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EP About this file: EP3208972

EP3208972 - METHOD FOR ENHANCED TRACING AND/OR MONITORING OF THE NETWORK NODES OF A COMMUNICATION NETWORK, COMMUNICATION NETWORK, A PLURALITY OF VIRTUAL MACHINES, VIRTUALIZED NETWORK FUNCTION MANAGER FUNCTIONALITY, PROGRAM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.10.2020
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  15.11.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.07.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.11.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.03.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  21.07.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Deutsche Telekom AG
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 140
53113 Bonn / DE
[2017/34]
Inventor(s)01 / SOBANIA, Alexander
Weimarstraße 47
53757 Sankt Augustin / DE
 [2017/34]
Representative(s)Schwöbel, Thilo K., et al
Kutzenberger Wolff & Partner
Waidmarkt 11
50676 Köln / DE
[2019/51]
Former [2017/34]Schwöbel, Thilo K., et al
Kutzenberger Wolff & Partner
Theodor-Heuss-Ring 23
50668 Köln / DE
Application number, filing date16155815.016.02.2016
[2017/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3208972
Date:23.08.2017
Language:EN
[2017/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3208972
Date:18.12.2019
Language:EN
[2019/51]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.07.2016
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/26, H04L12/24, H04W24/08
[2019/28]
CPC:
H04L41/145 (EP,US); H04L43/12 (EP,CN,US); G06F9/45558 (CN);
H04L41/12 (EP,US); H04L41/40 (EP); H04L43/04 (EP,US);
H04L43/10 (EP,US); H04L43/14 (EP,US); H04L43/20 (EP);
H04L43/55 (EP,US); H04W24/06 (US); H04W24/08 (EP,US);
G06F2009/45595 (CN) (-)
Former IPC [2017/34]H04L12/26
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2018/14]
Former [2017/34]AL,  AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR VERBESSERTEN VERFOLGUNG UND/ODER ÜBERWACHUNG DES NETZKNOTEN EINES KOMMUNIKATIONSNETZWERKS, KOMMUNIKATIONSNETZWERK, MEHRERE VIRTUELLE MASCHINEN, VIRTUALISIERTE NETZWERKFUNKTIONSMANAGERFUNKTIONALITÄT, PROGRAMM UND COMPUTERPROGRAMMPRODUKT[2017/34]
English:METHOD FOR ENHANCED TRACING AND/OR MONITORING OF THE NETWORK NODES OF A COMMUNICATION NETWORK, COMMUNICATION NETWORK, A PLURALITY OF VIRTUAL MACHINES, VIRTUALIZED NETWORK FUNCTION MANAGER FUNCTIONALITY, PROGRAM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT[2017/34]
French:PROCÉDÉ D'AMÉLIORATION DE TRAÇAGE ET/OU DE SURVEILLANCE DE NOEUDS D'UN RÉSEAU DE COMMUNICATION, RÉSEAU DE COMMUNICATION, UNE PLURALITÉ DE MACHINES VIRTUELLES, UNE FONCTIONNALITÉ DE GESTION DE FONCTION DE RÉSEAU VIRTUEL, PROGRAMME INFORMATIQUE ET PRODUIT LOGICIEL[2017/34]
Examination procedure16.02.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
07.02.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.02.2018Examination requested  [2018/14]
29.10.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.02.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.07.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.11.2019Fee for grant paid
08.11.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
08.11.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)21.09.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/48]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
28.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU16.02.2016
AL18.12.2019
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CY18.12.2019
CZ18.12.2019
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FI18.12.2019
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MK18.12.2019
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IE16.02.2020
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BG18.03.2020
NO18.03.2020
GR19.03.2020
IS18.04.2020
PT13.05.2020
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