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EP1449055 - A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING BETWEEN A NUMBER OF ELEMENTS AND A METHOD FOR CONFIGURING AND TESTING THE SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 30.09.2016 Database last updated on 20.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	30.09.2016	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 02.11.2016 [2016/44]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Microsemi Communications, Inc. 741 Calle Plano Camarillo CA 93012 / US
	[2015/49]
Former [2004/35]	For all designated states Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation 741 Calle Plano Camarillo, California 93012 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / NIELSEN, Peter, Ostergaard Virumgade 39D DK-2830 Virum / DK
	02 / TAGORE-BRAGE, Jens, P. Edvard Glaeselsvej 3 DK-2000 Frederiksberg / DK
	[2004/40]
Former [2004/35]	01 / NIELSEN, Peter, Ostergaard Frem 8 DK-2800 Lyngby / DK
	02 / TAGORE-BRAGE, Jens, P. Edvard Glaeselsvej 3 DK-2000 Frederiksberg / DK
Representative(s)	Suèr, Steven Johannes Graham Watt & Co LLP St. Botolph's House 7-9 St. Botolph's Road Sevenoaks TN13 3AJ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2013/47]	Kransell & Wennborg KB P.O. Box 27834 115 93 Stockholm / SE
Former [2004/35]	Fritzon, Rolf Kransell & Wennborg AB P.O. Box 27834 115 93 Stockholm / SE
Application number, filing date	02782268.3	07.11.2002
	[2004/35]
	WO2002US35559
Priority number, date	US20010332943P	07.11.2001 Original published format: US 332943 P
	[2004/35]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO03040903
	Date:	15.05.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/20]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1449055
	Date:	25.08.2004
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.05.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2004/35]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	15.05.2003
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	20.12.2010
Classification	IPC:	G06F3/00, G06F13/12, G06F11/00, G06F11/27	[2011/03]
	CPC:	H03K19/00392 (EP,US); G01R31/31713 (EP,US); G01R31/31717 (EP,US); G01R31/31724 (EP,US); G06F11/27 (EP,US); G01R31/318516 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2004/35]	G06F3/00, G06F13/12
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, SK, TR [2004/35]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
	RO	Not yet paid
	SI	Not yet paid
Title	German:	SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR KOMMUNIKATION ZWISCHEN EINER ANZAHL VON ELEMENTEN UND VERFAHREN ZUM KONFIGURIEREN UND TESTEN DES SYSTEMS	[2004/35]
	English:	A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING BETWEEN A NUMBER OF ELEMENTS AND A METHOD FOR CONFIGURING AND TESTING THE SYSTEM	[2004/35]
	French:	SYSTEME ET PROCEDE DE COMMUNICATION ENTRE PLUSIEURS ELEMENTS ET PROCEDE DE CONFIGURATION ET DE TEST DU SYSTEME	[2004/35]
Entry into regional phase	19.05.2004	National basic fee paid
	19.05.2004	Search fee paid
	05.08.2004	Designation fee(s) paid
	05.08.2004	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	deleted	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	05.08.2004	Examination requested [2004/41]
	20.06.2011	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	20.10.2011	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	01.06.2016	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2016/44]
	29.06.2016	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time [2016/44]
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 20.06.2011
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	12.11.2004	Renewal fee patent year 03
	29.05.2006	Renewal fee patent year 04
	09.11.2006	Renewal fee patent year 05
	23.11.2007	Renewal fee patent year 06
	19.11.2008	Renewal fee patent year 07
	18.11.2009	Renewal fee patent year 08
	17.11.2010	Renewal fee patent year 09
	14.11.2011	Renewal fee patent year 10
	13.11.2012	Renewal fee patent year 11
	18.11.2013	Renewal fee patent year 12
	10.11.2014	Renewal fee patent year 13
	Penalty fee
	Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
	05.08.2004	AT M01 Fee paid on 05.08.2004
	05.08.2004	BE M01 Fee paid on 05.08.2004
	05.08.2004	BG M01 Fee paid on 05.08.2004
	05.08.2004	CH M01 Fee paid on 05.08.2004
	05.08.2004	CY M01 Fee paid on 05.08.2004
	05.08.2004	CZ M01 Fee paid on 05.08.2004
	05.08.2004	DE M01 Fee paid on 05.08.2004
	05.08.2004	DK M01 Fee paid on 05.08.2004
	05.08.2004	EE M01 Fee paid on 05.08.2004
	05.08.2004	ES M01 Fee paid on 05.08.2004
	05.08.2004	FI M01 Fee paid on 05.08.2004
	05.08.2004	FR M01 Fee paid on 05.08.2004
	05.08.2004	GB M01 Fee paid on 05.08.2004
	05.08.2004	GR M01 Fee paid on 05.08.2004
	05.08.2004	IE M01 Fee paid on 05.08.2004
	05.08.2004	IT M01 Fee paid on 05.08.2004
	05.08.2004	LU M01 Fee paid on 05.08.2004
	05.08.2004	MC M01 Fee paid on 05.08.2004
	05.08.2004	NL M01 Fee paid on 05.08.2004
	05.08.2004	PT M01 Fee paid on 05.08.2004
	05.08.2004	SE M01 Fee paid on 05.08.2004
	05.08.2004	SK M01 Fee paid on 05.08.2004
	05.08.2004	TR M01 Fee paid on 05.08.2004
	Penalty fee Rule 85b EPC 1973
	05.08.2004	M01 Fee paid on 05.08.2004
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	30.11.2005	04 M06 Fee paid on 29.05.2006
	30.11.2015	14 M06 Not yet paid
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		[X]US6243361 (MCMILLEN ROBERT J [US], et al) [X] 1-79 * the whole document *;
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		[A]US6278709 (WALKER CHRISTOPHER PAUL HULME [GB], et al);
		[A]US6389029 (MCALEAR JAMES ALLAN [CA]);
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		[A]US6522188 (POOLE NIGEL T [US])

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