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EP About this file: EP3579498

EP3579498 - METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A COMMUNICATION NETWORK [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  31.05.2024
Database last updated on 30.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  23.06.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.03.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  27.02.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  26.10.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.10.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  12.06.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  08.11.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): SI		published on 04.09.2024  [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 1
80333 München / DE
[2019/50]
Inventor(s)01 / Kintzler, Florian
Hofjägerstraße 2 /2 /14
1140 Wien / AT
 [2019/50]
Representative(s)Siemens Patent Attorneys
Postfach 22 16 34
80506 München / DE
[2023/30]
Former [2019/50]Maier, Daniel Oliver
Siemens AG
Postfach 22 16 34
80506 München / DE
Application number, filing date18176265.906.06.2018
[2019/50]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3579498
Date:11.12.2019
Language:DE
[2019/50]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3579498
Date:26.07.2023
Language:DE
[2023/30]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.07.2018
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/28, H04L41/0806, H04L41/0816, H04L41/0895, H04L41/40
[2022/46]
CPC:
H04L12/2809 (EP); H04L41/0806 (EP); H04L41/0816 (EP);
H04L41/0895 (EP); H04L41/40 (EP)
Former IPC [2019/50]H04L12/24, 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 [2020/29]
Former [2019/50]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 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM KONFIGURIEREN EINES KOMMUNIKATIONSNETZES[2019/50]
English:METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A COMMUNICATION NETWORK[2019/50]
French:PROCEDE DE CONFIGURATION D'UN RESEAU DE COMMUNICATION[2022/46]
Former [2019/50]PROCÉDÉ DE CONFIGURATION D'UN RÉSEAU DE COMMUNICATION
Examination procedure19.05.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.06.2020Examination requested  [2020/29]
04.06.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
30.09.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.01.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.10.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.02.2023Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
15.03.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.06.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
06.06.2023Fee for grant paid
06.06.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)29.04.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/27]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.06.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
18.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
13.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
19.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCZ26.07.2023
DK26.07.2023
EE26.07.2023
ES26.07.2023
FI26.07.2023
HR26.07.2023
LT26.07.2023
LV26.07.2023
NL26.07.2023
PL26.07.2023
RO26.07.2023
RS26.07.2023
SE26.07.2023
SI26.07.2023
SK26.07.2023
SM26.07.2023
NO26.10.2023
GR27.10.2023
IS26.11.2023
PT27.11.2023
[2024/36]
Former [2024/23]CZ26.07.2023
DK26.07.2023
EE26.07.2023
ES26.07.2023
FI26.07.2023
HR26.07.2023
LT26.07.2023
LV26.07.2023
NL26.07.2023
PL26.07.2023
RO26.07.2023
RS26.07.2023
SE26.07.2023
SK26.07.2023
SM26.07.2023
NO26.10.2023
GR27.10.2023
IS26.11.2023
PT27.11.2023
Former [2024/22]CZ26.07.2023
DK26.07.2023
FI26.07.2023
HR26.07.2023
LT26.07.2023
LV26.07.2023
NL26.07.2023
PL26.07.2023
RO26.07.2023
RS26.07.2023
SE26.07.2023
SM26.07.2023
NO26.10.2023
GR27.10.2023
IS26.11.2023
PT27.11.2023
Former [2024/20]FI26.07.2023
HR26.07.2023
LT26.07.2023
LV26.07.2023
NL26.07.2023
PL26.07.2023
RS26.07.2023
SE26.07.2023
SM26.07.2023
NO26.10.2023
GR27.10.2023
IS26.11.2023
PT27.11.2023
Former [2024/10]FI26.07.2023
HR26.07.2023
LT26.07.2023
LV26.07.2023
NL26.07.2023
PL26.07.2023
RS26.07.2023
SE26.07.2023
NO26.10.2023
GR27.10.2023
IS26.11.2023
PT27.11.2023
Former [2024/09]FI26.07.2023
LT26.07.2023
NL26.07.2023
SE26.07.2023
NO26.10.2023
GR27.10.2023
IS26.11.2023
Former [2024/08]LT26.07.2023
NL26.07.2023
NO26.10.2023
GR27.10.2023
Former [2024/05]NL26.07.2023
Documents cited:Search[A]EP3185476  (SHORE TEL INC [US]) [A] 1-10 * figures 1,2,5,6 * * paragraph [0011] * * paragraph [0027] * * paragraph [0046] - paragraph [0047] *;
 [XAI]WO2017186938  (SANCTUM NETWORKS LTD [IE]) [X] 1 * figures 1,6,7 * * page 15, line 28 - line 30 * * page 16, line 4 - line 8 * * page 26, line 10 - line 25 * * page 27, lines 1-5, 45 * * page 28, line 19 - line 27 * * page 32, line 20 - line 33 * * page 37, line 10 - page 38, line 16 * [A] 9 [I] 2-8,10;
 [A]US2018109533  (THUBERT PASCAL [FR], et al) [A] 1-10 * figures 2, 3b,3c * * paragraph [0019] * * paragraph [0030] * * paragraph [0048] ** paragraph [0052] *
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