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EP2701342 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING ELASTIC NETWORK INTERFACE AND INTERCONNECTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  13.03.2020
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip13.03.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 15.04.2020  [2020/16]
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 [2014/09]For all designated states
ZTE Corporation
ZTE Plaza Keji Road South Hi-Tech Industrial Park Nanshan District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518057 / CN
Inventor(s)01 / AO, Ting
ZTE Plaza
Keji Road South
Hi-Tech Industrial Park
Nanshan District
Shenzhen Guangdong 518057 / CN
02 / YU, Jinghai
ZTE Plaza
Keji Road South
Hi-Tech Industrial Park
Nanshan District
Shenzhen Guangdong 518057 / CN
03 / WEI, Yuehua
ZTE Plaza
Keji Road South
Hi-Tech Industrial Park
Nanshan District
Shenzhen Guangdong 518057 / CN
 [2014/09]
Representative(s)Carpintero Lopez, Francisco, et al
Herrero & Asociados, S.L.
Agustín de Foxá, 4-10
28036 Madrid / ES
[N/P]
Former [2014/09]Carpintero Lopez, Francisco, et al
Herrero & Asociados, S.L. Alcalá 35
28014 Madrid / ES
Application number, filing date12774303.731.03.2012
WO2012CN73429
Priority number, dateCN20111010069021.04.2011         Original published format: CN201110100690
[2014/09]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012142910
Date:26.10.2012
Language:ZH
[2012/43]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2701342
Date:26.02.2014
Language:EN
[2014/09]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN26.10.2012
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.12.2014
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/24, H04L12/709, G06F15/16, G06F11/20, H04L12/703
[2015/01]
CPC:
H04L45/245 (EP,US); G06F15/161 (US); H04L41/0654 (EP,US);
H04L45/28 (EP,US); Y02D30/00 (EP,US); Y02D30/50 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2014/09]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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2014/09]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR IMPLEMENTIERUNG EINER ELASTISCHEN NETZWERKSCHNITTSTELLE UND EINER VERNETZUNG DAFÜR[2014/09]
English:METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING ELASTIC NETWORK INTERFACE AND INTERCONNECTION[2014/09]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME POUR METTRE EN OEUVRE UNE INTERFACE DE RÉSEAU ÉLASTIQUE ET UNE INTERCONNEXION[2014/09]
Entry into regional phase19.11.2013Translation filed 
19.11.2013National basic fee paid 
19.11.2013Search fee paid 
19.11.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
19.11.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.11.2013Examination requested  [2014/09]
24.06.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.11.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.03.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.03.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.08.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.11.2019Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 06.11.2019
06.11.2019Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
26.11.2019Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/16]
06.12.2019Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/16]
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  29.11.2016
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
30.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
10.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
10.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
13.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
26.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
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 [A]US2011085570  (KOTHA SAIKRISHNA [US], et al) [A] 1-18 * abstract * * paragraph [0020] *;
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