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EP0671072 - TRANSMISSION VIA A COMMON COMMUNICATION LINK OF BOTH A DOWNCONVERTED MODULATED RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNAL AND A PILOT SIGNAL USED FOR CONVERSION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  24.07.1998
Database last updated on 15.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip24.07.1998Refusal of applicationpublished on 09.09.1998 [1998/37]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company
81 Newgate Street London
EC1A 7AJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [1995/37]For all designated states
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company
81 Newgate Street
London EC1A 7AJ / GB
Inventor(s)01 / SUMNER, David, John 20 Woodlands Way
Southwater
West Sussex RH13 7HZ / GB
[1995/37]
Representative(s)Lidbetter, Timothy Guy Edwin, et al
BT Intellectual Property Department
Ground Floor
BT Faraday Building
1 Knightrider Street
London EC4V 5BT / GB
[N/P]
Former [1997/22]Lidbetter, Timothy Guy Edwin, et al
BT Group Legal Services, Intellectual Property Department, 8th Floor, Holborn Centre, 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2TE / GB
Former [1995/37]Buttrick, Richard, et al
British Telecommunications plc Intellectual Property Department 13th FLoor 151 Gower Street
London WC1E 6BA / GB
Application number, filing date93919491.602.09.1993
[1995/37]
WO1993GB01855
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9406205
Date:17.03.1994
Language:EN
[1994/07]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0671072
Date:13.09.1995
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.03.1994 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1995/37]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP17.03.1994
ClassificationIPC:H03D3/24, H04B7/26
[1995/37]
CPC:
H04B7/2609 (EP); H03D3/242 (EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [1995/37]
TitleGerman:UBERTRAGUNG EINES HERUNTERKONVERTIERTEN MODULIERTEN RADIOFREQUENZSIGNALS UND EINES FUR DIESE KONVERTIERUNG VERWENDETEN REFERENZSIGNALS UBER EINEN GEMEINSAMEN VERBINDUNGSKANAL[1995/37]
English:TRANSMISSION VIA A COMMON COMMUNICATION LINK OF BOTH A DOWNCONVERTED MODULATED RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNAL AND A PILOT SIGNAL USED FOR CONVERSION[1995/37]
French:TRANSMISSION PAR L'INTERMEDIAIRE D'UNE LIAISON DE COMMUNICATION COMMUNE D'UN SIGNAL MODULE EN RADIOFREQUENCE ET ABAISSE EN FREQUENCE AINSI QUE D'UN SIGNAL PILOTE UTILISE POUR LA CONVERSION[1995/37]
Entry into regional phase03.02.1995National basic fee paid 
03.02.1995Designation fee(s) paid 
03.02.1995Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.03.1994Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
03.02.1995Examination requested  [1995/37]
05.06.1996Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.09.1996Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.04.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
06.05.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.11.1997Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: )
21.04.1998Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: formalities examination [1998/37]
01.05.1998Application refused, date of legal effect [1998/37]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.09.1995Renewal fee patent year 03
13.03.1996Renewal fee patent year 04
26.06.1997Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[X]US5109532  ;
 [A]EP0468688  ;
 [A]US5001757  ;
 [A]EP0471487
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