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EP3563525 - METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SWITCHING A VIRTUAL INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  09.07.2021
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.05.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.10.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  07.07.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip09.07.2021New entry: Date of cancellation oral proceedings 
09.07.2021Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 11.08.2021  [2021/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
Fourth Floor, One Capital Place P.O. Box 847 George Town
Grand Cayman / KY
[2019/45]
Inventor(s)01 / WANG, Yinbing
Alibaba Group Legal Department 5/f
Building 3 No. 969 West Wen Yi Road
Yu Hang Dictrict
Hangzhuo 311121 / CN
02 / GANG, Cheng
9931 Se 5th St.
Bellevue WA 98004 / US
 [2019/45]
Representative(s)Finnegan Europe LLP
1 London Bridge
London SE1 9BG / GB
[2019/45]
Application number, filing date17886283.527.12.2017
[2019/45]
WO2017US68555
Priority number, dateCN20161123809628.12.2016         Original published format: CN201611238096
[2019/45]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018125924
Date:05.07.2018
Language:EN
[2018/27]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3563525
Date:06.11.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.07.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/45]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US05.07.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.09.2019
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/28, H04L12/713, H04L29/12
[2019/45]
CPC:
H04L61/103 (EP,CN,US); H04L61/2503 (CN); G06F9/45558 (EP,US);
H04L61/45 (EP,US); G06F2009/4557 (US); G06F2009/45595 (EP,US);
H04L43/10 (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 [2019/45]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNGEN ZUM WECHSELN EINER VIRTUELLEN INTERNETPROTOKOLLADRESSE[2019/45]
English:METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SWITCHING A VIRTUAL INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESS[2019/45]
French:PROCÉDÉS ET DISPOSITIFS DESTINÉS À COMMUTER UNE ADRESSE DE PROTOCOLE INTERNET VIRTUEL[2019/45]
Entry into regional phase25.07.2019National basic fee paid 
25.07.2019Search fee paid 
25.07.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
25.07.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.07.2019Examination requested  [2019/45]
06.04.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.05.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.11.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.07.2021Application withdrawn by applicant  [2021/32]
08.07.2021Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 08.09.2021
08.09.2021Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
14.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]US7881208  (NOSELLA THOMAS J [US], et al);
 [A]US2013159487  (PATEL PARVEEN KUMAR [US], et al);
 [I]US2013297596  (MOULINE IMAD [US], et al);
International search[Y]US2013198352  (KALYANARAMAN SHIVKUMAR [IN], et al) [Y] 1-4, 8-15, 19-26, 30-34 * , entire document, specially Abstract; para [0010], [0022], [0027], [0032]. [0034] *;
 [Y]US8958420  (SHEKHAR RAVI [US], et al) [Y] 10-11, 21-22, 32-33* , entire document, especially Abstract; col 5, In 37-48; col 6, In 31-51; col 11, In 19-32; col 12, In 60 to col 13, In 5 *;
 [Y]US2016323427  (GUAN HAIBING [CN], et al) [Y] 1-4, 8-15, 19-26, 30-34 * , entire document, especially Abstract; para [0020], [0037], [0045] *
ExaminationUS2014344424
by applicantUS7881208
 US2013198352
 US2013297596
 US2014344424
    - "Fault tolerant mechanisms for SON controllers", SIDKI LIRAN et al., 2016 IEEE Conference on network function virtualization and software defined networks (NFV-SDN, IEEE, (20161107), pages 173 - 178
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