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EP About this file: EP4060949

EP4060949 - METHOD FOR REDUCING ROUTING LOOPS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.05.2025
Database last updated on 18.03.2026
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  19.08.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.06.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip02.10.2025New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian, Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
[2022/38]
Inventor(s)01 / ZHANG, Zhendong
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian, Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
02 / ZHANG, Jiaqing
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian, Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
03 / YAN, Gang
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian, Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
 [2022/38]
Representative(s)Epping - Hermann - Fischer
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Schloßschmidstraße 5
80639 München / DE
[2022/38]
Application number, filing date20900209.629.09.2020
[2022/38]
WO2020CN119036
Priority number, dateCN20191126073210.12.2019         Original published format: CN201911260732
[2022/38]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021114838
Date:17.06.2021
Language:ZH
[2021/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4060949
Date:21.09.2022
Language:EN
[2022/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN17.06.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.11.2022
ClassificationIPC:H04L45/18, // H04L41/06, H04L45/02
[2022/51]
CPC:
H04L45/18 (EP,CN,US); H04L41/0631 (CN); H04L41/0677 (CN);
H04L45/02 (EP,US); H04L45/122 (US); H04L45/123 (US);
H04L45/28 (CN); H04L45/42 (US); H04L45/50 (CN);
H04L41/06 (EP); H04L45/04 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2022/38]H04L12/705
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 [2022/38]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM REDUZIEREN VON ROUTING-SCHLEIFEN, GERÄT UND SYSTEM[2022/38]
English:METHOD FOR REDUCING ROUTING LOOPS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM[2022/38]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE RÉDUCTION DE BOUCLES DE ROUTAGE, APPAREIL ET SYSTÈME ASSOCIÉS[2022/38]
Entry into regional phase14.06.2022Translation filed 
14.06.2022National basic fee paid 
14.06.2022Search fee paid 
14.06.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
14.06.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.06.2022Examination requested  [2022/38]
31.05.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
31.05.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
08.05.2025Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.08.2025Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
25.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
30.09.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
30.09.2025Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[XIY] US2019312770  (BIDGOLI HOOMAN et al.) [X] 1-2,8-9,14-15 * paragraph [0069] - paragraph [0071] * * paragraph [0042] *[I] 5-7,12-13 [Y] 3-4,10-11
 [Y] CN109861913  (BEIJING HUAWEI DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO LTD et al.) [Y] 3-4,10-11 * paragraphs [0046] , [0 49] , [0 50]; figure 1 *
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