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EP About this file: EP0992907

EP0992907 - Trace fifo management [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.08.2006
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.07.2008Change - representativepublished on 13.08.2008  [2008/33]
Applicant(s)For:DE  GB  IT  NL  SE 
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC.
13500 North Central Expressway Dallas
Texas 75243 / US
For:FR 
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FRANCE
821, avenue Jack Kilby, B.P. 5
06271 Villeneuve Loubet Cédex / FR
[N/P]
Former [2005/39]For:DE  GB  IT  NL  SE 
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC.
13500 North Central Expressway Dallas
Texas 75243 / US
For:FR 
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FRANCE
821, avenue Jack Kilby, B.P. 5
06271 Villeneuve Loubet Cédex / FR
Former [2005/18]For:DE  GB  IT  NL  SE 
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC.
13500 North Central Expressway
Dallas, Texas 75243 / US
For:FR 
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FRANCE
821, avenue Jack Kilby, B.P. 5
06271 Villeneuve Loubet Cédex / FR
Former [2003/39]For:DE  GB 
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC.
13500 North Central Expressway
Dallas, Texas 75243 / US
For:FR 
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FRANCE
821, avenue Jack Kilby, B.P. 5
06271 Villeneuve Loubet Cédex / FR
Former [2000/15]For:BE  CH  DE  DK  ES  FI  GB  GR  IE  IT  LI  LU  MC  NL  AT  CY 
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC.
13500 North Central Expressway
Dallas, Texas 75243 / US
For:FR 
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FRANCE
821, avenue Jack Kilby, B.P. 5
06271 Villeneuve Loubet Cédex / FR
Inventor(s)01 / Buser, Mark L.
329 Dewey Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15218 / US
02 / Laurenti, Gilbert (nmi)
1490, chemin de Saint Etienne
06570 Saint Paul de Vence / FR
03 / Ganesh, N.M
3430 Warburton, Avenue #10
Santa Carla, CA 95051 / US
[2000/15]
Representative(s)Holt, Michael
Texas Instruments Limited
European Patent Department
3rd Floor
401 Grafton Gate
Milton Keynes MK9 1AQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/33]Holt, Michael
Texas Instruments Limited European Patents Department 800 Pavilion Drive
Northampton NN4 7YL / GB
Former [2003/27]Holt, Michael
Texas Instruments Ltd., European Patents Dept. MS/13, 800 Pavillion Drive, Northampton Business Park
Northampton, Northamptonshire NN4 7YL / GB
Former [2000/15]Potter, Julian Mark, et al
D. Young & Co., 21 New Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1DA / GB
Application number, filing date99400559.308.03.1999
[2000/15]
Priority number, dateEP1998040245506.10.1998         Original published format: EP 98402455
[2000/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0992907
Date:12.04.2000
Language:EN
[2000/15]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0992907
Date:29.01.2003
[2003/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0992907
Date:28.09.2005
Language:EN
[2005/39]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.12.2002
ClassificationIPC:G06F11/36
[2003/05]
CPC:
G06F7/764 (EP,US); G06F11/348 (EP,US); G06F5/01 (EP,US);
G06F7/607 (EP,US); G06F7/74 (EP,US); G06F7/762 (EP,US);
G06F9/30018 (EP,US); G06F9/30032 (EP,US); G06F9/30065 (EP,US);
G06F9/30149 (EP,US); G06F9/30181 (EP,US); G06F9/32 (EP,US);
G06F9/321 (EP,US); G06F9/3552 (EP,US); G06F9/3836 (EP,US);
G06F9/3838 (EP,US); G06F9/3867 (EP,US); G06F9/3879 (EP,US);
G06F9/3885 (EP,US); G06F9/3891 (EP,US); Y02D10/00 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2000/15]G06F11/00
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL,   SE [2005/18]
Former [2003/42]DE,  FR,  GB 
Former [2000/15]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Verwaltung eines FIFO zur Abalufverfolgung[2005/15]
English:Trace fifo management[2000/15]
French:Gestion de fifo de traçage[2000/15]
Former [2000/15]Ablaufverfolgungsfifoverwaltung
Examination procedure29.07.2003Examination requested  [2003/39]
02.04.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
16.11.2004Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
25.01.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.03.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.08.2005Fee for grant paid
01.08.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)29.06.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/36]
Request for further processing for:25.01.2005Request for further processing filed
25.01.2005Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
08.02.2005Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.03.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
05.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
06.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
31.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT28.09.2005
NL28.09.2005
SE28.12.2005
[2008/17]
Former [2006/22]NL28.09.2005
SE28.12.2005
Former [2006/13]SE28.12.2005
Documents cited:Search[X]US5724505  (ARGADE PRAMOD VASANT [US], et al) [X] 1,3,6,8,9,12,13 * abstract * * column 2, line 39 - column 3, line 65 * * column 5, line 2 - line 8 * * column 5, line 34 - line 57 * * column 6, line 19 - line 39 *;
 [A]US5564028  (SWOBODA GARY L [US], et al) [A] 1-13 * claims 1-8 *;
 [A]EP0762276  (MOTOROLA INC [US]) [A] 1-13 * page 10, line 50 - page 18, line 18 * * figure 3 *
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