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EP0979450
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| EP0979450 - METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SYNCHRONIZING PROCESSES EXECUTING ON A DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 25.04.2003 Database last updated on 24.08.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 25.04.2003 | No opposition filed within time limit | published on 11.06.2003 [2003/24] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states THE FOXBORO COMPANY 33 Commercial Street Foxboro, MA 01463 / US | [2000/07] | Inventor(s) | 01 /
ELDRIDGE, Keith, E. 62 N. Precinct Street E. Taunton, MA 02718 / US | 02 /
BUSHY, Dennis, M. 34 Hunters Run Franklin, MA 02038 / US | [2000/07] | Representative(s) | Greenwood, John David, et al Graham Watt & Co LLP St Botolph's House 7-9 St Botolph's Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3AJ / GB | [N/P] |
| Former [2000/07] | Greenwood, John David, et al Graham Watt & Co. Riverhead Sevenoaks Kent TN13 2BN / GB | Application number, filing date | 98918872.7 | 30.04.1998 | [2000/07] | WO1998US08725 | Priority number, date | US19970846756 | 30.04.1997 Original published format: US 846756 | [2000/07] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO9849618 | Date: | 05.11.1998 | Language: | EN | [1998/44] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP0979450 | Date: | 16.02.2000 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.11.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [2000/07] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0979450 | Date: | 19.06.2002 | Language: | EN | [2002/25] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | EP | 05.11.1998 | Classification | IPC: | G06F9/46, G06F9/44 | [2000/07] | CPC: |
G06F9/542 (EP,US);
G06F9/4488 (EP,US);
G06F9/465 (EP,US);
G06F2209/545 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB [2000/07] | Title | German: | VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR SYNCHRONISIERUNG VON AUF EINEM DIGITALEN DATENVERARBEITUNGSSYSTEM LAUFENDEN PROZESSEN | [2000/07] | English: | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SYNCHRONIZING PROCESSES EXECUTING ON A DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM | [2000/07] | French: | PROCEDES ET SYSTEMES DE SYNCHRONISATION DE PROCESSUS S'EXECUTANT DANS UN SYSTEME DE TRAITEMENT DE DONNEES NUMERIQUES | [2000/07] | Entry into regional phase | 06.11.1999 | National basic fee paid | 06.11.1999 | Designation fee(s) paid | 06.11.1999 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 07.10.1998 | Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP | 29.10.1999 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 08.11.1999 | Examination requested [2000/07] | 02.06.2000 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08) | 07.02.2001 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 07.05.2001 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 12.11.2001 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 22.01.2002 | Fee for grant paid | 22.01.2002 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 20.03.2003 | No opposition filed within time limit [2003/24] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 26.04.2000 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 09.04.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 08.04.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 05 |
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