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EP About this file: EP1488623

EP1488623 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING TELEPHONE STATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.09.2019
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  19.10.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  04.06.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  07.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip16.07.2021Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 18.08.2021  [2021/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Walker Digital, LLC
Suite 128, 1177 High Ridge Road
Stamford, CT 06905 / US
[2018/47]
Former [2004/52]For all designated states
Walker Digital, LLC
Suite 128, 1177 High Ridge Road
Stamford, CT 06905 / US
Inventor(s)01 / JORASCH, James A.
25 Forest Street
Apt. 5G
Stamford, CT 06901 / US
02 / WALKER, Jay, S.
260 Oscaleta Road
Ridgefield, CT 06877 / US
03 / FINCHAM, Magdalena, M.
3 Valley View Road, 24
Norwalk, CT 06851 / US
04 / DICKERSON, John B.
308 Kinne Street
Apt. 72 C
Syracuse, NY 13206 / US
05 / KEESMAN, Marc, D.
166 Park View Road North
Pound Ridge, NY 10576 / US
06 / GELMAN, Geoffrey, M.
21 Belltown Road
Stamford, CT 06905 / US
07 / TULLEY, Stephen, C.
115 Ruane Street
Fairfield, CT 06824 / US
08 / ALDERUCCI, Dean, P.
116 Pinewood Road
Stamford, CT 06903 / US
 [2018/47]
Former [2004/52]01 / JORASCH, James A.
25 Forest Street, Apt. 5G
Stamford, CT 06901 / US
02 / WALKER, Jay, S.
260 Oscaleta Road
Ridgefield, CT 06877 / US
03 / FINCHAM, Magdalena, M.
3 Valley View Road, 24
Norwalk, CT 06851 / US
04 / DICKERSON, John B.
308 Kinne Street, Apt. 72 C
Syracuse, NY 13206 / US
05 / KEESMAN, Marc, D.
166 Park View Road North
Pound Ridge, NY 10576 / US
06 / GELMAN, Geoffrey, M.
21 Belltown Road
Stamford, CT 06905 / US
07 / TULLEY, Stephen, C.
115 Ruane Street
Fairfield, CT 06824 / US
08 / ALDERUCCI, Dean, P.
116 Pinewood Road
Stamford, CT 06903 / US
Representative(s)Potter, Julian Mark, et al
WP Thompson
138 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BT / GB
[2018/47]
Former [2012/33]Potter, Julian Mark, et al
WP Thompson
55 Drury Lane
London WC2B 5SQ / GB
Former [2004/52]Maggs, Michael Norman, et al
Kilburn & Strode 20 Red Lion Street
London WC1R 4PJ / GB
Application number, filing date03717942.105.03.2003
[2004/52]
WO2003US07105
Priority number, dateUS2002009079505.03.2002         Original published format: US 90795
[2004/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO03077517
Date:18.09.2003
Language:EN
[2003/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1488623
Date:22.12.2004
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.09.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2004/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1488623
Date:21.11.2018
Language:EN
[2018/47]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US18.09.2003
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.10.2005
ClassificationIPC:H04M3/42, H04M1/253, H04M1/2745
[2018/24]
CPC:
H04M3/42374 (EP,US); H04M1/2535 (EP,US); H04M1/2757 (EP,US);
H04M3/4228 (EP,US); H04M3/42314 (EP,US); H04M2203/6009 (EP,US);
H04M2203/609 (EP,US); H04M2207/08 (EP,US); H04M3/2272 (EP,US);
H04M3/38 (EP,US); H04M3/42093 (EP,US); H04M3/42323 (EP,US);
H04M3/42365 (EP,US); H04M3/4931 (EP,US); H04M7/0009 (US);
H04M7/006 (EP,US); H04M7/128 (EP,US); H04M7/1295 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2004/52]H04M3/42
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2018/47]
Former [2004/52]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR ÜBERWACHUNG DES TELEFONSTATUS[2004/52]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING TELEPHONE STATUS[2004/52]
French:PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE SURVEILLANCE DE L'ETAT D'UN TELEPHONE[2004/52]
Entry into regional phase20.09.2004National basic fee paid 
20.09.2004Search fee paid 
20.09.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
20.09.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure01.08.2003Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
20.09.2004Examination requested  [2004/52]
11.03.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.09.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.11.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.04.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.05.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.10.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.06.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.10.2018Fee for grant paid
12.10.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
12.10.2018Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  11.03.2010
Opposition(s)22.08.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.09.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
09.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
14.03.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
14.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
13.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
15.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
28.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
26.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
26.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 11
07.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 12
06.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 13
07.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 14
07.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 15
07.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 16
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU05.03.2003
AT21.11.2018
CY21.11.2018
CZ21.11.2018
DK21.11.2018
EE21.11.2018
ES21.11.2018
FI21.11.2018
IT21.11.2018
MC21.11.2018
NL21.11.2018
RO21.11.2018
SE21.11.2018
SI21.11.2018
SK21.11.2018
TR21.11.2018
BG21.02.2019
GR22.02.2019
IE05.03.2019
LU05.03.2019
PT21.03.2019
BE31.03.2019
CH31.03.2019
LI31.03.2019
[2021/33]
Former [2021/26]AT21.11.2018
CY21.11.2018
CZ21.11.2018
DK21.11.2018
EE21.11.2018
ES21.11.2018
FI21.11.2018
IT21.11.2018
MC21.11.2018
NL21.11.2018
RO21.11.2018
SE21.11.2018
SI21.11.2018
SK21.11.2018
TR21.11.2018
BG21.02.2019
GR22.02.2019
IE05.03.2019
LU05.03.2019
PT21.03.2019
BE31.03.2019
CH31.03.2019
LI31.03.2019
Former [2020/17]AT21.11.2018
CZ21.11.2018
DK21.11.2018
EE21.11.2018
ES21.11.2018
FI21.11.2018
IT21.11.2018
MC21.11.2018
NL21.11.2018
RO21.11.2018
SE21.11.2018
SI21.11.2018
SK21.11.2018
TR21.11.2018
BG21.02.2019
GR22.02.2019
IE05.03.2019
LU05.03.2019
PT21.03.2019
BE31.03.2019
CH31.03.2019
LI31.03.2019
Former [2020/11]AT21.11.2018
CZ21.11.2018
DK21.11.2018
EE21.11.2018
ES21.11.2018
FI21.11.2018
IT21.11.2018
MC21.11.2018
NL21.11.2018
RO21.11.2018
SE21.11.2018
SI21.11.2018
SK21.11.2018
BG21.02.2019
GR22.02.2019
IE05.03.2019
LU05.03.2019
PT21.03.2019
BE31.03.2019
CH31.03.2019
LI31.03.2019
Former [2020/09]AT21.11.2018
CZ21.11.2018
DK21.11.2018
EE21.11.2018
ES21.11.2018
FI21.11.2018
IT21.11.2018
MC21.11.2018
NL21.11.2018
RO21.11.2018
SE21.11.2018
SI21.11.2018
SK21.11.2018
BG21.02.2019
GR22.02.2019
IE05.03.2019
LU05.03.2019
PT21.03.2019
Former [2020/01]AT21.11.2018
CZ21.11.2018
DK21.11.2018
EE21.11.2018
ES21.11.2018
FI21.11.2018
IT21.11.2018
MC21.11.2018
NL21.11.2018
RO21.11.2018
SE21.11.2018
SI21.11.2018
SK21.11.2018
BG21.02.2019
GR22.02.2019
LU05.03.2019
PT21.03.2019
Former [2019/50]AT21.11.2018
CZ21.11.2018
DK21.11.2018
EE21.11.2018
ES21.11.2018
FI21.11.2018
IT21.11.2018
MC21.11.2018
NL21.11.2018
RO21.11.2018
SE21.11.2018
SI21.11.2018
SK21.11.2018
BG21.02.2019
GR22.02.2019
PT21.03.2019
Former [2019/46]AT21.11.2018
CZ21.11.2018
DK21.11.2018
EE21.11.2018
ES21.11.2018
FI21.11.2018
IT21.11.2018
MC21.11.2018
NL21.11.2018
RO21.11.2018
SE21.11.2018
SK21.11.2018
BG21.02.2019
GR22.02.2019
PT21.03.2019
Former [2019/40]AT21.11.2018
CZ21.11.2018
DK21.11.2018
EE21.11.2018
ES21.11.2018
FI21.11.2018
IT21.11.2018
NL21.11.2018
RO21.11.2018
SE21.11.2018
SK21.11.2018
BG21.02.2019
GR22.02.2019
PT21.03.2019
Former [2019/37]AT21.11.2018
CZ21.11.2018
DK21.11.2018
EE21.11.2018
ES21.11.2018
FI21.11.2018
IT21.11.2018
NL21.11.2018
RO21.11.2018
SE21.11.2018
BG21.02.2019
GR22.02.2019
PT21.03.2019
Former [2019/35]AT21.11.2018
CZ21.11.2018
DK21.11.2018
ES21.11.2018
FI21.11.2018
IT21.11.2018
NL21.11.2018
SE21.11.2018
BG21.02.2019
GR22.02.2019
PT21.03.2019
Former [2019/34]AT21.11.2018
DK21.11.2018
ES21.11.2018
FI21.11.2018
IT21.11.2018
NL21.11.2018
SE21.11.2018
BG21.02.2019
GR22.02.2019
PT21.03.2019
Former [2019/26]AT21.11.2018
ES21.11.2018
FI21.11.2018
NL21.11.2018
SE21.11.2018
BG21.02.2019
GR22.02.2019
PT21.03.2019
Former [2019/24]AT21.11.2018
ES21.11.2018
FI21.11.2018
NL21.11.2018
SE21.11.2018
BG21.02.2019
GR22.02.2019
Former [2019/23]AT21.11.2018
ES21.11.2018
FI21.11.2018
NL21.11.2018
BG21.02.2019
Former [2019/22]FI21.11.2018
BG21.02.2019
Former [2019/21]FI21.11.2018
Documents cited:Search[X]WO0059191  (WALKER DIGITAL LLC [US], et al) [X] 1-18* the whole document *
International search[X]US5960442  (PICKERING RICHARD B [US])
ExaminationJP2000181847
 US6584494
by applicantWO0059191
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