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EP1668503 - SECURE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION IN ELECTRONIC DESIGN AUTOMATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 07.10.2016 Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	07.10.2016	Refusal of application	published on 09.11.2016 [2016/45]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Mentor Graphics Corporation 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road Wilsonville, OR 97070-7777 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2006/24]	For all designated states Mentor Graphics Corporation 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road Wilsonville Oregon 97070-7777 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / FERGUSON, John, G. 21760 SW 106th Ave. Tualatin, OR 97062 / US
	02 / PIKUS, Fedor, G. 8625 SW Sorrento Rd. Beaverton, OR 97008 / US
	03 / SAKAJIRI, Kyohei 1948 SW River Square Portland, OR 97201 / US
	04 / GRODD, Laurence, W. 3705 SE Main Portland, OR 97214 / US
	[2006/40]
Former [2006/24]	01 / FERGUSON, John, G. 21760 SW 106th Ave. Tualatin, OR 97062 / US
	02 / PIKUS, Fedor, G. 8625 SW Sorrento Rd. Beaverton, OR 97008 / US
	03 / SAKAJIRI, Kyohei 2129 S.W. Harbor Place Portland, OR 97201 / US
	04 / GRODD, Laurence, W. 3705 SE Main Portland, OR 97214 / US
Representative(s)	Wilson, Timothy James, et al Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD / GB
	[2012/39]
Former [2008/33]	Samuels, Adrian James, et al Frank B. Dehn & Co. St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Former [2008/28]	Tomlinson, Kerry John Frank B. Dehn & Co. St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD / GB
Former [2007/31]	Hoarton, Lloyd Douglas Charles, et al Forrester & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München / DE
Former [2006/24]	Lobban, Colin Forrester & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date	04816862.9	10.09.2004
	[2006/24]
	WO2004US29679
Priority number, date	US20030506190P	26.09.2003 Original published format: US 506190 P
	US20040895485	20.07.2004 Original published format: US 895485
	US20040920988	17.08.2004 Original published format: US 920988
	[2006/24]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2005043283
	Date:	12.05.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/19]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1668503
	Date:	14.06.2006
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.05.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2006/24]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	24.11.2005
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	14.08.2009
Classification	IPC:	G06F1/00	[2009/38]
	CPC:	G06F21/6209 (EP,US); G06F2221/2137 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2006/24]	G06F9/45
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2006/24]
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	HR	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
Title	German:	SICHERER AUSTAUSCH VON INFORMATIONEN BEI DER ELEKTRONIKENTWURF-AUTOMATISIERUNG	[2006/24]
	English:	SECURE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION IN ELECTRONIC DESIGN AUTOMATION	[2006/24]
	French:	ECHANGE D'INFORMATION SECURISE DANS LE DOMAINE DE L'AUTOMATISATION DE LA CONCEPTION EN ELECTRONIQUE	[2006/24]
Entry into regional phase	14.03.2006	National basic fee paid
	14.03.2006	Search fee paid
	14.03.2006	Designation fee(s) paid
	14.03.2006	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	deleted	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	14.03.2006	Examination requested [2006/24]
	08.12.2009	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	06.10.2010	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.09.2012	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 04.10.2012
	04.10.2012	Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
	16.04.2014	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	23.09.2014	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	03.12.2014	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	15.04.2016	Application refused, date of legal effect [2016/45]
	15.04.2016	Date of oral proceedings
	16.06.2016	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2016/45]
	16.06.2016	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
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 08.12.2009
Request for further processing for:	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
	03.12.2014	Request for further processing filed
	03.12.2014	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	15.12.2014	Decision despatched
	The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
	06.10.2010	Request for further processing filed
	06.10.2010	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	26.10.2010	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	11.09.2006	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.09.2007	Renewal fee patent year 04
	31.03.2008	Renewal fee patent year 05
	04.09.2009	Renewal fee patent year 06
	07.09.2010	Renewal fee patent year 07
	08.09.2011	Renewal fee patent year 08
	26.09.2012	Renewal fee patent year 09
	26.12.2013	Renewal fee patent year 10
	08.09.2014	Renewal fee patent year 11
	08.09.2015	Renewal fee patent year 12
	08.09.2016	Renewal fee patent year 13
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	30.09.2013	10 M06 Fee paid on 26.12.2013
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]US5978476 (REDMAN SCOTT [US], et al) [X] 1-45 * abstract * * figures 1-4 * * columns 2-6,11 *;
		[X]US6009251 (HO WAI-YAN [US], et al) [X] 33-43 * abstract * * figures 3A,7 *;
		[A]US2003140255 (RICCHETTI MICHAEL [US], et al) [A] 45 * abstract ** figure 3 *
	International search	[X]US2002156757 (BROWN DON [US]);
		[X]US2002107809 (BIDDLE JOHN DENTON [US], et al);
		[A]US2003149669 (HOWELLS MICHAEL C [US], et al);
		[A]US6401230 (AHANESSIANS RAZMIK [US], et al);
		[A]US6118869 (KELEM STEVEN H [US], et al);
		[A]US5978476 (REDMAN SCOTT [US], et al);
		[AP]US6782511 (FRANK ELOF [US], et al);
		[A]US6012033 (VANDEN BERGE THOMAS A [US])
	Examination	EP0715246
	by applicant	US5978476
		US6009251
		US2003140255

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