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EP About this file: EP0993747

EP0993747 - SUBSCRIBER SYSTEM WITH USER STATION WITH REMOVABLE DATA STORE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.01.2006
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip25.05.2007Change - lapse in a contracting state
Updated state(s): LU		published on 27.06.2007  [2007/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ORANGE PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES LIMITED
St. James Court, Great Park Road Almondsbury
Bristol BS12 4QJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/16]For all designated states
ORANGE PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES LIMITED
St. James Court, Great Park Road
Almondsbury, Bristol BS12 4QJ / GB
Inventor(s)01 / GREEN, Mark
20 Manor Farm Crescent, Hutton, Weston-Super-Mare
North Somerset BS24 9XB / GB
[2000/16]
Representative(s)Spaargaren, Jerome, et al
Electronic Intellectual Property
Fairfax House
15 Fulwood Place
London WC1V 6HU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2003/51]Spaargaren, Jerome, et al
Electronic Intellectual Property, Suite 308, The Foundry, 156 Blackfriars Road
London SE1 8EN / GB
Former [2000/16]Spaargaren, Jerome, et al
R.G.C. Jenkins & Co., 26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Application number, filing date98932401.709.07.1998
[2000/16]
WO1998GB02011
Priority number, dateGB1997001524318.07.1997         Original published format: GB 9715243
[2000/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9904587
Date:28.01.1999
Language:EN
[1999/04]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0993747
Date:19.04.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 28.01.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0993747
Date:16.03.2005
Language:EN
[2005/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP28.01.1999
ClassificationIPC:H04Q7/32
[2000/16]
CPC:
H04W8/22 (EP); H04W12/126 (EP); H04W12/35 (EP);
H04W12/06 (EP); H04W12/45 (EP); H04W12/71 (EP);
H04W8/20 (EP); H04W8/245 (EP); H04W88/02 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2000/16]
TitleGerman:TEILNEHMER-SYSTEM MIT VERBRAUCHERSTATION MIT ENTNEHMBAREM DATENSPEICHER[2004/34]
English:SUBSCRIBER SYSTEM WITH USER STATION WITH REMOVABLE DATA STORE[2000/16]
French:SYSTEME D'ABONNES A STATION UTILISATEUR DOTEE D'UNE MEMOIRE DE DONNEES AMOVIBLE[2000/16]
Former [2000/16]TEILNEHMER-SYSTEM MIT VERBRAUCHERSTATIONEN MIT ENTNEHMBAREN DATENSPEICHERN
Entry into regional phase10.02.2000National basic fee paid 
10.02.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
10.02.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.02.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
10.02.2000Examination requested  [2000/16]
15.07.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.01.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.07.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.01.2005Fee for grant paid
13.01.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP04002494.5  / EP1441552
Opposition(s)19.12.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2006/10]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.07.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
12.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
12.07.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
14.07.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
13.07.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBE16.03.2005
CH16.03.2005
LI16.03.2005
NL16.03.2005
DK16.06.2005
GR16.06.2005
CY09.07.2005
LU09.07.2005
IE11.07.2005
MC31.07.2005
PT07.09.2005
[2007/26]
Former [2007/21]BE16.03.2005
CH16.03.2005
LI16.03.2005
NL16.03.2005
DK16.06.2005
GR16.06.2005
CY09.07.2005
IE11.07.2005
LU31.07.2005
MC31.07.2005
PT07.09.2005
Former [2007/17]BE16.03.2005
CH16.03.2005
LI16.03.2005
NL16.03.2005
DK16.06.2005
GR16.06.2005
IE11.07.2005
LU31.07.2005
MC31.07.2005
PT07.09.2005
Former [2006/28]BE16.03.2005
CH16.03.2005
LI16.03.2005
NL16.03.2005
DK16.06.2005
GR16.06.2005
IE11.07.2005
MC31.07.2005
PT07.09.2005
Former [2006/25]BE16.03.2005
CH16.03.2005
LI16.03.2005
NL16.03.2005
DK16.06.2005
GR16.06.2005
IE11.07.2005
PT07.09.2005
Former [2006/14]BE16.03.2005
CH16.03.2005
LI16.03.2005
NL16.03.2005
DK16.06.2005
GR16.06.2005
PT07.09.2005
Former [2006/12]BE16.03.2005
CH16.03.2005
LI16.03.2005
DK16.06.2005
Former [2005/51]BE16.03.2005
Cited inInternational search[Y]WO9528062  (NOKIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS OY [FI]) [Y] 1-3,8,9,12,15,20,22 * page 5, line 17 - page 6, line 14 * * page 11, line 28 - line 34 *;
 [A]EP0685972  (NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD [FI]) [A] 1,13 * column 6, line 21 - column 8, line 58 *;
 [XY]WO9635304  (NOKIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS OY [FI], et al) [X] 20,21,23 * page 14, line 25 - page 15, line 28 * * page 18, line 15 - page 19, line 8 * * page 20, line 8 - line 29 * [Y] 2,3,22;
 [XY]WO9636194  (NOKIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS OY [FI], et al) [X] 18,19,21,23 * page 4, line 25 - page 5, line 25 * * page 12, line 21 - page 17, line 28 * [Y] 1,8,9,12,15,20;
 [A]EP0781065  (ALCATEL MOBILE COMM FRANCE [FR]) [A] 1 * column 5, line 4 - line 13 * * column 10, line 1 - line 49 ** column 13, line 10 - column 14, line 40 *
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