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EP2115627 - SYNCHRONIZATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 24.08.2018 Database last updated on 29.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 15.09.2017
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 10.05.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	26.06.2020	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY	published on 29.07.2020 [2020/31]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Apple Inc. One Apple Park Way Cupertino CA 95014 / US
	[2018/31]
Former [2017/42]	For all designated states APPLE INC. 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
Former [2009/46]	For all designated states Apple Inc. 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / FREEDMAN, Gordon, J. 2154 Staunton Court Palo Alto, CA 94306 / US
	02 / FARKAS, Jacob 169 Charles Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94086 / US
	[2009/46]
Representative(s)	Barton, Russell Glen, et al Withers & Rogers LLP 2 London Bridge London SE1 9RA / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2017/42]	Barton, Russell Glen, et al Withers & Rogers LLP 4 More London Riverside London SE1 2AU / GB
Former [2011/24]	Barton, Russell Glen, et al Withers & Rogers LLP Goldings House 2 Hays Lane London SE1 2HW / GB
Former [2009/46]	Gillard, Matthew Paul Withers & Rogers LLP Goldings House 2 Hays Lane London SE1 2HW / GB
Application number, filing date	08712962.3	04.01.2008
	[2009/46]
	WO2008US00087
Priority number, date	US20070650729	07.01.2007 Original published format: US 650729
	US20070650624	07.01.2007 Original published format: US 650624
	US20070650728	07.01.2007 Original published format: US 650728
	US20070650730	07.01.2007 Original published format: US 650730
	US20070650726	07.01.2007 Original published format: US 650726
	US20070650721	07.01.2007 Original published format: US 650721
	[2009/46]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2008085869
	Date:	17.07.2008
	Language:	EN
	[2008/29]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2115627
	Date:	11.11.2009
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.07.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2009/46]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2115627
	Date:	18.10.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/42]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	02.04.2009
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	11.01.2012
Classification	IPC:	G06F17/30, H04L29/08	[2017/21]
	CPC:	H04L67/1095 (EP,KR); G06F16/27 (EP,KR); G06F13/102 (KR); G06F15/161 (KR); G06F15/167 (KR); G06F9/451 (KR)
	Former IPC [2012/03]	G06F17/00, G06F3/00, G06F13/00, G06F9/00, H04L29/08, // G06F17/30
	Former IPC [2009/46]	G06F17/00, G06F3/00, G06F13/00, G06F9/00
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2017/42]
Former [2009/46]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
Extension states	AL	03.08.2009
	BA	03.08.2009
	MK	03.08.2009
	RS	03.08.2009
Title	German:	SYNCHRONISATIONSVERFAHREN UND SYNCHRONISATIONSSYSTEME	[2017/19]
	English:	SYNCHRONIZATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS	[2009/46]
	French:	PROCÉDÉS ET SYSTÈMES DE SYNCHRONISATION	[2009/46]
	Former [2009/46]	SYNCHRONISATIONSVERFAHREN UND -SYSTEME
Entry into regional phase	03.08.2009	National basic fee paid
	03.08.2009	Search fee paid
	03.08.2009	Designation fee(s) paid
	03.08.2009	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	03.08.2009	Examination requested [2009/46]
	09.08.2012	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	07.07.2014	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	19.01.2015	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	31.03.2017	Date of oral proceedings
	08.05.2017	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	11.05.2017	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	11.09.2017	Fee for grant paid
	11.09.2017	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	11.09.2017	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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 07.07.2014
Opposition(s)	19.07.2018	No opposition filed within time limit [2018/39]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	13.01.2010	Renewal fee patent year 03
	14.01.2011	Renewal fee patent year 04
	11.01.2012	Renewal fee patent year 05
	10.01.2013	Renewal fee patent year 06
	21.01.2014	Renewal fee patent year 07
	13.01.2015	Renewal fee patent year 08
	11.01.2016	Renewal fee patent year 09
	11.01.2017	Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	04.01.2008
	AT	18.10.2017
	CY	18.10.2017
	CZ	18.10.2017
	DK	18.10.2017
	EE	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	HR	18.10.2017
	IT	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	LV	18.10.2017
	MC	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	PL	18.10.2017
	PT	18.10.2017
	RO	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	SI	18.10.2017
	SK	18.10.2017
	TR	18.10.2017
	IE	04.01.2018
	LU	04.01.2018
	MT	04.01.2018
	BG	18.01.2018
	NO	18.01.2018
	GR	19.01.2018
	BE	31.01.2018
	CH	31.01.2018
	FR	31.01.2018
	LI	31.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
	[2020/31]
Former [2020/27]	HU	04.01.2008
	AT	18.10.2017
	CZ	18.10.2017
	DK	18.10.2017
	EE	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	HR	18.10.2017
	IT	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	LV	18.10.2017
	MC	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	PL	18.10.2017
	PT	18.10.2017
	RO	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	SI	18.10.2017
	SK	18.10.2017
	TR	18.10.2017
	IE	04.01.2018
	LU	04.01.2018
	MT	04.01.2018
	BG	18.01.2018
	NO	18.01.2018
	GR	19.01.2018
	BE	31.01.2018
	CH	31.01.2018
	FR	31.01.2018
	LI	31.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
Former [2020/16]	AT	18.10.2017
	CZ	18.10.2017
	DK	18.10.2017
	EE	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	HR	18.10.2017
	IT	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	LV	18.10.2017
	MC	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	PL	18.10.2017
	RO	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	SI	18.10.2017
	SK	18.10.2017
	TR	18.10.2017
	IE	04.01.2018
	LU	04.01.2018
	MT	04.01.2018
	BG	18.01.2018
	NO	18.01.2018
	GR	19.01.2018
	BE	31.01.2018
	CH	31.01.2018
	FR	31.01.2018
	LI	31.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
Former [2020/08]	AT	18.10.2017
	CZ	18.10.2017
	DK	18.10.2017
	EE	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	HR	18.10.2017
	IT	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	LV	18.10.2017
	MC	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	PL	18.10.2017
	RO	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	SI	18.10.2017
	SK	18.10.2017
	IE	04.01.2018
	LU	04.01.2018
	MT	04.01.2018
	BG	18.01.2018
	NO	18.01.2018
	GR	19.01.2018
	BE	31.01.2018
	CH	31.01.2018
	FR	31.01.2018
	LI	31.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
Former [2019/30]	AT	18.10.2017
	CZ	18.10.2017
	DK	18.10.2017
	EE	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	HR	18.10.2017
	IT	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	LV	18.10.2017
	MC	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	PL	18.10.2017
	RO	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	SI	18.10.2017
	SK	18.10.2017
	IE	04.01.2018
	LU	04.01.2018
	BG	18.01.2018
	NO	18.01.2018
	GR	19.01.2018
	BE	31.01.2018
	CH	31.01.2018
	FR	31.01.2018
	LI	31.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
Former [2019/09]	AT	18.10.2017
	CZ	18.10.2017
	DK	18.10.2017
	EE	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	HR	18.10.2017
	IT	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	LV	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	PL	18.10.2017
	RO	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	SI	18.10.2017
	SK	18.10.2017
	IE	04.01.2018
	LU	04.01.2018
	BG	18.01.2018
	NO	18.01.2018
	GR	19.01.2018
	BE	31.01.2018
	CH	31.01.2018
	FR	31.01.2018
	LI	31.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
Former [2018/52]	AT	18.10.2017
	CZ	18.10.2017
	DK	18.10.2017
	EE	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	HR	18.10.2017
	IT	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	LV	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	PL	18.10.2017
	RO	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	SI	18.10.2017
	SK	18.10.2017
	LU	04.01.2018
	BG	18.01.2018
	NO	18.01.2018
	GR	19.01.2018
	BE	31.01.2018
	CH	31.01.2018
	FR	31.01.2018
	LI	31.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
Former [2018/49]	AT	18.10.2017
	CZ	18.10.2017
	DK	18.10.2017
	EE	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	HR	18.10.2017
	IT	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	LV	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	PL	18.10.2017
	RO	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	SK	18.10.2017
	LU	04.01.2018
	BG	18.01.2018
	NO	18.01.2018
	GR	19.01.2018
	BE	31.01.2018
	FR	31.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
Former [2018/47]	AT	18.10.2017
	CZ	18.10.2017
	DK	18.10.2017
	EE	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	HR	18.10.2017
	IT	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	LV	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	PL	18.10.2017
	RO	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	SK	18.10.2017
	LU	04.01.2018
	BG	18.01.2018
	NO	18.01.2018
	GR	19.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
Former [2018/41]	AT	18.10.2017
	CZ	18.10.2017
	DK	18.10.2017
	EE	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	HR	18.10.2017
	IT	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	LV	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	PL	18.10.2017
	RO	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	SK	18.10.2017
	BG	18.01.2018
	NO	18.01.2018
	GR	19.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
Former [2018/39]	AT	18.10.2017
	CZ	18.10.2017
	DK	18.10.2017
	EE	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	HR	18.10.2017
	IT	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	LV	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	PL	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	SK	18.10.2017
	BG	18.01.2018
	NO	18.01.2018
	GR	19.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
Former [2018/37]	AT	18.10.2017
	CZ	18.10.2017
	DK	18.10.2017
	EE	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	HR	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	LV	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	PL	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	SK	18.10.2017
	BG	18.01.2018
	NO	18.01.2018
	GR	19.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
Former [2018/35]	AT	18.10.2017
	CZ	18.10.2017
	DK	18.10.2017
	EE	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	HR	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	LV	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	SK	18.10.2017
	BG	18.01.2018
	NO	18.01.2018
	GR	19.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
Former [2018/24]	AT	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	HR	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	LV	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	BG	18.01.2018
	NO	18.01.2018
	GR	19.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
Former [2018/23]	AT	18.10.2017
	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	HR	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	SE	18.10.2017
	NO	18.01.2018
	GR	19.01.2018
	IS	18.02.2018
Former [2018/22]	ES	18.10.2017
	FI	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	NO	18.01.2018
Former [2018/21]	FI	18.10.2017
	LT	18.10.2017
	NL	18.10.2017
	NO	18.01.2018
Former [2018/17]	NL	18.10.2017
Documents cited:	Search	[A]EP1271360 (OPENWAVE SYS INC [US]) [A] 1-18 * figure 1 *
		[I] - "SyncML Representation Protocol, version 1.0", SYNCML REPRESENTATION PROTOCOL, (20001207), pages 1 - 104, XP002217062 [I] 1-18 * pages 8-15 * * pages 83-84 *
		[I] - "SyncML sync protocol, version 1.0", SYNCML SYNC PROTOCOL, (20001207), pages 1 - 60, XP002955174 [I] 1-18 * pages 8-11 *
		[I] - Anonymous, "SyncML Device Information DTDAbstract", SyncML, (20001207), pages 1 - 33, Internet, URL: http://xml.coverpages.org/syncml_devinf_v10_20001207.pdf, (20111208), XP002665278 [I] 1-18 * page 20 *
	Examination	US6460051
		US6324544
		- Olaf Zwintzscher, Software-Komponenten im Überblick, Bochum, W2L-Verlag, (2005), pages 20 - 26, ISBN 3-937137-60-2

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