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EP About this file: EP1769634

EP1769634 - METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HARDWARE REGISTRATION IN A NETWORK DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.07.2020
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  16.08.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.04.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  27.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip27.05.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 29.06.2022  [2022/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC
60 Columbus Circle
New York, NY 10023 / US
[2015/23]
Former [2014/33]For all designated states
Time Warner Cable Inc.
60 Columbus Circle
New York, New York 10023 / US
Former [2007/14]For all designated states
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
290 Harbour Drive
Stamford, CT 06902 / US
Inventor(s)01 / LADD, Patrick
1718 Medinah Road
San Marcos, CA 92069 / US
02 / SAROSI, George, W.
12018 Delmahoy Drive
Charlotte, NC 28277 / US
 [2007/14]
Representative(s)Dolleymores
9 Rickmansworth Road
Watford, Hertfordshire WD18 0JU / GB
[2019/38]
Former [2007/14]Fitchett, Stuart Paul
Saunders & Dolleymore European Patent Attorneys 9 Rickmansworth Road
Watford WD18 0JU / GB
Application number, filing date04812351.723.11.2004
[2007/14]
WO2004US39815
Priority number, dateUS2003072395924.11.2003         Original published format: US 723959
[2007/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2005052766
Date:09.06.2005
Language:EN
[2005/23]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1769634
Date:04.04.2007
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.06.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/14]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1769634
Date:18.09.2019
Language:EN
[2019/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US15.02.2007
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.01.2012
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/28, H04L12/26, G06F9/54, H04N21/426, H04N21/81, H04L29/06, H04L29/08
[2019/18]
CPC:
H04L12/2805 (EP,US); H04L43/04 (US); H04L12/2814 (EP,US);
H04L12/282 (EP,US); H04L67/10 (US); H04N21/42684 (EP,US);
H04N21/818 (EP,US); G06F9/541 (US); H04L67/01 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2007/14]H04N7/16
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2019/38]
Former [2007/14]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR HARDWAREREGISTRIERUNG IN EINER NETZWERKEINRICHTUNG[2019/18]
English:METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HARDWARE REGISTRATION IN A NETWORK DEVICE[2007/14]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF PERMETTANT L'ENREGISTREMENT DE MATÉRIEL DANS UN DISPOSITIF RÉSEAU[2019/18]
Former [2007/14]VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNGEN ZUR HARDWAREREGISTRATION IN EINER NETZWERKEINRICHTUNG
Former [2007/14]PROCEDES ET DISPOSITIFS PERMETTANT L'ENREGISTREMENT DE MATERIEL DANS UN DISPOSITIF RESEAU
Entry into regional phase19.06.2006National basic fee paid 
19.06.2006Search fee paid 
19.06.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
19.06.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.06.2005Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
19.06.2006Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.06.2006Examination requested  [2007/14]
03.05.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.09.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.02.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.05.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.09.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.02.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.03.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
26.09.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.11.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.03.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.04.2018Invitation to indicate the basis for amendments (Time limit: M01)
17.05.2018Reply to an invitation to indicate the basis for amendments
13.06.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.10.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.11.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.03.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.04.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.08.2019Fee for grant paid
12.08.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
12.08.2019Receipt 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  03.05.2012
Opposition(s)19.06.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.06.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
26.11.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
27.11.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
22.10.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
14.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
02.11.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
25.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
28.10.2013Renewal fee patent year 10
18.11.2014Renewal fee patent year 11
23.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 12
22.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 13
23.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 14
14.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 15
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU23.11.2004
AT18.09.2019
CY18.09.2019
CZ18.09.2019
DK18.09.2019
EE18.09.2019
ES18.09.2019
FI18.09.2019
IT18.09.2019
MC18.09.2019
NL18.09.2019
PL18.09.2019
RO18.09.2019
SE18.09.2019
SI18.09.2019
SK18.09.2019
TR18.09.2019
IE23.11.2019
LU23.11.2019
BE30.11.2019
CH30.11.2019
LI30.11.2019
BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
IS19.01.2020
PT20.01.2020
[2022/26]
Former [2021/32]HU23.11.2004
AT18.09.2019
CY18.09.2019
CZ18.09.2019
DK18.09.2019
EE18.09.2019
ES18.09.2019
FI18.09.2019
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MC18.09.2019
NL18.09.2019
PL18.09.2019
RO18.09.2019
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SI18.09.2019
SK18.09.2019
IE23.11.2019
LU23.11.2019
BE30.11.2019
CH30.11.2019
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BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
IS19.01.2020
PT20.01.2020
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CZ18.09.2019
DK18.09.2019
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FI18.09.2019
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PL18.09.2019
RO18.09.2019
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SI18.09.2019
SK18.09.2019
IE23.11.2019
LU23.11.2019
BE30.11.2019
CH30.11.2019
LI30.11.2019
BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
IS19.01.2020
PT20.01.2020
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CZ18.09.2019
DK18.09.2019
EE18.09.2019
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FI18.09.2019
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IE23.11.2019
LU23.11.2019
BE30.11.2019
CH30.11.2019
LI30.11.2019
BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
IS19.01.2020
PT20.01.2020
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DK18.09.2019
EE18.09.2019
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FI18.09.2019
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MC18.09.2019
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PL18.09.2019
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IE23.11.2019
LU23.11.2019
CH30.11.2019
LI30.11.2019
BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
IS19.01.2020
PT20.01.2020
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CZ18.09.2019
DK18.09.2019
EE18.09.2019
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CH30.11.2019
LI30.11.2019
BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
IS19.01.2020
PT20.01.2020
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CZ18.09.2019
DK18.09.2019
EE18.09.2019
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FI18.09.2019
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MC18.09.2019
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PL18.09.2019
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CH30.11.2019
LI30.11.2019
BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
IS19.01.2020
PT20.01.2020
Former [2020/35]AT18.09.2019
CZ18.09.2019
EE18.09.2019
ES18.09.2019
FI18.09.2019
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NL18.09.2019
PL18.09.2019
RO18.09.2019
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SK18.09.2019
LU23.11.2019
CH30.11.2019
LI30.11.2019
BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
PT20.01.2020
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/34]AT18.09.2019
CZ18.09.2019
EE18.09.2019
ES18.09.2019
FI18.09.2019
IT18.09.2019
NL18.09.2019
PL18.09.2019
RO18.09.2019
SE18.09.2019
SK18.09.2019
CH30.11.2019
LI30.11.2019
BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
PT20.01.2020
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/25]AT18.09.2019
CZ18.09.2019
EE18.09.2019
ES18.09.2019
FI18.09.2019
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NL18.09.2019
PL18.09.2019
RO18.09.2019
SE18.09.2019
SK18.09.2019
BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
PT20.01.2020
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/24]AT18.09.2019
EE18.09.2019
ES18.09.2019
FI18.09.2019
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NL18.09.2019
PL18.09.2019
RO18.09.2019
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BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
PT20.01.2020
IS24.02.2020
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EE18.09.2019
ES18.09.2019
FI18.09.2019
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NL18.09.2019
PL18.09.2019
RO18.09.2019
SE18.09.2019
BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
PT20.01.2020
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FI18.09.2019
NL18.09.2019
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BG18.12.2019
GR19.12.2019
PT20.01.2020
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GR19.12.2019
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BG18.12.2019
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US6192403  (JONG KENNETH [US], et al) [Y] 19,20,22-24,30-33 * column 2, line 33 - line 40 * * column 3, line 54 - line 60 * * column 6, line 31 - line 45 *;
 [X]US2002044569  (KWOK TIMOTHY C [US], et al) [X] 34* paragraph [0042] - paragraph [0044] *;
 [XAY]US2003110331  (KAWANO SEIICHI [JP], et al) [X] 1-5,10,11 * paragraph [0004] * * paragraph [0015] - paragraph [0019] * [A] 34 [Y] 19,20,22-24,30-33
International search[A]US5664046  (ABECASSIS MAX [US]);
 [A]US6317881  (SHAH-NAZAROFF ANTHONY A [US], et al);
 [A]US6469742  (TROVATO KAREN I [US], et al)
ExaminationEP1046259
 US6546419
by applicantUS6192403
 US2003110331
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