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EP3432525 - CONTROL APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, VIRTUAL NETWORK MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  11.05.2021
Database last updated on 27.07.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  29.10.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  06.09.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  21.12.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip11.05.2021Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 09.06.2021  [2021/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[2019/04]
Inventor(s)01 / YAMAGUCHI, Syuuhei
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
 [2019/04]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[2019/04]
Application number, filing date18186653.426.10.2012
[2019/04]
Priority number, dateJP2011023707528.10.2011         Original published format: JP 2011237075
[2019/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3432525
Date:23.01.2019
Language:EN
[2019/04]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP3432525
Date:06.03.2019
Language:EN
[2019/10]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.02.2019
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/70, H04L12/46, H04L12/24, H04L12/721
[2019/04]
CPC:
H04L41/0895 (EP); H04L41/50 (US); H04L41/00 (EP,US);
H04L41/0803 (EP,US); H04L41/40 (EP); H04L12/4641 (EP,US);
H04L45/38 (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 [2019/41]
Former [2019/04]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:STEUERUNGSVORRICHTUNG, KOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM, VERFAHREN ZUR VERWALTUNG EINES VIRTUELLEN NETZWERKS UND PROGRAMM[2019/04]
English:CONTROL APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, VIRTUAL NETWORK MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2019/04]
French:APPAREIL DE COMMANDE, SYSTÈME DE COMMUNICATION, PROCÉDÉ DE GESTION DE RÉSEAU VIRTUEL ET PROGRAMME[2019/04]
Examination procedure28.08.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.08.2019Examination requested  [2019/41]
28.08.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
04.11.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.03.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.04.2020Invitation to indicate the basis for amendments (Time limit: M01)
05.06.2020Reply to an invitation to indicate the basis for amendments
17.06.2020Invitation to indicate the basis for amendments (Time limit: M01)
27.07.2020Reply to an invitation to indicate the basis for amendments
19.08.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.01.2021Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2021/23]
02.02.2021Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2021/23]
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP12844444.5  / EP2773072
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
31.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
31.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
31.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
31.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
15.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
14.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2009138577  (CASADO MARTIN [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0013] * * paragraph [0043] - paragraph [0045] ** paragraph [0074] - paragraph [0096] *;
 [A]US7586915  (INDIRESAN ATRI [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * column 7 - column 12; figures 2-8 *
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 WO2008095010
    - NICK MCKEOWN, OpenFlow: Enabling Innovation in Campus Networks, (20111001), URL: http://www.openflow.org/documents/openflow-wp-latest.pdf
    - OpenFlow Switch Specification, (20111001), URL: http://www.openflow.org/documents/openflow-spec-v1.1.0.pdf
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