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EP1087600 - Method and system for subscriber control of timed and regional membership in multiple member termination groups for multiple leg telecommunication sessions [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  14.07.2017
Database last updated on 15.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.07.2017Refusal of applicationpublished on 16.08.2017  [2017/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
600-700 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill, NJ 07974 / US
[2013/13]
Former [2009/36]For all designated states
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill NJ 07974-0636 / US
Former [2001/13]For all designated states
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974-0636 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Baiyor, John
22 N. Columbia Street
Naperville, Illinois 60540 / US
02 / Earl, Deborah Thomas
2317 Newport Drive
Naperville, Illinois 60565 / US
03 / Smith, Harold Robert, Jr.
17W702 Butterfield Road, No. 305
Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181 / US
04 / Strom, Thomas Dale
4271 Colton Circle
Naperville, Illinois 60564 / US
 [2001/13]
Representative(s)Richardt Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Wilhelmstraße 7
65185 Wiesbaden / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/51]Richardt Patentanwälte GbR
Wilhelmstraße 7
65185 Wiesbaden / DE
Former [2008/46]Sarup, David Alexander, et al
Alcatel-Lucent Telecom Limited Unit 18, Core 3, Workzone Innova Business Park Electric Avenue Enfield
EN3 7XU / GB
Former [2006/09]Sarup, David Alexander, et al
Lucent Technologie NS UK Limited 5 Mornington Road
Woodford Green, Essex IG8 0TU / GB
Former [2001/13]Watts, Christopher Malcolm Kelway, Dr., et al
Lucent Technologies (UK) Ltd, 5 Mornington Road
Woodford Green Essex, IG8 0TU / GB
Application number, filing date00307840.911.09.2000
[2001/13]
Priority number, dateUS1999040490124.09.1999         Original published format: US 404901
[2001/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1087600
Date:28.03.2001
Language:EN
[2001/13]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1087600
Date:14.12.2005
[2005/50]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.11.2005
ClassificationIPC:H04M3/56, H04Q7/28, H04M3/46
[2005/50]
CPC:
H04M3/53375 (EP,US); H04M3/465 (EP,US); H04M3/56 (EP,US);
H04M2203/2044 (EP,US); H04M2203/2072 (EP,US); H04M2207/18 (EP,US);
H04M2242/14 (EP,US); H04M3/42153 (EP,US); H04M3/42161 (EP,US);
H04M3/565 (EP,US); H04W4/08 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2001/13]H04M3/56, H04Q7/28
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2006/34]
Former [2001/13]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Apparat und Methode und zur Teilnehmersteuerung der zeitgesteuerten und regionalen Mitgliedschaft in mehrfachen Endpunktgruppen für mehrfache Telekommunikationsitzungen[2001/13]
English:Method and system for subscriber control of timed and regional membership in multiple member termination groups for multiple leg telecommunication sessions[2001/13]
French:Méthode et système pour la commande de l'adhésion synchronisée et régionale dans des groupes de destinations de l'abonné pour des sessions de téléconférence[2001/13]
Examination procedure26.05.2006Examination requested  [2006/32]
07.11.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.02.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.02.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.05.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.12.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.04.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.01.2017Application refused, date of legal effect [2017/33]
23.01.2017Date of oral proceedings
22.03.2017Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
30.03.2017Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2017/33]
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  07.11.2007
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.06.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
17.09.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
09.09.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
16.09.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
22.09.2006Renewal fee patent year 07
13.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 08
11.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 09
23.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 10
27.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 11
22.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 12
20.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 13
20.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 14
26.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 15
25.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 16
22.09.2016Renewal fee patent year 17
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Rights in Rem or Legal Means of Executiondeleted
[2014/47]
Former [2013/40]ID:01
For:DE FR GB
Date:10.04.2013
[2014/47]
Documents cited:Search[A]US5329578  (BRENNAN PAUL M [CA], et al);
 [A]GB2315191  (MITEL CORP [CA]) [A] * abstract *;
 [A]US5724411  (EISDORFER ALLEN [US], et al) [A] * column 2, line 36 - column 3, line 9 *;
 [X]US5802160  (KUGELL STANLEY [US], et al) [X] 1-15 * column 1, line 36 - column 3, line 12 * * column 5, line 16 - column 6, line 6 *;
 [A]WO9838781  (NORTHERN TELECOM LTD [CA], et al) [A] * abstract *;
 [A]US5805688  (GILLESPIE DONALD E [US], et al) [A] * column 2, line 33 - line 64 * * column 5, line 31 - line 63 *
ExaminationWO9938342
 EP0966143
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