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EP3468115 - METHOD TO IMPROVE AVAILABILTY OF REAL-TIME COMPUTER NETWORKS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.04.2021
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  15.05.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.02.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.10.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  08.03.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TTTech Computertechnik AG
Schönbrunner Strasse 7
1040 Wien / AT
[2019/15]
Inventor(s)01 / Steiner, Wilfried
Kolschitzkygasse 23/13
1040 Wien / AT
02 / Bauer, Günther
Argentinierstraße 36/14
1040 Wien / AT
03 / Jakovljevic, Mirko
Siebeneichengasse 16/39
1150 Wien / AT
04 / Geven, Arjan
Taborstraße 48/17
1020 Wien / AT
 [2019/15]
Representative(s)Patentanwaltskanzlei Matschnig & Forsthuber OG
Biberstraße 22
Postfach 36
1010 Wien / AT
[2019/15]
Application number, filing date17195409.209.10.2017
[2019/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3468115
Date:10.04.2019
Language:EN
[2019/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3468115
Date:17.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/25]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.03.2018
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/725, H04L7/00, // H04L29/06, H04L12/931
[2019/15]
CPC:
H04L45/3065 (EP,US); H04L51/04 (CN); H04L12/40 (US);
H04L12/44 (CN,US); H04L41/0803 (CN); H04L5/14 (US);
H04L65/1101 (US); H04L7/0083 (US); H04L2012/4028 (US);
H04L2012/445 (US); H04L49/351 (EP,US); H04L69/26 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2019/46]
Former [2019/15]AL,  AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR VERBESSERUNG DER ERREICHBARKEIT VON ECHTZEIT-COMPUTERNETZWERKEN[2019/15]
English:METHOD TO IMPROVE AVAILABILTY OF REAL-TIME COMPUTER NETWORKS[2019/15]
French:PROCÉDÉ POUR AMÉLIORER LA DISPONIBILITÉ DES RÉSEAUX INFORMATIQUES EN TEMPS RÉEL[2019/15]
Examination procedure09.10.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.10.2019Examination requested  [2019/46]
09.10.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
03.02.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.05.2020Fee for grant paid
07.05.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.05.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)18.03.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/21]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
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ExaminationEP3076620
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISORC.2005.56
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