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EP1692878 - CONFIGURATION FOR SUBSTITUTE-SWITCHING SPATIALLY SEPARATED SWITCHING SYSTEMS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.02.2016
Database last updated on 14.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.08.2016Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 07.09.2016  [2016/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nokia Solutions and Networks GmbH & Co. KG
St.-Martin-Strasse 76
81541 Munich / DE
[2013/46]
Former [2007/50]For all designated states
NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS GMBH & CO. KG
St. Martin Strasse 76
81541 München / DE
Former [2007/46]For all designated states
NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS S.P.A.
St. Martin Strasse 76
81541 München / DE
Former [2007/37]For all designated states
NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS GMBH & CO. KG
St. Martin Strasse 76
81541 München / DE
Former [2006/34]For all designated states
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Wittelsbacherplatz 2
80333 München / DE
Inventor(s)01 / LÖBIG, Norbert
Im Erlich 79
64291 Darmstadt / DE
02 / TEGELER, Jürgen
Auf der Leiten 2
82377 Penzberg / DE
 [2006/34]
Representative(s)Weidel, Gottfried, et al
Nokia Solutions and Networks GmbH & Co. KG
CEF T&I IPR Patent Administration
80240 Munich / DE
[2013/46]
Application number, filing date04766614.426.08.2004
[2006/34]
WO2004EP51926
Priority number, dateDE200315834512.12.2003         Original published format: DE 10358345
[2006/34]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2005057949
Date:23.06.2005
Language:DE
[2005/25]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1692878
Date:23.08.2006
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.06.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1692878
Date:01.04.2015
Language:DE
[2015/14]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP23.06.2005
ClassificationIPC:H04Q3/00, H04L12/26, H04B1/74, H04L1/22
[2006/34]
CPC:
H04L43/00 (EP,KR,US); H04L41/0668 (EP,KR,US); H04Q3/0075 (EP,KR,US);
H04Q3/0087 (EP,KR,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2007/12]
Former [2006/34]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:KONFIGURATION ZUM ERSATZSCHALTEN VON RÄUMLICH GETRENNTEN VERMITTLUNGSSYSTEMEN[2006/34]
English:CONFIGURATION FOR SUBSTITUTE-SWITCHING SPATIALLY SEPARATED SWITCHING SYSTEMS[2006/34]
French:CONFIGURATION POUR RÉALISER LA COMMUTATION DE REMPLACEMENT DE SYSTÈMES DE COMMUTATION SÉPARÉS DANS L'ESPACE[2015/02]
Former [2006/34]CONFIGURATION POUR REALISER LA COMMUTATION DE REMPLACEMENT DE SYSTEMES DE COMMUTATION SEPARES DANS L'ESPACE
Entry into regional phase17.03.2006National basic fee paid 
17.03.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
17.03.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.03.2006Examination requested  [2006/34]
05.11.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.03.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.09.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
21.03.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.12.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.02.2015Fee for grant paid
18.02.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
18.02.2015Receipt 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  05.11.2008
Opposition(s)05.01.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/10]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.08.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
31.08.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
19.08.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
24.08.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
25.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
24.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
23.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
23.08.2013Renewal fee patent year 10
25.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFR31.08.2015
[2016/36]
Cited inInternational search[XA]CN1321004  ;
 [A]DE3235661  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [A] 1-10* the whole document *;
 [X]US2002152320  (LAU PUI LUN [US]) [X] 1-12 * paragraph [0014] - paragraph [0023] *;
 [XA]  - ARDON M T ET AL, "PROVIDING ULTRA-RELIABLE SERVICES USING DISTRIBUTED SWITCH ARCHITECTURES", PROCEEDINGS OF THE XIV INTERNATIONAL SWITCHING SYMPOSIUM, YOKOHAMA, JAPAN, (19921025), vol. 1, pages 169 - 173, XP000337637 [X] 1-9 * page 170, column R, paragraph 4.3.1 - page 171, column L, paragraph 4.3.1.2 * [A] 10-12
 [XA]  - DATABASE WPI, 0, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 2002, no. 36, Database accession no. 2002-316315, XP002309764 & CN1321004 A 20011107 (HUAWEI TECH CO LTD) [X] 10-12 * abstract * [A] 1-9
ExaminationUS2002188713
    - CUERVO F ET AL, "Megaco Protocol Version 1.0", IETF RFC 3015, (200011), XP002285435
by applicantCN1321004
 US2002152320
 US2002188713
    - "PROVIDING ULTRA-RELIABLE SERVICES USING DISTRIBUTED SWITCH ARCHITECTURES", ARDON M ET AL., Proceedings of the XIV INTERNATIONAL SWITCHING SYMPOSIUM, YOKOHAMA, (19921025), vol. 1, pages 169 - 173
    - CUERVO F ET AL., "Megaco Protocol Version 1.0", IETF RFC, (200011), vol. 3015
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