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EP About this file: EP2996043

EP2996043 - DEBUGGING IN A DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.12.2022
Database last updated on 27.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  21.01.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  05.10.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.09.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip31.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 03.07.2024  [2024/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ARM Limited
110 Fulbourn Road Cherry Hinton
Cambridge CB1 9NJ / GB
[2016/11]
Inventor(s)01 / Williams, Michael John
c/o ARM Limited
110 Fulbourn Road
Cherry Hinton
Cambridge, CB1 9NJ / GB
02 / Craske, Simon John
c/o ARM Limited
110 Fulbourn Road
Cherry Hinton
Cambridge, CB1 9NJ / GB
 [2016/11]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2016/11]D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date15181140.314.08.2015
[2016/11]
Priority number, dateGB2014001601010.09.2014         Original published format: GB 201416010
[2016/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2996043
Date:16.03.2016
Language:EN
[2016/11]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2996043
Date:23.02.2022
Language:EN
[2022/08]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.01.2016
ClassificationIPC:G06F11/36, G06F9/30
[2016/11]
CPC:
G06F11/3648 (EP,GB,US); G06F11/26 (US); G06F11/2236 (US);
G06F9/30189 (US); G06F2209/481 (GB)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2016/43]
Former [2016/11]AL,  AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
TitleGerman:FEHLERBESEITIGUNG IN EINER DATENVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2016/11]
English:DEBUGGING IN A DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS[2016/11]
French:DÉBOGAGE DANS UN APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT DE DONNÉES[2016/11]
Examination procedure16.09.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.09.2016Examination requested  [2016/43]
19.09.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.12.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.09.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.01.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.10.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.01.2022Fee for grant paid
13.01.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.01.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)24.11.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2023/05]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
10.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
15.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
19.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
18.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
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 [I]WO2012101425  (ADVANCED RISC MACH LTD [GB], et al) [I] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [A]  - Coding Horror, "Rethrowing Exceptions", (20040722), pages 1 - 7, URL: http://blog.codinghorror.com/rethrowing-exceptions/, (20160107), XP055239315 [A] 1-15 * the whole document *
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