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EP About this file: EP4040717

EP4040717 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SECURE COMMUNICATIONS OVER A NETWORK USING A HARDWARE SECURITY ENGINE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.12.2024
Database last updated on 21.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  29.12.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.08.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.02.2023
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  08.07.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip11.07.2025Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC		published on 13.08.2025  [2025/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Daedalus Prime LLC
51 Pondfield Road, Suite 3
Bronxville, NY 10708 / US
[2024/50]
Former [2022/32]For all designated states
INTEL Corporation
2200 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054 / US
Inventor(s)01 / KHOSRAVI, Hormuzd M.
Portland, 97229 / US
02 / EPP, Edward C.
Hillsboro, 97124 / US
03 / KABIR, Farhana
Camas, 98607 / US
 [2022/32]
Representative(s)Meissner Bolte Partnerschaft mbB
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte
Postfach 86 06 24
81633 München / DE
[2024/05]
Former [2022/32]Parker, Andrew James, et al
Meissner Bolte Patentanwälte
Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB
Widenmayerstraße 47
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date22166740.515.12.2011
[2022/32]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4040717
Date:10.08.2022
Language:EN
[2022/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4040717
Date:31.01.2024
Language:EN
[2024/05]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.06.2022
ClassificationIPC:H04L9/14, H04L9/32, H04L9/40, H04L9/08
[2022/32]
CPC:
H04L9/0841 (EP,US); H04L9/0838 (US); H04L63/061 (EP,US);
H04L9/0861 (US)
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 [2023/12]
Former [2022/32]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:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG FÜR SICHERE KOMMUNIKATION ÜBER EIN NETZWERK MIT EINER HARDWARE-SICHERHEITS-ENGINE[2022/32]
English:METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SECURE COMMUNICATIONS OVER A NETWORK USING A HARDWARE SECURITY ENGINE[2022/32]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF POUR COMMUNICATIONS SÉCURISÉES DANS UN RÉSEAU À L'AIDE D'UN MOTEUR DE SÉCURITÉ DU MATÉRIEL[2022/32]
Examination procedure10.02.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.02.2023Examination requested  [2023/12]
10.02.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
03.08.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.12.2023Fee for grant paid
13.12.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.12.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP11877258.1  / EP2792100
EP19163482.3  / EP3518458
Divisional application(s)EP23219876.2  / EP4322465
Opposition(s)01.11.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2025/02]
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.04.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
05.04.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
05.04.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
05.04.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
05.04.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
05.04.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
05.04.2022Renewal fee patent year 09
05.04.2022Renewal fee patent year 10
05.04.2022Renewal fee patent year 11
26.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 12
26.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 13
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT31.01.2024
BG31.01.2024
CZ31.01.2024
DK31.01.2024
EE31.01.2024
ES31.01.2024
FI31.01.2024
HR31.01.2024
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LV31.01.2024
MC31.01.2024
NL31.01.2024
PL31.01.2024
RO31.01.2024
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SI31.01.2024
SK31.01.2024
SM31.01.2024
NO30.04.2024
GR01.05.2024
IS31.05.2024
PT31.05.2024
[2025/33]
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IS31.05.2024
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NO30.04.2024
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Former [2024/32]IS31.05.2024
Documents cited:Search[A] WO0002358  (NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD et al.) [A] 1-12 * page 3 - page 5 * * page 10 - page 11 * * page 15 - page 19; figure 4 *
 [A] EP2173055  (HUAWEI TECH CO LTD et al.) [A] 1-12 * figures 2,3,4 * * paragraph [0041] - paragraph [0047] * * paragraph [0064] - paragraph [0065] * * paragraph [0099] - paragraph [0106] * * paragraph [0156] - paragraph [0197] *
 [A] US6307936  (OBER TIMOTHY et al.) [A] 1-12 * column 4 - column 8 * * column 18 - column 23 *
 [A] US6526509  (HORN GUENTHER et al.) [A] 1-12 * abstract * * paragraph [0002] - paragraph [0005] * * figures 1,3 *
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