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EP About this file: EP1080586

EP1080586 - SERVICE PROVISION SUPPORT SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.03.2005
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.03.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT, PT		published on 30.04.2008  [2008/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company
81 Newgate Street London
EC1A 7AJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2001/10]For all designated states
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company
81 Newgate Street
London EC1A 7AJ / GB
Inventor(s)01 / ELLIS, Martin John
16 The Birches, Marlborough Road
Swindon SN3 1PT / GB
02 / FARR, Jeffrey, Roger
35 Salehurst Road
Ipswich IP3 8RY / GB
03 / JAMES-BELL, Duncan Charles
8 Southay Close, St. Andrews Ridge
Swindon SN2 2WF / GB
04 / WARREN, Nigel
5 Meryman Drive, Crowthorne
Reading RG45 6TW / GB
 [2001/10]
Representative(s)Roberts, Simon Christopher, et al
BT Group Legal
Intellectual Property Department
PP C5A. BT Centre
81 Newgate Street, London
EC1A 7AJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2001/10]Roberts, Simon Christopher, et al
BT Group Legal Services, Intellectual Property Department, 8th Floor, Holborn Centre 120 Holborn
London, EC1N 2TE / GB
Application number, filing date99923765.426.05.1999
[2001/10]
WO1999GB01661
Priority number, dateGB1998001126726.05.1998         Original published format: GB 9811267
EP1998030414426.05.1998         Original published format: EP 98304144
[2001/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9962272
Date:02.12.1999
Language:EN
[1999/48]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1080586
Date:07.03.2001
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.12.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2001/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1080586
Date:19.05.2004
Language:EN
[2004/21]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP02.12.1999
ClassificationIPC:H04Q3/00, H04M15/00, H04L12/14
[2001/10]
CPC:
G06Q20/102 (EP,US); H04Q3/00 (KR); H04L67/51 (EP,US);
H04L67/14 (EP,US); H04L69/329 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesBE,   CH,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IE,   IT,   LI,   NL,   PT,   SE [2001/10]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM ZUR UNTERSTÜZTUNG DER BEREITSTELLUNG VON DIENSTEN[2003/50]
English:SERVICE PROVISION SUPPORT SYSTEM[2001/10]
French:SYSTEME D'ASSISTANCE AUX PRESTATIONS DE SERVICE[2001/10]
Former [2001/10]SYSTEM ZUR UNTERSTÜZTUNG VON DIENSTBEREITSTELLUNG
Entry into regional phase18.10.2000National basic fee paid 
18.10.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
18.10.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.12.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
18.10.2000Examination requested  [2001/10]
12.08.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.01.2003Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
12.03.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.10.2003Date of oral proceedings
03.11.2003Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
13.11.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.03.2004Fee for grant paid
22.03.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP03078213.0   Application deemed to be withdrawn  : 14.11.2003
Opposition(s)22.02.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/19]
Request for further processing for:12.03.2003Request for further processing filed
12.03.2003Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
27.03.2003Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.04.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
21.05.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
26.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
15.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBE19.05.2004
CH19.05.2004
IT19.05.2004
LI19.05.2004
NL19.05.2004
IE26.05.2004
SE19.08.2004
ES30.08.2004
PT19.10.2004
[2008/18]
Former [2006/13]BE19.05.2004
CH19.05.2004
LI19.05.2004
NL19.05.2004
IE26.05.2004
SE19.08.2004
ES30.08.2004
Former [2005/24]BE19.05.2004
CH19.05.2004
LI19.05.2004
IE26.05.2004
SE19.08.2004
ES30.08.2004
Former [2005/14]BE19.05.2004
CH19.05.2004
LI19.05.2004
SE19.08.2004
ES30.08.2004
Former [2005/02]CH19.05.2004
LI19.05.2004
SE19.08.2004
ES30.08.2004
Former [2004/52]CH19.05.2004
LI19.05.2004
SE19.08.2004
Former [2004/51]CH19.05.2004
LI19.05.2004
Cited inInternational search[X]  - PAVON J ET AL., "The VITAL Network Resource Architecture", PROCEEDINGS TINA'97 - GLOBAL CONVERGENCE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND DISTRIBUTED OBJECT COMPUTING, SANTIAGO (CL), (19971117), pages 130 - 138, XP002082940 [X] 1-14,18,19 * figures 4,5 * * page 132, column L, line 26 - column R, line 13 * * page 135 * * page 138, column L, line 9 - line 35 *
 [A]  - HELLEMANS P ET AL., "TINA Service Architecture: From Specification to Implementation", PROCEEDINGS TINA'97 - GLOBAL CONVERGENCE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND DISTRIBUTED OBJECT COMPUTING, SANTIAGO (CL), (19971117), pages 174 - 183, XP002082032 [A] 4,13,18,19 * page 178 - page 182 *
 [A]  - ABARCA C ET AL, Network Resource Architecture (Version 3.0), HTTP://WWW.TINAC.COM, TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION NETWORKING ARCHITECTURE CONSORTIUM, (19970210), XP002082942 [A] 1-19 * pages 7-137 - pages 7-180 *
 [A]  - ABARCA C ET AL, Service Architecture (Version 5.0), HTTP://WWW.TINAC.COM, TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION NETWORKING ARCHITECTURE CONSORTIUM, (19970616), XP002082943 [A] 1-19 * page 61 - page 74 *
 [A]  - DE ZEN G ET AL., "Value-added Internet: a pragmatic TINA-based path to the Internet and PSTN Integration", PROCEEDINGS TINA '97 - GLOBAL CONVERGENCE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND DISTRIBUTED OBJECT COMPUTING, SANTIAGO (CL), (19971117), pages 13 - 21, XP002082941 [A] 1-19 * the whole document *
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