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EP About this file: EP3821376

EP3821376 - HIERARCHICAL PARALLELISM IN A NETWORK OF DISTRIBUTED NEURAL NETWORK CORES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.08.2022
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  16.04.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.01.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  13.08.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
New Orchard Road
Armonk, New York 10504 / US
[2021/20]
Inventor(s)01 / ARTHUR, John, Vernon
IBM CORPORATION 650 HARRY ROAD ALMADEN RESEARCH
CENTER
SAN JOSE, California 95120-6099 / US
02 / CASSIDY, Andrew, Stephen
IBM CORPORATION 11501 BURNET ROAD
AUSTIN, Texas 78758-3400 / US
03 / FLICKNER, Myron
IBM CORPORATION 650 HARRY ROAD ALMADEN RESEARCH
CENTER
SAN JOSE, California 95120-6099 / US
04 / DATTA, Pallab
IBM CORPORATION 650 HARRY ROAD ALMADEN RESEARCH
CENTER
SAN JOSE, California 95120-6099 / US
05 / PENNER, Hartmut
IBM CORPORATION 650 HARRY ROAD ALMADEN RESEARCH
CENTER
SAN JOSE, California 95120-6099 / US
06 / APPUSWAMY, Rathinakumar
IBM CORPORATION 650 HARRY ROAD ALMADEN RESEARCH
CENTER
SAN JOSE, California 95120-6099 / US
07 / SAWADA, Jun
IBM CORPORATION 11501 BURNET ROAD
AUSTIN, Texas 78758-3400 / US
08 / MODHA, Dharmendra
IBM CORPORATION 650 HARRY ROAD ALMADEN RESEARCH
CENTER
SAN JOSE, California 95120-6099 / US
09 / ESSER, Steven, Kyle
IBM CORPORATION 650 HARRY ROAD ALMADEN RESEARCH
CENTER
SAN JOSE, California 95120-6099 / US
10 / TABA, Brian, Seisho
IBM CORPORATION 650 HARRY ROAD ALMADEN RESEARCH
CENTER
SAN JOSE, California 95120-6099 / US
11 / KLAMO, Jennifer
IBM CORPORATION 650 HARRY ROAD ALMADEN RESEARCH
CENTER
SAN JOSE, California 95120-6099 / US
 [2021/20]
Representative(s)IBM United Kingdom Limited
Intellectual Property Law
Hursley Park
Winchester, Hampshire SO21 2JN / GB
[N/P]
Former [2021/20]Robertson, Tracey
IBM United Kingdom Limited Intellectual Property Law Hursley Park
Winchester, Hampshire SO21 2JN / GB
Application number, filing date19748724.211.07.2019
[2021/20]
WO2019EP68713
Priority number, dateUS20181603392612.07.2018         Original published format: US201816033926
[2021/20]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020011936
Date:16.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/03]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3821376
Date:19.05.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.01.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/20]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP16.01.2020
ClassificationIPC:G06N3/063
[2021/20]
CPC:
G06N3/063 (EP,US); G06N3/04 (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 [2021/20]
TitleGerman:HIERARCHISCHE PARALLELITÄT IN EINEM NETZWERK AUS VERTEILTEN NEURONALEN NETZWERKKERNEN[2021/20]
English:HIERARCHICAL PARALLELISM IN A NETWORK OF DISTRIBUTED NEURAL NETWORK CORES[2021/20]
French:PARALLÉLISME HIÉRARCHIQUE DANS UN RÉSEAU DE COEURS DE RÉSEAU NEURONAL DISTRIBUÉ[2021/20]
Entry into regional phase09.02.2021National basic fee paid 
09.02.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
09.02.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.02.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.02.2021Examination requested  [2021/20]
09.02.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
03.08.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.11.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.09.2024Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
12.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
26.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
17.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[XI]US2018046906  (DALLY WILLIAM J [US], et al) [X] 1-13,16-25 * abstract * * figures 1-3E * * paragraph [0029] - paragraph [0079] * * paragraph [0104] *[I] 14,15
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