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EP About this file: EP1942616

EP1942616 - Method of establishing a path in a data network, network elements and data network [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2008/28]Method of establishing a path in a data network, path computing elements, network elements and data network
[2014/10]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.05.2015
Database last updated on 14.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip13.10.2017Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BG, HU, TR		published on 15.11.2017  [2017/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ALCATEL LUCENT
148/152 route de la Reine
92100 Boulogne-Billancourt / FR
[2014/34]
Former [2014/26]For all designated states
Alcatel Lucent
3, avenue Octave Gréard
75007 Paris / FR
Former [2012/08]For all designated states
Alcatel Lucent
3 avenue Octave Gréard
75007 Paris / FR
Former [2008/28]For all designated states
Alcatel Lucent
54 rue La Boétie
75008 Paris / FR
Inventor(s)01 / Dotaro, Emmanuel
14 Résidence du Clois
91370 Verrieres le Buisson / FR
02 / Douville, Richard
23 rue de Linas
91310 Longpont sur Orge / FR
 [2008/28]
Representative(s)Wetzel, Emmanuelle
Alcatel-Lucent
Intellectual Property Business Group
70430 Stuttgart / DE
[N/P]
Former [2014/17]Wetzel, Emmanuelle
Alcatel Lucent Intellectual Property & Standards
70430 Stuttgart / DE
Former [2008/28]Kohler Schmid Möbus
Patentanwälte Ruppmannstrasse 27
70565 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date07290009.503.01.2007
[2008/28]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1942616
Date:09.07.2008
Language:EN
[2008/28]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1942616
Date:25.06.2014
Language:EN
[2014/26]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.06.2007
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/759, H04L12/26, H04L12/24, H04L12/751, H04L12/717
[2014/10]
CPC:
H04L45/10 (EP); H04L45/02 (EP); H04L45/028 (EP);
H04L45/42 (EP); H04L41/06 (EP); H04L43/0811 (EP);
H04L43/0817 (EP); H04L43/16 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2008/28]H04L12/56
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2008/28]
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Festlegung eines Pfades in einem Datennetz, Netzelemente und Datennetz[2014/10]
English:Method of establishing a path in a data network, network elements and data network[2014/10]
French:Méthode pour l'établissement d'un chemin dans un réseau de données, élément de réseau et réseau de données[2014/10]
Former [2008/28]Verfahren zur Festlegung eines Pfades in einem Datennetz, Pfadrechenelemente, Netzelemente und Datennetz
Former [2008/28]Method of establishing a path in a data network, path computing elements, network elements and data network
Former [2008/28]Méthode pour l'établissement d'un chemin dans un réseau de données, élément de calcul d'un chemin, élément de réseau et réseau de données
Examination procedure03.04.2008Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.04.2008Examination requested  [2008/28]
26.02.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.05.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.05.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
31.08.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.04.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M03)
22.06.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.02.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.05.2014Fee for grant paid
15.05.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
15.05.2014Receipt 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  26.02.2009
Opposition(s)26.03.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/23]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.01.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
22.01.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
24.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
25.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
28.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
31.01.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
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Rights in Rem or Legal Means of ExecutionID:01
For:all designated states
Date:10.04.2013
[2013/40]
Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU03.01.2007
AT25.06.2014
BE25.06.2014
BG25.06.2014
CY25.06.2014
CZ25.06.2014
DK25.06.2014
EE25.06.2014
ES25.06.2014
FI25.06.2014
IT25.06.2014
LT25.06.2014
LV25.06.2014
MC25.06.2014
NL25.06.2014
PL25.06.2014
RO25.06.2014
SE25.06.2014
SI25.06.2014
SK25.06.2014
TR25.06.2014
GR26.09.2014
IS25.10.2014
PT27.10.2014
IE03.01.2015
LU03.01.2015
CH31.01.2015
LI31.01.2015
[2017/39]
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Documents cited:Search[X]US7152179  (CRITCHFIELD GRAHAM [GB]) [X] 1-10* figure 3 *;
 [X]  - FARREL OLD DOG CONSULTING J-P VASSEUR CISCO SYSTEMS A ET AL, "A Path Computation Element (PCE)-Based Architecture", IETF STANDARD, INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE, IETF, CH, (200608), ISSN 0000-0003, XP015047407 [X] 1-10 * the whole document *
 [X]  - JI P ET AL, "A COMPARISON OF HARD-STATE AND SOFT-STATE SIGNALING PROTOCOLS", COMPUTER COMMUNICATION REVIEW, ACM, NEW YORK, NY, US, (200310), vol. 33, no. 4, ISSN 0146-4833, pages 251 - 262, XP001224085 [X] 1-10 * page 252, column R *
by applicantUS6985959
 US7152179
    - "A comparison of Hard-state and Soft-state Signalling Protocols", PING JI ET AL., Computer Communication Review, ACM, (200310), vol. 33, pages 251 - 262
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