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StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.02.2017
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.08.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BG
published on 19.09.2018  [2018/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Accenture Global Services Limited
3 Grand Canal Plaza
Grand Canal Street Upper
Dublin 4 / IE
[N/P]
Former [2011/16]For all designated states
Accenture Global Services Limited
3 Grand Canal Plaza Grand Canal Street Upper
Dublin 4 / IE
Former [2005/35]For all designated states
Accenture Global Services GmbH
Herrenacker 15
8200 Schaffhausen / CH
Former [2005/15]For all designated states
Accenture Global Services GmbH
Geschäftshaus Herrenacker 15
8200 Schaffhausen / CH
Inventor(s)01 / Corneille, Kevin R.
605 5th Avenue South
Seattle, Washington 98104 / US
02 / Sherwin, John D.
605 5th Avenue South
Seattle, Washington 98104 / US
 [2005/15]
Representative(s)Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8AP / GB
[N/P]
Former [2013/51]Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Former [2005/15]McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell, et al
Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date04256199.307.10.2004
[2005/15]
Priority number, dateUS2003068066107.10.2003         Original published format: US 680661
[2005/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1523152
Date:13.04.2005
Language:EN
[2005/15]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1523152
Date:08.08.2007
[2007/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1523152
Date:13.04.2016
Language:EN
[2016/15]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.07.2007
ClassificationIPC:H04L29/06, H04L29/12
[2015/44]
CPC:
H04L63/0227 (EP,US); H04L61/4511 (EP,US); H04L61/4523 (EP,US);
H04L63/105 (EP,US); H04L67/04 (EP,US); H04L67/535 (EP,US);
H04L67/63 (EP,US); H04W12/082 (EP,US); H04W12/084 (EP,US);
H04W12/086 (EP,US); H04W12/088 (EP,US); H04W88/16 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2007/32]H04L29/06, H04L29/12, H04Q7/20
Former IPC [2005/15]H04L29/06, H04Q7/22
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2016/15]
Former [2005/15]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verbindunggateway[2005/15]
English:Connector gateway[2005/15]
French:Passerelle de connection[2005/15]
Examination procedure05.02.2008Examination requested  [2008/12]
11.03.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.07.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.10.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
29.04.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.10.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.02.2016Fee for grant paid
19.02.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
19.02.2016Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  11.03.2008
Opposition(s)16.01.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2017/12]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
29.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
27.10.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
26.10.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
25.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
25.10.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
11.10.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
14.10.2013Renewal fee patent year 10
14.10.2014Renewal fee patent year 11
12.10.2015Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU07.10.2004
AT13.04.2016
BE13.04.2016
BG13.04.2016
CY13.04.2016
CZ13.04.2016
DK13.04.2016
EE13.04.2016
ES13.04.2016
FI13.04.2016
IT13.04.2016
MC13.04.2016
NL13.04.2016
PL13.04.2016
RO13.04.2016
SE13.04.2016
SI13.04.2016
SK13.04.2016
TR13.04.2016
GR14.07.2016
PT16.08.2016
LU07.10.2016
CH31.10.2016
LI31.10.2016
[2018/38]
Former [2018/29]HU07.10.2004
AT13.04.2016
BE13.04.2016
CY13.04.2016
CZ13.04.2016
DK13.04.2016
EE13.04.2016
ES13.04.2016
FI13.04.2016
IT13.04.2016
MC13.04.2016
NL13.04.2016
PL13.04.2016
RO13.04.2016
SE13.04.2016
SI13.04.2016
SK13.04.2016
TR13.04.2016
GR14.07.2016
PT16.08.2016
LU07.10.2016
CH31.10.2016
LI31.10.2016
Former [2018/28]HU07.10.2004
AT13.04.2016
BE13.04.2016
CY13.04.2016
CZ13.04.2016
DK13.04.2016
EE13.04.2016
ES13.04.2016
FI13.04.2016
IT13.04.2016
MC13.04.2016
NL13.04.2016
PL13.04.2016
RO13.04.2016
SE13.04.2016
SI13.04.2016
SK13.04.2016
GR14.07.2016
PT16.08.2016
LU07.10.2016
CH31.10.2016
LI31.10.2016
Former [2017/43]AT13.04.2016
BE13.04.2016
CZ13.04.2016
DK13.04.2016
EE13.04.2016
ES13.04.2016
FI13.04.2016
IT13.04.2016
NL13.04.2016
PL13.04.2016
RO13.04.2016
SE13.04.2016
SI13.04.2016
SK13.04.2016
GR14.07.2016
PT16.08.2016
LU07.10.2016
CH31.10.2016
LI31.10.2016
Former [2017/37]AT13.04.2016
BE13.04.2016
CZ13.04.2016
DK13.04.2016
EE13.04.2016
ES13.04.2016
FI13.04.2016
IT13.04.2016
NL13.04.2016
PL13.04.2016
RO13.04.2016
SE13.04.2016
SI13.04.2016
SK13.04.2016
GR14.07.2016
PT16.08.2016
CH31.10.2016
LI31.10.2016
Former [2017/10]AT13.04.2016
BE13.04.2016
CZ13.04.2016
DK13.04.2016
EE13.04.2016
ES13.04.2016
FI13.04.2016
IT13.04.2016
NL13.04.2016
PL13.04.2016
RO13.04.2016
SE13.04.2016
SK13.04.2016
GR14.07.2016
PT16.08.2016
Former [2017/09]AT13.04.2016
BE13.04.2016
CZ13.04.2016
DK13.04.2016
EE13.04.2016
ES13.04.2016
FI13.04.2016
IT13.04.2016
NL13.04.2016
PL13.04.2016
RO13.04.2016
SE13.04.2016
GR14.07.2016
PT16.08.2016
Former [2017/07]AT13.04.2016
BE13.04.2016
DK13.04.2016
ES13.04.2016
FI13.04.2016
IT13.04.2016
NL13.04.2016
PL13.04.2016
SE13.04.2016
GR14.07.2016
PT16.08.2016
Former [2017/03]AT13.04.2016
BE13.04.2016
ES13.04.2016
FI13.04.2016
IT13.04.2016
NL13.04.2016
PL13.04.2016
SE13.04.2016
GR14.07.2016
PT16.08.2016
Former [2016/52]AT13.04.2016
ES13.04.2016
FI13.04.2016
NL13.04.2016
PL13.04.2016
SE13.04.2016
GR14.07.2016
PT16.08.2016
Former [2016/51]AT13.04.2016
ES13.04.2016
FI13.04.2016
NL13.04.2016
PL13.04.2016
GR14.07.2016
PT16.08.2016
Former [2016/50]AT13.04.2016
ES13.04.2016
FI13.04.2016
NL13.04.2016
PL13.04.2016
Former [2016/49]FI13.04.2016
NL13.04.2016
PL13.04.2016
Documents cited:Search[Y]EP0899925  (ATCOM INC [US]) [Y] 2,14 * paragraphs [0026] , [0027] *;
 [XY]US2002069278  (FORSLOEW JAN [SE]) [X] 1,3,4,6,7,12,13,15-18,20,21,23-26 * paragraphs [0036] - [0044] * * paragraphs [0065] - [0067] - [0088] * * paragraphs [0093] , [0099] - [0104] * * paragraphs [0106] , [0107] , [0110] * * paragraphs [0112] , [0126] , [0128] * * paragraphs [0130] , [0131] , [0133] * * paragraphs [0135] - [0137] * [Y] 2,5,8-11,14,19,22,27,28;
 [XY]US6606708  (DEVINE CAROL Y [US], et al) [X] 1,4,12,15-18,23-26 * column 2, lines 56-60 * * column 3, lines 18-43 * * column 8, lines 22-35 * * column 8, line 66 - column 9, line 10 * * column 10, lines 9-27 * * column 13, line 60 - column 14, line 32 * * column 22, line 18 - column 23, line 3 * * column 24, lines 60-65 * [Y] 5,8-11,19,22,27,28;
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.1998.649269
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-3664(98)00173-X
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