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EP1971934 - PROGRAMMING A DIGITAL PROCESSOR WITH A SINGLE CONNECTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  31.07.2020
Database last updated on 14.11.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip31.07.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 02.09.2020  [2020/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Microchip Technology Incorporated
2355 West Chandler Boulevard
Chandler, AZ 85224-6199 / US
[2008/39]
Inventor(s)01 / THOMSEN, Joseph, Alan
720 N. Sulley Drive
Gilbert, AZ 85234 / US
 [2008/39]
Representative(s)sgb europe
Bergstrasse 31
82069 Hohenschäftlarn / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/22]Grubert, Andreas, et al
King & Spalding 125 Old Broad Street
London EC2N 1AR / GB
Former [2008/39]Grubert, Andreas
Baker Botts 40 Lothbury
London EC2R 7HF / GB
Application number, filing date06803524.513.09.2006
[2008/39]
WO2006US35709
Priority number, dateUS2005022788415.09.2005         Original published format: US 227884
[2008/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007035377
Date:29.03.2007
Language:EN
[2007/13]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1971934
Date:24.09.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.03.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/39]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP29.03.2007
ClassificationIPC:G06F15/78
[2008/39]
CPC:
G06F15/7814 (EP,US)
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 [2008/39]
TitleGerman:PROGRAMMIERUNG EINES DIGITALEN PROZESSORS MIT EINER EINZIGEN VERBINDUNG[2008/39]
English:PROGRAMMING A DIGITAL PROCESSOR WITH A SINGLE CONNECTION[2008/39]
French:PROGRAMMATION D'UN PROCESSEUR NUMERIQUE AU MOYEN D'UNE CONNEXION UNIQUE[2008/39]
Entry into regional phase28.07.2008National basic fee paid 
28.07.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
28.07.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.05.2008Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: filing fee / search fee not paid in time
28.07.2008Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.07.2008Examination requested  [2008/39]
26.05.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.09.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.06.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.11.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.02.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.06.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.04.2020Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 21.04.2020
17.04.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/36]
21.04.2020Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
27.04.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/36]
Divisional application(s)EP12169405.3  / EP2500829
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  26.05.2010
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of the filing fee
28.07.2008Request for further processing filed
28.07.2008Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of the examination fee
28.07.2008Request for further processing filed
28.07.2008Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of designation fees
TR, SK, SI, SE, RO, PT, PL, NL, MC, LV, LU, LT, IT, IS, IE, HU, GR, GB, FR, FI, ES, EE, DK, DE, CZ, CY, CH, BG, BE, AT
28.07.2008Request for further processing filed
28.07.2008Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
25.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
27.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
26.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
25.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
27.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
29.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
28.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 10
27.09.2016Renewal fee patent year 11
22.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 12
21.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 13
19.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 14
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Cited inInternational search[X]US5255244  (DEY SHANKAR [US]) [X] 1-27 * figure 1 * * column 1, line 14 - column 2, line 61 * * column 3, line 32 - line 40 *;
 [X]US5864486  (DEMING ANDREW S [US], et al) [X] 1-27 * claim 1 * * figure 2 * * column 2, line 11 - line 16 * * column 3, line 35 - column 4, line 25 *;
 [A]US6735657  (FALK PETER [US], et al) [A] 1-27 * abstract * * figure 2 *;
 [A]US5050194  (PICKERING ANDREW J [GB], et al) [A] 1-27 * figure 1 * * column 1, line 5 - column 2, line 44 *;
 [A]US2003188202  (D ANGELO KEVIN P [US], et al) [A] 1-27 * figure 2 * * paragraph [0005] * * paragraph [0025] *;
 [A]US2004049619  (LIN PETER [TW]) [A] 1-27 * figure 5 * * the whole document *;
 [A]  - SANDERS L S, "PULSE CODES IN SERIAL DATA COMMUNICATIONS. DEFINITIONS OF SOME OF THE MORE COMMONLY USED ENCODING SCHEMES, ALONG WITH AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF NRZ AND MANCHESTER CODES", COMPUTER DESIGN, PENNWELL PUBL. LITTLETON, MASSACHUSETTS, US, (198201), vol. 21, no. 1, ISSN 0010-4566, pages 203 - 206,208,21, XP002054736 [A] 1-27 * the whole document *
ExaminationUS5237322
 EP1369828
by applicantUS5255244
 US6735657
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