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EP About this file: EP1994686

EP1994686 - USING POSITION FOR NODE GROUPING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.06.2019
Database last updated on 16.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  29.06.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  18.02.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip09.07.2021Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 11.08.2021  [2021/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
For all designated states
Signify Holding B.V.
High Tech Campus 48
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
[2019/11]
Former [2018/50]For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
For all designated states
Philips Lighting Holding B.V.
High Tech Campus 48
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
Former [2017/21]For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
For all designated states
Philips Lighting Holding B.V.
High Tech Campus 45
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
Former [2013/39]For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
Former [2008/48]For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Groenewoudseweg 1
5621 BA Eindhoven / NL
Inventor(s)01 / SIMONS, Paul, Richard
PHILIPS IP & S-NL
Prof. Holstlaan 6
NL-5656 AA Eindhoven / NL
02 / PITCHERS, Stephen, Michael
PHILIPS IP & S-NL
Prof. Holstlaan 6
NL-5656 AA Eindhoven / NL
 [2018/31]
Former [2008/48]01 / SIMONS, Paul, Richard
PHILIPS IP & S-NL Prof. Holstlaan 6
NL-5656 AA Eindhoven / NL
02 / PITCHERS, Stephen, Michael
PHILIPS IP & S-NL Prof. Holstlaan 6
NL-5656 AA Eindhoven / NL
Representative(s)van Velzen, Maaike Mathilde
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
[2018/31]
Former [2008/48]Van Velzen, Maaike Mathilde
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards P.O. Box 220
5600 AE Eindhoven / NL
Application number, filing date07713193.605.03.2007
[2008/48]
WO2007IB50712
Priority number, dateEP2006011070706.03.2006         Original published format: EP 06110707
[2008/48]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007102114
Date:13.09.2007
Language:EN
[2007/37]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1994686
Date:26.11.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.09.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1994686
Date:01.08.2018
Language:EN
[2018/31]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP13.09.2007
ClassificationIPC:H04W4/08, H04W4/18, H04W64/00, H05B37/02, H04L12/24, H04W8/18
[2018/09]
CPC:
H04W4/08 (EP,US); H04W8/186 (EP,US); H05B47/19 (EP,US);
H04L41/12 (EP,US); H04W64/00 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2008/48]H04L12/28, H05B37/02
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,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2018/31]
Former [2008/48]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 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERWENDUNG VON POSITIONEN ZUR KNOTENGRUPPIERUNG[2008/48]
English:USING POSITION FOR NODE GROUPING[2008/48]
French:UTILISATION DE POSITION POUR GROUPEMENT DE N UDS[2008/48]
Entry into regional phase06.10.2008National basic fee paid 
06.10.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
06.10.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.10.2008Examination requested  [2008/48]
18.11.2008Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.03.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.07.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.02.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.06.2018Fee for grant paid
19.06.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
19.06.2018Receipt 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  07.03.2013
Opposition(s)03.05.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/28]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
02.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
31.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
31.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 10
31.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 11
03.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 12
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU05.03.2007
AT01.08.2018
CY01.08.2018
CZ01.08.2018
DK01.08.2018
EE01.08.2018
ES01.08.2018
FI01.08.2018
IT01.08.2018
LT01.08.2018
LV01.08.2018
MC01.08.2018
NL01.08.2018
PL01.08.2018
RO01.08.2018
SE01.08.2018
SI01.08.2018
SK01.08.2018
BG01.11.2018
GR02.11.2018
IS01.12.2018
PT01.12.2018
IE05.03.2019
LU05.03.2019
MT05.03.2019
BE31.03.2019
CH31.03.2019
LI31.03.2019
[2021/32]
Former [2021/26]AT01.08.2018
CY01.08.2018
CZ01.08.2018
DK01.08.2018
EE01.08.2018
ES01.08.2018
FI01.08.2018
IT01.08.2018
LT01.08.2018
LV01.08.2018
MC01.08.2018
NL01.08.2018
PL01.08.2018
RO01.08.2018
SE01.08.2018
SI01.08.2018
SK01.08.2018
BG01.11.2018
GR02.11.2018
IS01.12.2018
PT01.12.2018
IE05.03.2019
LU05.03.2019
MT05.03.2019
BE31.03.2019
CH31.03.2019
LI31.03.2019
Former [2020/29]AT01.08.2018
CZ01.08.2018
DK01.08.2018
EE01.08.2018
ES01.08.2018
FI01.08.2018
IT01.08.2018
LT01.08.2018
LV01.08.2018
MC01.08.2018
NL01.08.2018
PL01.08.2018
RO01.08.2018
SE01.08.2018
SI01.08.2018
SK01.08.2018
BG01.11.2018
GR02.11.2018
IS01.12.2018
PT01.12.2018
IE05.03.2019
LU05.03.2019
MT05.03.2019
BE31.03.2019
CH31.03.2019
LI31.03.2019
Former [2020/11]AT01.08.2018
CZ01.08.2018
DK01.08.2018
EE01.08.2018
ES01.08.2018
FI01.08.2018
IT01.08.2018
LT01.08.2018
LV01.08.2018
MC01.08.2018
NL01.08.2018
PL01.08.2018
RO01.08.2018
SE01.08.2018
SI01.08.2018
SK01.08.2018
BG01.11.2018
GR02.11.2018
IS01.12.2018
IE05.03.2019
LU05.03.2019
BE31.03.2019
CH31.03.2019
LI31.03.2019
Former [2020/09]AT01.08.2018
CZ01.08.2018
DK01.08.2018
EE01.08.2018
ES01.08.2018
FI01.08.2018
IT01.08.2018
LT01.08.2018
LV01.08.2018
MC01.08.2018
NL01.08.2018
PL01.08.2018
RO01.08.2018
SE01.08.2018
SI01.08.2018
SK01.08.2018
BG01.11.2018
GR02.11.2018
IS01.12.2018
IE05.03.2019
LU05.03.2019
Former [2020/01]AT01.08.2018
CZ01.08.2018
DK01.08.2018
EE01.08.2018
ES01.08.2018
FI01.08.2018
IT01.08.2018
LT01.08.2018
LV01.08.2018
MC01.08.2018
NL01.08.2018
PL01.08.2018
RO01.08.2018
SE01.08.2018
SI01.08.2018
SK01.08.2018
BG01.11.2018
GR02.11.2018
IS01.12.2018
LU05.03.2019
Former [2019/46]AT01.08.2018
CZ01.08.2018
DK01.08.2018
EE01.08.2018
ES01.08.2018
FI01.08.2018
IT01.08.2018
LT01.08.2018
LV01.08.2018
MC01.08.2018
NL01.08.2018
PL01.08.2018
RO01.08.2018
SE01.08.2018
SI01.08.2018
SK01.08.2018
BG01.11.2018
GR02.11.2018
IS01.12.2018
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CZ01.08.2018
DK01.08.2018
EE01.08.2018
ES01.08.2018
FI01.08.2018
IT01.08.2018
LT01.08.2018
LV01.08.2018
NL01.08.2018
PL01.08.2018
RO01.08.2018
SE01.08.2018
SI01.08.2018
SK01.08.2018
BG01.11.2018
GR02.11.2018
IS01.12.2018
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CZ01.08.2018
DK01.08.2018
EE01.08.2018
ES01.08.2018
FI01.08.2018
IT01.08.2018
LT01.08.2018
LV01.08.2018
NL01.08.2018
PL01.08.2018
RO01.08.2018
SE01.08.2018
SK01.08.2018
BG01.11.2018
GR02.11.2018
IS01.12.2018
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CZ01.08.2018
EE01.08.2018
ES01.08.2018
FI01.08.2018
IT01.08.2018
LT01.08.2018
LV01.08.2018
NL01.08.2018
PL01.08.2018
RO01.08.2018
SE01.08.2018
SK01.08.2018
BG01.11.2018
GR02.11.2018
IS01.12.2018
Former [2019/22]AT01.08.2018
CZ01.08.2018
ES01.08.2018
FI01.08.2018
IT01.08.2018
LT01.08.2018
LV01.08.2018
NL01.08.2018
PL01.08.2018
RO01.08.2018
SE01.08.2018
BG01.11.2018
GR02.11.2018
IS01.12.2018
Former [2019/21]AT01.08.2018
ES01.08.2018
FI01.08.2018
IT01.08.2018
LT01.08.2018
LV01.08.2018
NL01.08.2018
PL01.08.2018
SE01.08.2018
BG01.11.2018
GR02.11.2018
IS01.12.2018
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FI01.08.2018
LT01.08.2018
LV01.08.2018
NL01.08.2018
PL01.08.2018
SE01.08.2018
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IS01.12.2018
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Cited inInternational search[X]WO0197466  (RED M COMMUNICATIONS LTD [GB], et al) [X] 1-20 * abstract * * page 1, lines 16-30 * * page 2, line 32 - page 4, line 30 * * page 5, line 30 - page 6, line 12 * * page 12, line 1 - page 13, line 33 ** figures 1-9 *;
 [X]US2003232598  (ALJADEFF DANIEL [IL], et al) [X] 1-20 * abstract * * paragraphs [0003] , [0011] , [0017] , [0018] , [0022] - [0039] * * figures 1-4 *
by applicantUS2003232598
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