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EP0760573 - Fully distributed message storage facilities in a distributed switching system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.10.2005
Database last updated on 26.03.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip04.01.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT
published on 06.02.2008  [2008/06]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
AT&T Corp.
32 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10013-2412 / US
[1997/10]
Inventor(s)01 / Bales, Bruce Merrill
493 Muirfield Court
Louisville, Colorado 80027 / US
02 / Chan, Norman Chin-Hung
1818 Eisenhower Drive
Louisville, Colorado 80027 / US
[1997/10]
Representative(s)Williams, David John, et al
Page White & Farrer Limited
Bedford House
21A John Street
London WC1N 2BF / GB
[N/P]
Former [2001/03]Williams, David John, et al
Page White & Farrer, 54 Doughty Street
London WC1N 2LS / GB
Former [1997/10]Johnston, Kenneth Graham, et al
Lucent Technologies (UK) Ltd, 5 Mornington Road
Woodford Green Essex, IG8 OTU / GB
Application number, filing date96306102.321.08.1996
[1997/10]
Priority number, dateUS1995052090930.08.1995         Original published format: US 520909
[1997/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0760573
Date:05.03.1997
Language:EN
[1997/10]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0760573
Date:05.01.2000
[2000/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0760573
Date:08.12.2004
Language:EN
[2004/50]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.11.1999
ClassificationIPC:H04M3/50, H04M7/00
[1997/10]
CPC:
H04M3/53325 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT [1997/10]
TitleGerman:Vollverteilte Nachrichtenspeicherungseinrichtungen in einem verteilten Vermittlungssystem[1997/10]
English:Fully distributed message storage facilities in a distributed switching system[1997/10]
French:Facilités de stockage de messages entièrement distribuées dans un système de commutation distribué[1997/10]
Examination procedure26.06.2000Examination requested  [2000/34]
25.03.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.07.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.06.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.10.2004Fee for grant paid
04.10.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)09.09.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/48]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.08.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
17.08.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
14.08.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
14.08.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
14.08.2002Renewal fee patent year 07
13.08.2003Renewal fee patent year 08
12.08.2004Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT08.12.2004
ES19.03.2005
[2008/06]
Former [2006/12]ES19.03.2005
Documents cited:Search[DXA]US5029199  (JONES SCOTT A [US], et al) [DX] 1-4 * column 4, line 31 - column 7, line 58 * [A] 5-22;
 [A]EP0504880  (FUJITSU LTD [JP]) [A] 1-22 * abstract * * column 4, line 40 - column 5, line 35 *;
 [A]WO9515046  (OCTEL COMMUNICATIONS CORP [US])[A] 1-22;
 [PX]EP0693847  (BOSTON TECH INC [US]) [PX] 1-4 * the whole document *
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