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EP1866745 - METHODS AND APPARATUS TO INSURE CORRECT PREDECODE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.05.2015
Database last updated on 26.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip13.10.2017Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, TR
published on 15.11.2017  [2017/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Qualcomm Incorporated
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121 / US
[2007/51]
Inventor(s)01 / SMITH, Rodney, Wayne
1400 Bascomb Drive
Raleigh, NC 27614 / US
02 / DIEFFENDERFER, James Norris
4000 Inkberry Court
Apex, NC 27539 / US
03 / BRIDGES, Jeffrey Todd
3513 Timberwood Court
Raleigh, NC 27606 / US
04 / SARTORIUS, Thomas Andrew
1600 Olde Chimney Court
Raleigh, NC 27614 / US
 [2007/51]
Representative(s)Heselberger, Johannes
Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB
Patentanwälte, Rechtsanwälte
Prinzregentenplatz 7
81675 München / DE
[2014/30]
Former [2007/51]Heselberger, Johannes
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Bardehle - Pagenberg - Dost Altenburg - Geissler Galileiplatz 1
81679 München / DE
Application number, filing date06736084.224.02.2006
[2007/51]
WO2006US06677
Priority number, dateUS2005006695725.02.2005         Original published format: US 66957
[2007/51]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2006091857
Date:31.08.2006
Language:EN
[2006/35]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1866745
Date:19.12.2007
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 31.08.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/51]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1866745
Date:23.07.2014
Language:EN
[2014/30]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP31.08.2006
ClassificationIPC:G06F9/38, G06F9/45, G06F9/30
[2014/08]
CPC:
G06F9/30149 (EP,US); G06F8/40 (KR); G06F8/447 (EP,US);
G06F9/382 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2007/51]G06F9/30, G06F9/45
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 [2007/51]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNGEN ZUR SICHERSTELLUNG EINER KORREKTEN VORDECODIERUNG[2007/51]
English:METHODS AND APPARATUS TO INSURE CORRECT PREDECODE[2007/51]
French:PROCEDES ET APPAREIL PERMETTANT D'ASSURER UN PREDECODAGE CORRECT[2007/51]
Entry into regional phase25.09.2007National basic fee paid 
25.09.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
25.09.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.09.2007Examination requested  [2007/51]
11.07.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.01.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.02.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
31.05.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.12.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.04.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.03.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.06.2014Fee for grant paid
05.06.2014Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
12.06.2014Fee 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  11.07.2008
Opposition(s)24.04.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/27]
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
09.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
08.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
08.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
07.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
07.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
07.02.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU24.02.2006
AT23.07.2014
BE23.07.2014
CY23.07.2014
CZ23.07.2014
DK23.07.2014
EE23.07.2014
ES23.07.2014
FI23.07.2014
IT23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
LV23.07.2014
MC23.07.2014
NL23.07.2014
PL23.07.2014
RO23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
SI23.07.2014
SK23.07.2014
TR23.07.2014
BG23.10.2014
GR24.10.2014
IS23.11.2014
PT24.11.2014
IE24.02.2015
LU24.02.2015
CH28.02.2015
LI28.02.2015
FR02.03.2015
[2017/40]
Former [2016/32]AT23.07.2014
BE23.07.2014
CY23.07.2014
CZ23.07.2014
DK23.07.2014
EE23.07.2014
ES23.07.2014
FI23.07.2014
IT23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
LV23.07.2014
MC23.07.2014
NL23.07.2014
PL23.07.2014
RO23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
SI23.07.2014
SK23.07.2014
BG23.10.2014
GR24.10.2014
IS23.11.2014
PT24.11.2014
IE24.02.2015
LU24.02.2015
CH28.02.2015
LI28.02.2015
FR02.03.2015
Former [2016/12]AT23.07.2014
CY23.07.2014
CZ23.07.2014
DK23.07.2014
EE23.07.2014
ES23.07.2014
FI23.07.2014
IT23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
LV23.07.2014
MC23.07.2014
NL23.07.2014
PL23.07.2014
RO23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
SI23.07.2014
SK23.07.2014
BG23.10.2014
GR24.10.2014
IS23.11.2014
PT24.11.2014
IE24.02.2015
LU24.02.2015
BE28.02.2015
CH28.02.2015
LI28.02.2015
FR02.03.2015
Former [2016/07]AT23.07.2014
CY23.07.2014
CZ23.07.2014
DK23.07.2014
EE23.07.2014
ES23.07.2014
FI23.07.2014
IT23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
LV23.07.2014
MC23.07.2014
NL23.07.2014
PL23.07.2014
RO23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
SI23.07.2014
SK23.07.2014
BG23.10.2014
GR24.10.2014
IS23.11.2014
PT24.11.2014
IE24.02.2015
LU24.02.2015
BE28.02.2015
CH28.02.2015
LI28.02.2015
Former [2015/50]AT23.07.2014
CY23.07.2014
CZ23.07.2014
DK23.07.2014
EE23.07.2014
ES23.07.2014
FI23.07.2014
IT23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
LV23.07.2014
MC23.07.2014
NL23.07.2014
PL23.07.2014
RO23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
SI23.07.2014
SK23.07.2014
BG23.10.2014
GR24.10.2014
IS23.11.2014
PT24.11.2014
LU24.02.2015
BE28.02.2015
CH28.02.2015
LI28.02.2015
Former [2015/47]AT23.07.2014
CY23.07.2014
CZ23.07.2014
DK23.07.2014
EE23.07.2014
ES23.07.2014
FI23.07.2014
IT23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
LV23.07.2014
MC23.07.2014
NL23.07.2014
PL23.07.2014
RO23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
SK23.07.2014
BG23.10.2014
GR24.10.2014
IS23.11.2014
PT24.11.2014
LU24.02.2015
BE28.02.2015
CH28.02.2015
LI28.02.2015
Former [2015/46]AT23.07.2014
CY23.07.2014
CZ23.07.2014
DK23.07.2014
EE23.07.2014
ES23.07.2014
FI23.07.2014
IT23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
LV23.07.2014
MC23.07.2014
NL23.07.2014
PL23.07.2014
RO23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
SK23.07.2014
BG23.10.2014
GR24.10.2014
IS23.11.2014
PT24.11.2014
LU24.02.2015
BE28.02.2015
Former [2015/44]AT23.07.2014
CY23.07.2014
CZ23.07.2014
DK23.07.2014
EE23.07.2014
ES23.07.2014
FI23.07.2014
IT23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
LV23.07.2014
NL23.07.2014
PL23.07.2014
RO23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
SK23.07.2014
BG23.10.2014
GR24.10.2014
IS23.11.2014
PT24.11.2014
LU24.02.2015
BE28.02.2015
Former [2015/30]AT23.07.2014
CY23.07.2014
CZ23.07.2014
DK23.07.2014
EE23.07.2014
ES23.07.2014
FI23.07.2014
IT23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
LV23.07.2014
NL23.07.2014
PL23.07.2014
RO23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
SK23.07.2014
BG23.10.2014
GR24.10.2014
IS23.11.2014
PT24.11.2014
BE28.02.2015
Former [2015/23]AT23.07.2014
CY23.07.2014
CZ23.07.2014
DK23.07.2014
EE23.07.2014
ES23.07.2014
FI23.07.2014
IT23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
LV23.07.2014
NL23.07.2014
PL23.07.2014
RO23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
SK23.07.2014
BG23.10.2014
GR24.10.2014
IS23.11.2014
PT24.11.2014
Former [2015/22]AT23.07.2014
CY23.07.2014
DK23.07.2014
ES23.07.2014
FI23.07.2014
IT23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
LV23.07.2014
NL23.07.2014
PL23.07.2014
RO23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
BG23.10.2014
GR24.10.2014
IS23.11.2014
PT24.11.2014
Former [2015/12]AT23.07.2014
CY23.07.2014
ES23.07.2014
FI23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
LV23.07.2014
NL23.07.2014
PL23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
BG23.10.2014
GR24.10.2014
IS23.11.2014
PT24.11.2014
Former [2015/11]CY23.07.2014
ES23.07.2014
FI23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
PL23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
BG23.10.2014
GR24.10.2014
PT24.11.2014
Former [2015/10]ES23.07.2014
FI23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
BG23.10.2014
Former [2015/09]FI23.07.2014
LT23.07.2014
SE23.07.2014
Former [2015/08]LT23.07.2014
Cited inInternational search[Y]US5448746  (EICKEMEYER RICHARD J [US], et al) [Y] 1-20 * column 6, line 28 - column 32, line 12 *;
 [Y]US6253309  (MAHALINGAIAH RUPAKA [US]) [Y] 1-20 * column 2, line 48 - column 3, line 35 * * column 9, line 28 - column 13, line 27 *;
 [A]US2004107217  (HASTINGS REED [US]) [A] 1-20 * paragraph [0014] - paragraph [0016] * * paragraph [0029] - paragraph [0051] * * paragraph [0062] - paragraph [0063] *;
 [PA]WO2005116819  (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al) [PA] 1-20* page 3, line 28 - page 5, line 3 *
by applicantUS6253309
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