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EP About this file: EP1847012

EP1847012 - FRACTIONAL-N OFFSET PHASE LOCKED LOOP [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.05.2015
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2016Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, TR
Updated state(s): BE		published on 10.08.2016  [2016/32]
08.07.2016Change - lapse in a contracting statepublished on 10.08.2016  [2016/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
RF Micro Devices, Inc.
7628 Thorndike Road
Greensboro, NC 27409 / US
[2007/43]
Inventor(s)01 / HUMPHREYS, Scott Robert
5702 Middlebury Place
Greensboro, NC 27410 / US
02 / BUNCH, Ryan
4405 Eagle Rock Road
Greensboro, NC 27410 / US
03 / HUNT, Barry Travis, Jr.
3010 Amidon Drive
Greensboro, NC 27410 / US
04 / HIETALA, Alexander
14017 S. 9th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85048 / US
 [2013/21]
Former [2007/50]01 / HUMPHREYS, Scott Robert
5702 Middlebury Place
Greensboro, NC 27410 / US
02 / BUNCH, Ryan
4405 Eagle Rock Road
Greensboro, NC 27410 / US
03 / HUNT, Barry Travis, Jr.
3010 Amidon Drive
Greensboro, NC 27410 / US
Former [2007/43]01 / HUMPHREYS, Scott Robert
5702 Middlebury Place
Greensboro, NC 27410 / US
02 / BUNCH, Ryan
3844 Battleground Avenue, Nr. 14
Greensboro, NC 27410 / US
03 / HUNT, Barry Travis, Jr.
3010 Amidon Drive
Greensboro, NC 27410 / US
Representative(s)Brophy, David Timothy, et al
FRKelly
27 Clyde Road
Dublin D04 F838 / IE
[N/P]
Former [2013/38]Brophy, David Timothy, et al
FRKelly 27 Clyde Road Ballsbridge
Dublin 4 / IE
Former [2007/43]Boyce, Conor, et al
F. R. Kelly & Co., 27 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge
Dublin 4 / IE
Application number, filing date05849398.212.12.2005
[2007/43]
WO2005US44839
Priority number, dateUS2005004725831.01.2005         Original published format: US 47258
[2007/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2006083396
Date:10.08.2006
Language:EN
[2006/32]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1847012
Date:24.10.2007
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.08.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1847012
Date:02.07.2014
Language:EN
[2014/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US02.11.2006
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.02.2012
ClassificationIPC:H03C3/09, H03L7/197, H03L7/23
[2012/11]
CPC:
H03L7/1976 (EP,US); H03C3/0966 (EP,US); H03L7/23 (EP,US);
H03L2207/12 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2007/43]H03C3/00, H04L27/20
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2007/43]
TitleGerman:FRAKTIONAL-N-OFFSET-PHASENREGELKREIS[2007/43]
English:FRACTIONAL-N OFFSET PHASE LOCKED LOOP[2007/43]
French:BOUCLE A PHASE ASSERVIE A DEPHASAGE N-FRACTIONNAIRE[2007/43]
Entry into regional phase31.08.2007National basic fee paid 
31.08.2007Search fee paid 
31.08.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
31.08.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.08.2007Examination requested  [2007/43]
18.02.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.04.2013Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
12.07.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.11.2013Fee for grant paid
13.11.2013Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  18.02.2013
Opposition(s)07.04.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/24]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.12.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
11.12.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
15.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
12.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
11.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
12.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU12.12.2005
AT02.07.2014
BE02.07.2014
CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
DK02.07.2014
EE02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
IT02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
MC02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
RO02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
SI02.07.2014
SK02.07.2014
TR02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
IE12.12.2014
LU12.12.2014
CH31.12.2014
LI31.12.2014
[2016/32]
Former [2016/27]AT02.07.2014
CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
DK02.07.2014
EE02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
IT02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
MC02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
RO02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
SI02.07.2014
SK02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
IE12.12.2014
LU12.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
CH31.12.2014
LI31.12.2014
Former [2015/50]AT02.07.2014
CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
DK02.07.2014
EE02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
IT02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
RO02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
SI02.07.2014
SK02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
IE12.12.2014
LU12.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
CH31.12.2014
LI31.12.2014
Former [2015/47]AT02.07.2014
CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
DK02.07.2014
EE02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
IT02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
RO02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
SK02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
IE12.12.2014
LU12.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
CH31.12.2014
LI31.12.2014
Former [2015/46]AT02.07.2014
CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
DK02.07.2014
EE02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
IT02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
RO02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
SK02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
IE12.12.2014
LU12.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
Former [2015/35]AT02.07.2014
CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
DK02.07.2014
EE02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
IT02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
RO02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
SK02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
LU12.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
Former [2015/30]AT02.07.2014
CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
DK02.07.2014
EE02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
IT02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
RO02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
SK02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
BE31.12.2014
Former [2015/25]AT02.07.2014
CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
DK02.07.2014
EE02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
IT02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
RO02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
SK02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
Former [2015/23]CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
DK02.07.2014
EE02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
IT02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
RO02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
SK02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
Former [2015/22]CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
DK02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
IT02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
RO02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
Former [2015/12]CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
LV02.07.2014
NL02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
IS02.11.2014
PT03.11.2014
Former [2015/11]CY02.07.2014
CZ02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
PL02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
GR03.10.2014
PT03.11.2014
Former [2015/10]CZ02.07.2014
ES02.07.2014
FI02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
BG02.10.2014
Former [2015/09]FI02.07.2014
LT02.07.2014
SE02.07.2014
Former [2015/08]LT02.07.2014
Documents cited:Search[A]US2001033200  (STASZEWSKI ROBERT B [US], et al) [A] 1-18* paragraph [0021] - paragraph [0030]; figures 5,6 *;
 [A]WO02080390  (CONEXANT SYSTEMS INC [US]) [A] 1-18 * page 19, line 23 - page 22, line 3; figure 4 * * page 26, line 18 - page 31, line 16; figure 7 *
International search[A]US6396355  (REZIN PHILLIP J [US])
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