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EP1526682 - Network and interface selection on a computing device [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 08.01.2010 Database last updated on 28.03.2026
Most recent event Tooltip	08.01.2010	Refusal of application	published on 10.02.2010 [2010/06]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states MICROSOFT CORPORATION One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 / US
	[2005/17]
Inventor(s)	01 / Abhishek, Abhishek Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 / US
	02 / Krantz, Anton W. Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 / US
	03 / Knudson, Dan A. Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 / US
	04 / Hernandez-Mondragon, Edwin A. Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 / US
	05 / Teodorecu, Florin Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 / US
	06 / Shabbir Alam, Mohammad Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 / US
	07 / Mandhana, Taroon Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 / US
	08 / Moore, Timothy M. Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 / US
	09 / Bhanu, Vivek Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 / US
	10 / Barkley, Warren Vincent Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 / US
	[2005/17]
Representative(s)	Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2005/17]	Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date	04019515.8	17.08.2004
	[2005/17]
Priority number, date	US20030693655	24.10.2003 Original published format: US 693655
	[2005/17]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1526682
	Date:	27.04.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/17]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1526682
	Date:	08.03.2006
	[2006/10]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	25.01.2006
Classification	IPC:	H04L12/28	[2005/17]
	CPC:	H04W48/18 (EP,US); G06F15/16 (KR); H04L12/46 (KR); H04L12/5692 (EP,US); H04W88/10 (US); H04W88/06 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2005/17]
Title	German:	Wahl des Netzes und der Schnittstelle in einer Vorrichtung	[2005/17]
	English:	Network and interface selection on a computing device	[2005/17]
	French:	Choix de réseau et d'interface dans un dispositif de calcul	[2005/17]
Examination procedure	08.09.2006	Examination requested [2006/43]
	20.10.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	14.02.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	01.08.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	08.02.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	16.09.2009	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 18.11.2009
	21.09.2009	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2010/06]
	01.10.2009	Application refused, date of legal effect [2010/06]
	18.11.2009	Date of oral proceedings
	18.11.2009	Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	14.08.2006	Renewal fee patent year 03
	14.08.2007	Renewal fee patent year 04
	31.03.2008	Renewal fee patent year 05
	12.08.2009	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:	Search	[X] US2003100308 (RUSCH LESLIE A et al.) [X] 1-40 * abstract * * paragraphs [0003] , [0004] , [0008] , [0011] , [0014] - [0018] - [0023] , [0026] , [0029] *
		[A] WO0163946 (NEXTERNA INC et al.) [A] 1-40 * abstract * * page 3, line 1 - page 3, line 16 * * page 5, line 6 - page 5, line 36 *
		[X] WO0135585 (ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M et al.) [X] 1-40 * abstract * * page 3, line 11 - page 6, line 9 * * page 7, line 8 - page 8, line 6 * * page 9, line 5 - page 9, line 23 *
		[X] WO0241580 (SIEMENS AG et al.) [X] 1-40 * abstract * * page 7, line 34 - page 8, line 36 * * page 11, line 15 - page 15, line 8 *

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