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EP2267949 - Ethernet wide area network and method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  30.03.2012
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.03.2012Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 02.05.2012  [2012/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SBC Technology Resources, Inc.
9505 Arboretum Boulevard
Austin, TX 78759 / US
[2010/52]
Inventor(s)01 / Chang, Frederick Robert
3708 Woodcutters Way
Austin, TX 78746 / US
02 / Chung, Soon Shih
7635 Quail Creek Circle
Dublin, CA 54568 / US
 [2010/52]
Representative(s)Casbon, Paul Richard
Lucas & Co
135 Westhall Road
Warlingham, Surrey CR6 9HJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2010/52]Casbon, Paul Richard
Lucas & Co, 135 Westhall Road
Warlingham, Surrey CR6 9HJ / GB
Application number, filing date10185351.305.05.2003
[2010/52]
Priority number, dateUS2002014137008.05.2002         Original published format: US 141370
[2010/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2267949
Date:29.12.2010
Language:EN
[2010/52]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2267949
Date:27.04.2011
[2011/17]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.03.2011
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/46
[2010/52]
CPC:
H04L12/4616 (EP,US)
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 [2010/52]
TitleGerman:Ethernet Wide Area Network und Verfahren[2010/52]
English:Ethernet wide area network and method[2010/52]
French:Procédé et réseau étendu Ethernet[2010/52]
Examination procedure28.10.2011Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2012/18]
15.12.2011Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: examination fee not paid in time  [2012/18]
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP03733936.3  / EP1502394
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 (EP20030733936) is  29.04.2010
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
01.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
01.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
01.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
01.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
01.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US6047325  (JAIN LALIT [US], et al) [Y] 1-12 * column 1, line 65 - column 2, line 67 * * column 4, line 1 - line 33 *;
 [A]US5436902  (MCNAMARA ROBERT P [US], et al) [A] 1-12 * column 2, line 14 - column 3, line 17 *;
 [A]EP0603100  (IBM [US]) [A] 1-12 * abstract *;
 [Y]  - KHALIL K M ET AL, "Analysis and traffic characterization of a wide area network", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATIONS (ICC). GENEVA, MAY 23 - 26, 1993; [PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATIONS (ICC)], NEW YORK, IEEE, US, (19930523), vol. 3, ISBN 978-0-7803-0950-0, pages 1829 - 1835, XP010137196 [Y] 1-12 * Section 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICC.1993.397596
 [A]  - GILARDI G ET AL, "A proposal for an ethernet-over-WDM wide area multiplexing architecture", PROCEEDINGS OF IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATIONS - 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2002 - NEW YORK, NY, USA, IEEE, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA, (20020428), vol. 4, doi:10.1109/ICC.2002.997225, ISBN 978-0-7803-7400-3, pages 2137 - 2141, XP010589863 [A] 1,7 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICC.2002.997225
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