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EP About this file: EP3497889

EP3497889 - DEVICE VIRTUALIZATION FOR CONTAINERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.09.2023
Database last updated on 18.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  07.10.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  06.06.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.04.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.05.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  23.03.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip07.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC		published on 10.07.2024  [2024/28]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
[2019/25]
Inventor(s)01 / PACHLORE, Mohanish Chandrapalsingh
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian, Loggang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
02 / KIM, Dongjin
427 Gatestone Boulevard
Waterloo Ontario N2T 2J3 / CA
03 / TAN, Yin
403 White Birch Avenue
Waterloo Ontario N2V 2T3 / CA
 [2019/25]
Representative(s)Gill Jennings & Every LLP
The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
[2022/45]
Former [2019/25]Gill Jennings & Every LLP
MTH The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
Application number, filing date17848094.301.09.2017
[2019/25]
WO2017CN100284
Priority number, dateUS20161526112809.09.2016         Original published format: US201615261128
[2019/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018045921
Date:15.03.2018
Language:EN
[2018/11]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3497889
Date:19.06.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.03.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3497889
Date:09.11.2022
Language:EN
[2022/45]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN15.03.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.07.2019
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/28, G06F9/455, G06F9/4401, H04W84/12
[2019/34]
CPC:
G06F9/45558 (EP,US); G06F9/445 (US); G06F9/455 (EP,US);
H04W84/12 (EP,US); G06F2009/45562 (US); G06F2009/45579 (EP,US);
G06F2009/45595 (EP,US); G06F9/4411 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/25]H04L12/28
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 [2019/25]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:GERÄTEVIRTUALISIERUNG FÜR CONTAINER[2022/24]
English:DEVICE VIRTUALIZATION FOR CONTAINERS[2019/25]
French:VIRTUALISATION DE DISPOSITIF POUR CONTENEURS[2019/25]
Former [2019/25]VORRICHTUNGSVIRTUALISIERUNG FÜR BEHÄLTER
Entry into regional phase14.03.2019National basic fee paid 
14.03.2019Search fee paid 
14.03.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
14.03.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.03.2019Examination requested  [2019/25]
14.01.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.04.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.08.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.04.2022Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 28.04.2022
28.04.2022Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
07.06.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.09.2022Fee for grant paid
16.09.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
16.09.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)10.08.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/42]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
30.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
30.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
30.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL09.11.2022
AT09.11.2022
CZ09.11.2022
DK09.11.2022
EE09.11.2022
ES09.11.2022
FI09.11.2022
HR09.11.2022
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MC09.11.2022
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PL09.11.2022
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NO09.02.2023
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PT09.03.2023
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US2007067769  (GEISINGER NILE J [US]) [X] 1,3,5,7,11,12 * claims 1-10 * * figures 6, 7 * * paragraph [0080] - paragraph [0109] * [I] 2,4,6,8-10;
 [A]US2011161988  (KASHYAP VIVEK [US]) [A] 1-12* paragraph [0004] - paragraph [0034] *;
 [XI]US2011321042  (YANG XUE [US], et al) [X] 1-5,7,9-12 * claims 1-14 * * paragraph [0001] - paragraph [0119] * * figures 1, 3 * [I] 6,8
Examination   - Lowe Scott, "Introducing Linux Network Namespaces - Scott's Weblog - The weblog of an IT pro focusing on cloud computing, Kubernetes, Linux, containers, and networking", (20130904), pages 1 - 6, URL: https://blog.scottlowe.org/2013/09/04/introducing-linux-network-namespaces/, (20210405), XP055794718
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