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EP About this file: EP3168752

EP3168752 - CHIPSET AND SERVER SYSTEM USING THE SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.06.2022
Database last updated on 18.01.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  25.06.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.03.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.03.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 09.10.2024  [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
VIA Alliance Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
Room 301
No. 2537, Jinke Road
Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park
Shanghai 201203 / CN
[2017/20]
Inventor(s)01 / Qin, Shuang-Shuang
VIA Building
Tsinghua Science Park Building 7
No. 1 Zhongguancun East Road
Haidian District
100084 Beijing / CN
02 / Yang, Kuo-Chun
8F, 533, Zhongzheng Rd.
Xindian Dist.
231 New Taipei City / TW
03 / Lin, Hao-Lin
8F, 533, Zhongzheng Rd.
Xindian Dist.
231 New Taipei City / TW
 [2017/20]
Representative(s)Michalski Hüttermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Kaistraße 16A
40221 Düsseldorf / DE
[N/P]
Former [2017/20]Michalski Hüttermann & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Speditionstraße 21
40221 Düsseldorf / DE
Application number, filing date15197984.604.12.2015
[2017/20]
Priority number, dateCN20151078087313.11.2015         Original published format: CN201510780873
[2017/20]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3168752
Date:17.05.2017
Language:EN
[2017/20]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3168752
Date:28.07.2021
Language:EN
[2021/30]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.03.2016
ClassificationIPC:G06F13/40, G06F11/30
[2017/20]
CPC:
G06F13/4022 (EP,US); G06F3/061 (US); G06F11/3006 (EP,US);
G06F11/3058 (EP,US); G06F13/4282 (EP,US); G06F3/0655 (US);
G06F3/067 (US); G06F3/0679 (US); G06F9/4401 (US) (-)
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 [2017/20]
TitleGerman:CHIPSATZ UND SERVERSYSTEM DAMIT[2017/20]
English:CHIPSET AND SERVER SYSTEM USING THE SAME[2017/20]
French:ENSEMBLE DE PUCES ET SYSTÈME DE SERVEUR L'UTILISANT[2017/20]
Examination procedure04.12.2015Date on which the examining division has become responsible
05.04.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.04.2017Examination requested  [2017/20]
26.03.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.07.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.07.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.11.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.03.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.06.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
18.06.2021Fee for grant paid
18.06.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)29.04.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/27]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
31.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
01.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
30.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
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