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EP About this file: EP3887943

EP3887943 - DELETION OF FIRMWARE INSTRUCTIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  27.04.2024
Database last updated on 14.06.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.09.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  22.08.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip30.04.2024New entry: Despatch of examination report + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
10300 Energy Drive
Spring TX 77389 / US
[2021/40]
Inventor(s)01 / STEWART, Christopher H.
10300 Energy DR
Spring, Texas 77389 / US
02 / ALI, Valiuddin
10300 Energy DR
Spring, Texas 77389 / US
 [2021/40]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2021/40]HGF
1 City Walk
Leeds LS11 9DX / GB
Application number, filing date19915084.811.02.2019
[2021/40]
WO2019US17522
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020167286
Date:20.08.2020
Language:EN
[2020/34]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3887943
Date:06.10.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.08.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:RU20.08.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.06.2022
ClassificationIPC:G06F9/44, G06F8/654, // G06F8/61
[2022/28]
CPC:
G06F8/654 (EP,US); G06F8/62 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2021/40]G06F9/44
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 [2021/40]
TitleGerman:LÖSCHUNG VON FIRMWAREBEFEHLEN[2021/40]
English:DELETION OF FIRMWARE INSTRUCTIONS[2021/40]
French:SUPPRESSION D'INSTRUCTIONS DE MICROLOGICIEL[2021/40]
Entry into regional phase29.06.2021National basic fee paid 
29.06.2021Search fee paid 
29.06.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
29.06.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.06.2021Examination requested  [2021/40]
05.12.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.04.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
17.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
22.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
20.02.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2010262953  (BARBONI MICHAEL P [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0002] * * paragraphs [0030] - [0031] * * paragraph [0041] ** paragraphs [0045] - [0046] *;
 [A]US2010281080  (RAJARAM SENTHIL [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0016] * * paragraph [0036] * * paragraph [0070] * * paragraphs [0073] - [0074] *;
 [I]US2017115963  (STEWART CHRISTOPHER H [US], et al) [I] 1-15 * paragraph [0014] * * paragraph [0017] * * paragraph [0023] * * paragraphs [0033] - [0035] * * paragraph [0042] * * paragraphs [0045] - [0048] *
International search[A]US2006259878  (KILLIAN EARL A [US], et al) [A] 1-15;
 [A]US2007055872  (SOGA MASAKAZU [JP], et al)[A] 1-15;
 [A]US2008244506  (KILLIAN EARL A [US], et al) [A] 1-15;
 [A]US2009132795  (VLASOV MIKHAIL Y [US]) [A] 1-15
by applicantUS2017115963
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