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EP2929659 - A METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS OF ETHERNET BRIDGES CONNECTED TO A ROOT BRIDGE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  21.04.2017
Database last updated on 16.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip21.04.2017Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 24.05.2017  [2017/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
164 83 Stockholm / SE
[N/P]
Former [2015/42]For all designated states
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ)
164 83 Stockholm / SE
Inventor(s)01 / POGGI, Fabio
Via al Castellaccio 55/1
I-16136 Genova / IT
02 / GALLINO, Roberto
Via Cordara 32
I-15121 Alessandria / IT
 [2015/42]
Representative(s)Ericsson
Patent Development
Torshamnsgatan 21-23
164 80 Stockholm / SE
[N/P]
Former [2015/42]Stasiewski, Piotr Grzegorz
Ericsson Limited
Patent Unit UK
Unit 4 Midleton Gate
Guildford Business Park
Guildford, Surrey GU2 8SG / GB
Application number, filing date12801542.710.12.2012
[2015/42]
WO2012EP74974
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014090280
Date:19.06.2014
Language:EN
[2014/25]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2929659
Date:14.10.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.06.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP19.06.2014
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/721, H04L12/751
[2015/42]
CPC:
H04L45/66 (EP,US); H04L49/254 (US); H04L45/26 (US);
H04L45/44 (US); Y02D30/00 (EP,US)
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 [2015/42]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR AUTOMATISCHEN DETEKTION PHYSIKALISCHER VERBINDUNGEN VON ETHERNETBRÜCKEN MIT EINER BASISBRÜCKE[2015/42]
English:A METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS OF ETHERNET BRIDGES CONNECTED TO A ROOT BRIDGE[2015/42]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTECTION AUTOMATIQUE DE CONNEXIONS PHYSIQUES DE PONTS ETHERNET CONNECTÉS À UN PONT RACINE[2015/42]
Entry into regional phase03.06.2015National basic fee paid 
03.06.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
03.06.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.06.2015Examination requested  [2015/42]
25.01.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.07.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.11.2016Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2017/21]
10.01.2017Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time  [2017/21]
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  14.07.2016
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
28.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
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Cited inInternational search[A]US2001021177  (ISHII SHOJI [JP]) [A] 1-23 * paragraph [0040] - paragraph [0065] ** paragraph [0150] - paragraph [0203] *;
 [A]US7379429  (THOTTAKKARA BENNY J [US]) [A] 1-23 * column 3, line 39 - column 8, line 45 *;
 [A]US2008310421  (TEISBERG ROBERT R [US], et al) [A] 1-23 * paragraph [0012] - paragraph [0013] * * paragraph [0027] - paragraph [0042] * * paragraph [0058] - paragraph [0099] *
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