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EP1576468 - ENCAPSULATED HARDWARE CONFIGURATION/CONTROL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 13.10.2023 Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 30.07.2021
Most recent event Tooltip	13.10.2023	Refusal of application	published on 15.11.2023 [2023/46]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Partners for Corporate Research International Clifton House 75 Fort Street P.O. Box 1350 George Town Grand Cayman KY1-1108 / KY
	[2012/47]
Former [2012/45]	For all designated states Partners for Corporate Research International a Cayman Islands Company Clifton House 75 Fort Street P.O. Box 1350 George Town Grand Cayman KY1-1108 / KY
Former [2012/44]	For all designated states Partners for Corporate Research International a Cayman Islands Company Clifton House 75 Fort Street P.O. Box 1350 George Town Grand Cayman KY1-1108 / KY
Former [2007/31]	For all designated states NXP B.V. High Tech Campus 60 5656 AG Eindhoven / NL
Former [2005/38]	For all designated states Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V. Groenewoudseweg 1 5621 BA Eindhoven / NL
Inventor(s)	01 / GOFF, Lonnie 1109 McKay Drive, M/S-41SJ San Jose, CA 95131 / US
	[2005/38]
Representative(s)	Elkington and Fife LLP Prospect House 8 Pembroke Road Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2012/44]	O'Callaghan, Robert James, et al Elkington and Fife LLP Prospect House 8 Pembroke Road Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR / GB
Former [2011/09]	Williamson, Paul Lewis, et al NXP BV Intellectual Property Department Betchworth House 57-65 Station Road Redhill Surrey RH1 1DL / GB
Former [2009/44]	Schouten, Marcus Maria, et al NXP B.V. IP & L Department High Tech Campus 32 5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
Former [2008/14]	van der Veer, Johannis Leendert, et al NXP Semiconductors Intellectual Property Department High Tech Campus 60 5656 AG Eindhoven / NL
Former [2007/01]	Pennings, Johannes, et al NXP Semiconductors Intellectual Property Department High Tech Campus 60 5656 AG Eindhoven / NL
Former [2005/38]	Eleveld, Koop Jan Philips Intellectual Property & Standards, P.O. Box 220 5600 AE Eindhoven / NL
Application number, filing date	03768034.5	17.12.2003
	[2005/38]
	WO2003IB06008
Priority number, date	US20020434738P	18.12.2002 Original published format: US 434738 P
	[2005/38]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2004055668
	Date:	01.07.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/27]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1576468
	Date:	21.09.2005
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.07.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2005/38]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	04.08.2005
Classification	IPC:	G06F9/445	[2005/40]
	CPC:	G06F11/2289 (EP,US); G06F13/28 (EP); G06F13/385 (EP); G06F9/4411 (EP,US); G06F9/44505 (EP); G06F9/4498 (EP); (+) Y02D10/00 (EP) (-)
	Former IPC [2005/38]	G06F9/40
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2005/38]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
Title	German:	KONFIGURIERUNG UND STEUERUNG VON EINGEKAPSELTER HARDWARE	[2005/38]
	English:	ENCAPSULATED HARDWARE CONFIGURATION/CONTROL	[2005/38]
	French:	CONFIGURATION/COMMANDE DE MATERIEL ENCAPSULE	[2005/38]
Entry into regional phase	18.07.2005	National basic fee paid
	06.02.2006	Designation fee(s) paid
	06.02.2006	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	06.02.2006	Examination requested [2006/14]
	30.10.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	03.05.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	14.10.2010	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	08.02.2011	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	16.06.2014	Date of oral proceedings
	18.07.2014	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	29.07.2021	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	18.11.2021	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	16.05.2023	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 25.05.2023
	25.05.2023	Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
	28.06.2023	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2023/46]
	08.07.2023	Application refused, date of legal effect [2023/46]
Appeal following examination	29.09.2014	Appeal received No. T2296/14
	28.11.2014	Statement of grounds filed
	06.05.2021	Result of appeal procedure: continuation of examination procedure
	18.05.2021	Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 30.10.2006
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	02.01.2006	Renewal fee patent year 03
	02.01.2007	Renewal fee patent year 04
	02.01.2008	Renewal fee patent year 05
	05.01.2009	Renewal fee patent year 06
	04.01.2010	Renewal fee patent year 07
	03.01.2011	Renewal fee patent year 08
	02.01.2012	Renewal fee patent year 09
	10.05.2013	Renewal fee patent year 10
	12.12.2013	Renewal fee patent year 11
	27.11.2014	Renewal fee patent year 12
	24.12.2015	Renewal fee patent year 13
	22.12.2016	Renewal fee patent year 14
	21.12.2017	Renewal fee patent year 15
	19.12.2018	Renewal fee patent year 16
	23.12.2019	Renewal fee patent year 17
	24.12.2020	Renewal fee patent year 18
	24.12.2021	Renewal fee patent year 19
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.12.2012	10 M06 Fee paid on 10.05.2013
	31.12.2022	20 M06 Not yet paid
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Cited in	International search	[X]EP0661850 (NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP [US]) [X] 1-10 * the whole document *;
		[A]US5812867 (BASSET PHILIPPE [FR]) [A] 1-10 * abstract * * column 3, line 15 - line 27 * * column 4, line 37 - column 5, line 26 * * column 7, line 28 - line 50 ** figures 1,3 *;
		[A]US6222757 (RAU PRASAD [US], et al) [A] 1-3,6-8 * abstract * * column 1, line 55 - column 3, line 19 * * column 6, line 47 - column 7, line 37 *;
		[X]US6240496 (NYLUND HELGE [US]) [X] 1,2,6,7 * the whole document *;
		[X]WO0215473 (MICROCHIP TECH INC [US]) [X] 1,2,6,7 * abstract * * page 22, line 7 - page 25, line 18 * * figures 5-7 * * page 15, line 19 - page 19, line 2 *

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