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EP3231159 - CONFIGURATION OF SERVER APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 30.04.2021 Database last updated on 19.07.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 22.05.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 18.05.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 17.04.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 17.12.2019
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 15.09.2017
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 01.11.2016
Most recent event Tooltip	15.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): BE	published on 17.08.2022 [2022/33]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states British Telecommunications public limited company 81 Newgate Street London EC1A 7AJ / GB
	[2018/01]
Former [2017/42]	For all designated states British Telecommunications public limited company 81 Newgate Street London EC1A 7AJ / GB
Inventor(s)	01 / WILLIS, Peter 81 Newgate Street London EC1A 7AJ / GB
	[2020/26]
Former [2017/42]	01 / WILLIS, Peter 81 Newgaqte Street London EC1A 7AJ / GB
Representative(s)	British Telecommunications public limited company Intellectual Property Department 9th Floor One Braham Braham Street London E1 8EE / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2020/26]	British Telecommunications public limited company Intellectual Property Department Ground Floor, Faraday Building 1 Knightrider Street London EC4V 5BT / GB
Former [2017/42]	Lidbetter, Timothy Guy Edwin BT Intellectual Property Department Ground Floor BT Faraday Building 1 Knightrider Street London EC4V 5BT / GB
Application number, filing date	15804468.5	02.12.2015
	[2017/42]
	WO2015EP78410
Priority number, date	EP20140275254	11.12.2014 Original published format: EP 14275254
	[2017/42]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2016091690
	Date:	16.06.2016
	Language:	EN
	[2016/24]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3231159
	Date:	18.10.2017
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.06.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2017/42]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3231159
	Date:	24.06.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/26]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	16.06.2016
Classification	IPC:	H04L29/08, H04L12/24	[2017/42]
	CPC:	H04L41/0806 (EP,US); H04L67/34 (EP,CN,US); H04L41/28 (EP,US); H04L67/10 (EP,CN,US)
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2017/42]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	KONFIGURATION EINER SERVERVORRICHTUNG	[2017/42]
	English:	CONFIGURATION OF SERVER APPARATUS	[2017/42]
	French:	CONFIGURATION D'APPAREIL DE SERVEUR	[2019/52]
	Former [2017/42]	CONFIGURATION D'APPAREIL SERVEUR
Entry into regional phase	23.05.2017	National basic fee paid
	23.05.2017	Designation fee(s) paid
	23.05.2017	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	10.10.2016	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
	23.05.2017	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	23.05.2017	Examination requested [2017/42]
	23.05.2017	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	18.12.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	16.04.2020	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	16.04.2020	Fee for grant paid
	16.04.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	18.05.2020	Information about intention to grant a patent
	18.05.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	25.03.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/22]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	30.09.2017	Renewal fee patent year 03
	01.10.2018	Renewal fee patent year 04
	31.10.2019	Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	02.12.2015
	AL	24.06.2020
	AT	24.06.2020
	CY	24.06.2020
	CZ	24.06.2020
	DK	24.06.2020
	EE	24.06.2020
	ES	24.06.2020
	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	IT	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	MC	24.06.2020
	MK	24.06.2020
	MT	24.06.2020
	NL	24.06.2020
	PL	24.06.2020
	RO	24.06.2020
	RS	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	SI	24.06.2020
	SK	24.06.2020
	SM	24.06.2020
	TR	24.06.2020
	BG	24.09.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
	IS	24.10.2020
	PT	26.10.2020
	IE	02.12.2020
	LU	02.12.2020
	BE	31.12.2020
	CH	31.12.2020
	LI	31.12.2020
	[2022/33]
Former [2022/32]	HU	02.12.2015
	AL	24.06.2020
	AT	24.06.2020
	CY	24.06.2020
	CZ	24.06.2020
	DK	24.06.2020
	EE	24.06.2020
	ES	24.06.2020
	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	IT	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	MC	24.06.2020
	MK	24.06.2020
	MT	24.06.2020
	NL	24.06.2020
	PL	24.06.2020
	RO	24.06.2020
	RS	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	SI	24.06.2020
	SK	24.06.2020
	SM	24.06.2020
	TR	24.06.2020
	BG	24.09.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
	IS	24.10.2020
	PT	26.10.2020
	IE	02.12.2020
	LU	02.12.2020
	CH	31.12.2020
	LI	31.12.2020
Former [2022/27]	HU	02.12.2015
	AL	24.06.2020
	AT	24.06.2020
	CY	24.06.2020
	CZ	24.06.2020
	DK	24.06.2020
	EE	24.06.2020
	ES	24.06.2020
	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	IT	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	MC	24.06.2020
	MT	24.06.2020
	NL	24.06.2020
	PL	24.06.2020
	RO	24.06.2020
	RS	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	SI	24.06.2020
	SK	24.06.2020
	SM	24.06.2020
	TR	24.06.2020
	BG	24.09.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
	IS	24.10.2020
	PT	26.10.2020
	IE	02.12.2020
	LU	02.12.2020
	CH	31.12.2020
	LI	31.12.2020
Former [2021/52]	AL	24.06.2020
	AT	24.06.2020
	CZ	24.06.2020
	DK	24.06.2020
	EE	24.06.2020
	ES	24.06.2020
	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	IT	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	MC	24.06.2020
	NL	24.06.2020
	PL	24.06.2020
	RO	24.06.2020
	RS	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	SI	24.06.2020
	SK	24.06.2020
	SM	24.06.2020
	BG	24.09.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
	IS	24.10.2020
	PT	26.10.2020
	IE	02.12.2020
	LU	02.12.2020
	CH	31.12.2020
	LI	31.12.2020
Former [2021/47]	AL	24.06.2020
	AT	24.06.2020
	CZ	24.06.2020
	DK	24.06.2020
	EE	24.06.2020
	ES	24.06.2020
	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	IT	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	MC	24.06.2020
	NL	24.06.2020
	PL	24.06.2020
	RO	24.06.2020
	RS	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	SI	24.06.2020
	SK	24.06.2020
	SM	24.06.2020
	BG	24.09.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
	IS	24.10.2020
	PT	26.10.2020
	IE	02.12.2020
	LU	02.12.2020
Former [2021/46]	AL	24.06.2020
	AT	24.06.2020
	CZ	24.06.2020
	DK	24.06.2020
	EE	24.06.2020
	ES	24.06.2020
	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	IT	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	MC	24.06.2020
	NL	24.06.2020
	PL	24.06.2020
	RO	24.06.2020
	RS	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	SI	24.06.2020
	SK	24.06.2020
	SM	24.06.2020
	BG	24.09.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
	IS	24.10.2020
	PT	26.10.2020
	IE	02.12.2020
Former [2021/40]	AL	24.06.2020
	AT	24.06.2020
	CZ	24.06.2020
	DK	24.06.2020
	EE	24.06.2020
	ES	24.06.2020
	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	IT	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	MC	24.06.2020
	NL	24.06.2020
	PL	24.06.2020
	RO	24.06.2020
	RS	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	SI	24.06.2020
	SK	24.06.2020
	SM	24.06.2020
	BG	24.09.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
	IS	24.10.2020
	PT	26.10.2020
Former [2021/36]	AL	24.06.2020
	AT	24.06.2020
	CZ	24.06.2020
	DK	24.06.2020
	EE	24.06.2020
	ES	24.06.2020
	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	IT	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	NL	24.06.2020
	PL	24.06.2020
	RO	24.06.2020
	RS	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	SI	24.06.2020
	SK	24.06.2020
	SM	24.06.2020
	BG	24.09.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
	IS	24.10.2020
	PT	26.10.2020
Former [2021/21]	AL	24.06.2020
	AT	24.06.2020
	CZ	24.06.2020
	DK	24.06.2020
	EE	24.06.2020
	ES	24.06.2020
	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	IT	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	NL	24.06.2020
	PL	24.06.2020
	RO	24.06.2020
	RS	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	SK	24.06.2020
	SM	24.06.2020
	BG	24.09.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
	IS	24.10.2020
	PT	26.10.2020
Former [2021/10]	AL	24.06.2020
	AT	24.06.2020
	CZ	24.06.2020
	EE	24.06.2020
	ES	24.06.2020
	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	IT	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	NL	24.06.2020
	PL	24.06.2020
	RO	24.06.2020
	RS	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	SK	24.06.2020
	SM	24.06.2020
	BG	24.09.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
	IS	24.10.2020
	PT	26.10.2020
Former [2021/09]	AL	24.06.2020
	AT	24.06.2020
	CZ	24.06.2020
	EE	24.06.2020
	ES	24.06.2020
	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	IT	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	NL	24.06.2020
	RO	24.06.2020
	RS	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	SM	24.06.2020
	BG	24.09.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
	PT	26.10.2020
Former [2021/04]	AL	24.06.2020
	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	NL	24.06.2020
	RS	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	BG	24.09.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
Former [2021/01]	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	RS	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	BG	24.09.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
Former [2020/51]	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	RS	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
Former [2020/50]	FI	24.06.2020
	HR	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	LV	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
	GR	25.09.2020
Former [2020/48]	FI	24.06.2020
	LT	24.06.2020
	SE	24.06.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
Former [2020/47]	LT	24.06.2020
	NO	24.09.2020
Cited in	International search	[A]WO2007149670 (SENTILLION INC [US], et al) [A] 1-16 * abstract * * page 2, line 14 - line 22 * * page 12, line 6 - line 23 * * page 16, line 21 - line 31 * * page 24, line 24 - page 25, line 8 ** page 27, line 14 - line 30 *;
		[X]US2010023600 (HILL ROGER [US], et al) [X] 1-16 * abstract * * paragraph [0015] * * paragraph [0036] - paragraph [0037] * * paragraph [0042] * * claim 1 *;
		[X]US2013290694 (CIVILINI MASSIMO [US], et al) [X] 1-16 * abstract * * paragraph [0045] * * paragraph [0064] * * paragraph [0075] * * paragraph [0095] * * claim 1 *

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