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EP3863231 - AUTOMATION NETWORK WITH PACKET-BASED COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HOST AND CLIENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUTOMATION NETWORK [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.09.2024
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  13.10.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.06.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  29.04.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.02.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  09.07.2021
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
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Werner-von-Siemens-Straße 1
80333 München / DE
[2021/32]
Inventor(s)01 / Pelzer, Alexander
Gerhart-Hauptmann-Str. 87
90763 Fürth / DE
02 / Goetz, Jan
Tennenloher Str. 10
91054 Buckenhof / DE
 [2021/32]
Representative(s)Siemens Patent Attorneys
Postfach 22 16 34
80506 München / DE
[2023/46]
Application number, filing date20155402.904.02.2020
[2021/32]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3863231
Date:11.08.2021
Language:DE
[2021/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3863231
Date:15.11.2023
Language:DE
[2023/46]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.07.2020
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/40
[2021/32]
CPC:
H04L12/40013 (EP); H04L67/125 (CN); H04L1/189 (US);
H04L1/0002 (US); H04L47/2483 (US); H04L67/01 (US);
H04L67/12 (CN); H04L69/22 (US); Y02P90/02 (EP) (-)
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 [2022/12]  
Former [2021/32]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:AUTOMATISIERUNGSNETZWERK MIT PAKETBASIERTER KOMMUNIKATION ZWISCHEN HOST UND CLIENT SOWIE VERFAHREN ZUM BETRIEB EINES AUTOMATISIERUNGSNETZWERKS[2021/32]
English:AUTOMATION NETWORK WITH PACKET-BASED COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HOST AND CLIENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN AUTOMATION NETWORK[2021/32]
French:RÉSEAU D'AUTOMATISATION À COMMUNICATION BASÉE SUR PAQUETS ENTRE L'HÔTE ET LE CLIENT AINSI QUE PROCÉDÉ DE FONCTIONNEMENT D'UN RÉSEAU D'AUTOMATISATION[2023/29]
Former [2021/32]RÉSEAU D'AUTOMATISATION À COMMUNICATION BASÉE SUR UN PAQUET ENTRE L'HÔTE ET LE CLIENT AINSI QUE PROCÉDÉ DE FONCTIONNEMENT D'UN RÉSEAU D'AUTOMATISATION
Examination procedure10.02.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.02.2022Examination requested  [2022/12]
11.02.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
02.05.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.09.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.06.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.10.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
06.10.2023Fee for grant paid
06.10.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)19.08.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/43]
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
17.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCZ15.11.2023
ES15.11.2023
HR15.11.2023
MC15.11.2023
PL15.11.2023
RO15.11.2023
RS15.11.2023
SK15.11.2023
SM15.11.2023
NO15.02.2024
GR16.02.2024
IS15.03.2024
[2024/45]
Former [2024/36]CZ15.11.2023
ES15.11.2023
HR15.11.2023
PL15.11.2023
RO15.11.2023
RS15.11.2023
SK15.11.2023
SM15.11.2023
NO15.02.2024
GR16.02.2024
IS15.03.2024
Former [2024/35]CZ15.11.2023
ES15.11.2023
HR15.11.2023
PL15.11.2023
RO15.11.2023
RS15.11.2023
SM15.11.2023
NO15.02.2024
GR16.02.2024
IS15.03.2024
Former [2024/33]ES15.11.2023
HR15.11.2023
PL15.11.2023
RS15.11.2023
SM15.11.2023
NO15.02.2024
GR16.02.2024
IS15.03.2024
Former [2024/25]ES15.11.2023
HR15.11.2023
PL15.11.2023
RS15.11.2023
NO15.02.2024
GR16.02.2024
IS15.03.2024
Former [2024/20]GR16.02.2024
IS15.03.2024
Documents cited:Search[A]DE10332360  (ABB RESEARCH LTD [CH]) [A] 1-15 * figures 1-3 * * page 2, paragraph 7 * * page 3, paragraph 11 * * page 4, paragraph 21 *;
 [A]DE102007046326  (DELTA ELECTRONICS INC [TW]) [A] 1-15 * figures 1, 3B, 5 * * page 2, paragraph 8 * * page 3, paragraph 17 * * page 4, paragraph 21 *;
 [X]DE112010004006T  (EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEV LLC [US]) [X] 1-15 * figures 1-6 * * page 2, paragraph 13 * * page 3, paragraphs 17, 21 * * page 5, paragraph 37 * * page 6, paragraph 42 * * page 7, paragraph 55 *;
 [A]DE102014201948  (VOLKSWAGEN AG [DE]) [A] 1-15 * figures 1-3 * * page 2, paragraph 9 * * page 3, paragraph 11 ** page 4, paragraph 25 *
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