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EP1266503 - PROCESSING NETWORK COMMUNICATION CONTROL MESSAGES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.12.2010
Database last updated on 16.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip03.12.2010No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 05.01.2011  [2011/01]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company
81 Newgate Street London
EC1A 7AJ / GB
[2010/04]
Former [2002/51]For all designated states
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company
81 Newgate Street
London EC1A 7AJ / GB
Inventor(s)01 / O'NEILL, Alan William
2 Rachaels Court, 36 Cemetery Road
Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 2JA / GB
02 / CLARKE, Philip Martyn
8 Cromarty Road
Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 3EU / GB
03 / FELTON, Paul Jonathan
44 Springland Close
Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 5BZ / GB
04 / BEAUCHAMPS, Caroline Marcelle Odette
30 Armingford Crescent
Melbourn, Hertfordshire SG8 6NG / GB
05 / BAKER, Shaun Stephen
Mommsenstrasse 17
8044 Zurich / CH
 [2002/51]
Application number, filing date01915503.526.03.2001
[2002/51]
WO2001GB01343
Priority number, dateEP2000030242424.03.2000         Original published format: EP 00302424
[2002/51]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0174030
Date:04.10.2001
Language:EN
[2001/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1266503
Date:18.12.2002
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.10.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/51]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1266503
Date:27.01.2010
Language:EN
[2010/04]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.10.2001
ClassificationIPC:H04L29/06, H04L12/58
[2002/51]
CPC:
H04L61/00 (EP,US); H04L67/561 (EP,US); H04L67/563 (EP,US);
H04L69/08 (EP,US); H04L69/16 (EP,US); H04L69/169 (EP,US);
H04L69/40 (EP,US); H04L69/327 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2004/20]
Former [2002/51]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:VERARBEITUNG VON NETZKOMMUNIKATIONSSTEUERNACHRICHTEN[2002/51]
English:PROCESSING NETWORK COMMUNICATION CONTROL MESSAGES[2002/51]
French:TRAITEMENT DE MESSAGES DE COMMANDE DE COMMUNICATIONS RÉSEAU[2009/33]
Former [2002/51]TRAITEMENT DE MESSAGES DE COMMANDE DE COMMUNICATIONS R SEAU
Entry into regional phase18.09.2002National basic fee paid 
18.09.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
18.09.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.10.2001Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
18.09.2002Examination requested  [2002/51]
21.09.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.05.2006Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
17.07.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.07.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.11.2009Fee for grant paid
17.11.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)28.10.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2011/01]
Request for further processing for:17.07.2006Request for further processing filed
17.07.2006Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
27.07.2006Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.02.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
01.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
31.01.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
23.01.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
26.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
04.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 08
16.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 09
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Cited inInternational search[A]EP0458717  (IBM [US]) [A] 5-8* column 1, line 54 - column 2, line 13 *;
 [A]EP0462725  (IBM [US]) [A] 1-4,8-11,13-16 * page 6, line 58 - page 7, line 56; claims 1,2 *;
 [XA]  - TANG D ET AL, "A GATEWAY BETWEEN MHS (X.400) AND SMTP", PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMPUTER STANDARDS CONFERENCE. (COMPSTAN),US,WASHINGTON, IEEE COMP. SOC. PRESS, (19880321), vol. CONF. 2, ISBN 0-8186-0791-2, pages 7 - 14, XP000345678 [X] 1,9,10,13-16 * page 10, column R, paragraph 5.1 - page 12, column L, line 4 * * page 12, column R, paragraph 6 - page 13, column L, line 37 * [A] 2-4,8,11

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CSTAND.1988.4753
 [A]  - SCHULZRINNE H ET AL, "INTERNET TELEPHONY: ARCHITECTURE AND PROTOCOLS - AN IETF PERSPECTIVE", COMPUTER NETWORKS AND ISDN SYSTEMS,NL,NORTH HOLLAND PUBLISHING. AMSTERDAM, (19990211), vol. 31, no. 3, ISSN 0169-7552, pages 237 - 255, XP000700321 [A] 11,12 * page 246, paragraph 5.1 - page 249, column R, line 6 * * page 251, column R, line 17 - page 253, column L, line 27 *
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