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EP0702477 - System for signatureless transmission and reception of data packets between computer networks [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.12.2005
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip02.12.2005No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 18.01.2006  [2006/03]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
2550 Garcia Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
[1996/12]
Inventor(s)01 / Mulligan, Geoffrey
3330 Whimbrel Court
Fremont, California 94555 / US
02 / Patterson, Martin
5 Rue de Boston
F-38000 Grenoble / FR
03 / Scott, Glenn
324 East Iowa Avenue
Sunnyvale, California 94086 / US
04 / Aziz, Ashar
4180 Tanager Common
Fremont, California 94555 / US
[1996/12]
Representative(s)WP Thompson
8th Floor
1 Mann Island
Liverpool L3 1BP / GB
[N/P]
Former [1996/12]W.P. Thompson & Co.
Coopers Building, Church Street
Liverpool L1 3AB / GB
Application number, filing date95306466.414.09.1995
[1996/12]
Priority number, dateUS1994030633715.09.1994         Original published format: US 306337
[1996/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0702477
Date:20.03.1996
Language:EN
[1996/12]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0702477
Date:28.07.1999
[1999/30]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0702477
Date:26.01.2005
Language:EN
[2005/04]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.06.1999
ClassificationIPC:H04L29/06, H04L12/66
[1999/29]
CPC:
H04L63/0428 (EP,US); H04L12/22 (EP,KR,US); H04L12/4625 (EP,US);
H04L63/164 (EP,US); H04L2212/00 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1996/12]H04L29/06
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL,   SE [1996/12]
TitleGerman:System für signaturlose Übertragung und Empfang von Datenpaketen zwischen Computernetzwerken[1996/12]
English:System for signatureless transmission and reception of data packets between computer networks[1996/12]
French:Système pour la transmission et la réception sans signature de paquets de données entre réseaux d'ordinateurs[1996/12]
Examination procedure28.01.2000Examination requested  [2000/13]
19.04.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.10.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.09.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
21.01.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.05.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.10.2004Fee for grant paid
15.10.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)27.10.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2006/03]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.08.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
26.08.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
23.08.1999Renewal fee patent year 05
28.08.2000Renewal fee patent year 06
24.09.2001Renewal fee patent year 07
27.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 08
12.09.2003Renewal fee patent year 09
14.09.2004Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[XY]  - FORNE J ET AL, "HARDWARE IMPLEMENTATION OF A SECURE BRIDGE IN ETHERNET ENVIRONMENTS", PROCEEDINGS OF THE GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE (GLOBECOM), HOUSTON, NOV. 29 - DEC. 2, 1993, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, (19931129), vol. 1, pages 177 - 181, XP000428050 [X] 1,4,6,9,11,13,14 * the whole document * [Y] 15
 [YA]  - O'HIGGINS B ET AL, "SECURING INFORMATION IN X.25 NETWORKS", COMMUNICATIONS: CONNECTING THE FUTURE, SAN DIEGO, DEC. 2 - 5, 1990, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, (19901202), vol. 2, pages 1073 - 1078, XP000220997 [Y] 15 * abstract * * paragraph [0003] - paragraph [0005] * * figures 1,2 * [A] 1,4,6,9,11,13,14

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOM.1990.116667
 [A]  - SHARP R L ET AL, "NETWORK SECURITY IN A HETEROGENEOUS ENVIRONMENT", AT & T TECHNICAL JOURNAL, (19940901), vol. 73, no. 5, pages 52 - 59, XP000475911 [A] 1,4,6,9,11,13-15 * page 57, column R, line 24 - page 58, column R, line 44 *
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