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| (12) Patent: | (11) CA 2752259 |
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| (54) English Title: | METHOD FOR PROTECTING THE SOURCE CODE OF A COMPUTER PROGRAM |
| (54) French Title: | PROCEDE DE PROTECTION DU CODE SOURCE D'UN PROGRAMME D'ORDINATEUR |
| Status: | Deemed expired |
| (51) International Patent Classification (IPC): |
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| (72) Inventors : |
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| (73) Owners : |
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| (71) Applicants : |
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| (74) Agent: | FASKEN MARTINEAU DUMOULIN LLP |
| (74) Associate agent: | |
| (45) Issued: | 2017-05-09 |
| (86) PCT Filing Date: | 2010-02-23 |
| (87) Open to Public Inspection: | 2010-09-02 |
| Examination requested: | 2015-01-20 |
| Availability of licence: | N/A |
| (25) Language of filing: | French |
| Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT): | Yes |
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| (86) PCT Filing Number: | PCT/EP2010/052279 |
| (87) International Publication Number: | WO2010/097383 |
| (85) National Entry: | 2011-08-11 |
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The invention relates to a method for protecting the source code of a computer program, comprising the following steps: translating said source code into a target code; using said target code to generate an object code; and applying an obfuscation program to protect said source code. According to the invention, the obfuscation step is performed after translating the source code into the target code and before generating said object code.
L' invention concerne un procédé de protection du code source
d'un programme d'ordinateur comportant les étapes suivantes : - traduire ledit
code source en un code cible, - générer à partir dudit code cible un code
objet, -
appliquer un programme d'obscurcissement pour protéger ledit code source.
Selon l'invention, l'étape d'obscurcissement est exécutée après la traduction
du
code source en code cible et avant la génération dudit code objet.
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| Title | Date |
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| Forecasted Issue Date | 2017-05-09 |
| (86) PCT Filing Date | 2010-02-23 |
| (87) PCT Publication Date | 2010-09-02 |
| (85) National Entry | 2011-08-11 |
| Examination Requested | 2015-01-20 |
| (45) Issued | 2017-05-09 |
| Deemed Expired | 2021-02-23 |
There is no abandonment history.
| Fee Type | Anniversary Year | Due Date | Amount Paid | Paid Date |
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| Application Fee | $400.00 | 2011-08-11 | ||
| Maintenance Fee - Application - New Act | 2 | 2012-02-23 | $100.00 | 2011-08-11 |
| Registration of a document - section 124 | $100.00 | 2012-05-18 | ||
| Maintenance Fee - Application - New Act | 3 | 2013-02-25 | $100.00 | 2013-02-04 |
| Maintenance Fee - Application - New Act | 4 | 2014-02-24 | $100.00 | 2014-02-03 |
| Request for Examination | $800.00 | 2015-01-20 | ||
| Maintenance Fee - Application - New Act | 5 | 2015-02-23 | $200.00 | 2015-01-21 |
| Maintenance Fee - Application - New Act | 6 | 2016-02-23 | $200.00 | 2016-01-26 |
| Maintenance Fee - Application - New Act | 7 | 2017-02-23 | $200.00 | 2017-02-10 |
| Final Fee | $300.00 | 2017-03-21 | ||
| Maintenance Fee - Patent - New Act | 8 | 2018-02-23 | $200.00 | 2018-02-13 |
| Maintenance Fee - Patent - New Act | 9 | 2019-02-25 | $200.00 | 2019-02-11 |
| Maintenance Fee - Patent - New Act | 10 | 2020-02-24 | $250.00 | 2020-02-10 |
Note: Records showing the ownership history in alphabetical order.
| Current Owners on Record |
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| EUROPEAN AERONAUTIC DEFENCE AND SPACE COMPANY-EADS FRANCE |
| Past Owners on Record |
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| None |
