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EP2028834 - Setup of communication connections in GSM between subscribers to a chat room such as "Second Life" [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 29.06.2018 Database last updated on 03.06.2024
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 07.11.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	29.06.2018	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 01.08.2018 [2018/31]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Vodafone Holding GmbH Mannesmannufer 2 40213 Düsseldorf / DE
	[2009/09]
Inventor(s)	01 / Ehlen, Ingo Dominikanerstr. 31 40545 Düsseldorf / DE
	02 / Rodrigues, Bruno Konkordia Str. 94 40219 Düsseldorf / DE
	03 / Hartl, Mike Ulmenallee 11 45478 Mülheim / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2009/09]	01 / Ehlen, Ingo Dominikanerstr. 31 40545 Düsseldorf / DE
	02 / Rodrigues, Bruno Konkordia Str. 94 40219 Düsseldorf / DE
	03 / Hartl, Mike Ulmenallee 11 45478 Mülhem / DE
Representative(s)	Weisbrodt, Bernd Ring & Weisbrodt Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Hohe Strasse 33 40213 Düsseldorf / DE
	[2009/09]
Application number, filing date	07016240.9	19.08.2007
	[2009/09]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2028834
	Date:	25.02.2009
	Language:	DE
	[2009/09]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	21.02.2008
Classification	IPC:	H04M7/00, H04M3/42, H04L12/18	[2009/09]
	CPC:	H04M3/42008 (EP); H04L12/1822 (EP); H04M7/0045 (EP)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2009/09]
Title	German:	Aufbau von Kommunikationsverbindungen im GSM zwischen Teilnehmern eines Chatraums wie "Second Life"	[2009/09]
	English:	Setup of communication connections in GSM between subscribers to a chat room such as "Second Life"	[2009/09]
	French:	Établissement de connections de communication dans un rseau GSM entre des abonnés dans un "chat room" comme "Second Life"	[2017/44]
	Former [2009/09]	Établissement de connections de communication dans un réseau GSM entre des abonnés dans un "chat room" comme "Second Life"
Examination procedure	03.03.2009	Examination requested [2009/16]
	01.04.2009	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	03.08.2009	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.03.2013	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	12.09.2013	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	27.09.2017	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 29.09.2017
	29.09.2017	Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
	08.11.2017	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	01.03.2018	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2018/31]
	27.03.2018	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time [2018/31]
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 01.04.2009
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	24.08.2009	Renewal fee patent year 03
	25.08.2010	Renewal fee patent year 04
	24.08.2011	Renewal fee patent year 05
	23.08.2012	Renewal fee patent year 06
	23.08.2013	Renewal fee patent year 07
	25.08.2014	Renewal fee patent year 08
	20.08.2015	Renewal fee patent year 09
	22.08.2016	Renewal fee patent year 10
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.08.2017	11 M06 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]EP0797338 (HELSINGIN PUHELIN OY [FI]) [X] 1-31 * column 1, line 55 - column 2, line 32; figure 1 *;
		[X]US5818836 (DUVAL STEPHEN C [US]) [X] 1-31 * column 16, line 54 - column 18, line 17; figures 4,7d *;
		[X]EP1408704 (NOKIA CORP [FI]) [X] 1-31 * paragraph [0040] - paragraph [0042]; figure 4 *;
		[X]US2007105531 (SCHROEDER B S JR [US]) [X] 1-31 * paragraph [0012] - paragraph [0015] * * paragraph [0028]; figure 3a *;
		[A] - ZIMMER, LINDA, "Vodafone Preparing Second Life Presence", (20061010), URL: http://freshtakes.typepad.com/sl_communicators/2006/10/vodafone_prepar.html, (20080129), XP002466792 [A] 1-31 * abstract *
		[A] - WALSH, TONY, "Connecting Real Voices Through Virtual Worlds", (20060411), URL: http://www.secretlair.com/index.php?/clickableculture/entry/connecting_real_voices_through_virtual_worlds/, (20080129), XP002466793 [A] 1-31 * the whole document *
	Examination	EP1150520
		EP1315351
		WO03084199
		DE10208701

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