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EP About this file: EP0661642

EP0661642 - Microcomputer with memory read protection [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.01.2004
Database last updated on 06.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.01.2004No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 03.03.2004  [2004/10]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
72, Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa-ken 210-8572 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2003/11]For all designated states
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
72, Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210-8572 / JP
Former [1995/27]For all designated states
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
72, Horikawa-cho, Saiwai-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210, Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Banno, Moriyasu, 203, Shinkoyasu-kase-heights
11-19, Shinkoyasu 1-chome
Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken / JP
02 / Inoue, Tatsuo
203,Canadian-heights-tokura 1316,Ogura
Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken / JP
[1995/27]
Representative(s)Lehn, Werner, et al
Hoffmann Eitle, Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1995/27]Lehn, Werner, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Hoffmann, Eitle & Partner, Patentanwälte, Arabellastrasse 4
D-81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date94120690.627.12.1994
[1995/27]
Priority number, dateJP1993033499728.12.1993         Original published format: JP 33499793
[1995/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0661642
Date:05.07.1995
Language:EN
[1995/27]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0661642
Date:15.04.1998
[1998/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0661642
Date:12.03.2003
Language:EN
[2003/11]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.03.1998
ClassificationIPC:G06F12/14
[1995/27]
CPC:
G06F12/1441 (EP,US); G06F12/14 (KR); G06F12/1433 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1995/27]
TitleGerman:Mikrorechner mit Speicherleseschutz[2002/07]
English:Microcomputer with memory read protection[1995/27]
French:Microordinateur avec protection de lecture de mémoire[1995/27]
Former [1995/27]Mikrorechner mit Lesespeicher
Examination procedure27.12.1994Examination requested  [1995/27]
22.05.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M07)
29.12.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.08.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M03)
27.11.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.05.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
08.08.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
31.10.2002Fee for grant paid
31.10.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)15.12.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2004/10]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.12.1996Renewal fee patent year 03
12.12.1997Renewal fee patent year 04
11.12.1998Renewal fee patent year 05
09.12.1999Renewal fee patent year 06
13.12.2000Renewal fee patent year 07
13.12.2001Renewal fee patent year 08
12.12.2002Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[Y]EP0115877  (IBM [US]) [Y] 4-24 * page 9, line 6 - page 13, line 29; figures 1,2 *;
 [A]US4590552  (GUTTAG KARL M [US], et al) [A] 1-24 * column 5, line 38 - column 6, line 45; figures 2,3 *;
 [A]EP0308219  (GEN INSTRUMENT CORP [US]) [A] 1-24* column 3, line 1 - column 4, line 41; figure 1 *;
 [XY]WO8903081  (SGS THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS [FR]) [X] 1-3 * page 1, line 1 - page 2, line 9 * * page 10, line 10 - page 11, line 27; figures 1-3 * * page 10, line 1 - page 11, line 27; figure 2 * [Y] 4-24;
 [A]US5067077  (WAKIMOTO YASUHIRO [JP], et al) [A] 1-24 * column 4, line 66 - column 5, line 55; figures 1,6A,6B,7 *
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