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EP About this file: EP1004085

EP1004085 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING GRAPHICAL PROGRAMS INTO HARDWARE IMPLEMENTATIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent revoked
Status updated on  19.08.2016
Database last updated on 22.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.08.2016Revocation of patentpublished on 21.09.2016  [2016/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
National Instruments Corporation
Building B, 11500 North MoPac Expressway
Austin, Texas 78759-3504 / US
[N/P]
Former [2000/22]For all designated states
National Instruments Corporation
Building B, 11500 North MoPac Expressway
Austin, Texas 78759-3504 / US
Inventor(s)01 / KODOSKY, Jeffrey, L.
22 Cousteau Lane
Austin, TX 78746 / US
02 / ANDRADE, Hugo
13223 Darwin Lane
Austin, TX 78729 / US
03 / ODOM, Brian, K.
16915 Simsbrook
Pflugerville, TX 78660 / US
04 / BUTLER, Cary, P.
6333 Yaupon Drive
Austin, TX 78759 / US
[2000/22]
Representative(s)Heselberger, Johannes, et al
Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB
Patentanwälte, Rechtsanwälte
Prinzregentenplatz 7
81675 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/33]Heselberger, Johannes, et al
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Bardehle - Pagenberg - Dost Altenburg - Geissler Galileiplatz 1
81679 München / DE
Former [2005/02]Heselberger, Johannes, et al
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Bardehle . Pagenberg . Dost . Altenburg . Geissler Galileiplatz 1
81679 München / DE
Former [2000/22]Jeffrey, Philip Michael, et al
Frank B. Dehn & Co. 179 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4EL / GB
Application number, filing date98932816.622.06.1998
[2000/22]
WO1998US13040
Priority number, dateUS1997091242718.08.1997         Original published format: US 912427
[2000/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9909498
Date:25.02.1999
Language:EN
[1999/08]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1004085
Date:31.05.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.02.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/22]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1004085
Date:27.08.2003
Language:EN
[2003/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP25.02.1999
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/50
[2000/22]
CPC:
G06F8/34 (EP,US); G06F11/2294 (EP,US); G06F11/2733 (EP,US);
G06F30/34 (EP,US); G06F2111/12 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2000/22]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUM UMWANDELN VON GRAPHISCHEN PROGRAMMEN IN HARDWARE-IMPLEMENTIERUNGEN[2000/22]
English:SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING GRAPHICAL PROGRAMS INTO HARDWARE IMPLEMENTATIONS[2000/22]
French:CONVERSION DE PROGRAMMES GRAPHIQUES EN REALISATIONS MATERIELLES ET SYSTEME CORRESPONDANT[2000/22]
Entry into regional phase14.03.2000National basic fee paid 
14.03.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
14.03.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.03.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
14.03.2000Examination requested  [2000/22]
07.03.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.03.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.02.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
21.08.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.01.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.06.2003Fee for grant paid
10.06.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  27.05.2004  16.07.2004  ADMISSIBLE
ifm electronic gmbh
Teichstrasse 4
D-45127 Essen / DE
Opponent's representative
Gesthuysen Patentanwälte
Patentanwälte
Postfach 10 13 54
45013 Essen / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2008/44]
Opponent(s)01  27.05.2004  16.07.2004  ADMISSIBLE
ifm electronic gmbh
Teichstrasse 4
D-45127 Essen / DE
Opponent's representative
Gesthuysen, von Rohr & Eggert
Patentanwälte Postfach 10 13 54
45013 Essen / DE
Former [2004/32]
Opponent(s)01  27.05.2004   
ifm electronic gmbh
Teichstrasse 4
D-45127 Essen / DE
Opponent's representative
Gesthuysen, von Rohr & Eggert
Patentanwälte Postfach 10 13 54
45013 Essen / DE
21.07.2004Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
28.01.2005Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
27.11.2006Date of oral proceedings
05.07.2007Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
16.12.2015Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 15.01.2016
15.01.2016Date of oral proceedings
31.03.2016Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
10.04.2016Legal effect of revocation of patent [2016/38]
Appeal following opposition28.08.2007Appeal received No.  T1415/07
19.10.2007Statement of grounds filed
17.11.2011Result of appeal procedure: continuation of opposition procedure
17.11.2011Date of oral proceedings
23.11.2011Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.06.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
27.06.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
26.06.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
27.06.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT27.08.2003
BE27.08.2003
CH27.08.2003
CY27.08.2003
FI27.08.2003
IT27.08.2003
LI27.08.2003
NL27.08.2003
DK27.11.2003
GR27.11.2003
SE27.11.2003
ES08.12.2003
PT27.01.2004
IE22.06.2004
LU22.06.2004
MC30.06.2004
[2008/16]
Former [2007/17]AT27.08.2003
BE27.08.2003
CH27.08.2003
CY27.08.2003
FI27.08.2003
LI27.08.2003
NL27.08.2003
DK27.11.2003
GR27.11.2003
SE27.11.2003
ES08.12.2003
PT27.01.2004
IE22.06.2004
LU22.06.2004
MC30.06.2004
Former [2005/24]AT27.08.2003
BE27.08.2003
CH27.08.2003
FI27.08.2003
LI27.08.2003
NL27.08.2003
DK27.11.2003
GR27.11.2003
SE27.11.2003
ES08.12.2003
PT27.01.2004
IE22.06.2004
LU22.06.2004
MC30.06.2004
Former [2005/23]AT27.08.2003
BE27.08.2003
CH27.08.2003
FI27.08.2003
LI27.08.2003
NL27.08.2003
DK27.11.2003
GR27.11.2003
SE27.11.2003
ES08.12.2003
PT27.01.2004
LU22.06.2004
MC30.06.2004
Former [2005/11]AT27.08.2003
BE27.08.2003
CH27.08.2003
FI27.08.2003
LI27.08.2003
NL27.08.2003
DK27.11.2003
GR27.11.2003
SE27.11.2003
ES08.12.2003
PT27.01.2004
MC30.06.2004
Former [2004/46]AT27.08.2003
BE27.08.2003
CH27.08.2003
FI27.08.2003
LI27.08.2003
NL27.08.2003
DK27.11.2003
GR27.11.2003
SE27.11.2003
ES08.12.2003
PT27.01.2004
Former [2004/31]AT27.08.2003
BE27.08.2003
CH27.08.2003
FI27.08.2003
LI27.08.2003
NL27.08.2003
DK27.11.2003
GR27.11.2003
SE27.11.2003
PT27.01.2004
Former [2004/29]AT27.08.2003
BE27.08.2003
CH27.08.2003
FI27.08.2003
LI27.08.2003
NL27.08.2003
DK27.11.2003
GR27.11.2003
SE27.11.2003
Former [2004/28]AT27.08.2003
BE27.08.2003
CH27.08.2003
FI27.08.2003
LI27.08.2003
NL27.08.2003
GR27.11.2003
SE27.11.2003
Former [2004/22]AT27.08.2003
CH27.08.2003
FI27.08.2003
LI27.08.2003
NL27.08.2003
GR27.11.2003
SE27.11.2003
Former [2004/16]AT27.08.2003
FI27.08.2003
NL27.08.2003
GR27.11.2003
SE27.11.2003
Former [2004/14]AT27.08.2003
FI27.08.2003
NL27.08.2003
GR27.11.2003
Former [2004/13]FI27.08.2003
NL27.08.2003
Former [2004/12]FI27.08.2003
Cited inInternational search[X]WO9410627  (GIGA OPERATIONS CORP [US], et al) [X] 1-4,16-25,27-30 * page 8, line 5 - line 11 * * page 35, line 6 - page 43, line 2; figures 17-30 *;
 [A]WO9415311  (XILINX INC [US]) [A] 1-5,10-16,19,21-24,26,29* page 7, line 27 - page 9, line 21; figure 5 *;
 [XA]  - XIAO-YU CHEN ET AL, "Software environment for WASMII: a data driven machine with a virtual hardware", FIELD-PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC ARCHITECTURES, SYNTHESIS AND APPLICATIONS. 4TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON FIELD-PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC AND APPLICATIONS, FPL '94. PROCEEDINGS, FIELD-PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC. ARCHITECTURES, SYNTHESIS AND APPLICATIONS. 4TH INTERNATIONAL, ISBN 3-540-58419-6, 1994, Berlin, Germany, Springer-Verlag, Germany, pages 208 - 219, XP002087124 [X] 1-7,15-30 * abstract * * paragraph [0003] * * figures 3-7 * [A] 8-14
 [X]  - EDWARDS M D ET AL, "SOFTWARE ACCELERATION USING PROGRAMMABLE HARDWARE DEVICES", IEE PROCEEDINGS: COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL TECHNIQUES, (19960101), vol. 143, no. 1, pages 55 - 63, XP000554820 [X] 1-4,16-24,27-30 * page 58, column 1, line 2 - page 59, column 2, line 8; figures 2-5 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/ip-cdt:19960066
 [A]  - LEESER M ET AL, "HIGH LEVEL SYNTHESIS AND GENERATING FPGAS WITH THE BEDROC SYSTEM", JOURNAL OF VLSI SIGNAL PROCESSING, (19930801), vol. 6, no. 2, pages 191 - 214, XP000380758 [A] 1-5,16,19-24,26,29,30 * paragraph [0002] * * page 196, column 1, line 25 - line 34 * * page 198, column 1, line 14 - line 51 * * page 199, column 1, line 21 - column 2, line 6; figures 5,7 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01607881
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