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EP0843254 - Integrated digital signal processor/general purpose CPU with shared internal memory [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  24.02.2012
Database last updated on 20.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip24.02.2012Refusal of applicationpublished on 28.03.2012  [2012/13]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
2900 Semiconductor Drive
Santa Clara, CA. 95051-8090 / US
[1998/21]
Inventor(s)01 / Intrater, Amos
11 Headland Drive
Discovery Bay, Lantau / CN
02 / Doron, Moshe
7 Hashachar Street
Ra'anana, 43564 / IL
03 / Intrater, Gideon
46 Sharet Street
Ramat-Gan 52413 / IL
04 / Epstein, Lev
50/22 Moshe Sharet Street
Holon / IL
[1998/21]
Representative(s)Sparing Röhl Henseler
Postfach 14 04 43
40074 Düsseldorf / DE
[N/P]
Former [1998/21]Sparing Röhl Henseler Patentanwälte
Postfach 14 04 43
40074 Düsseldorf / DE
Application number, filing date97120341.931.10.1990
[1998/21]
Priority number, dateUS1990046714818.01.1990         Original published format: US 467148
[1998/21]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0843254
Date:20.05.1998
Language:EN
[1998/21]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0843254
Date:18.08.1999
[1999/33]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.07.1999
ClassificationIPC:G06F9/38
[1998/21]
CPC:
H04L27/00 (EP,US); G06F15/16 (KR); G06F15/7842 (EP,US);
G06F9/3885 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB [2003/20]
Former [1998/21]DE,  FR,  GB,  IT 
TitleGerman:Integrierte, digital arbeitende Signalverarbeitungsanlage/Universalprozessor mit anteilig genutzten internem Speicher[1998/21]
English:Integrated digital signal processor/general purpose CPU with shared internal memory[1998/21]
French:Processeur de traitement de signaux numériques et processeur universal intégré avec mémoire interne partagée[1998/21]
Examination procedure25.11.1997Examination requested  [1998/21]
23.12.1997Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
15.05.1998Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) FR, IT
17.02.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
05.12.2006Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
07.02.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.12.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M07)
24.07.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.10.2011Application refused, date of legal effect [2012/13]
12.10.2011Date of oral proceedings
08.11.2011Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2012/13]
08.11.2011Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP90120850.4  / EP0442041
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued (EP19900120850) is  27.01.1995
Request for further processing for:07.02.2007Request for further processing filed
07.02.2007Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
19.02.2007Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.05.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
19.05.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
19.05.1998Renewal fee patent year 05
19.05.1998Renewal fee patent year 06
19.05.1998Renewal fee patent year 07
19.05.1998Renewal fee patent year 08
05.10.1998Renewal fee patent year 09
04.10.1999Renewal fee patent year 10
04.10.2000Renewal fee patent year 11
22.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 12
21.10.2002Renewal fee patent year 13
23.10.2003Renewal fee patent year 14
25.10.2004Renewal fee patent year 15
27.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 16
27.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 17
29.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 18
27.10.2008Renewal fee patent year 19
26.10.2009Renewal fee patent year 20
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
27.02.1998FR   M01   Not yet paid
27.02.1998IT   M01   Not yet paid
Additional fee for renewal fee
20.11.199703   M06   Fee paid on   19.05.1998
20.11.199704   M06   Fee paid on   19.05.1998
20.11.199705   M06   Fee paid on   19.05.1998
20.11.199706   M06   Fee paid on   19.05.1998
20.11.199707   M06   Fee paid on   19.05.1998
20.11.199708   M06   Fee paid on   19.05.1998
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Documents cited:Search[Y]EP0299075  (FANUC LTD [JP]) [Y] 1-3,5-7 * the whole document *;
 [Y]GB1576276  (SIEMENS AG) [Y] 1-3,5-7 * page 2, column L, line 27 - line 51; claim 1 *;
 [A]EP0350209  (NICOLET INSTRUMENT CORP [US]) [A] 1,5 * page 1 - page 6 *;
 [A]WO8808564  (COMMODORE AMIGA INC [US]) [A] 1,5 * summary; page 8, lines 2-24, claims *;
 [A]  - "TWO MUCS ON ONE CHIP SPLIT THE SILICON AND THE WORK", ELECTRONIC DESIGN, (19810514), vol. 29, no. 10, pages 197 - 202, XP000570782 [A] 4,8 * the whole document *
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