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EP2528272 - DUAL-ATTACHED PROTECTION SWITCHING METHOD BASED ON VPLS AND SYSTEM THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  06.11.2020
Database last updated on 14.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.11.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 09.12.2020  [2020/50]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ZTE Corporation
ZTE Plaza
Keji Road South
Hi-Tech Industrial Park
Nanshan District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518057 / CN
[N/P]
Former [2012/48]For all designated states
ZTE Corporation
ZTE Plaza Keji Road South Hi-Tech Industrial Park Nanshan District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518057 / CN
Inventor(s)01 / LI, Chunhong
ZTE Plaza
Keji Road South
Hi-Tech Industrial Park
Nanshan
Shenzhen Guangdong 518057 / CN
 [2012/48]
Representative(s)Dr. Weitzel & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte mbB
Friedenstrasse 10
89522 Heidenheim / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/48]Dr. Weitzel & Partner
Patentanwälte
Friedenstrasse 10
89522 Heidenheim / DE
Application number, filing date10843726.021.09.2010
WO2010CN77233
Priority number, dateCN20101010036022.01.2010         Original published format: CN201010100360
[2012/48]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2011088686
Date:28.07.2011
Language:ZH
[2011/30]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2528272
Date:28.11.2012
Language:EN
[2012/48]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN28.07.2011
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.03.2015
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/24, H04L12/26, H04L12/703, H04L12/721, H04L12/715, H04L12/707, H04L12/46
[2015/15]
CPC:
H04L12/4641 (EP); H04L43/0811 (EP); H04L43/0817 (EP);
H04L45/04 (EP); H04L45/22 (EP); H04L45/28 (EP);
H04L45/68 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2012/48]H04L12/24
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2012/48]
TitleGerman:ZWEIFACH BEFESTIGTES SCHUTZSCHALTVERFAHREN AUF VPLS-BASIS UND SYSTEM DAFÜR[2012/48]
English:DUAL-ATTACHED PROTECTION SWITCHING METHOD BASED ON VPLS AND SYSTEM THEREOF[2012/48]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE COMMUTATION DE PROTECTION À RATTACHEMENT DOUBLE BASÉ SUR VPLS ET SYSTÈME CORRESPONDANT[2012/48]
Entry into regional phase24.07.2012Translation filed 
24.07.2012National basic fee paid 
24.07.2012Search fee paid 
24.07.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
24.07.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.07.2012Examination requested  [2012/48]
28.09.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.03.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.07.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.05.2017Date of oral proceedings
31.05.2017Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/50]
31.05.2017Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
19.10.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/50]
Appeal following examination31.07.2017Appeal received No.  T2317/17
27.09.2017Statement of grounds filed
19.10.2020Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant withdrawn
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  01.03.2016
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
27.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
29.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
11.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
13.09.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
12.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
25.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 09
27.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 10
14.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:Search[IY]US2007171817  (FUJITA MANABU [JP], et al) [I] 1,2,4,5 * paragraph [0013] - paragraph [0120]; figures 1-11 * [Y] 3,6;
 [IY]  - THOMAS D NADEAU ET AL, "Pseudo Wire (PW) OAM Message Mapping; draft-ietf-pwe3-oam-msg-map-07.txt", PSEUDO WIRE (PW) OAM MESSAGE MAPPING; DRAFT-IETF-PWE3-OAM-MSG-MAP-07.TXT, INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE, IETF; STANDARDWORKINGDRAFT, INTERNET SOCIETY (ISOC) 4, RUE DES FALAISES CH- 1205 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, (20080701), vol. pwe3, no. 7, XP015058812 [I] 1,2,4,5 * page 1 * * page 6 - page 9 * * page 11 * * page 18 - page 28 * [Y] 3,6
International search[A]WO2007016834  (HUAWEI TECH CO LTD [CN], et al);
 [X]US2007171817  (FUJITA MANABU [JP], et al);
 [A]CN101330424  (HUAWEI TECH CO LTD [CN]);
 [XP]CN101800662  (ZTE CORP);
 [XP]CN101826983  (ZTE CORP);
 [XP]CN101834773  (ZTE CORP)
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