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EP1812878 - ASSERTION GENERATING SYSTEM, PROGRAM THEREOF, CIRCUIT VERIFYING SYSTEM, AND ASSERTION GENERATING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  27.04.2018
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.04.2018Refusal of applicationpublished on 30.05.2018  [2018/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2007/31]For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd
3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / YAMADA, Takamitsu
37-8-1504, Yamashitacho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi
Kanagawa 231-0023 / JP
 [2007/31]
Representative(s)J A Kemp LLP
80 Turnmill Street
London EC1M 5QU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2009/50]Leeming, John Gerard
J.A. Kemp & Co. 14 South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Former [2007/31]Leeming, John Gerard
J.A. Kemp & Co. 14 South Square Gray's Inn
GB-London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Application number, filing date05788142.721.09.2005
[2007/31]
WO2005JP17921
Priority number, dateJP2004028604230.09.2004         Original published format: JP 2004286042
[2007/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2006035854
Date:21.09.2005
Language:EN
[1937/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1812878
Date:01.08.2007
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.09.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/31]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP21.09.2005
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.05.2008
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/50
[2007/31]
CPC:
G06F30/33 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB,   IE [2008/02]
Former [2007/31]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
YUNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SETZUNGS-ERZEUGUNGSSYSTEM, PROGRAMM DAFÜR, SCHALTUNGSVERIFIKATIONSSYSTEM UND SETZUNGS-ERZEUGUNGSVERFAHREN[2007/31]
English:ASSERTION GENERATING SYSTEM, PROGRAM THEREOF, CIRCUIT VERIFYING SYSTEM, AND ASSERTION GENERATING METHOD[2007/31]
French:SYSTEME DE GENERATION D'ASSERTIONS, PROGRAMME ASSOCIE, SYSTEME DE VERIFICATION DE CIRCUITS ET PROCEDE DE GENERATIONS D'ASSERTIONS[2007/31]
Entry into regional phase24.05.2006National basic fee paid 
24.05.2006Search fee paid 
24.05.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
24.05.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.05.2006Examination requested  [2007/31]
14.08.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.12.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.06.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.10.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.01.2018Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 08.02.2018
11.01.2018Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2018/22]
21.01.2018Application refused, date of legal effect [2018/22]
08.02.2018Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
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  14.08.2008
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
11.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
27.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
22.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
20.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
20.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 09
26.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 10
25.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 11
22.09.2016Renewal fee patent year 12
26.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 13
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Documents cited:Search[X]  - TransEDA Announces Industry-First Property Capture and Validation Product, (20030602), XP002993712 [X] 1-15 * the whole document *
 [X]  - BATSON B ET AL, "Linking Simulation with Formal Verification at a Higher Level", IEEE DESIGN & TEST OF COMPUTERS, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, NEW YORK, NY, US, (200406), vol. 21, no. 6, ISSN 0740-7475, pages 472 - 482, XP011122904 [X] 1-15 * pages 472-473 * * page 475, column 2 - page 476, column 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MDT.2004.94
 [A]  - "Property Specification Language Reference Manual Version 1.1", INTERNET CITATION, (200406), URL: http://www.eda.org/vfv/docs/PSL-v1.1.pdf, (20070214), XP002420071 [A] 1-15 * abstract * * pages 1-4 *
 [A]  - BALARIN F ET AL, "Logic of Constraints: A Quantitative Performance and Functional Constraint Formalism", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISCATAWAY, NJ, US, (200408), vol. 23, no. 8, ISSN 0278-0070, pages 1243 - 1255, XP011115304 [A] 1-15 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TCAD.2004.831575
 [A]  - DATTA K ET AL, "Assertion based verification using HDVL", VLSI DESIGN, 2004. PROCEEDINGS. 17TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MUMBAI, INDIA 5-9 JAN. 2004, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, USA,IEEE COMPUT. SOC, US, (20040105), ISBN 0-7695-2072-3, pages 319 - 325, XP010679016 [A] 1-15 * abstract *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICVD.2004.1260943
 [A]  - PIXLEY C ET AL, "Functional verification 2003: technology, tools andmethodology", ASIC, 2003. PROCEEDINGS. 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON OCT. 21-24, 2003, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, (20031021), vol. 1, ISBN 0-7803-7889-X, pages 1 - 5, XP010689476 [A] 1-15 * abstract *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICASIC.2003.1277478
International search[Y]JPH0749887  (TOSHIBA CORP);
 [XP]JP2004326650  (RENESAS TECH CORP)
 [Y]  - "TransEDA Announces Industry-First Property Capture and Validation Product", (20030602), URL: http://www.transeda.com/news/vieuw.php?id=54&syear=2003, XP002993712
by applicantJP2000181933
 JP2000142918
    - PROPERTY SPECIFICATION LANGUAGE REFERENCE MANUAL, (20040609), URL: http://ww.eda.org/vfv/docs/PSL-vl.l.pdf
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