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EP3283970 - UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS MANAGEMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.04.2020
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  19.01.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.07.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip22.08.2024New entry: Application deemed to be withdrawn: despatch of communication + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
10300 Energy Drive
Spring TX 77389 / US
[2019/20]
Former [2018/08]For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
11445 Compaq Center Drive W.
Houston, Texas 77070 / US
Inventor(s)01 / CHEN, Wen Shih
10F-1
No. 66 Jingmao 2nd Rd.
Nangang District
Taipei 11568 / TW
 [2018/08]
Representative(s)Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP
One Portwall Square
Portwall Lane
Bristol BS1 6BH / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/08]Liesegang, Eva
Boehmert & Boehmert
Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Pettenkoferstrasse 22
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date15889394.117.04.2015
[2018/08]
WO2015US26446
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016167802
Date:20.10.2016
Language:EN
[2016/42]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3283970
Date:21.02.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.10.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/08]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR20.10.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.03.2019
ClassificationIPC:G06F13/42, G06F13/38, G06F1/26, G06F1/32
[2019/02]
CPC:
G06F13/385 (EP,CN,KR,US); G06F1/3215 (US); G06F1/3253 (US);
G06F13/4068 (CN); G06F13/4282 (EP,US); G06F2213/0042 (US);
Y02D10/00 (EP,KR,US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/08]G06F13/40, G06F13/38
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2018/08]
TitleGerman:USB-VERWALTUNG[2018/08]
English:UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS MANAGEMENT[2018/08]
French:GESTION DE BUS SÉRIE UNIVERSEL[2018/08]
Entry into regional phase24.07.2017National basic fee paid 
24.07.2017Search fee paid 
24.07.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
24.07.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.07.2017Examination requested  [2018/08]
24.07.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
20.09.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.04.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M03)
02.07.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.10.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M05)
26.03.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.02.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.08.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.03.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.08.2024Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
25.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
18.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
21.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
21.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
20.04.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
20.04.2023Renewal fee patent year 09
18.04.2024Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[A]US6646685  (KIM YOUNG CHAN [KR]) [A] 1,2,5,7,8 * the whole document *;
 [I]EP1659478  (FUJITSU LTD [JP]) [I] 1,2,5,7,8 * paragraphs [0025] - [0212]; figures 1-41 *;
 [A]KR20070104743  (AIR CODE INC [KR], et al) [A] 1,2,5,7,8 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2010132004  (OTA YUYA [JP], et al) [A] 1,2,5,7,8* the whole document *;
 [A]WO2011041734  (SARTORI GABRIELE [US], et al) [A] 1,2,5,7,8 * the whole document *;
 [I]US2014164805  (HASUI SHIGEKI [JP]) [I] 1,2,5,7,8 * paragraphs [0025] - [0094]; figures 1-7C *;
 [A]WO2014136176  (NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS LTD [JP], et al) [A] 1,2,5,7,8 * the whole document *
International search[A]US2008168283  (PENNING RANDALL J [US]) [A] 1-18 * See paragraphs [0047]-[0070] and figures 3-4. *;
 [A]US2013013936  (LIN CHIH-JUNG [TW], et al) [A] 1-18 * See paragraphs [0031]-[0036] and figures 1A-1B. *;
 [A]US2013013815  (DESAI GIRISH [US], et al) [A] 1-18* See paragraphs [0015]-[0035] and figures 1-3. *;
 [A]US2013191653  (SHIH TERRANCE [TW], et al) [A] 1-18 * See paragraphs [0015]-[0025] and figures 1-2. *;
 [A]US2014208134  (WATERS DERIC [US], et al) [A] 1-18 * See paragraphs [0019]-[0024]; claims 1 and 14; and figures 1-3. *
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