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EP About this file: EP0260033

EP0260033 - Semiconductor integrated circuits [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.01.1993
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.11.2003Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): ES
published on 14.01.2004  [2004/03]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Pilkington Micro-Electronics Limited
Prescot Road St. Helens
Merseyside WA10 3TT / GB
[N/P]
Former [1988/11]For all designated states
Pilkington Micro-Electronics Limited
Prescot Road St. Helens
Merseyside WA10 3TT / GB
Inventor(s)01 / Austin, Kenneth
Willows End 226B Chester Road
Hartford Northwich Cheshire / GB
[1988/11]
Representative(s)Cardwell, Stuart Martin, et al
Roystons
Tower Building
Water Street
Liverpool, L3 1BA / GB
[N/P]
Former [1991/42]Cardwell, Stuart Martin, et al
Roystons Tower Building Water Street
Liverpool, Merseyside L3 1BA / GB
Former [1988/11]Dodd, David Michael
ROYSTONS 531 Tower Building Water Street
Liverpool L3 1BA / GB
Application number, filing date87307599.827.08.1987
[1988/11]
Priority number, dateGB1986002135704.09.1986         Original published format: GB 8621357
[1988/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0260033
Date:16.03.1988
Language:EN
[1988/11]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0260033
Date:03.05.1989
Language:EN
[1989/18]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0260033
Date:04.03.1992
Language:EN
[1992/10]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.03.1989
ClassificationIPC:H03K17/60, H03K19/173
[1988/11]
CPC:
H03K17/602 (EP,US); H03K19/082 (KR); H03K19/1736 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   SE [1992/18]
Former [1992/17]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  ES,  FR,  GR,  IT,  LI,  LU,  NL,  SE 
Former [1988/11]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  ES,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IT,  LI,  LU,  NL,  SE 
TitleGerman:Halbleiter-integrierte Schaltungen[1988/11]
English:Semiconductor integrated circuits[1988/11]
French:Circuits intégrés à semi-conducteurs[1988/11]
Examination procedure05.10.1989Examination requested  [1989/48]
19.10.1990Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.02.1991Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.07.1991Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
30.08.1991Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.11.1991Fee for grant paid
21.11.1991Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)05.12.1992No opposition filed within time limit [1993/08]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.08.1989Renewal fee patent year 03
18.08.1990Renewal fee patent year 04
08.08.1991Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipGR04.03.1992
ES15.06.1992
GB27.08.1992
[2004/03]
Former [2000/04]GR04.03.1992
GB27.08.1992
Former [1993/47]GB27.08.1992
Documents cited:Search[Y]US3551699  (KARWACKI FRED);
 [A]US3568005  (ATKINS CARL E);
 [A]GB1236339  (IBM [US]);
 [X]US4336601  (TANAKA MAMORU)
 [A]  - IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTERS, vol. C-30, no. 3, March 1981, pages 229-234, IEEE, New York, US; M. TANAKA et al.: "Rewritable programmable logic array of current mode logic"
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