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EP0427760 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING A FACSIMILE STORE AND FORWARD NETWORK [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.07.1996
Database last updated on 29.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.07.1996No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 11.09.1996 [1996/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ATLAS TELECOM, INC
Willamette Wharf Building 4640 SW Macadam Avenue
Portland, OR 97201 / US
[1991/21]
Inventor(s)01 / HARVATH, Steven, J.
9584 SW Taylor St.
Portland, OR 97225 / US
02 / KILGORE, Vernon, O.
1510 SW Highland Parkway
Portland, OR 97221 / US
03 / ZAPP, Raymond, K.
4715 SW Hewett Blvd.
Portland, OR 97221 / US
[1991/21]
Representative(s)Lawrence, Malcolm Graham, et al
Avidity IP
Broers Building
Hauser Forum
21 JJ Thomson Ave
Cambridge CB3 0FA / GB
[N/P]
Former [1991/21]Lawrence, Malcolm Graham, et al
Hepworth, Lawrence, Bryer & Bizley Merlin House Falconry Court Bakers Lane
Epping Essex CM16 5DQ / GB
Application number, filing date89908788.626.07.1989
[1991/21]
WO1989US03225
Priority number, dateUS1988022921305.08.1988         Original published format: US 229213
[1991/21]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9001842
Date:22.02.1990
Language:EN
[1990/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0427760
Date:22.05.1991
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.02.1990 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1991/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0427760
Date:20.09.1995
Language:EN
[1995/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US22.02.1990
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.09.1992
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/58, H04N1/21
[1995/38]
CPC:
H04N1/324 (EP); H04L51/00 (EP); H04N1/32406 (EP)
Former IPC [1991/21]H04M11/00, H04N1/21
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   SE [1991/21]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM ZUGRIFF AUF EIN FAKSIMILESPEICHER- UND SENDENETZ[1995/38]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING A FACSIMILE STORE AND FORWARD NETWORK[1991/21]
French:PROCEDE ET APPAREIL PERMETTANT D'AVOIR ACCES A UN RESEAU DE STOCKAGE ET D'ENVOI DE TELECOPIES[1991/21]
Former [1991/21]VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN MIT ZUGANG ZU EINEM FAKSIMILELAGER UND EINEM VERSANDNETZ
Entry into regional phase28.12.1990National basic fee paid 
28.12.1990Search fee paid 
28.12.1990Designation fee(s) paid 
28.12.1990Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.02.1990Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: DE
02.01.1991Examination requested  [1991/21]
23.06.1993Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.01.1994Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.01.1994Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
02.09.1994Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
26.01.1995Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.04.1995Fee for grant paid
24.04.1995Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)21.06.1996No opposition filed within time limit [1996/37]
Request for further processing for:07.02.1994Request for further processing filed
07.02.1994Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
05.05.1994Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.07.1991Renewal fee patent year 03
27.07.1992Renewal fee patent year 04
12.07.1993Renewal fee patent year 05
07.07.1994Renewal fee patent year 06
10.07.1995Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search   [ ] - INTERNATIONAL SWITCHING SYMPOSIUM vol. 1, March 1987, NEW YORK, US pages 94 - 99; G. VALBONESI ET AL.: 'THE PACKET INTERFACE BETWEEN ISDN AND PUBLIC PACKET SWITCHED NETWORKS'
International search[Y]US4447676  (HARRIS WILLIAM J [US], et al);
 [X]JPS61276458  (CANON KK);
 [Y]US4649533  (CHORLEY WILLIAM [US], et al);
 [A]US4652700  (MATTHEWS GORDON H [US], et al);
 [AP]US4764951  (KOTANI MATAHIRA [JP], et al)
 [A]  - IEEE, 1980 National Telecommunications Conference, 30 November 1980 to 04 December 1980, T. KAMAE, "Development of a Public Facsimile Communication System Using Storage and Conversion Techniques," see Conference Record pages 19.4.1 to 19.4.5.
Examination   - JAPAN TELECOMMUNICATION REVIEW. vol. 25, no. 4, October 1983, TOKYO JP pages234 - 240; H. LIZUKA ET AL.: 'Internetworking System Between Public Telephone Network and Packet Switched Network'
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