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EP About this file: EP3577886

EP3577886 - DETECTION AND PREVENTION OF UNWANTED CALLS IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.08.2024
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  25.08.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.04.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  17.03.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.11.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  11.08.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip03.10.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC		published on 06.11.2024 [2024/45]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tata Communications (America) Inc.
11911 Freedom Drive Suite 250
Reston VA 20190 / US
[2024/15]
Former [2019/50]For all designated states
Tata Communications (America) Inc.
2355 Dulles Corner Boulevard
7th Floor
Herndon, VA 20171 / US
Inventor(s)01 / BENLOLO, Robert
5612 Wentworth Avenue
Cote-saint-luc Quebec H4W 2R9 / CA
02 / MIRANDA, Carlos
720 Sw 14th Street
Deerfield Beech FL 33441 / US
03 / TAI, Alan
29 Woodpecker Way
Marlboro NJ 07746 / US
04 / THIRUMALAIAPPAN, Kumar
2310 Rivendell Way
Edison NJ 08817 / US
 [2019/50]
Representative(s)Cabinet Beaumont
4, Place Robert Schuman
B.P. 1529
38025 Grenoble Cedex 1 / FR
[2019/50]
Application number, filing date18748345.801.02.2018
[2019/50]
WO2018US16470
Priority number, dateUS201762454522P03.02.2017         Original published format: US 201762454522 P
[2019/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018144745
Date:09.08.2018
Language:EN
[2018/32]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3577886
Date:11.12.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.08.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/50]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3577886
Date:27.09.2023
Language:EN
[2023/39]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US09.08.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.10.2020
ClassificationIPC:H04M3/436, H04M3/42
[2023/18]
CPC:
H04M3/436 (EP,US); H04M3/42059 (EP,US); H04M3/42102 (EP,US);
H04M2203/556 (EP)
Former IPC [2019/50]H04M3/42
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 [2019/50]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ERKENNUNG UND PRÄVENTION UNERWÜNSCHTER ANRUFE IN EINEM TELEKOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM[2019/50]
English:DETECTION AND PREVENTION OF UNWANTED CALLS IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM[2019/50]
French:DÉTECTION ET PRÉVENTION D'APPELS INDÉSIRABLES DANS UN SYSTÈME DE TÉLÉCOMMUNICATION[2019/50]
Entry into regional phase21.08.2019National basic fee paid 
21.08.2019Search fee paid 
21.08.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
21.08.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.08.2019Examination requested  [2019/50]
30.04.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.03.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.07.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.04.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.08.2023Fee for grant paid
17.08.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
17.08.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)28.06.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/36]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
28.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
28.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
30.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT27.09.2023
CZ27.09.2023
DK27.09.2023
EE27.09.2023
FI27.09.2023
IT27.09.2023
LT27.09.2023
LV27.09.2023
MC27.09.2023
RO27.09.2023
RS27.09.2023
SK27.09.2023
SM27.09.2023
NO27.12.2023
GR28.12.2023
IS27.01.2024
PT29.01.2024
[2024/45]
Former [2024/33]AT27.09.2023
CZ27.09.2023
DK27.09.2023
EE27.09.2023
FI27.09.2023
IT27.09.2023
LT27.09.2023
LV27.09.2023
RO27.09.2023
RS27.09.2023
SK27.09.2023
SM27.09.2023
NO27.12.2023
GR28.12.2023
IS27.01.2024
PT29.01.2024
Former [2024/26]AT27.09.2023
CZ27.09.2023
EE27.09.2023
FI27.09.2023
IT27.09.2023
LT27.09.2023
LV27.09.2023
RO27.09.2023
RS27.09.2023
SK27.09.2023
SM27.09.2023
NO27.12.2023
GR28.12.2023
IS27.01.2024
PT29.01.2024
Former [2024/23]AT27.09.2023
CZ27.09.2023
EE27.09.2023
FI27.09.2023
LT27.09.2023
LV27.09.2023
RO27.09.2023
RS27.09.2023
SK27.09.2023
SM27.09.2023
NO27.12.2023
GR28.12.2023
IS27.01.2024
PT29.01.2024
Former [2024/20]FI27.09.2023
LT27.09.2023
LV27.09.2023
RS27.09.2023
SM27.09.2023
NO27.12.2023
GR28.12.2023
IS27.01.2024
Former [2024/12]FI27.09.2023
LT27.09.2023
LV27.09.2023
RS27.09.2023
NO27.12.2023
GR28.12.2023
Former [2024/09]FI27.09.2023
LT27.09.2023
NO27.12.2023
GR28.12.2023
Former [2024/08]LT27.09.2023
NO27.12.2023
GR28.12.2023
Documents cited:Search[XI]US2013336169  (TAI ALAN [US], et al) [X] 1,2,6-8,11,12,16-18 * paragraphs [0024] - [0041]; figure 1 * [I] 3-5,9,10,13-15,19,20;
 [XI]US2015086001  (FARRAND TOBY [US], et al) [X] 1,11 * paragraphs [0040] , [0041] , [0058]; figure 3 *[I] 2-10,12-20
International search[A]US2005053215  (BEDINGFIELD JAMES C SR [US]) [A] 1-32 * , entire document *;
 [A]US2005182745  (DHILLON JASJIT S [US], et al) [A] 1-32 * , entire document *;
 [A]US2009282094  (HAWKINS JOHNNY [US]) [A] 1-32 * , entire document, especially; abstract, para. [0004], [0017], [0022], [0037] *;
 [A]US2016309024  (QUILICI ALEXANDER E [US], et al) [A] 1-32 * , entire document, especially; abstract, para. [0037], Fig. 1 *;
 [XP]US9729727  (ZHANG SHUPING [US]) [XP] 1, 11, 17, 27* , entire document, especially; abstract *
by applicantUS2013336169
 US2015086001
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