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EP About this file: EP1660961

EP1660961 - COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM PROVIDING LOAD BALANCING BASED UPON CONNECTIVITY DISRUPTIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2006/22]COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM PROVIDING LOAD BALANCING BASED UPON CONNECTIVITY DISRUPTIONS AND RELATED METHODS
[2008/08]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.05.2009
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip30.09.2011Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY, TR		published on 02.11.2011  [2011/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Research In Motion Limited
295 Phillip Street
Waterloo, ON N2L 3W8 / CA
[N/P]
Former [2008/30]For all designated states
Research in Motion Limited
295 Phillip Street
Waterloo, ON N2L 3W8 / CA
Former [2006/22]For all designated states
Teamon Systems Inc.
1180 NW Maple Street, Suite 201
Issaquah, WA 98027 / US
Inventor(s)01 / MCCARTHY, Steven J.
1733 127th Avenue SE
Bellevue, Washington 98005 / US
02 / GARDNER, Darren L.
4309 239th Place SE
Issaquah, Washington 98029 / US
03 / ROY, Shaibal
21560 SE 28th LN
Sammamish, Washington 98075 / US
 [2006/22]
Representative(s)Hibbert, Juliet Jane Grace, et al
Kilburn & Strode LLP
Lacon London
84 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8NL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2006/22]Hibbert, Juliet Jane Grace, et al
Kilburn & Strode, 20 Red Lion Street
London WC1R 4PJ / GB
Application number, filing date04715058.626.02.2004
[2006/22]
WO2004US05766
Priority number, dateUS20030493625P08.08.2003         Original published format: US 493625 P
US2004077861313.02.2004         Original published format: US 778613
[2006/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2005017717
Date:24.02.2005
Language:EN
[2005/08]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1660961
Date:31.05.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.02.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/22]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1660961
Date:23.07.2008
Language:EN
[2008/30]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US27.04.2006
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.07.2006
ClassificationIPC:H04L29/06, // H04L12/58, H04L29/08, H04L29/14, G06F9/46
[2006/34]
CPC:
H04L69/40 (EP,US); H04L51/23 (EP,US); H04L67/1008 (EP,US);
H04L9/40 (US); H04L67/1001 (EP,US); H04L67/10015 (EP,US);
H04L69/329 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2006/28]G06F9/46
Former IPC [2006/22]G06F1/00
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 [2006/22]
Extension statesAL08.03.2006
LT08.03.2006
LV08.03.2006
MK08.03.2006
TitleGerman:KOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM ZUR BEREITSTELLUNG VON LASTAUSGLEICH AUF DER BASIS VON KONNEKTIVITÄTSUNTERBRECHUNGEN[2008/08]
English:COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM PROVIDING LOAD BALANCING BASED UPON CONNECTIVITY DISRUPTIONS[2008/08]
French:SYSTEME DE COMMUNICATIONS FOURNISSANT UN EQUILIBRAGE DE CHARGE EN FONCTION D'INTERRUPTIONS DE CONNEXION[2008/08]
Former [2006/22]KOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM ZUR BEREITSTELLUNG VON LASTAUSGLEICH AUF DER BASIS VON KONNEKTIVITÄTSUNTERBRECHUNGEN UND DIESBEZÜGLICHE VERFAHREN
Former [2006/22]COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM PROVIDING LOAD BALANCING BASED UPON CONNECTIVITY DISRUPTIONS AND RELATED METHODS
Former [2006/22]SYSTEME DE COMMUNICATIONS FOURNISSANT UN EQUILIBRAGE DE CHARGE EN FONCTION D'INTERRUPTIONS DE CONNEXION ET PROCEDES ASSOCIES
Entry into regional phase08.03.2006National basic fee paid 
08.03.2006Search fee paid 
08.03.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
08.03.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.11.2005Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
08.03.2006Examination requested  [2006/22]
05.01.2007Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.08.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.11.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.02.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.05.2008Fee for grant paid
12.05.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)24.04.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/27]
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
27.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
13.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
28.02.200704   M06   Fee paid on   27.04.2007
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT23.07.2008
BE23.07.2008
CY23.07.2008
CZ23.07.2008
DK23.07.2008
EE23.07.2008
FI23.07.2008
IT23.07.2008
NL23.07.2008
RO23.07.2008
SI23.07.2008
SK23.07.2008
TR23.07.2008
BG23.10.2008
SE23.10.2008
GR24.10.2008
ES03.11.2008
PT23.12.2008
HU24.01.2009
IE26.02.2009
LU26.02.2009
CH28.02.2009
LI28.02.2009
MC28.02.2009
[2011/43]
Former [2011/32]AT23.07.2008
BE23.07.2008
CZ23.07.2008
DK23.07.2008
EE23.07.2008
FI23.07.2008
IT23.07.2008
NL23.07.2008
RO23.07.2008
SI23.07.2008
SK23.07.2008
BG23.10.2008
SE23.10.2008
GR24.10.2008
ES03.11.2008
PT23.12.2008
HU24.01.2009
IE26.02.2009
LU26.02.2009
CH28.02.2009
LI28.02.2009
MC28.02.2009
Former [2011/21]AT23.07.2008
BE23.07.2008
CZ23.07.2008
DK23.07.2008
EE23.07.2008
FI23.07.2008
IT23.07.2008
NL23.07.2008
RO23.07.2008
SI23.07.2008
SK23.07.2008
BG23.10.2008
SE23.10.2008
GR24.10.2008
ES03.11.2008
PT23.12.2008
IE26.02.2009
LU26.02.2009
CH28.02.2009
LI28.02.2009
MC28.02.2009
Former [2010/50]AT23.07.2008
BE23.07.2008
CZ23.07.2008
DK23.07.2008
EE23.07.2008
FI23.07.2008
IT23.07.2008
NL23.07.2008
RO23.07.2008
SI23.07.2008
SK23.07.2008
BG23.10.2008
SE23.10.2008
GR24.10.2008
ES03.11.2008
PT23.12.2008
IE26.02.2009
CH28.02.2009
LI28.02.2009
MC28.02.2009
Former [2010/10]AT23.07.2008
BE23.07.2008
CZ23.07.2008
DK23.07.2008
EE23.07.2008
FI23.07.2008
IT23.07.2008
NL23.07.2008
RO23.07.2008
SI23.07.2008
SK23.07.2008
BG23.10.2008
SE23.10.2008
ES03.11.2008
PT23.12.2008
IE26.02.2009
CH28.02.2009
LI28.02.2009
MC28.02.2009
Former [2010/07]AT23.07.2008
BE23.07.2008
CZ23.07.2008
DK23.07.2008
EE23.07.2008
FI23.07.2008
IT23.07.2008
NL23.07.2008
RO23.07.2008
SI23.07.2008
SK23.07.2008
BG23.10.2008
ES03.11.2008
PT23.12.2008
IE26.02.2009
CH28.02.2009
LI28.02.2009
MC28.02.2009
Former [2009/47]AT23.07.2008
BE23.07.2008
CZ23.07.2008
DK23.07.2008
EE23.07.2008
FI23.07.2008
IT23.07.2008
NL23.07.2008
RO23.07.2008
SI23.07.2008
SK23.07.2008
BG23.10.2008
ES03.11.2008
PT23.12.2008
CH28.02.2009
LI28.02.2009
MC28.02.2009
Former [2009/41]AT23.07.2008
BE23.07.2008
CZ23.07.2008
DK23.07.2008
EE23.07.2008
FI23.07.2008
IT23.07.2008
NL23.07.2008
RO23.07.2008
SI23.07.2008
SK23.07.2008
BG23.10.2008
ES03.11.2008
PT23.12.2008
MC28.02.2009
Former [2009/26]AT23.07.2008
BE23.07.2008
CZ23.07.2008
DK23.07.2008
EE23.07.2008
FI23.07.2008
NL23.07.2008
RO23.07.2008
SI23.07.2008
SK23.07.2008
BG23.10.2008
ES03.11.2008
PT23.12.2008
Former [2009/24]AT23.07.2008
BE23.07.2008
CZ23.07.2008
DK23.07.2008
EE23.07.2008
FI23.07.2008
NL23.07.2008
SI23.07.2008
SK23.07.2008
BG23.10.2008
ES03.11.2008
PT23.12.2008
Former [2009/22]AT23.07.2008
BE23.07.2008
DK23.07.2008
EE23.07.2008
FI23.07.2008
NL23.07.2008
SI23.07.2008
BG23.10.2008
ES03.11.2008
PT23.12.2008
Former [2009/19]AT23.07.2008
BE23.07.2008
DK23.07.2008
FI23.07.2008
NL23.07.2008
SI23.07.2008
BG23.10.2008
ES03.11.2008
PT23.12.2008
Former [2009/14]AT23.07.2008
FI23.07.2008
NL23.07.2008
SI23.07.2008
BG23.10.2008
ES03.11.2008
PT23.12.2008
Former [2009/13]AT23.07.2008
FI23.07.2008
NL23.07.2008
BG23.10.2008
ES03.11.2008
PT23.12.2008
Former [2009/12]FI23.07.2008
NL23.07.2008
BG23.10.2008
ES03.11.2008
PT23.12.2008
Former [2009/09]NL23.07.2008
ES03.11.2008
PT23.12.2008
Documents cited:Search[A] WO0146867  (SETNET CORP et al.) [A] 1-15 * page 5, line 2 - page 6, line 17 * * figure 1 *
 [A] US6178160  (BOLTON DEREK W et al.) [A] 1-15 * column 3, line 10 - line 49 * * column 8, line 5 - line 29 *
 [A] US5774668  (CHOQUIER PHILIPPE et al.) [A] 1-15 * column 2, line 43 - line 52 * * figure 1 *
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