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EP About this file: EP1243115

EP1243115 - METHOD FOR OPENING A PROPRIETARY MAC PROTOCOL IN A NON-DOCSIS MODEM COMPATIBLY WITH A DOCSIS MODEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.09.2006
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.07.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 29.08.2007  [2007/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Broadcom Corporation
16215 Alton Parkway, P.O. Box 57013
Irvine, CA 92618-3616 / US
[N/P]
Former [2002/39]For all designated states
Broadcom Corporation
16215 Alton Parkway, P.O. Box 57013
Irvine, CA 92618-3616 / US
Inventor(s)01 / LIMB, John, O.
16215 Alton Parkway
Irvine, CA 92619-3616 / US
02 / SALA, Dolors
16215 Alton Parkway
Irvine, CA 92619-3616 / US
03 / GUMMALLA, Ajay, Chandra, V.
16215 Alton Parkway
Irvine, CA 92619-3616 / US
04 / BUNN, Fred
16215 Alton Parkway
Irvine, CA 92619-3616 / US
 [2002/39]
Representative(s)Jehle, Volker Armin, et al
Bosch Jehle Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Flüggenstrasse 13
80639 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2003/27]Jehle, Volker Armin, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Patentanwälte Bosch, Graf von Stosch, Jehle, Flüggenstrasse 13
80639 München / DE
Former [2003/18]Jehle, Volker Armin, et al
Bosch, Graf von Stosch, Jehle, Flüggenstrasse 13
80639 München / DE
Former [2002/39]Skone James, Robert Edmund
GILL JENNINGS & EVERY Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH / GB
Application number, filing date00990339.426.12.2000
[2002/39]
WO2000US35197
Priority number, dateUS19990171912P23.12.1999         Original published format: US 171912 P
[2002/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO0147208
Date:28.06.2001
Language:EN
[2001/26]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1243115
Date:25.09.2002
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.06.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1243115
Date:26.10.2005
Language:EN
[2005/43]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP31.01.2002
ClassificationIPC:H04L29/06, H04J3/16, H04L12/28
[2002/39]
CPC:
H04L12/2801 (EP,US); H04L69/08 (EP,US); H04L9/40 (US);
H04L69/18 (EP,US); H04W4/06 (EP,US); H04W72/0446 (EP,US);
H04W88/10 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2002/39]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM ÖFFNEN IN EINEM NICHT-DOCSIS MODEM EINES PROPRIETÄREN MAC-PROTOKOLLS KOMPATIBEL ZU DOCSIS MODEM[2005/16]
English:METHOD FOR OPENING A PROPRIETARY MAC PROTOCOL IN A NON-DOCSIS MODEM COMPATIBLY WITH A DOCSIS MODEM[2002/39]
French:PROCEDE DANS UN MODEM PERMETTANT D'OUVRIR COMPATIBLEMENT AVEC UN DOCSIS-MODEM UN PROTOCOLE PROPRIETAIRE MAC NON DOCSIS[2005/16]
Former [2002/39]VERFAHREN ZUM ÖFFNEN VON PROPRIETÄREM MAC-PROTOKOLL IN NICHT-DOCSIS MODEM KOMPATIBEL ZU DOCSIS MODEM
Former [2002/39]PROCEDE PERMETTANT D'OUVRIR UN PROTOCOLE PROPRIETAIRE MAC DANS UNE COMPATIBILITE DE MODEM NON DOCSIS AVEC UN MODEM DOCSIS
Entry into regional phase22.07.2002National basic fee paid 
22.07.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
22.07.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.07.2001Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
22.07.2002Examination requested  [2002/39]
03.02.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.08.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.04.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.08.2005Fee for grant paid
18.08.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)27.07.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/40]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.12.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
03.12.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
03.01.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT26.10.2005
BE26.10.2005
CH26.10.2005
FI26.10.2005
IT26.10.2005
LI26.10.2005
NL26.10.2005
TR26.10.2005
CY26.12.2005
IE29.12.2005
LU31.12.2005
MC31.12.2005
DK26.01.2006
GR26.01.2006
SE26.01.2006
ES06.02.2006
PT27.03.2006
[2007/35]
Former [2007/20]AT26.10.2005
BE26.10.2005
CH26.10.2005
FI26.10.2005
LI26.10.2005
NL26.10.2005
TR26.10.2005
CY26.12.2005
IE29.12.2005
LU31.12.2005
MC31.12.2005
DK26.01.2006
GR26.01.2006
SE26.01.2006
ES06.02.2006
PT27.03.2006
Former [2007/09]AT26.10.2005
BE26.10.2005
CH26.10.2005
FI26.10.2005
LI26.10.2005
NL26.10.2005
TR26.10.2005
IE29.12.2005
LU31.12.2005
MC31.12.2005
DK26.01.2006
GR26.01.2006
SE26.01.2006
ES06.02.2006
PT27.03.2006
Former [2006/51]AT26.10.2005
BE26.10.2005
CH26.10.2005
FI26.10.2005
LI26.10.2005
NL26.10.2005
TR26.10.2005
IE29.12.2005
MC31.12.2005
DK26.01.2006
GR26.01.2006
SE26.01.2006
ES06.02.2006
PT27.03.2006
Former [2006/48]AT26.10.2005
BE26.10.2005
CH26.10.2005
FI26.10.2005
LI26.10.2005
NL26.10.2005
IE29.12.2005
MC31.12.2005
DK26.01.2006
GR26.01.2006
SE26.01.2006
ES06.02.2006
PT27.03.2006
Former [2006/40]AT26.10.2005
BE26.10.2005
CH26.10.2005
FI26.10.2005
LI26.10.2005
NL26.10.2005
MC31.12.2005
DK26.01.2006
GR26.01.2006
SE26.01.2006
ES06.02.2006
PT27.03.2006
Former [2006/38]AT26.10.2005
BE26.10.2005
CH26.10.2005
FI26.10.2005
LI26.10.2005
NL26.10.2005
DK26.01.2006
GR26.01.2006
SE26.01.2006
ES06.02.2006
PT27.03.2006
Former [2006/36]AT26.10.2005
BE26.10.2005
CH26.10.2005
FI26.10.2005
LI26.10.2005
NL26.10.2005
DK26.01.2006
SE26.01.2006
ES06.02.2006
PT27.03.2006
Former [2006/34]AT26.10.2005
CH26.10.2005
FI26.10.2005
LI26.10.2005
NL26.10.2005
DK26.01.2006
SE26.01.2006
ES06.02.2006
PT27.03.2006
Former [2006/33]CH26.10.2005
FI26.10.2005
LI26.10.2005
NL26.10.2005
SE26.01.2006
ES06.02.2006
PT27.03.2006
Former [2006/27]FI26.10.2005
NL26.10.2005
SE26.01.2006
PT27.03.2006
Former [2006/25]FI26.10.2005
NL26.10.2005
PT27.03.2006
Former [2006/23]FI26.10.2005
NL26.10.2005
Cited inInternational search[X]DE19805441  (MOTOROLA INC [US]) [X] 1,2,15,16 * column 3, line 15 - line 32; figures 4,5 * * column 3, line 51 - line 62 * * column 5, line 44 - column 6, line 25 * * column 11, line 14 - line 22 * * column 11, line 31 - line 35 *;
 [X]WO9930449  (COM21 INC [US]) [X] 1-25 * abstract * * page 4, line 20 - page 5, line 1 * * page 6, line 3 - line 9 * * page 10, line 2 - line 7 * * page 14, line 29 - page 15, line 17 * * page 17, line 1 - line 5 *;
 [A]  - SMYTHE C, "NETWORKS AND THEIR ARCHITECTURES", ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING JOURNAL, INSTITUTION OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS, LONDON, GB, (19910201), vol. 3, no. 1, ISSN 0954-0695, pages 18 - 28, XP000208834 [A] 1,8,15,20 * paragraph [0006]; figure 4 *
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