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EP2031796 - Method and apparatus for multicast tree allocation [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.08.2012
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip24.08.2012No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 26.09.2012  [2012/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2009/10]For all designated states
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Neto, Augusto
Rua Adolfo loureiro, 35, 2 Esq
3030-049, Coimbra / PT
02 / Curado, Marilia
Tv da Rua da Trauleira, Carvalhais de Baixo
3040-688, Coimbra / PT
03 / Monteiro, Edmundo
Tv da Rua da Trauleira, Carvalhais de Baixo
3040-688, Coimbra / PT
04 / Mendes, Paulo
Else-Rosenfeld-Str. 19
81673, Munich / DE
 [2009/10]
Representative(s)Betten & Resch
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Maximiliansplatz 14
80333 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2011/42]Betten & Resch
Patentanwälte Theatinerstrasse 8
80333 München / DE
Former [2009/10]Betten & Resch
Patentanwälte Theatinerstrasse 8 (Fünf Höfe)
80333 München / DE
Application number, filing date07115344.930.08.2007
[2009/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2031796
Date:04.03.2009
Language:EN
[2009/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2031796
Date:19.10.2011
Language:EN
[2011/42]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.02.2008
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/18
[2009/10]
CPC:
H04L12/185 (EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB [2011/42]
Former [2010/06]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Former [2009/46]DE,  GB 
Former [2009/10]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Multicast-Baumzuweisung[2009/10]
English:Method and apparatus for multicast tree allocation[2009/10]
French:Procédé et appareil pour l'attribution d'une arborescence de multidiffusion[2009/10]
Examination procedure18.08.2008Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.08.2008Examination requested  [2009/10]
24.04.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.07.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.01.2011Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 04.02.2011
04.02.2011Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
30.03.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.08.2011Fee for grant paid
01.08.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  24.04.2009
Opposition(s)20.07.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/39]
Request for further processing for:Loss of rights: Designated contracting state(s)
TR, SK, SI, SE, RO, PT, PL, NL, MT, MC, LV, LU, LT, IT, IS, IE, HU, GR, FR, FI, ES, EE, DK, CZ, CY, CH, BG, BE, AT
21.12.2009Request for further processing filed
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.08.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
31.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
31.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP1814269  (JUNIPER NETWORKS INC [US]) [A] 1,9* page 9, column 16, paragraph 76 - page 11, column 20, paragraph 97; figure 11 *;
 [XY]  - LAO ET AL, "Tackling group-to-tree matching in large scale group communications", COMPUTER NETWORKS, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS B.V., AMSTERDAM, NL, (20070523), vol. 51, no. 11, ISSN 1389-1286, pages 3069 - 3089, XP022094097 [X] 1-6,8,11-16 * page 3069, column L, paragraph 1. - page 3071, column L, paragraph 2.1.; figure 1 * * page 3072, column L, paragraph 2.2.3. - page 3074, column R, paragraph 3.2. * * page 3076, column L, paragraph 4.1. - page 3077, column R, paragraph 4.1; figure 2 * * page 3078, column R, paragraph 4.5. * [Y] 7,9,10

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2007.01.003
 [Y]  - SONG GUO ET AL, "A Distributed Minimum Energy Multicast Algorithm in MANETs", WORLD OF WIRELESS, MOBILE AND MULTIMEDIA NETWORKS, 2006. WOWMOM 2006. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON A BUFFALO-NIAGARA FALLS, NY, USA 26-29 JUNE 2006, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, (20060626), ISBN 0-7695-2593-8, pages 134 - 142, XP010925858 [Y] 7,9,10 * page 2, paragraph 3.2 * * page 3, paragraph 3.4 - paragraph 3.5 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WOWMOM.2006.8
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