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EP About this file: EP2078548

EP2078548 - Secure digital data format and code enforced policy [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.12.2011
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.07.2014Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 20.08.2014  [2014/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-6399 / US
[2009/29]
Inventor(s)01 / Whitten, Jon Marcus Randall
197 241st Place SE
Sammarnish, WA 98074 / US
02 / Sharpe, Tracy Clayton
722 10th Avenue E, Apt.2
Seattle, WA 98102 / US
03 / Asmi, Yasser B.
15937 NE 83rd W
Redmond, WA 98052 / US
04 / Lange, Jonathan E.
12928 NE 26th Place
Bellevue, WA 98005 / US
05 / Pirich, Christopher Michael
843 NE 84th Street
Seattle, WA 98115 / US
06 / Thomason, Jonathan Gerald
9626 NE 24th Street
Clyde Hill, WA 98004 / US
 [2009/29]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/29]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
Application number, filing date09004610.313.01.2003
[2009/29]
Priority number, dateUS2002010199919.03.2002         Original published format: US 101999
[2009/29]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2078548
Date:15.07.2009
Language:EN
[2009/29]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2078548
Date:10.03.2010
[2010/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2078548
Date:23.02.2011
Language:EN
[2011/08]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.02.2010
ClassificationIPC:A63F13/12
[2009/29]
CPC:
A63F13/12 (EP); A63F13/71 (US); A63F13/30 (EP);
A63F13/73 (US); A63F13/77 (US); A63F13/95 (US);
G06F21/51 (EP,US); A63F2300/401 (EP,US); A63F2300/532 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2009/29]
TitleGerman:Sicheres digitales Datenformat und codeverstärkte Richtlinie[2009/29]
English:Secure digital data format and code enforced policy[2009/29]
French:Format de données numériques sécurisées et politique renforcée de code[2009/29]
Examination procedure30.03.2009Examination requested  [2009/29]
22.02.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.05.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.08.2010Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.12.2010Fee for grant paid
13.12.2010Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP03000582.1  / EP1346755
Opposition(s)24.11.2011No opposition filed within time limit [2012/05]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
30.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
30.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
30.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
30.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
13.01.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
14.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU13.01.2003
AT23.02.2011
BE23.02.2011
CY23.02.2011
CZ23.02.2011
DK23.02.2011
EE23.02.2011
FI23.02.2011
NL23.02.2011
SE23.02.2011
SI23.02.2011
SK23.02.2011
TR23.02.2011
BG23.05.2011
GR24.05.2011
ES03.06.2011
PT23.06.2011
[2014/34]
Former [2014/21]AT23.02.2011
BE23.02.2011
CY23.02.2011
CZ23.02.2011
DK23.02.2011
EE23.02.2011
FI23.02.2011
NL23.02.2011
SE23.02.2011
SI23.02.2011
SK23.02.2011
TR23.02.2011
BG23.05.2011
GR24.05.2011
ES03.06.2011
PT23.06.2011
Former [2011/49]AT23.02.2011
BE23.02.2011
CY23.02.2011
CZ23.02.2011
DK23.02.2011
EE23.02.2011
FI23.02.2011
NL23.02.2011
SE23.02.2011
SI23.02.2011
SK23.02.2011
BG23.05.2011
GR24.05.2011
ES03.06.2011
PT23.06.2011
Former [2011/47]AT23.02.2011
BE23.02.2011
CY23.02.2011
DK23.02.2011
EE23.02.2011
FI23.02.2011
NL23.02.2011
SE23.02.2011
SI23.02.2011
BG23.05.2011
GR24.05.2011
ES03.06.2011
PT23.06.2011
Former [2011/39]AT23.02.2011
BE23.02.2011
CY23.02.2011
FI23.02.2011
NL23.02.2011
SE23.02.2011
SI23.02.2011
BG23.05.2011
GR24.05.2011
ES03.06.2011
PT23.06.2011
Former [2011/37]BE23.02.2011
CY23.02.2011
FI23.02.2011
SE23.02.2011
SI23.02.2011
BG23.05.2011
GR24.05.2011
ES03.06.2011
PT23.06.2011
Documents cited:Search[X]  - ANON, "PKCS#7: Cryptographic Message Syntax Standard", RSA LABORATORIES TECHNICAL NOTE, RSA Laboratories, (19931101), XP002564582 [X] 1-15 * page 9, paragraph 9 *
 [A]  - "VERISIGN(TM) CPS, PASSAGE", VERISIGN CPS, XX, XX, (199705), pages 1 - 115, XP002934610 [A] 1-15 * paragraph [08.1] *
 [T]  - ANON/VERISIGN, "Software Publisher Digital IDs for Microsoft Authenticode Technology", (2004), pages 1 - 6, URL: http://www.verisign.com.au/developer/msauthenticode.shtml, (20040722), XP002289494 [T] 1-15 * the whole document *
 [A]  - DAVID BECKER, "Hackers, programmers "improve" Xbox", (20011212), pages 1 - 5, URL: http://news.com.com/Hackers,+programmers+"improve"+Xbox/2100-1040_3-276907.html?tag=st.rn, (20040722), XP002289495 [A] 1-15 * page 2 *
 [XP]  - ANDREW HUANG, "Keeping secrets in Hardware: the Microsoft XBox Case Study", AI MEMO, CAMBRIDGE MA, (20020526), pages 1 - 15, XP002289496 [XP] 1-15 * the whole document *
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