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EP3288198 - SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION IN A COMPUTER NETWORK [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.03.2022
Database last updated on 04.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  26.03.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.02.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  31.08.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  26.01.2018
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
Robert Bosch GmbH
Postfach 30 02 20
70442 Stuttgart / DE
[2020/18]
Former [2018/09]For all designated states
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Postfach 30 02 20
70442 Stuttgart / DE
Inventor(s)01 / DIARRA, Aboubacar
Linzerstrasse 6
70469 Stuttgart-Feuerbach / DE
 [2018/09]
Application number, filing date16185277.723.08.2016
[2018/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3288198
Date:28.02.2018
Language:EN
[2018/09]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3288198
Date:28.04.2021
Language:EN
[2021/17]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.02.2017
ClassificationIPC:H04J3/06, H04L12/40
[2018/09]
CPC:
H04J3/0664 (EP); H04J3/0635 (CN); H04J3/0638 (CN);
H04J3/0667 (EP); H04L12/40202 (EP); H04L7/00 (CN)
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 [2018/40]
Former [2018/09]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:SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR TAKTSYNCHRONISIERUNG IN EINEM COMPUTERNETZWERK[2018/09]
English:SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION IN A COMPUTER NETWORK[2018/09]
French:SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE SYNCHRONISATION D'HORLOGE DANS UN RÉSEAU INFORMATIQUE[2018/09]
Examination procedure23.08.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
13.08.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.08.2018Examination requested  [2018/40]
10.02.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.03.2021Fee for grant paid
17.03.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
17.03.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)31.01.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
02.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
31.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
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 [I]US2005055469  (SCHEELE OLIVER [DE]) [I] 1,8,9 * paragraph [0001] - paragraph [0004] * * paragraph [0008] - paragraph [0010] * * paragraph [0014] - paragraph [0015] * * paragraph [0022] - paragraph [0033] * * paragraph [0038] - paragraph [0040] * * figure 1 *;
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