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EP About this file: EP1405198

EP1405198 - SCALABLE, RELIABLE SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL (SIP) SIGNALING ROUTING NODE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.05.2013
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip03.07.2015Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 05.08.2015  [2015/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tekelec, Inc.
5200 Paramount Parkway
Morrisville, NC 27560 / US
[2012/41]
Former [2012/40]For all designated states
Tekelec Global Inc.
5200 Paramount Parkway
Morrisville, NC 27560 / US
Former [2004/15]For all designated states
Tekelec
26580 West Agoura Road
Calabasas, CA 91302 / US
Inventor(s)01 / STERNAGLE, Richard, Henry
10201 Sorrills Creek Lane
Raleigh, NC 27614 / US
 [2004/15]
Representative(s)Isarpatent
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Barth
Charles Hassa Peckmann & Partner mbB
Postfach 44 01 51
80750 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/18]Isarpatent
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Postfach 44 01 51
80750 München / DE
Former [2004/15]Charles, Glyndwr
Reinhard-Skuhra-Weise & Partner, Patentanwälte, Friedrichstrasse 31
80801 München / DE
Application number, filing date02734585.930.05.2002
[2004/15]
WO2002US16915
Priority number, dateUS2001086787930.05.2001         Original published format: US 867879
[2004/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO02097653
Date:05.12.2002
Language:EN
[2002/49]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1405198
Date:07.04.2004
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.12.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2004/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1405198
Date:18.07.2012
Language:EN
[2012/29]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US05.12.2002
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.05.2007
ClassificationIPC:H04L29/06, G06F15/16, H04L12/56
[2011/48]
CPC:
H04L45/24 (EP,US); H04L65/1104 (EP,US); H04L45/38 (EP,US);
H04L47/122 (EP,US); H04L47/125 (EP,US); H04L47/26 (EP,US);
H04L47/30 (EP,US); H04L65/1101 (US); H04L9/40 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2004/15]G06F15/16
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2004/15]
TitleGerman:ZEICHENGABE-ROUTING-KNOTEN FÜR EIN SKALIERBARES ZUVERLÄSSIGES SITZUNGSEINLEITUNGSPROTOKOLL (SIP)[2004/15]
English:SCALABLE, RELIABLE SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL (SIP) SIGNALING ROUTING NODE[2004/15]
French:NOEUD DE ROUTAGE DE SIGNALISATION DU PROTOCOLE D'INITIATION DE SESSION (SIP) EXTENSIBLE ET FIABLE[2004/15]
Entry into regional phase29.12.2003National basic fee paid 
29.12.2003Search fee paid 
29.12.2003Designation fee(s) paid 
29.12.2003Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.12.2003Examination requested  [2004/15]
29.08.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.01.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.01.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.04.2012Fee for grant paid
24.04.2012Fee 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  29.08.2007
Opposition(s)19.04.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/26]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.05.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
31.05.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
31.05.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
31.05.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 07
29.05.2009Renewal fee patent year 08
28.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 09
31.05.2011Renewal fee patent year 10
31.05.2012Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT18.07.2012
BE18.07.2012
CY18.07.2012
DK18.07.2012
FI18.07.2012
IT18.07.2012
MC18.07.2012
NL18.07.2012
SE18.07.2012
TR18.07.2012
GR19.10.2012
ES29.10.2012
PT19.11.2012
[2015/32]
Former [2014/03]AT18.07.2012
BE18.07.2012
CY18.07.2012
DK18.07.2012
FI18.07.2012
IT18.07.2012
MC18.07.2012
NL18.07.2012
SE18.07.2012
GR19.10.2012
ES29.10.2012
PT19.11.2012
Former [2013/23]AT18.07.2012
BE18.07.2012
CY18.07.2012
DK18.07.2012
FI18.07.2012
IT18.07.2012
NL18.07.2012
SE18.07.2012
GR19.10.2012
ES29.10.2012
PT19.11.2012
Former [2013/22]AT18.07.2012
BE18.07.2012
CY18.07.2012
DK18.07.2012
FI18.07.2012
NL18.07.2012
SE18.07.2012
GR19.10.2012
ES29.10.2012
PT19.11.2012
Former [2013/21]AT18.07.2012
BE18.07.2012
CY18.07.2012
DK18.07.2012
FI18.07.2012
NL18.07.2012
SE18.07.2012
GR19.10.2012
PT19.11.2012
Former [2013/15]AT18.07.2012
BE18.07.2012
CY18.07.2012
FI18.07.2012
NL18.07.2012
SE18.07.2012
GR19.10.2012
PT19.11.2012
Former [2013/13]AT18.07.2012
BE18.07.2012
CY18.07.2012
FI18.07.2012
SE18.07.2012
GR19.10.2012
PT19.11.2012
Former [2013/12]AT18.07.2012
BE18.07.2012
CY18.07.2012
FI18.07.2012
SE18.07.2012
GR19.10.2012
Former [2013/11]AT18.07.2012
BE18.07.2012
CY18.07.2012
FI18.07.2012
GR19.10.2012
Former [2013/10]AT18.07.2012
BE18.07.2012
CY18.07.2012
FI18.07.2012
Former [2013/09]AT18.07.2012
BE18.07.2012
FI18.07.2012
Former [2013/08]AT18.07.2012
BE18.07.2012
Former [2013/07]AT18.07.2012
Documents cited:Search[X]WO0069140  (ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M [SE]) [X] 18-23,29-37 * page 15 - page 16 * * page 21 - page 32 *;
 [A]WO0113228  (SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC [US]) [A] 1-37 * page 4 - page 6 * * page 11 - page 14 *;
 [X]  - WANG H J ET AL, "A signaling system using lightweight call sessions", INFOCOM 2000. NINETEENTH ANNUAL JOINT CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETIES. PROCEEDINGS. IEEE TEL AVIV, ISRAEL 26-30 MARCH 2000, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, US, (20000326), vol. 2, ISBN 0-7803-5880-5, pages 697 - 706, XP010376159 [X] 1-37 * page 697 - page 705 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/INFCOM.2000.832244
 [A]  - JONATHAN ROSENBERG, "SIP Proxies", INTERNET ARTICLE, VON Developers Conference, (200007), pages 1 - 31, URL: http://www.jdrosen.net/papers/devconf_spring2000_proxies.ppt, (20070709), XP002432835 [A] 1-37 * page 28 *
 [A]  - GRIBBLE S D ET AL, "The MultiSpace: an evolutionary platform for infrastructural services", PROCEEDINGS OF THE USENIX ANNUAL TECHNICAL CONFERENCE, (19990606), pages 157 - 170, XP002209077 [A] 1-37 * page 158 - page 165 *
 [A]  - WIESMANN M ET AL, "Understanding replication in databases and distributed systems", DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEMS, 2000. PROCEEDINGS. 20TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TAIPEI, TAIWAN 10-13 APRIL 2000, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, USA,IEEE COMPUT. SOC, US, (20000410), ISBN 0-7695-0601-1, pages 464 - 474, XP010379058 [A] 1,24 * page 466 - page 469 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICDCS.2000.840959
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