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EP About this file: EP1839115

EP1839115 - NON-VOLATILE MEMORY AND METHOD WITH MULTI-STREAM UPDATING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.05.2015
Database last updated on 29.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2016Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, TR
Updated state(s): BE		published on 10.08.2016  [2016/32]
08.07.2016Change - lapse in a contracting statepublished on 10.08.2016  [2016/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SanDisk Technologies Inc.
Two Legacy Town Center
6900 North Dallas Parkway
Plano, Texas 75024 / US
[2012/15]
Former [2007/40]For all designated states
SanDisk Corporation
601 McCarthy Boulevard
Milpitas, CA 95035 / US
Inventor(s)01 / SMITH, Peter John
21 Bonnyrigg Road, Eskbank
Midlothian Scotland EH22 3HA / GB
02 / GOROBETS, Sergey Anatolievich
1F1, 92 Blackford Avenue
Edinburgh, Midlothian EH9 3ES / GB
03 / BENNETT, Alan, David
2 Thorburn Road
Edinburgh EH13 0BQ / GB
 [2007/40]
Representative(s)Hitchcock, Esmond Antony
Marks & Clerk LLP
90 Long Acre
London
WC2E 9RA / GB
[2014/27]
Former [2007/40]Hitchcock, Esmond Antony
Lloyd Wise Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street
London WC1A 1LW / GB
Application number, filing date05853602.008.12.2005
[2007/40]
WO2005US44720
Priority number, dateUS2004001628516.12.2004         Original published format: US 16285
US2005019168627.07.2005         Original published format: US 191686
[2007/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2006065668
Date:22.06.2006
Language:EN
[2006/25]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1839115
Date:03.10.2007
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.06.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1839115
Date:02.07.2014
Language:EN
[2014/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP22.02.2007
ClassificationIPC:G06F12/02, G11C16/10, G06F3/06
[2013/52]
CPC:
G06F3/064 (EP,US); G11C16/34 (KR); G06F12/0246 (EP,US);
G06F3/0616 (EP,US); G06F3/0679 (EP,US); G11C16/10 (KR);
G06F2212/7203 (EP,US); G11C16/102 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2007/40]G06F3/06
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2007/40]
TitleGerman:NICHTFLÜCHTIGER SPEICHER UND VERFAHREN MIT MEHRSTROM-AKTUALISIERUNG[2007/40]
English:NON-VOLATILE MEMORY AND METHOD WITH MULTI-STREAM UPDATING[2007/40]
French:MEMOIRE NON VOLATILE ET PROCEDE AVEC MISE A JOUR A FLUX MULTIPLES[2007/40]
Entry into regional phase21.06.2007National basic fee paid 
21.06.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
21.06.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.06.2007Examination requested  [2007/40]
18.02.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
26.08.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.11.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.06.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.11.2013Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 28.11.2013
28.11.2013Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
31.01.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.05.2014Fee for grant paid
23.05.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
23.05.2014Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP11001611.0  / EP2336891
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  18.02.2009
Opposition(s)07.04.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/24]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.12.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
24.12.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
11.12.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
15.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
12.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
11.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
12.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU08.12.2005
AT02.07.2014
BE02.07.2014
CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
DK02.07.2014
EE02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
IT02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
MC02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
RO02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
SI02.07.2014
SK02.07.2014
TR02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
GB08.12.2014
IE08.12.2014
LU08.12.2014
CH31.12.2014
FR31.12.2014
LI31.12.2014
[2016/32]
Former [2016/27]AT02.07.2014
CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
DK02.07.2014
EE02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
IT02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
MC02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
RO02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
SI02.07.2014
SK02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
GB08.12.2014
IE08.12.2014
LU08.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
CH31.12.2014
FR31.12.2014
LI31.12.2014
Former [2015/50]AT02.07.2014
CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
DK02.07.2014
EE02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
IT02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
RO02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
SI02.07.2014
SK02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
GB08.12.2014
IE08.12.2014
LU08.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
CH31.12.2014
FR31.12.2014
LI31.12.2014
Former [2015/48]AT02.07.2014
CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
DK02.07.2014
EE02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
IT02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
RO02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
SK02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
GB08.12.2014
IE08.12.2014
LU08.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
CH31.12.2014
LI31.12.2014
Former [2015/47]AT02.07.2014
CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
DK02.07.2014
EE02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
IT02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
RO02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
SK02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
IE08.12.2014
LU08.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
CH31.12.2014
LI31.12.2014
Former [2015/46]AT02.07.2014
CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
DK02.07.2014
EE02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
IT02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
RO02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
SK02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
IE08.12.2014
LU08.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
Former [2015/35]AT02.07.2014
CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
DK02.07.2014
EE02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
IT02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
RO02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
SK02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
LU08.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
Former [2015/30]AT02.07.2014
CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
DK02.07.2014
EE02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
IT02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
RO02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
SK02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
BE31.12.2014
Former [2015/25]AT02.07.2014
CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
DK02.07.2014
EE02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
IT02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
RO02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
SK02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
Former [2015/23]CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
DK02.07.2014
EE02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
IT02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
RO02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
SK02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
Former [2015/22]CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
DK02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
IT02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
RO02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
Former [2015/12]CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
Former [2015/11]CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
PT03.11.2014
Former [2015/10]CZ02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
Former [2015/09]FI02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
Former [2015/08]LT02.07.2014
Cited inInternational search[A]US5835927  (FANDRICH MICKEY L [US], et al) [A] 1-61 * abstract ** column 1, line 16 - column 2, line 6 *;
 [A]US5933368  (MA CHUNG-WEN [TW], et al) [A] 1-61 * abstract * * figures 1A,1B,1C,1D,2A,2B,2C,2D,3-9 * * column 2, line 1 - line 54 *;
 [A]US6189081  (FUJIO RYOSUKE [JP]) [A] 1-61 * abstract * * column 5, line 50 - line 60 *;
 [A]US2002083262  (FUKUZUMI TOMOYA [JP]) [A] 1-61 * abstract * * paragraph [0006] - paragraph [0023] *
by applicantUS5570315
 US5774397
 US5835927
 US5933368
 US6046935
 US6189081
 US2002083262
 US6522580
 US2003109093
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