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EP0976295 - CONNECTIONLESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.05.2005
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.07.2006Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 09.08.2006  [2006/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nortel Networks Limited
2351 Boulevard Alfred-Nobel
St. Laurent, QC H4S 2A9 / CA
[N/P]
Former [2003/41]For all designated states
Nortel Networks Limited
2351 Boulevard Alfred-Nobel
St. Laurent, Quebec H4S 2A9 / CA
Former [2000/39]For all designated states
Nortel Networks Limited
World Trade Center of Montreal, 380 St. Antoine Street West, 8th floor
Montreal, Quebec H2Y 3Y4 / CA
Former [2000/05]For all designated states
NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION
World Trade Center of Montreal 380 St. Antoine Street West 8th Floor
Montreal, Quebec H2Y 3Y4 / CA
Inventor(s)01 / MAUGER, Roy, Harold
47 Beech Avenue
Radlett, Hertfordshire WD7 7DD / GB
02 / BRUECKHEIMER, Simon, Daniel
74 Church Crescent
London N10 3NE / GB
[2000/05]
Representative(s)Anderson, Angela Mary, et al
Nortel Networks
IP Law Group
Harlow Laboratories
London Road, Harlow
Essex CM17 9NA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2003/16]Anderson, Angela, et al
Nortel Networks IP Law Group, Harlow Laboratories, London Road
Harlow, Essex CM17 9NA / GB
Former [2000/05]Ryan, John Peter William
Nortel Networks Intellectual Property Law Group London Road
Harlow, Essex CM17 9NA / GB
Application number, filing date98917396.817.04.1998
[2000/05]
WO1998GB01128
Priority number, dateGB1997000783218.04.1997         Original published format: GB 9707832
GB1997001633301.08.1997         Original published format: GB 9716333
[2000/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9848591
Date:29.10.1998
Language:EN
[1998/43]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0976295
Date:02.02.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.10.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0976295
Date:30.06.2004
Language:EN
[2004/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP29.10.1998
ClassificationIPC:H04Q11/04, H04B7/185
[2000/05]
CPC:
H04B7/18578 (EP,US); H04L47/10 (US); H04B7/18584 (EP,US);
H04B7/18589 (EP,US); H04Q11/0478 (EP,US); H04L2012/5608 (EP,US);
H04L2012/5619 (EP,US); H04L2012/5623 (EP,US); H04L2012/563 (EP,US);
H04L2012/5632 (EP,US); H04L2012/5634 (EP,US); H04L2012/5638 (EP,US);
H04L2012/5645 (EP,US); H04L2012/5651 (EP,US); H04L2012/5656 (EP,US);
H04L2012/5672 (EP,US); H04L2012/5675 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2000/05]
TitleGerman:NACH DEM VERBINDUNGSLOSEN PRINZIP ARBEITENDES KOMMUNIKATIONSNETZWERK[2000/05]
English:CONNECTIONLESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK[2000/05]
French:RESEAU DE COMMUNICATIONS SANS CONNEXION[2000/05]
Entry into regional phase18.11.1999National basic fee paid 
18.11.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
18.11.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.09.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
19.08.1999Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.11.1999Examination requested  [2000/05]
16.12.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.04.2004Fee for grant paid
26.04.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)31.03.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.03.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
19.03.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
14.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
07.04.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
06.04.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFR30.06.2004
[2006/32]
Cited inInternational search[A]EP0748142  (PLESSEY TELECOMM [GB]) [A] 1-12 * column 4, line 9 - column 5, line 2; claims 1-10 *;
 [PX]  - MAUGER R ET AL, "QOS GUARANTEES FOR MULTIMEDIA SERVICES ON A TDMA-BASED SATELLITE NETWORK", IEEE COMMUNICATIONS MAGAZINE, (199707), vol. 35, no. 7, pages 56 - 58, 63 - 65, XP000695132 [PX] 1-12 * see the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/35.601743
 [X]  - WERNER M ET AL, "ATM-BASED ROUTING IN LEO/MEO SATELLITE NETWORKS WITH INTERSATELLITELINKS", IEEE JOURNAL ON SELECTED AREAS IN COMMUNICATIONS, (199701), vol. 15, no. 1, pages 69 - 82, XP000637400 [X] 1-12 * see sections III and IV *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/49.553679
 [A]  - MANKARIOUS R R, "A FULL MESH ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE (ATM) SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK", PROCEEDINGS OF THE MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE (MILCOM), SAN DIEGO, NOV. 6 - 8, 1995, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, (19951106), VOL. 1, pages 11 - 15, XP000580737 [A] 1-12 * see sections II and III D *
 [A]  - SHUJI TASAKA, "LINK-LEVEL CONNECTION CONTROL SCHEMES IN A HIGH-SPEED SATELLITE DATA NETWORK: A PERFORMANCE COMPARISON", IEEE JOURNAL ON SELECTED AREAS IN COMMUNICATIONS, (19920201), vol. 10, no. 2, pages 437 - 446, XP000272924 [A] 1-12 * see section II *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/49.126994
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