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EP3718267 - FAILOVER SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  17.03.2022
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.09.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  07.06.2019
Formerunknown
Status updated on  29.11.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip01.09.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
British Telecommunications public limited company
1 Braham Street
London E1 8EE / GB
[2022/07]
Former [2020/41]For all designated states
British Telecommunications Public Limited Company
81 Newgate Street
London EC1A 7AJ / GB
Inventor(s)01 / CURRY, Thomas
Ground Floor
Faraday Building
1 Knightrider Street
London EC4V 5BT / GB
02 / HUBERT, Malcolm
Ground Floor
Faraday Building
1 Knightrider Street
London EC4V 5BT / GB
 [2020/41]
Representative(s)British Telecommunications public limited company Intellectual Property Department
9th Floor
One Braham
Braham Street
London E1 8EE / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/41]British Telecommunications public limited company Intellectual Property Department
Ground Floor, Faraday Building
1 Knightrider Street
London EC4V 5BT / GB
Application number, filing date18804019.023.11.2018
[2020/41]
WO2018EP82348
Priority number, dateEP2017020472130.11.2017         Original published format: EP 17204721
[2020/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019105856
Date:06.06.2019
Language:EN
[2019/23]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3718267
Date:07.10.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.06.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP06.06.2019
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/703, H04L12/707, H04W40/02
[2020/41]
CPC:
H04L45/28 (EP,US); H04L45/02 (EP,US); H04L45/22 (EP,US);
H04L45/74 (US); H04W40/02 (EP)
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 [2020/41]
TitleGerman:AUSFALLSICHERUNGSSYSTEM[2020/41]
English:FAILOVER SYSTEM[2020/41]
French:SYSTÈME DE BASCULEMENT SUR PANNE[2020/41]
Entry into regional phase11.05.2020National basic fee paid 
11.05.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
11.05.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.04.2019Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
11.05.2020Examination requested  [2020/41]
11.05.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
09.07.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.03.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.10.2022Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
25.11.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
25.11.2022Request for further processing filed
25.11.2022Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
05.12.2022Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
01.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
31.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
31.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[X]US2002080752  (JOHANSSON FREDRIK [SE], et al) [X] 1,7-9,12-14 * paragraph [0070] - paragraph [0072] * * paragraph [0142] - paragraph [0165] *;
 [A]US2006092955  (DURBIN MARK R [US], et al) [A] 1-14* paragraph [0037] - paragraph [0046]; figure 4 *;
 [X]US2017279664  (ZHANG SHUANG [NL], et al) [X] 1-14 * paragraph [0012] - paragraph [0019]; figures 3,6 * * paragraph [0046] - paragraph [0052] * * paragraph [0068] - paragraph [0075] * * paragraph [0078] - paragraph [0083] * * paragraph [0089] - paragraph [0094] *
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