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EP1638228 - Method and apparatus for computing virtual concatenation group bandwidth data [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.10.2013
Database last updated on 21.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip25.10.2013No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 27.11.2013  [2013/48]
Applicant(s)For:FR  GB 
Alcatel Lucent
3, avenue Octave Gréard
75007 Paris / FR
For:DE 
Lucent Technologies Network Systems GmbH
Thurn-und-Taxis-Strasse 10
90411 Nürnberg / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/43]For:FR  GB 
Alcatel Lucent
3, Avenue Octave Gréard
75007 Paris / FR
For:DE 
Lucent Technologies Network Systems GmbH
Thurn-und-Taxis-Strasse 10
90411 Nürnberg / DE
Former [2009/36]For:FR  GB 
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill NJ 07974-0636 / US
For:DE 
Lucent Technologies Network Systems GmbH
Thurn-und-Taxis-Strasse 10
90411 Nürnberg / DE
Former [2006/12]For:FR  GB 
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974-0636 / US
For:DE 
Lucent Technologies Network Systems GmbH
Thurn-und-Taxis-Strasse 10
90411 Nürnberg / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Stoll, Dieter
Dorfstrasse 18C
91056 Erlangen / DE
02 / Thomas, Wolfgang
Avenariusstrasse 7b
90409 Nurnberg / DE
 [2006/12]
Representative(s)Wetzel, Emmanuelle
Alcatel-Lucent
Intellectual Property Business Group
70430 Stuttgart / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/39]Wetzel, Emmanuelle
Alcatel-Lucent Deutschland AG Intellectual Property & Corporate Standards Lorenzstrasse 10
70435 Stuttgart / DE
Former [2011/43]Zinsinger, Norbert, et al
Louis, Pöhlau, Lohrentz Patentanwälte Merianstrasse 26
90409 Nürnberg / DE
Former [2008/46]Sarup, David Alexander, et al
Alcatel-Lucent Telecom Limited Unit 18, Core 3, Workzone Innova Business Park Electric Avenue Enfield
EN3 7XU / GB
Former [2006/12]Sarup, David Alexander, et al
Lucent Technologies UK Limited, 5 Mornington Road Woodford Green
Essex IG8 OTU / GB
Application number, filing date04255714.020.09.2004
[2006/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1638228
Date:22.03.2006
Language:EN
[2006/12]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1638228
Date:19.12.2012
Language:EN
[2012/51]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.02.2005
ClassificationIPC:H04J3/16
[2006/12]
CPC:
H04J3/1617 (EP); H04J3/1611 (EP); H04J2203/0094 (EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2006/48]
Former [2006/12]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 
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Gerät zur Berechnung der Bandbreite einer virtuell verketteten Gruppe[2006/12]
English:Method and apparatus for computing virtual concatenation group bandwidth data[2006/12]
French:Procédé et appareil pour le calcul de la largeur de bande dans un groupe avec concaténation virtuelle[2006/12]
Examination procedure18.09.2006Examination requested  [2006/46]
23.08.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.11.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.02.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.05.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.07.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.11.2012Fee for grant paid
05.11.2012Fee 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  23.08.2010
Opposition(s)20.09.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/48]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.09.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
13.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
11.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
23.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
27.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
22.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
20.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2003043861  (SAITO FUMIHIKO [JP]) [A] 1-10 * abstract *;
 [A]US6697373  (SANDSTROM MARK HENRIK [US]) [A] 1-10* abstract *;
 [A]  - CHOY L, "VIRTUAL CONCATENATION TUTORIAL: ENHANCING SONET/SDH NETWORKS FOR DATA TRANSPORT", JOURNAL OF OPTICAL NETWORKING, XX, XX, (200201), vol. 1, no. 1, pages 18 - 29, XP001096527 [A] 1-10 * abstract *
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