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EP3432226 - CONTROL PLANE ORGANISATION FOR FLEXIBLE DIGITAL DATA PLANE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.09.2024
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  29.09.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.05.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.02.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  19.07.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  21.12.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
IMEC vzw
Kapeldreef 75
3001 Leuven / BE
For all designated states
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven KU Leuven Research & Development
Waaistraat 6
Box 5105
3000 Leuven / BE
[2019/04]
Inventor(s)01 / CATTHOOR, Francky
c/o IMEC vzw,
Patent Department
Kapeldreef 75
3001 Leuven / BE
02 / RAGHAVAN, Praveen
c/o IMEC vzw,
Patent Department
Kapeldreef 75
3001 Leuven / BE
03 / GARBIN, Daniele
c/o IMEC vzw,
Patent Department
Kapeldreef 75
3001 Leuven / BE
04 / RODOPOULOS, Dimitrios
c/o IMEC,
Patent Department
Kapeldreef 75
3001 Leuven / BE
05 / ZOGRAFOS, Odysseas
c/o IMEC vzw,
Patent Department
Kapeldreef 75
3001 Leuven / BE
 [2019/04]
Representative(s)Winger
Hundelgemsesteenweg 1116
9820 Merelbeke / BE
[2023/44]
Former [2019/04]DenK iP
Hundelgemsesteenweg 1116
9820 Merelbeke / BE
Application number, filing date18166423.609.04.2018
[2019/04]
Priority number, dateEP2017018223219.07.2017         Original published format: EP 17182232
[2019/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3432226
Date:23.01.2019
Language:EN
[2019/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3432226
Date:01.11.2023
Language:EN
[2023/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.11.2018
ClassificationIPC:G06N3/063, G11C11/54, G06N3/088, G11C7/10, G11C13/00, G11C16/04, G11C17/16
[2023/21]
CPC:
G06N3/063 (EP,US); G06F3/0646 (US); G06F3/0604 (US);
G06F3/0673 (US); G06N3/044 (US); G06N3/045 (US);
G06N3/08 (US); G11C11/54 (EP,US); G11C13/0002 (EP,US);
G11C13/0061 (EP,US); G11C16/04 (EP,US); G11C17/165 (EP,US);
G11C7/1006 (EP,US); G06N3/0442 (EP); G06N3/0464 (EP);
G06N3/088 (EP,US); G11C2213/71 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/04]G06N3/063, G11C11/54
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 [2019/34]
Former [2019/04]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:STEUERUNGSEBENENORGANISATION FÜR FLEXIBLE DIGITALE DATENEBENE[2019/04]
English:CONTROL PLANE ORGANISATION FOR FLEXIBLE DIGITAL DATA PLANE[2019/04]
French:ORGANISATION DE PLAN DE COMMANDE POUR PLAN DE DONNÉES NUMÉRIQUE FLEXIBLE[2019/04]
Examination procedure16.07.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.07.2019Examination requested  [2019/34]
16.07.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
18.02.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.06.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.12.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.04.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.05.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.09.2023Fee for grant paid
25.09.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
25.09.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)02.08.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/41]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
21.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
20.04.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
20.04.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT01.11.2023
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2897937.2898010
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2228360.2228448
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