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EP About this file: EP1040680

EP1040680 - ARCHITECTURE-INDEPENDENT APPLICATION INVOCATION OVER A TELEPHONY NETWORK [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2000/40]ARCHITECTURE INDEPENDENT APPLICATION INVOCATION OVER A TELEPHONY NETWORK
[2004/46]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.05.2006
Database last updated on 26.04.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip28.11.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): FR		published on 31.12.2008  [2009/01]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ericsson Inc.
6300 Legacy Drive
MS EVW 2-C-2
Plano, TX 75024 / US
[N/P]
Former [2005/27]For all designated states
Ericsson Inc.
6300 Legacy Drive, MS EVW 2-C-2
Plano, TX 75024 / US
Former [2004/02]For all designated states
Ericsson Inc.
6300 Legacy, MS EVW 2-C-2
Plano, TX 75024 / US
Former [2000/40]For all designated states
Ericsson Inc.
7001 Development Drive, P.O. Box 13969
Research Triangle Park, N.C. 27709 / US
Inventor(s)01 / BALACHANDRAN, Shridharan
129 MacDowell Terrace
Sunnyvale, California 94087-1468 / US
02 / KAIPPALLIMALIL, John
3500 Northstar Apt 624
Richardson, TX 75082 / US
 [2003/38]
Former [2000/51]01 / BALACHANDRAN, Shridharan
129 MacDowell Terrace
Sunnyvale, California 94087-1468 / US
02 / KAIPPALLIMALIL, John
12121 Audelia Road 2401
Dallas, TX 75243 / US
Former [2000/40]01 / BALACHANDRAN, Shridharan
2815 N. Shiloh Road 191
Garland, TX 75044 / US
02 / KAIPPALLIMALIL, John
12121 Audelia Road 2401
Dallas, TX 75243 / US
Representative(s)O'Connell, David Christopher, et al
Haseltine Lake LLP
Redcliff Quay
120 Redcliff Street
Bristol BS1 6HU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/40]O'Connell, David Christopher, et al
Haseltine Lake & Co., Imperial House, 15-19 Kingsway
London WC2B 6UD / GB
Application number, filing date98964037.017.12.1998
[2000/40]
WO1998US26856
Priority number, dateUS1997099486119.12.1997         Original published format: US 994861
[2000/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9933285
Date:01.07.1999
Language:EN
[1999/26]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1040680
Date:04.10.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.07.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1040680
Date:06.07.2005
Language:EN
[2005/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP01.07.1999
ClassificationIPC:H04Q3/00
[2000/40]
CPC:
H04Q3/0029 (EP,US); H04Q3/00 (KR)
Designated contracting statesCH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   IE,   IT,   LI,   NL,   SE [2000/40]
TitleGerman:AUFRUF EINER ARCHITEKTURUNABHÄNGIGEN ANWENDUNG ÜBER EIN TELEFONNETZ[2000/40]
English:ARCHITECTURE-INDEPENDENT APPLICATION INVOCATION OVER A TELEPHONY NETWORK[2004/46]
French:APPEL D'UNE APPLICATION INDEPENDANT DE L'ARCHITECTURE DANS UN RESEAU TELEPHONIQUE[2004/46]
Former [2000/40]ARCHITECTURE INDEPENDENT APPLICATION INVOCATION OVER A TELEPHONY NETWORK
Former [2000/40]APPEL D'APPLICATION NE DEPENDANT PAS DE L'ARCHITECTURE DANS UN RESEAU TELEPHONIQUE
Entry into regional phase19.07.2000National basic fee paid 
19.07.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
19.07.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure01.07.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
19.07.2000Examination requested  [2000/40]
08.11.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.05.2005Fee for grant paid
04.05.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)07.04.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/24]
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.12.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
31.12.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
23.12.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
29.12.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
23.12.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCH06.07.2005
FI06.07.2005
FR06.07.2005
IT06.07.2005
LI06.07.2005
NL06.07.2005
DK06.10.2005
SE06.10.2005
ES17.10.2005
IE19.12.2005
[2009/01]
Former [2008/16]CH06.07.2005
FI06.07.2005
IT06.07.2005
LI06.07.2005
NL06.07.2005
DK06.10.2005
SE06.10.2005
ES17.10.2005
IE19.12.2005
Former [2006/49]CH06.07.2005
FI06.07.2005
LI06.07.2005
NL06.07.2005
DK06.10.2005
SE06.10.2005
ES17.10.2005
IE19.12.2005
Former [2006/26]CH06.07.2005
FI06.07.2005
LI06.07.2005
NL06.07.2005
DK06.10.2005
SE06.10.2005
ES17.10.2005
Former [2006/22]CH06.07.2005
FI06.07.2005
LI06.07.2005
NL06.07.2005
SE06.10.2005
ES17.10.2005
Former [2006/14]CH06.07.2005
FI06.07.2005
LI06.07.2005
SE06.10.2005
ES17.10.2005
Former [2006/13]FI06.07.2005
SE06.10.2005
Cited inInternational search[A]US5418844  (MORRISEY JAMES A [US], et al) [A] 1,3,10,13,17,18,21,24,28,29,33-35,38 * column 8, line 4 - line 18 * * column 9, line 48 - line 55 * * column 10, line 28 - line 31 * * figure 1 *;
 [A]EP0669748  (US WEST TECHNOLOGIES INC [US]) [A] 1,3,7,10,13,17,18,20,29,34,35,37,38 * abstract * * page 4, line 54 - page 5, line 3 ** page 6, line 32 - line 41 *;
 [A]US5541986  (HOU DAVID T [US]) [A] 1,3,7,10,13,17,18,21,25,29,34,35,37,38 * column 3, line 55 - column 4, line 16 *;
 [A]WO9722212  (HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US], et al) [A] 1,3,4,7,10-14,17,20-22,24,25,27-29,31,33-35,37,38 * abstract * * page 20, line 21 - page 22, line 15 * * page 25, line 9 - line 19 * * page 33, line 24 - page 34, line 7 * * page 34, line 28 - page 35, line 6 * * page 37, line 8 - line 12 * * page 41, line 29 - page 43, line 12 * * page 47, line 26 - page 48, line 10 * * figure 6 *
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