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EP3278500 - PROCESSING DATA ITEMS IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.09.2020
Database last updated on 02.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  11.10.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  10.06.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.01.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  20.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
British Telecommunications public limited company
81 Newgate Street
London EC1A 7AJ / GB
[2018/06]
Inventor(s)01 / BURBRIDGE, Trevor
81 Newgate Street
London EC1A 7AJ / GB
02 / SMITH, Alan
PP: C5A BT Centre
London EC1A 7AJ / GB
03 / EARDLEY, Philip
81 Newgate Street
London London EC1A 7AJ / GB
 [2018/06]
Representative(s)British Telecommunications public limited company Intellectual Property Department
9th Floor
One Braham
Braham Street
London E1 8EE / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/06]British Telecommunications public limited company Intellectual Property Department
Ground Floor, Faraday Building
1 Knightrider Street
London EC4V 5BT / GB
Application number, filing date16709446.511.03.2016
[2018/06]
WO2016EP55261
Priority number, dateEP2015027509330.03.2015         Original published format: EP 15275093
[2018/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016156014
Date:06.10.2016
Language:EN
[2016/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3278500
Date:07.02.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.10.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3278500
Date:13.11.2019
Language:EN
[2019/46]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP06.10.2016
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/24, H04L12/26, H04L12/14, H04L12/721, H04L12/707, H04L12/851, H04L12/841, H04L12/833, H04L29/06
[2019/26]
CPC:
H04L43/0864 (EP,US); H04L47/2441 (US); H04L43/10 (EP,US);
H04L45/38 (US); H04L47/283 (US); H04L69/22 (US);
H04L12/14 (US); H04L43/0829 (EP,US); H04L43/0876 (EP,US);
H04L43/0888 (EP,US); H04L43/16 (EP,US); H04L45/14 (US);
H04L45/22 (US); H04L45/26 (US); H04L45/70 (US);
H04L47/31 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/06]H04L12/24, H04L12/26
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 [2018/06]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERARBEITUNG VON DATENPOSTEN IN EINEM KOMMUNIKATIONSNETZ[2018/06]
English:PROCESSING DATA ITEMS IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK[2018/06]
French:TRAITEMENT D'ARTICLES DE DONNÉES DANS UN RÉSEAU DE COMMUNICATION[2019/26]
Former [2018/06]ÉLÉMENTS DE TRAITEMENT DE DONNÉES DANS UN RÉSEAU DE COMMUNICATION
Entry into regional phase20.09.2017National basic fee paid 
20.09.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
20.09.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.09.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.09.2017Examination requested  [2018/06]
20.09.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
11.06.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.10.2019Fee for grant paid
03.10.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
03.10.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)14.08.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/43]
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
31.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU11.03.2016
AL13.11.2019
AT13.11.2019
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DK13.11.2019
EE13.11.2019
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MC13.11.2019
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TR13.11.2019
BG13.02.2020
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IE11.03.2020
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PT13.03.2020
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LI31.03.2020
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Cited inInternational search[Y]US2002009072  (HALME MATTI [FI]) [Y] 1-15 * paragraph [0047] - paragraph [0055] *;
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    - MATHIS ET AL., "The Macroscopic Behavior of the TCP Congestion Avoidance Algorithm", COMPUTER COMMUNICATION REVIEW, ACM SIGCOMM, (199707), vol. 27, no. 3
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