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EP About this file: EP1969743

EP1969743 - METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR DETECTING AND MITIGATING FRAUDULENT MESSAGE SERVICE MESSAGE TRAFFIC [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.06.2019
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  06.07.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.02.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip03.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY		published on 05.08.2020  [2020/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tekelec Global, Inc.
5200 Paramount Parkway
Morrisville, NC 27560 / US
[2018/32]
Former [2013/29]For all designated states
Tekelec Global, Inc.
5200 Paramount Parkway
Morrisville, NC 27560 / US
Former [2008/38]For all designated states
Tekelec
26580 West Agoura Road
Calabasas, CA 93102 / US
Inventor(s)01 / RUSSELL, Travis, Earl
121 Pebble Drive
Clayton, NC 27520 / US
 [2008/38]
Representative(s)Gill Jennings & Every LLP
The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
[2018/32]
Former [2013/52]Skone James, Robert Edmund, et al
Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
Former [2012/18]Isarpatent
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Postfach 44 01 51
80750 München / DE
Former [2008/38]Skuhra, Udo
Reinhard-Skuhra-Weise & Partner GbR Patentanwälte Friedrichstrasse 31
80801 München / DE
Application number, filing date06845379.414.12.2006
[2008/38]
WO2006US47644
Priority number, dateUS20050750289P14.12.2005         Original published format: US 750289 P
[2008/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2007070612
Date:21.06.2007
Language:EN
[2007/25]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1969743
Date:17.09.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.06.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/38]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1969743
Date:08.08.2018
Language:EN
[2018/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US20.11.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.10.2011
ClassificationIPC:H04W4/12, H04W12/12, H04L29/06, H04L12/58, H04M3/42, H04M3/436, H04Q3/00
[2018/12]
CPC:
H04L63/1416 (EP,US); H04L51/212 (EP,US); H04L69/169 (EP,US);
H04M3/42382 (EP,US); H04Q3/0029 (EP,US); H04W12/128 (EP,US);
H04W4/12 (EP,US); H04L69/16 (EP,US); H04M2201/12 (EP,US);
H04M2201/14 (EP,US); H04M2201/18 (EP,US); H04M3/436 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2009/03]G06F11/00
Former IPC [2008/38]H04J3/16
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2018/32]
Former [2008/38]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN, SYSTEME UND COMPUTERPROGRAMMPRODUKTE ZUM DETEKTIEREN UND VERMINDERN VON BETRÜGERISCHEM NACHRICHTENÜBERMITTLUNGSNACHRICHTENVERKEHR[2008/38]
English:METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR DETECTING AND MITIGATING FRAUDULENT MESSAGE SERVICE MESSAGE TRAFFIC[2008/38]
French:PROCÉDÉS, SYSTÈMES ET PROGRAMMES INFORMATIQUES POUR DETECTER ET LIMITER UN TRAFIC DE MESSAGES DE SERVICES DE MESSAGES FRAUDULEUX[2018/13]
Former [2008/38]PROCEDES, SYSTEMES ET PROGRAMMES INFORMATIQUES POUR DETECTER ET LIMITER UN TRAFIC DE MESSAGES DE SERVICES DE MESSAGES FRAUDULEUX
Entry into regional phase14.07.2008National basic fee paid 
14.07.2008Search fee paid 
14.07.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
14.07.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.07.2008Examination requested  [2008/38]
26.04.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.09.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.11.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.03.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.06.2018Fee for grant paid
29.06.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
29.06.2018Receipt 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  20.09.2016
Opposition(s)09.05.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/29]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.12.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
30.12.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
30.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
29.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
29.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
12.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
11.12.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
10.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 10
13.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 11
12.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU14.12.2006
AT08.08.2018
CY08.08.2018
CZ08.08.2018
DK08.08.2018
EE08.08.2018
ES08.08.2018
FI08.08.2018
IT08.08.2018
LT08.08.2018
LV08.08.2018
MC08.08.2018
NL08.08.2018
PL08.08.2018
PT08.08.2018
RO08.08.2018
SE08.08.2018
SI08.08.2018
SK08.08.2018
TR08.08.2018
BG08.11.2018
GR09.11.2018
IS08.12.2018
IE14.12.2018
LU14.12.2018
BE31.12.2018
CH31.12.2018
LI31.12.2018
[2020/32]
Former [2020/30]HU14.12.2006
AT08.08.2018
CZ08.08.2018
DK08.08.2018
EE08.08.2018
ES08.08.2018
FI08.08.2018
IT08.08.2018
LT08.08.2018
LV08.08.2018
MC08.08.2018
NL08.08.2018
PL08.08.2018
PT08.08.2018
RO08.08.2018
SE08.08.2018
SI08.08.2018
SK08.08.2018
TR08.08.2018
BG08.11.2018
GR09.11.2018
IS08.12.2018
IE14.12.2018
LU14.12.2018
BE31.12.2018
CH31.12.2018
LI31.12.2018
Former [2020/27]AT08.08.2018
CZ08.08.2018
DK08.08.2018
EE08.08.2018
ES08.08.2018
FI08.08.2018
IT08.08.2018
LT08.08.2018
LV08.08.2018
MC08.08.2018
NL08.08.2018
PL08.08.2018
PT08.08.2018
RO08.08.2018
SE08.08.2018
SI08.08.2018
SK08.08.2018
TR08.08.2018
BG08.11.2018
GR09.11.2018
IS08.12.2018
IE14.12.2018
LU14.12.2018
BE31.12.2018
CH31.12.2018
LI31.12.2018
Former [2020/16]AT08.08.2018
CZ08.08.2018
DK08.08.2018
EE08.08.2018
ES08.08.2018
FI08.08.2018
IT08.08.2018
LT08.08.2018
LV08.08.2018
MC08.08.2018
NL08.08.2018
PL08.08.2018
RO08.08.2018
SE08.08.2018
SI08.08.2018
SK08.08.2018
TR08.08.2018
BG08.11.2018
GR09.11.2018
IS08.12.2018
IE14.12.2018
LU14.12.2018
BE31.12.2018
CH31.12.2018
LI31.12.2018
Former [2020/04]AT08.08.2018
CZ08.08.2018
DK08.08.2018
EE08.08.2018
ES08.08.2018
FI08.08.2018
IT08.08.2018
LT08.08.2018
LV08.08.2018
MC08.08.2018
NL08.08.2018
PL08.08.2018
RO08.08.2018
SE08.08.2018
SI08.08.2018
SK08.08.2018
BG08.11.2018
GR09.11.2018
IS08.12.2018
IE14.12.2018
LU14.12.2018
BE31.12.2018
CH31.12.2018
LI31.12.2018
Former [2019/51]AT08.08.2018
CZ08.08.2018
DK08.08.2018
EE08.08.2018
ES08.08.2018
FI08.08.2018
IT08.08.2018
LT08.08.2018
LV08.08.2018
MC08.08.2018
NL08.08.2018
PL08.08.2018
RO08.08.2018
SE08.08.2018
SI08.08.2018
SK08.08.2018
BG08.11.2018
GR09.11.2018
IS08.12.2018
IE14.12.2018
LU14.12.2018
BE31.12.2018
Former [2019/48]AT08.08.2018
CZ08.08.2018
DK08.08.2018
EE08.08.2018
ES08.08.2018
FI08.08.2018
IT08.08.2018
LT08.08.2018
LV08.08.2018
MC08.08.2018
NL08.08.2018
PL08.08.2018
RO08.08.2018
SE08.08.2018
SI08.08.2018
SK08.08.2018
BG08.11.2018
GR09.11.2018
IS08.12.2018
IE14.12.2018
LU14.12.2018
Former [2019/40]AT08.08.2018
CZ08.08.2018
DK08.08.2018
EE08.08.2018
ES08.08.2018
FI08.08.2018
IT08.08.2018
LT08.08.2018
LV08.08.2018
MC08.08.2018
NL08.08.2018
PL08.08.2018
RO08.08.2018
SE08.08.2018
SI08.08.2018
SK08.08.2018
BG08.11.2018
GR09.11.2018
IS08.12.2018
LU14.12.2018
Former [2019/39]AT08.08.2018
CZ08.08.2018
DK08.08.2018
EE08.08.2018
ES08.08.2018
FI08.08.2018
IT08.08.2018
LT08.08.2018
LV08.08.2018
NL08.08.2018
PL08.08.2018
RO08.08.2018
SE08.08.2018
SI08.08.2018
SK08.08.2018
BG08.11.2018
GR09.11.2018
IS08.12.2018
LU14.12.2018
Former [2019/37]AT08.08.2018
CZ08.08.2018
DK08.08.2018
EE08.08.2018
ES08.08.2018
FI08.08.2018
IT08.08.2018
LT08.08.2018
LV08.08.2018
NL08.08.2018
PL08.08.2018
RO08.08.2018
SE08.08.2018
SI08.08.2018
SK08.08.2018
BG08.11.2018
GR09.11.2018
IS08.12.2018
Former [2019/26]AT08.08.2018
CZ08.08.2018
DK08.08.2018
EE08.08.2018
ES08.08.2018
FI08.08.2018
IT08.08.2018
LT08.08.2018
LV08.08.2018
NL08.08.2018
PL08.08.2018
RO08.08.2018
SE08.08.2018
SK08.08.2018
BG08.11.2018
GR09.11.2018
IS08.12.2018
Former [2019/24]AT08.08.2018
CZ08.08.2018
EE08.08.2018
ES08.08.2018
FI08.08.2018
IT08.08.2018
LT08.08.2018
LV08.08.2018
NL08.08.2018
PL08.08.2018
RO08.08.2018
SE08.08.2018
SK08.08.2018
BG08.11.2018
GR09.11.2018
IS08.12.2018
Former [2019/22]AT08.08.2018
CZ08.08.2018
ES08.08.2018
FI08.08.2018
IT08.08.2018
LT08.08.2018
LV08.08.2018
NL08.08.2018
PL08.08.2018
RO08.08.2018
SE08.08.2018
BG08.11.2018
GR09.11.2018
IS08.12.2018
Former [2019/21]AT08.08.2018
ES08.08.2018
FI08.08.2018
IT08.08.2018
LT08.08.2018
LV08.08.2018
NL08.08.2018
PL08.08.2018
SE08.08.2018
BG08.11.2018
GR09.11.2018
IS08.12.2018
Former [2019/12]AT08.08.2018
ES08.08.2018
FI08.08.2018
LT08.08.2018
LV08.08.2018
NL08.08.2018
PL08.08.2018
SE08.08.2018
BG08.11.2018
GR09.11.2018
IS08.12.2018
Former [2019/10]AT08.08.2018
FI08.08.2018
LT08.08.2018
NL08.08.2018
PL08.08.2018
SE08.08.2018
BG08.11.2018
GR09.11.2018
IS08.12.2018
Former [2019/09]FI08.08.2018
LT08.08.2018
NL08.08.2018
IS08.12.2018
Former [2019/08]FI08.08.2018
LT08.08.2018
IS08.12.2018
Former [2019/07]LT08.08.2018
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