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EP3362906 - UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS (USB) SPLIT CABLE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  17.07.2020
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.07.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  21.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 19.08.2020  [2020/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Qualcomm Incorporated
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121-1714 / US
[2018/34]
Inventor(s)01 / GERBER, Nir
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, California 92121 / US
02 / AIKEN, Craig
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, California 92121 / US
03 / SPORCK, Christian, Gregory
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, California 92121 / US
 [2018/34]
Representative(s)Tomkins & Co
5 Dartmouth Road
Dublin 6 / IE
[2018/34]
Application number, filing date16779211.815.09.2016
[2018/34]
WO2016US51972
Priority number, dateUS201562241219P14.10.2015         Original published format: US 201562241219 P
US20161499345212.01.2016         Original published format: US201614993452
[2018/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017065919
Date:20.04.2017
Language:EN
[2017/16]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3362906
Date:22.08.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.04.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/34]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP20.04.2017
ClassificationIPC:G06F13/40, G06F13/42
[2018/34]
CPC:
G06F13/4081 (EP,KR,US); G06F13/4068 (EP,US); G06F13/4282 (EP,KR,US);
G06F2213/0042 (EP,KR,US); Y02D10/00 (EP,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 [2018/34]
TitleGerman:GETEILTES USB-KABEL[2018/34]
English:UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS (USB) SPLIT CABLE[2018/34]
French:CÂBLE USB (BUS SÉRIE UNIVERSEL) DIVISÉ[2018/34]
Entry into regional phase26.03.2018National basic fee paid 
26.03.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
26.03.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure01.03.2017Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
26.03.2018Examination requested  [2018/34]
26.03.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
26.10.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.03.2020Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 17.03.2020
17.03.2020Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
31.03.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/34]
10.04.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
11.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[X]US2013191568  (HERSHKO YUVAL COREY [US], et al) [X] 1-19 * the whole document *;
 [X]US2013225938  (VLACH ERICH [US]) [X] 1-19 * the whole document *;
 [X]  - HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY, "Universal Serial Bus 3.1 Specification ; USB_3_1_r1.0", IEEE DRAFT; USB_3_1_R1.0, IEEE-SA, PISCATAWAY, NJ USA, (20130731), vol. 1149.10, no. r1.0, pages 1 - 631, XP068066249 [X] 1-19 * Chapter 10 *
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