EP0924902 - Network bandwidth control [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 23.03.2007 Database last updated on 22.04.2025 | Most recent event Tooltip | 28.11.2008 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): FR | published on 31.12.2008 [2009/01] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 4150 Network Circle Santa Clara, California 95054 / US | [N/P] |
Former [2006/12] | For all designated states SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 4150 Network Circle Santa Clara, California 95054 / US | ||
Former [2003/17] | For all designated states Sun Microsystems, Inc. 4150 Network Circle Santa Clara, California 95054 / US | ||
Former [1999/25] | For all designated states SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 901 San Antonio Road Palo Alto, California 94303 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Blanco, Marcos Ares 31 Rue General Ferrie 38000 Grenoble / FR | 02 /
Martin, Jean Christophe Le Petit Rochefort, Route de Beauregard 38760 Varces / FR | [1999/27] |
Former [1999/25] | 01 /
Blanco, Marcos Ares 36, Rue Bizanet 38000 Grenoble / FR | ||
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Martin, Jean Christophe Le Petit Rochefort, Route de Beauregard 38760 Varces / FR | Representative(s) | Harris, Ian Richard, et al D Young & Co LLP 120 Holborn London EC1N 2DY / GB | [N/P] |
Former [1999/25] | Harris, Ian Richard, et al D. Young & Co., 21 New Fetter Lane London EC4A 1DA / GB | Application number, filing date | 98402875.3 | 19.11.1998 | [1999/25] | Priority number, date | US19970995707 | 22.12.1997 Original published format: US 995707 | [1999/25] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP0924902 | Date: | 23.06.1999 | Language: | EN | [1999/25] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP0924902 | Date: | 02.04.2003 | [2003/14] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0924902 | Date: | 22.03.2006 | Language: | EN | [2006/12] | Type: | B9 Corrected patent specification | No.: | EP0924902 | Date: | 28.06.2006 | [2006/26] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 17.02.2003 | Classification | IPC: | H04L12/56, H04L29/06 | [1999/25] | CPC: |
H04L47/27 (EP,US);
H04L47/10 (EP,US);
H04L47/193 (EP,US);
H04L47/283 (EP,US);
H04L69/163 (EP,US);
H04L69/166 (EP,US);
H04L69/16 (EP,US)
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| Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB [2004/01] |
Former [1999/25] | AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE | Title | German: | Netzwerkbandbreitensteuerung | [1999/25] | English: | Network bandwidth control | [1999/25] | French: | Commande de largeur de bande passante dans un réseau | [1999/25] | Examination procedure | 02.07.2003 | Examination requested [2003/36] | 03.09.2003 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 02.10.2003 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 03.10.2003 | Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s) | 03.03.2004 | Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) NL, SE | 11.03.2005 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 17.05.2005 | Fee for grant paid | 17.05.2005 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 27.12.2006 | No opposition filed within time limit [2007/17] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 13.10.2000 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 08.11.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 13.11.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 12.11.2003 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 12.11.2004 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 14.11.2005 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | Penalty fee | Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973 | 12.11.2003 | NL   M01   Not yet paid | 12.11.2003 | SE   M01   Not yet paid |
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Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Lapses during opposition Tooltip | FR | 22.03.2006 | GB | 19.11.2006 | [2009/01] |
Former [2008/15] | GB | 19.11.2006 | Documents cited: | Search | [A]EP0430571 (AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH [US]) [A] 1,9,18 * page 3, line 57 - page 4, line 17 * * figure 7 ** claims 1,5,10 *; | [A]EP0458033 (IBM [US]) [A] 1,9,18 * page 2, line 1 - page 2, line 7 * * page 3, line 56 - page 4, line 3 * * page 5, line 14 - page 5, line 18 * * page 5, line 44 - page 7, line 16 * * claims 1,7 * | Examination | EP0430571 | EP0458033 |