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EP1207650 - Method and apparatus for opening electronic conference [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.03.2006
Database last updated on 04.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.03.2006No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 03.05.2006  [2006/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix (also trading as Square Enix Co., Ltd.)
Shinjuku Bunka Quint Building 3-22-7 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-8544 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2005/19]For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix (also trading as Square Enix Co., Ltd.)
Shinjuku Bunka Quint Building 3-22-7 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-8544 / JP
Former [2003/42]For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Square Enix
Shinjuku Bunka Quint Building 3-22-7 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku
Tokyo 151-8544 / JP
Former [2002/21]For all designated states
Square Co., Ltd.
Arco Tower, 8-1 Shimomeguro 1-chome
Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8688 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Maehiro, Kazutoyo
Square Co., Ltd., Arco Tower 1-8-1 Shimomeguro
Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8688 / JP
 [2002/21]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2003/38]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Former [2002/21]Musker, David Charles, et al
R.G.C. Jenkins & Co. 26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Application number, filing date01302965.729.03.2001
[2002/21]
Priority number, dateJP2000035191217.11.2000         Original published format: JP 2000351912
[2002/21]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1207650
Date:22.05.2002
Language:EN
[2002/21]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1207650
Date:20.08.2003
[2003/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1207650
Date:11.05.2005
Language:EN
[2005/19]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.07.2003
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/18, A63F13/12
[2002/21]
CPC:
H04L12/1818 (EP,US); A63F13/32 (EP); A63F13/335 (EP);
A63F13/352 (EP); A63F13/533 (EP); A63F13/71 (EP);
A63F13/795 (US); A63F13/87 (EP,US); A63F2300/308 (EP);
A63F2300/404 (EP); A63F2300/407 (EP); A63F2300/50 (US);
A63F2300/513 (EP); A63F2300/532 (EP); A63F2300/572 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2004/20]
Former [2002/21]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Eröffnen einer elektronischen Konferenz[2002/21]
English:Method and apparatus for opening electronic conference[2002/21]
French:Procédé et dispositif d'ouverture d'une conférence électronique[2002/21]
Examination procedure10.09.2003Examination requested  [2003/46]
21.11.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.03.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.10.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.02.2005Fee for grant paid
28.02.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)14.02.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
30.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
14.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO9820410  (COMPUSERVE INC [US]) [A] 1-34 * abstract *; page 7, line 15 - line 17 * * page 13, line 6 - line 9 * * page 15, line 5 - line 13 * * page 15, line 14 - page 16, line 8 * * page 28, line 3 - line 7 * * page 29, line 2 - line 5 * * table, bottom of page 29 * * table, top of page 30 * * table, bottom of page 30 *;
 [X]WO0052887  (MICROSOFT CORP [US]) [X] 1-34 * figure 1 * * page 14, line 7 - line 11 * * page 29, line 4 - line 20 *;
 [A]  - GALL U ET AL, "Promondia: a Java-based framework for real-time group communication in the Web", COMPUTER NETWORKS AND ISDN SYSTEMS, NORTH HOLLAND PUBLISHING. AMSTERDAM, NL, (19970901), vol. 29, no. 8-13, ISSN 0169-7552, pages 917 - 926, XP004095291 [A] 1-34 * page 921, column L, line 14 - line 31 * * page 921, column R, line 45 - page 922, column L, line 10 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0169-7552(97)00007-X
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