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EP1417847 - IMPROVED METHOD FOR ESTIMATING TDOA AND FDOA IN A WIRELESS LOCATION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 28.12.2012 Database last updated on 04.06.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	03.07.2015	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): TR	published on 05.08.2015 [2015/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states TruePosition, Inc. 780 Fifth Avenue King of Prussia, PA 19406 / US
	For all designated states MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 / US
	[2012/08]
Former [2004/20]	For all designated states TruePosition, Inc. 780 Fifth Avenue King of Prussia, PA 19406 / US
	For all designated states MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / ANDERSON, Robert, J. Guilford Circle, 50 Phoenixville, PA 19460-2663 / US
	02 / ROGERS, Alan, E., E. 4 Pierce Avenue Ayer, MA 01432 / US
	03 / STILP, Louis, A. 1435 Byrd Drive Berwyn, PA 19312 / US
	[2004/35]
Former [2004/20]	01 / ANDERSON, Robert, J. 704 Deer Run Norristown, PA 19403 / US
	02 / ROGERS, Alan, E., E. 4 Pierce Avenue Ayer, MA 01432 / US
	03 / STILP, Louis, A. 1435 Byrd Drive Berwyn, PA 19312 / US
Representative(s)	Howson, Richard Giles Bentham, et al Kilburn & Strode LLP Lacon London 84 Theobalds Road London WC1X 8NL / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2011/08]	Howson, Richard G.B., et al Kilburn & Strode LLP 20 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PJ / GB
Former [2010/03]	Ablett, Graham Keith, et al Ablett & Stebbing Caparo House 101-103 Baker Street London, W1U 6FQ / GB
Former [2009/49]	Ablett, Graham Keith, et al Ablett & Stebbing, Caparo House, 101-103 Baker Street London W1M 1FD / GB
Former [2004/20]	Ablett, Graham Keith, et al Ablett & Stebbing, Caparo House, 101-103 Baker Street London W1U 6FQ / GB
Application number, filing date	02714730.5	10.01.2002
	[2004/20]
	WO2002US00754
Priority number, date	US20010908998	18.07.2001 Original published format: US 908998
	[2004/20]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO03009613
	Date:	30.01.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/05]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1417847
	Date:	12.05.2004
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.01.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2004/20]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1417847
	Date:	22.02.2012
	Language:	EN
	[2012/08]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	30.01.2003
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	29.12.2005
Classification	IPC:	H04W64/00, G01S5/02	[2011/34]
	CPC:	H04W64/00 (EP,US); G01S5/10 (EP,US); G01S1/026 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2005/40]	H04Q7/20, G01S5/10, H04Q7/38
	Former IPC [2004/20]	H04Q7/20
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR [2004/20]
Title	German:	VERBESSERTES VERFAHREN ZUR SCHÄTZUNG VON TDOA UND FDOA IN EINEM DRAHTLOSEN POSITIONSBESTIMMUNGSSYSTEM	[2004/20]
	English:	IMPROVED METHOD FOR ESTIMATING TDOA AND FDOA IN A WIRELESS LOCATION SYSTEM	[2004/20]
	French:	PROCEDE AMELIORE D'ESTIMATION DE DIFFERENCE ENTRE LES TEMPS D'ARRIVEE (TDOA) ET DE DIFFERENCE ENTRE LES FREQUENCES D'ARRIVEE (FDOA) DANS UN SYSTEME DE LOCALISATION SANS FIL	[2004/20]
Entry into regional phase	18.02.2004	National basic fee paid
	18.02.2004	Search fee paid
	18.02.2004	Designation fee(s) paid
	18.02.2004	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	28.01.2003	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	16.02.2004	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	18.02.2004	Examination requested [2004/20]
	24.08.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
	27.04.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	09.08.2010	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	03.12.2010	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.08.2011	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	01.12.2011	Fee for grant paid
	01.12.2011	Fee for publishing/printing paid
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 24.08.2006
Opposition(s)	23.11.2012	No opposition filed within time limit [2013/05]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	18.02.2004	Renewal fee patent year 03
	13.01.2005	Renewal fee patent year 04
	30.01.2006	Renewal fee patent year 05
	24.01.2007	Renewal fee patent year 06
	14.01.2008	Renewal fee patent year 07
	14.01.2009	Renewal fee patent year 08
	13.01.2010	Renewal fee patent year 09
	14.01.2011	Renewal fee patent year 10
	11.01.2012	Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	22.02.2012
	BE	22.02.2012
	CY	22.02.2012
	DK	22.02.2012
	TR	22.02.2012
	GR	23.05.2012
	PT	22.06.2012
	[2015/32]
Former [2013/07]	AT	22.02.2012
	BE	22.02.2012
	CY	22.02.2012
	DK	22.02.2012
	GR	23.05.2012
	PT	22.06.2012
Former [2012/49]	BE	22.02.2012
	CY	22.02.2012
	DK	22.02.2012
	GR	23.05.2012
	PT	22.06.2012
Former [2012/41]	BE	22.02.2012
	CY	22.02.2012
	GR	23.05.2012
	PT	22.06.2012
Former [2012/37]	BE	22.02.2012
	GR	23.05.2012
	PT	22.06.2012
Former [2012/36]	GR	23.05.2012
Documents cited:	Search	[XA]US5621416 (LENNEN GARY R [US]) [X] 8,22 * column 26, line 1 - line 46 *[A] 6,7,21
	International search	[Y]US4888593 (FRIEDMAN JOSEPH S [US], et al);
		[Y]US5327144 (STILP LOUIS A [US], et al);
		[X]US5608410 (STILP LOUIS A [US], et al);
		[Y]US5874916 (DESJARDINS GERARD A [US]);
		[X]US5936571 (DESJARDINS GERARD A [US]);
		[X]US6108555 (MALONEY JOHN E [US], et al);
		[Y]US6160758 (SPIESBERGER JOHN L [US]);
		[Y]US6243587 (DENT PAUL WILKERSON [US], et al)

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