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EP0067304 - Processing array and method for the physical design of very large scale integrated circuits [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.11.1989
Database last updated on 20.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.04.2015Change - lapse in a contracting state
Updated state(s): BE
published on 20.05.2015  [2015/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
New Orchard Road
Armonk, NY 10504 / US
[N/P]
Former [1982/51]For all designated states
International Business Machines Corporation
Old Orchard Road
Armonk, N.Y. 10504 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Hong, Se June
1374 White Hill Road
Yorktown Heights New York 10598 / US
02 / Nair, Ravindra Kumar
5G Hillcrest Park
Peekskill New York 10566 / US
03 / Shapiro, Eugene
138 West Haviland Lane
Stamford Conn. 06903 / US
[1982/51]
Representative(s)Blakemore, Frederick Norman
IBM United Kingdom Limited Intellectual Property Department Hursley Park Winchester
Hampshire SO21 2JN / GB
[N/P]
Former [1989/48]Blakemore, Frederick Norman
IBM United Kingdom Limited Intellectual Property Department Hursley Park
Winchester Hampshire SO21 2JN / GB
Former [1986/17]Appleton, John Edward
IBM United Kingdom Limited Intellectual Property Department Hursley Park
Winchester Hampshire SO21 2JN / GB
Former [1982/51]Lancaster, James Donald
IBM United Kingdom Patent Operations Hursley Park
Winchester, Hants, S021 2JN / GB
Application number, filing date82103941.906.05.1982
[1982/51]
Priority number, dateUS1981027288012.06.1981         Original published format: US 272880
[1982/51]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0067304
Date:22.12.1982
Language:EN
[1982/51]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0067304
Date:25.07.1984
Language:EN
[1984/30]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0067304
Date:01.02.1989
Language:EN
[1989/05]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.05.1984
ClassificationIPC:G06F15/60
[1989/05]
CPC:
G06F30/394 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1982/51]G06F15/20
Designated contracting statesBE,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT [1982/51]
TitleGerman:Verarbeitungsnetz und Verfahren zur physischen Planung von in sehr hohem Grad integrierten Schaltkreisen[1982/51]
English:Processing array and method for the physical design of very large scale integrated circuits[1982/51]
French:Réseau de calcul et méthode pour la planification physique de circuits intégrés à très grande échelle[1982/51]
Examination procedure20.04.1983Examination requested  [1983/26]
17.01.1986Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
30.06.1986Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.07.1987Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.01.1988Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.05.1988Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
27.07.1988Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.08.1988Fee for grant paid
06.08.1988Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)03.11.1989No opposition filed within time limit [1990/03]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.05.1984Renewal fee patent year 03
24.05.1985Renewal fee patent year 04
23.05.1986Renewal fee patent year 05
29.05.1987Renewal fee patent year 06
31.05.1988Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBE01.02.1989
[2015/21]
Former [1989/39]BE31.05.1989
Documents cited:Search[A]US4065808  (SCHOMBERG HERMANN, et al);
 [AD]US3979728  (REDDAWAY STEWART FIDDIAN)
 [A]  - ASSOCIAZIONE ELETTROTECNICA ED ELETTRONICA ITALIANA, Rendiconti delle LXVII riunione annuale, Alghero, 1966, Extra issue of "L'ELETTROTECNICA", pages II-84 1-8, Milano (IT); L. GILLI et al.: "II-84/1966 - Elaboratore speciale per la sintesi di circuiti logici combinatori".
 [A]  - IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CIRCUITS AND COMPUTERS, ICCC 80, 1st-3rd October 1980, pages 207-209, Port Chester N.Y. (USA); D. KATZ: "Gate array chips and computer aided design methods for custom LSI/VLSI".
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