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EP About this file: EP3682333

EP3682333 - CONTROLLING A RATE OF PREFETCHING BASED ON BUS BANDWIDTH [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.04.2024
Database last updated on 09.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  28.04.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.03.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.12.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  19.06.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  22.03.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE		published on 04.09.2024  [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
New Orchard Road
Armonk, New York 10504 / US
[2020/30]
Inventor(s)01 / JACOBI, Christian
IBM Corporation
2455 South Road
Poughkeepsie, New York 12601-5400 / US
02 / GSCHWIND, Michael, Karl
IBM Corporation
Intellectual Property Law Department
2455 South Road
Poughkepsie, New York 12601-5400 / US
03 / SHUM, Chung-Lung
IBM Corporation
2455 South Road
Poughkeepsie, New York 12601-5400 / US
04 / BRADBURY, Jonathan
IBM Corporation
2455 South Road
Poughkeepsie, New York 12601-5400 / US
 [2020/30]
Representative(s)Gascoyne, Belinda Jane
IBM United Kingdom Limited
Intellectual Property Law
Hursley Park
Winchester Hampshire SO21 2JN / GB
[2023/22]
Former [2020/30]Graham, Timothy Abbey
IBM United Kingdom Limited
Intellectual Property Law
Hursley Park
Winchester, Hampshire SO21 2JN / GB
Application number, filing date18855663.303.09.2018
[2020/30]
WO2018IB56712
Priority number, dateUS20171570150812.09.2017         Original published format: US201715701508
US20171581257014.11.2017         Original published format: US201715812570
[2020/30]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019053548
Date:21.03.2019
Language:EN
[2019/12]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3682333
Date:22.07.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.03.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/30]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3682333
Date:31.05.2023
Language:EN
[2023/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN21.03.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.09.2020
ClassificationIPC:G06F12/0811, G06F12/0862, G06F13/16, // G06F12/084, G06F11/30
[2020/43]
CPC:
G06F13/1668 (EP,US); G06F12/0862 (EP,US); G06F12/0811 (EP,US);
G06F12/084 (EP,US); G06F11/3027 (EP,US); G06F2212/1024 (EP);
G06F2212/502 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2020/30]G06F12/08
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 [2020/30]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:STEUERUNG EINER PREFETCHING-RATE AUF BASIS DER BUSBANDBREITE[2020/30]
English:CONTROLLING A RATE OF PREFETCHING BASED ON BUS BANDWIDTH[2020/30]
French:COMMANDE D'UN DÉBIT DE PRÉLECTURE BASÉE SUR UNE LARGEUR DE BANDE DE BUS[2020/30]
Entry into regional phase06.04.2020National basic fee paid 
06.04.2020Search fee paid 
06.04.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
06.04.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.04.2020Examination requested  [2020/30]
12.02.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.01.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.04.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.03.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.04.2023Fee for grant paid
18.04.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
18.04.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)01.03.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/19]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
16.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
12.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT31.05.2023
CZ31.05.2023
DK31.05.2023
EE31.05.2023
ES31.05.2023
FI31.05.2023
HR31.05.2023
IT31.05.2023
LT31.05.2023
LV31.05.2023
MC31.05.2023
PL31.05.2023
RO31.05.2023
RS31.05.2023
SE31.05.2023
SI31.05.2023
SK31.05.2023
SM31.05.2023
NO31.08.2023
GR01.09.2023
LU03.09.2023
BE30.09.2023
CH30.09.2023
IS30.09.2023
PT02.10.2023
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CZ31.05.2023
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Documents cited:Search   [ ] - No further relevant documents disclosed
International search[A]US2008183903  (VANSTEE DUSTIN J [US], et al) [A] 1-17 * the whole document *;
 [A]CN102184151  (HANGZHOU H3C TECH CO LTD) [A] 1-17* the whole document *;
 [X]US2014310479  (HOOKER RODNEY E [US], et al) [X] 1-17 * description, paragraphs [0010]-[0033] *
by applicantUS2014310479
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