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EP1322069 - Method and apparatus for automatic discovery of network devices with data forwarding capabilities [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.09.2006
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.11.2009Change - representativepublished on 23.12.2009  [2009/52]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Alcatel Canada Inc.
600 March Road
Kanata, ON K2K 2E6 / CA
[N/P]
Former [2005/46]For all designated states
Alcatel Canada Inc.
600 March Road Kanata
Ontario K2K 2E6 / CA
Former [2003/26]For all designated states
Alcatel Canada Inc.
600 March Road
Kanata, Ontario K2K 2E6 / CA
Inventor(s)01 / Gaspard, Moise
91 Valley Stream Drive, Apt. 214
Nepean, Ontario K2H 9G8 / CA
02 / Brown, Philip Andrew
2-240 Bruyere Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 5E3 / CA
03 / Jacob, Andre Neil Dominic
50-A Medhurst Drive
Nepean, Ontario K2G 4V2 / CA
04 / Ngo, Chuong Ngoc
1 Westwinds Place
Ottawa, Ontario K2G 6G5 / CA
05 / Proulx, Denis
1435 Houston Crescent
Kanata, Ontario K2W 1B6 / CA
06 / Zabihi, Attaullah
1712-1081 Ambleside Drive
Ottawa, Ontario K2B 8C8 / CA
07 / Zabihi-Seissan, Afshan
1194 Klondike Road
Kanata, Ontario K2K 1X7 / CA
 [2003/26]
Representative(s)Feray, Valérie, et al
Ipsilon
Le Centralis
63, avenue du Général Leclerc
92340 Bourg-la-Reine / FR
[N/P]
Former [2009/52]Feray, Valérie, et al
Feray Lenne Conseil 39-41, Avenue Aristide Briand
92163 Antony Cedex / FR
Former [2003/26]Feray, Valérie, et al
Feray Lenne Conseil 44/52, Rue de la Justice
75020 Paris / FR
Application number, filing date02293125.717.12.2002
[2003/26]
Priority number, dateUS2001002912419.12.2001         Original published format: US 29124
[2003/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1322069
Date:25.06.2003
Language:EN
[2003/26]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1322069
Date:20.08.2003
[2003/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1322069
Date:16.11.2005
Language:EN
[2005/46]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.07.2003
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/24, H04L12/26
[2003/26]
CPC:
H04L41/0213 (EP,US); H04L41/12 (US); H04L43/50 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT [2004/21]
Former [2004/20](deleted) 
Former [2003/26]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur automatischen Erkennung von Netzelementen mit Datenübertragungsfähigkeiten[2005/19]
English:Method and apparatus for automatic discovery of network devices with data forwarding capabilities[2003/26]
French:Procédé et appareil pour rechercher automatiquement des dispositifs de réseau ayant des possibilités de transmission de données[2003/26]
Former [2003/26]Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur automatischen Entdeckung von Netzwerkeinrichtungen mit Datenbeförderungsfähigkeiten
Examination procedure20.02.2004Examination requested  [2004/21]
19.04.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.12.2004Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
08.12.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.05.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.09.2005Fee for grant paid
19.09.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)17.08.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/43]
Request for further processing for:08.12.2004Request for further processing filed
08.12.2004Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
23.12.2004Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.12.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipES27.02.2006
[2006/33]
Documents cited:Search[X]WO9205485  (CABLETRON SYSTEMS INC [US]) [X] 1-42 * page 4, line 27 - page 5, line 29 * * page 7, line 1 - page 9, line 5 * * page 10, line 18 - page 11, line 8 * * page 12, line 19 - page 13, line 5 * * page 15, line 14 - page 17, line 26 * * figures 1,3,5,7-10 *;
 [X]EP0996253  (CANON KK [JP]) [X] 1-42 * abstract * * paragraphs [0001] , [0002] , [0005] , [0008] , [0010] , [0054] , [0082] - [0087] * * figures 1,3,4,6-8A *;
 [X]US6292472  (RARIDEN JOEL [US], et al) [X] 1-42 * abstract * * column 1, line 33 - line 61 * * column 2, line 34 - column 3, line 50 * * figures 1-3 *;
 [XA]  - DUPUY A, "NETMATE: A NETWORK MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENT", IEEE NETWORK, IEEE INC. NEW YORK, US, (19910301), vol. 5, no. 2, ISSN 0890-8044, pages 35 - 40,43, XP000207780 [X] 1-6,8-22,24,26-38,40-42 * the whole document * [A] 7,23,25,39

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/65.75840
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