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EP About this file: EP3591433

EP3591433 - COMMUNICATION UNIT, INTEGRATED CIRCUITS AND METHOD FOR CLOCK AND DATA SYNCHRONIZATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.04.2024
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  12.05.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.03.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  26.03.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.07.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  06.12.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip12.07.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): GB, IE		published on 14.08.2024  [2024/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NXP USA, Inc.
6501 William Cannon Drive West
Austin TX 78735 / US
[2020/02]
Inventor(s)01 / DOARE, Olivier
NXP Semiconductors
BP 72329
134 avenue de General Eisenhower
31023 Toulouse cedex 1 / FR
02 / SALLE, Didier
NXP Semiconductors
BP 72329
134 avenue de General Eisenhower
31023 Toulouse cedex 1 / FR
03 / PAVAO MOREIRA, Cristian
NXP Semiconductors
BP 72329
134 avenue de General Eisenhower
31023 Toulouse cedex 1 / FR
04 / ORLANDO, Julien
NXP Semiconductors
BP 72329
134 avenue de General Eisenhower
31023 Toulouse cedex 1 / FR
05 / VIGIER, Jean-Stephane
NXP Semiconductors
BP 72329
134 avenue de General Eisenhower
31023 Toulouse cedex 1 / FR
06 / BARRILADO GONZALEZ, Andres
NXP Semiconductors
BP 72329
134 avenue de General Eisenhower
31023 Toulouse cedex 1 / FR
 [2020/02]
Representative(s)Schmütz, Christian Klaus Johannes
NXP Semiconductors Germany GmbH
Intellectual Property Group
Beiersdorfstr. 12
22529 Hamburg / DE
[N/P]
Former [2023/24]Schmütz, Christian Klaus Johannes
NXP Semiconductors Germany GmbH
Intellectual Property Group
Troplowitzstraße 20
22529 Hamburg / DE
Former [2020/02]Lee, Candice Jane
NXP SEMICONDUCTORS
Intellectual Property Group
Abbey House
25 Clarendon Road
Redhill, Surrey RH1 1QZ / GB
Application number, filing date18305858.502.07.2018
[2020/02]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3591433
Date:08.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3591433
Date:14.06.2023
Language:EN
[2023/24]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.05.2019
ClassificationIPC:G01S13/87, H04L7/06, H04L27/00
[2020/02]
CPC:
G01S13/878 (EP); G01S7/02 (CN); G01S13/34 (US);
G01S13/88 (CN); G01S13/931 (CN,US); G01S7/352 (US);
G01S7/36 (CN); G01S7/4056 (US); H04J3/0685 (CN);
H04L27/0008 (EP); H04L7/065 (EP) (-)
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 [2020/33]
Former [2020/02]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:KOMMUNIKATIONSEINHEIT, INTEGRIERTE SCHALTUNGEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR TAKT- UND DATENSYNCHRONISATION[2020/02]
English:COMMUNICATION UNIT, INTEGRATED CIRCUITS AND METHOD FOR CLOCK AND DATA SYNCHRONIZATION[2020/02]
French:UNITÉ DE COMMUNICATION, CIRCUITS INTÉGRÉS ET PROCÉDÉ DE SYNCHRONISATION D'HORLOGE ET DE DONNÉES[2020/02]
Examination procedure10.03.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.07.2020Examination requested  [2020/33]
08.07.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
26.03.2021Invitation to indicate the basis for amendments (Time limit: M01)
23.04.2021Reply to an invitation to indicate the basis for amendments
07.02.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.07.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.03.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.05.2023Fee for grant paid
09.05.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.05.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)15.03.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/21]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
02.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
01.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT14.06.2023
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IE02.07.2023
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GB14.09.2023
NO14.09.2023
GR15.09.2023
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PT16.10.2023
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