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EP3672074 - CONFIGURABLE SWITCHED POWER AMPLIFIER FOR EFFICIENT HIGH/LOW OUTPUT POWER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.09.2024
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  29.09.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.06.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  26.11.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.01.2021
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  22.05.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NXP USA, Inc.
6501 William Cannon Drive West
Austin TX 78735 / US
[2020/26]
Inventor(s)01 / CANNELLA, Maicol
c/o NXP Semiconductors
IP Group
134 avenue du Général Eisenhower
P.O. Box BP 72329
31023 Toulouse Cedex 1 / FR
02 / LARIE, Aurelien
c/o NXP Semiconductors
IP Group
134 avenue du Général Eisenhower
P.O. Box BP 72329
31023 Toulouse Cedex 1 / FR
03 / DAL TOSO, Stefano
c/o NXP Semiconductors
IP Group
134 avenue du Général Eisenhower
P.O. Box BP 72329
31023 Toulouse Cedex 1 / FR
 [2020/26]
Representative(s)Miles, John Richard
NXP SEMICONDUCTORS
Intellectual Property Group
Abbey House
25 Clarendon Road
Redhill, Surrey RH1 1QZ / GB
[2020/26]
Application number, filing date18306718.018.12.2018
[2020/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3672074
Date:24.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3672074
Date:01.11.2023
Language:EN
[2023/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.06.2019
ClassificationIPC:H03F3/193, H03F3/45, H03F1/02
[2023/27]
CPC:
H03F1/0277 (EP,US); H03F3/193 (EP); H03F3/245 (US);
H03F3/45179 (EP,US); H03F3/68 (US); H03F2200/378 (US);
H03F2200/451 (EP,US); H03F2200/513 (US); H03F2200/516 (US);
H03F2200/546 (US); H03F2203/21106 (US); H03F2203/45024 (US);
H03F2203/45186 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/26]H03F3/45, H03F1/02
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 [2021/07]
Former [2020/26]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:KONFIGURIERBARER SCHALTLEISTUNGSVERSTÄRKER FÜR EFFIZIENTE HOHE/NIEDRIGE AUSGANGSLEISTUNG[2020/26]
English:CONFIGURABLE SWITCHED POWER AMPLIFIER FOR EFFICIENT HIGH/LOW OUTPUT POWER[2020/26]
French:AMPLIFICATEUR DE PUISSANCE À COMMUTATION CONFIGURABLE POUR PUISSANCE DE SORTIE ÉLEVÉE/FAIBLE EFFICACE[2020/26]
Examination procedure23.10.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.01.2021Examination requested  [2021/07]
11.01.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
29.11.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.03.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.05.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M01)
22.05.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.06.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.09.2023Fee for grant paid
18.09.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
18.09.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)02.08.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/41]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
03.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
02.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT01.11.2023
CZ01.11.2023
DK01.11.2023
EE01.11.2023
ES01.11.2023
HR01.11.2023
IT01.11.2023
LT01.11.2023
LV01.11.2023
MC01.11.2023
NL01.11.2023
PL01.11.2023
RS01.11.2023
SE01.11.2023
SK01.11.2023
SM01.11.2023
LU18.12.2023
BG01.02.2024
NO01.02.2024
GR02.02.2024
IS01.03.2024
PT01.03.2024
[2024/40]
Former [2024/36]AT01.11.2023
CZ01.11.2023
DK01.11.2023
EE01.11.2023
ES01.11.2023
HR01.11.2023
IT01.11.2023
LT01.11.2023
LV01.11.2023
NL01.11.2023
PL01.11.2023
RS01.11.2023
SE01.11.2023
SK01.11.2023
SM01.11.2023
BG01.02.2024
NO01.02.2024
GR02.02.2024
IS01.03.2024
PT01.03.2024
Former [2024/35]AT01.11.2023
CZ01.11.2023
DK01.11.2023
EE01.11.2023
ES01.11.2023
HR01.11.2023
LT01.11.2023
LV01.11.2023
NL01.11.2023
PL01.11.2023
RS01.11.2023
SE01.11.2023
SM01.11.2023
BG01.02.2024
NO01.02.2024
GR02.02.2024
IS01.03.2024
PT01.03.2024
Former [2024/34]AT01.11.2023
DK01.11.2023
EE01.11.2023
ES01.11.2023
HR01.11.2023
LT01.11.2023
LV01.11.2023
NL01.11.2023
PL01.11.2023
RS01.11.2023
SE01.11.2023
SM01.11.2023
BG01.02.2024
NO01.02.2024
GR02.02.2024
IS01.03.2024
PT01.03.2024
Former [2024/33]AT01.11.2023
DK01.11.2023
ES01.11.2023
HR01.11.2023
LT01.11.2023
LV01.11.2023
NL01.11.2023
PL01.11.2023
RS01.11.2023
SE01.11.2023
SM01.11.2023
BG01.02.2024
NO01.02.2024
GR02.02.2024
IS01.03.2024
PT01.03.2024
Former [2024/26]AT01.11.2023
ES01.11.2023
HR01.11.2023
LT01.11.2023
LV01.11.2023
NL01.11.2023
PL01.11.2023
RS01.11.2023
SE01.11.2023
BG01.02.2024
NO01.02.2024
GR02.02.2024
IS01.03.2024
PT01.03.2024
Former [2024/25]AT01.11.2023
ES01.11.2023
HR01.11.2023
LT01.11.2023
NL01.11.2023
PL01.11.2023
RS01.11.2023
SE01.11.2023
BG01.02.2024
NO01.02.2024
GR02.02.2024
IS01.03.2024
PT01.03.2024
Former [2024/24]AT01.11.2023
ES01.11.2023
HR01.11.2023
LT01.11.2023
NL01.11.2023
RS01.11.2023
SE01.11.2023
BG01.02.2024
NO01.02.2024
GR02.02.2024
IS01.03.2024
PT01.03.2024
Former [2024/23]AT01.11.2023
ES01.11.2023
LT01.11.2023
NL01.11.2023
BG01.02.2024
GR02.02.2024
IS01.03.2024
PT01.03.2024
Former [2024/21]LT01.11.2023
NL01.11.2023
BG01.02.2024
GR02.02.2024
IS01.03.2024
Former [2024/20]GR02.02.2024
IS01.03.2024
Documents cited:Search[X]US5977828  (HU XIAOYUN [CA], et al) [X] 1,11 * column 4, line 10 - line 51; figure 4 *;
 [XYI]US2008079499  (TSAI MING-LIN [TW]) [X] 1-5,7,9,11-15 * paragraph [0026] - paragraph [0030]; figure 3 * [Y] 6 [I] 8,10;
 [Y]US7474154  (LEE BUMHA [US], et al) [Y] 6* column 5, line 60 - column 6, line 8; figure 3 *;
 [A]KR20180115404  (KOREA ADVANCED INST SCI & TECH [KR]) [A] 1-15 * abstract *
ExaminationUS2011070848
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 US2018219516
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