19910513), doi:doi:10.1109/CMPEUR.1991.257368, pages 123 - 130, XP010022845

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CMPEUR.1991.257368
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