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EP4250666 - A NETWORK SERVICE DESIGN AND DEPLOYMENT PROCESS FOR NFV SYSTEMS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  27.09.2024
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  01.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.08.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip27.09.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 30.10.2024 [2024/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
164 83 Stockholm / SE
[2024/44]
Former [2023/39]For all designated states
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
164 83 Stockholm / SE
Inventor(s)01 / MUSTAFIZ, Sadaf
Montreal Québec, H3V 1H2 / CA
02 / PALMA, Francis
Belleville Ontario, K8P 2A6 / CA
03 / TOEROE, Maria
Montreal Québec, H3G 1A9 / CA
04 / KHENDEK, Ferhat
Montreal Québec, H4B 2G6 / CA
 [2023/39]
Representative(s)Ericsson
Patent Development
Torshamnsgatan 21-23
164 80 Stockholm / SE
[2024/44]
Former [2023/39]Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date23186964.517.08.2017
[2023/39]
Priority number, dateUS201662376561P18.08.2016         Original published format: US 201662376561 P
[2023/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP4250666
Date:27.09.2023
Language:EN
[2023/39]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP4250666
Date:13.12.2023
Language:EN
[2023/50]
Type: B1 Patent specification
No.:EP4250666
Date:30.10.2024
Language:EN
[2024/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.11.2023
ClassificationIPC:H04L41/40, H04L41/5041, // H04L41/08, H04L41/0894, H04L41/0895, H04L41/0897
[2023/50]
CPC:
H04L41/40 (EP); H04L41/5054 (US); G06F9/45558 (US);
H04L41/0886 (US); H04L41/0893 (US); H04L41/5041 (EP,US);
H04L67/51 (US); G06F2009/45595 (US); H04L41/0876 (EP,US);
H04L41/0894 (EP); H04L41/0895 (EP); H04L41/0897 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2023/39]H04L41/40
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 [2023/39]
TitleGerman:NETZWERKSERVICE ENTWICKLUNGS- UND VERTEILUNGSPROZESS FÜR NFV-SYSTEME[2023/39]
English:A NETWORK SERVICE DESIGN AND DEPLOYMENT PROCESS FOR NFV SYSTEMS[2023/39]
French:CONCEPTION DE SERVICE DE RÉSEAU ET PROCÉDÉ DE DÉPLOIEMENT POUR SYSTÈMES NFV[2023/39]
Examination procedure21.07.2023Examination requested  [2023/39]
23.05.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.05.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
02.07.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.09.2024Fee for grant paid
25.09.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
25.09.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP17764906.8  / EP3501141
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
21.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
21.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
21.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
21.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
27.08.2024Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2015180730  (FELSTAINE EYAL [IL], et al);
 [A]WO2016020380  (AMDOCS SOFTWARE SYSTEMS LTD [IE]);
 [A]US2016057102  (WEI ANNI [CN], et al)
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