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EP3320427 - DEVICE AND PROCESSING ARCHITECTURE FOR INSTRUCTION MEMORY EFFICIENCY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 04.02.2022 Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 26.02.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 12.11.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 11.05.2019
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 13.04.2018
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 04.03.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	13.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Huawei Administration Building Bantian Longgang District Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
	[2018/20]
Inventor(s)	01 / VINCENT, John Edward 37 Putman Avenue Ottawa, Ontario K1M 1Z1 / CA
	02 / SINN, Peter Man Kin 42 Avonlea Road Nepean, Ontario K2G 0J3 / CA
	03 / WATSON, Benton 303 Terry Fox Drive Suite 400 Kanata, Ontario K2K 3J1 / CA
	[2018/20]
Representative(s)	Epping - Hermann - Fischer Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Schloßschmidstraße 5 80639 München / DE
	[2018/20]
Application number, filing date	16838284.4	28.04.2016
	[2018/20]
	WO2016CN80512
Priority number, date	US201562210254P	26.08.2015 Original published format: US 201562210254 P
	US201615068058	11.03.2016 Original published format: US201615068058
	[2018/20]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2017032022
	Date:	02.03.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/09]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3320427
	Date:	16.05.2018
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.03.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2018/20]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3320427
	Date:	31.03.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/13]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	CN	02.03.2017
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	18.06.2018
Classification	IPC:	G06F9/30, G06F9/32, G06F9/38	[2018/29]
	CPC:	G06F9/3836 (EP,US); G06F9/30058 (EP,US); G06F9/30127 (EP,US); G06F9/321 (EP,US); G06F9/322 (EP,US); G06F9/323 (EP,US); (+) G06F9/3814 (EP,US); G06F9/3824 (EP,US); G06F9/3834 (EP,US); G06F9/3838 (EP,US); G06F9/3853 (EP,US); G06F9/3856 (EP,US); G06F9/38585 (EP,US); G06F9/3861 (EP,US); G06F9/3871 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2018/20]	G06F9/30
Designated contracting states	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 [2018/20]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG UND VERARBEITUNGSARCHITEKTUR FÜR BEFEHLSSPEICHEREFFIZIENZ	[2018/20]
	English:	DEVICE AND PROCESSING ARCHITECTURE FOR INSTRUCTION MEMORY EFFICIENCY	[2018/20]
	French:	DISPOSITIF ET ARCHITECTURE DE TRAITEMENT PERMETTANT UNE EFFICACITÉ DE MÉMOIRE D'INSTRUCTIONS	[2018/20]
Entry into regional phase	06.02.2018	National basic fee paid
	06.02.2018	Search fee paid
	06.02.2018	Designation fee(s) paid
	06.02.2018	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	06.02.2018	Examination requested [2018/20]
	06.02.2018	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	11.12.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	15.05.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	04.09.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	25.02.2020	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	04.05.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.11.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	19.02.2021	Fee for grant paid
	19.02.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	23.02.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	04.01.2022	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/10]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	23.04.2018	Renewal fee patent year 03
	24.04.2019	Renewal fee patent year 04
	11.03.2020	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	28.04.2016
	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CY	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	GR	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	IT	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	MK	31.03.2021
	MT	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	IE	28.04.2021
	LU	28.04.2021
	BE	30.04.2021
	CH	30.04.2021
	LI	30.04.2021
	FR	31.05.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	GB	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
	[2024/42]
Former [2024/22]	HU	28.04.2016
	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CY	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	GR	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	IT	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	MK	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	IE	28.04.2021
	LU	28.04.2021
	BE	30.04.2021
	CH	30.04.2021
	LI	30.04.2021
	FR	31.05.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	GB	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2023/36]	HU	28.04.2016
	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CY	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	GR	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	IT	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	IE	28.04.2021
	LU	28.04.2021
	BE	30.04.2021
	CH	30.04.2021
	LI	30.04.2021
	FR	31.05.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	GB	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2023/33]	HU	28.04.2016
	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CY	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	IT	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	IE	28.04.2021
	LU	28.04.2021
	BE	30.04.2021
	CH	30.04.2021
	LI	30.04.2021
	FR	31.05.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	GB	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2023/30]	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CY	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	IT	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	IE	28.04.2021
	LU	28.04.2021
	BE	30.04.2021
	CH	30.04.2021
	LI	30.04.2021
	FR	31.05.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	GB	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2022/36]	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	IT	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	IE	28.04.2021
	LU	28.04.2021
	BE	30.04.2021
	CH	30.04.2021
	LI	30.04.2021
	FR	31.05.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	GB	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2022/34]	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	IE	28.04.2021
	LU	28.04.2021
	BE	30.04.2021
	CH	30.04.2021
	LI	30.04.2021
	FR	31.05.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	GB	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2022/29]	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	IE	28.04.2021
	LU	28.04.2021
	CH	30.04.2021
	LI	30.04.2021
	FR	31.05.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	GB	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2022/23]	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	IE	28.04.2021
	LU	28.04.2021
	CH	30.04.2021
	LI	30.04.2021
	FR	31.05.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	GB	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2022/22]	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	IE	28.04.2021
	LU	28.04.2021
	CH	30.04.2021
	LI	30.04.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	GB	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
	IS	29.12.2021
Former [2022/21]	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	IE	28.04.2021
	LU	28.04.2021
	CH	30.04.2021
	LI	30.04.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
	IS	29.12.2021
Former [2022/10]	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	LU	28.04.2021
	CH	30.04.2021
	LI	30.04.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
	IS	29.12.2021
Former [2022/08]	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	LU	28.04.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2022/07]	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	LU	28.04.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2022/04]	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	LU	28.04.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2021/52]	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2021/51]	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2021/50]	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2021/48]	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
Former [2021/47]	AT	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	NL	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
Former [2021/46]	AT	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
Former [2021/38]	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
Former [2021/37]	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
Former [2021/36]	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
Former [2021/35]	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
Former [2021/33]	FI	31.03.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
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	by applicant	GB2277820
		US6697932

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