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StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.01.2005
Database last updated on 07.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip28.12.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT
published on 30.01.2008  [2008/05]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
AT&T Corp.
32 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10013-2412 / US
[1996/09]
Inventor(s)01 / AHUJA, Sudhir, Raman
458 Lloyd Road
Aberdeen, NJ 07747 / US
02 / ARAVAMUDAN, Murali
146 Maple Avenue
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 / US
03 / ENSOR, James, Robert
812 Center Street
Red Bank, NJ 07701 / US
[1996/09]
Representative(s)Williams, David John, et al
Page White & Farrer Limited
Bedford House
21A John Street
London WC1N 2BF / GB
[N/P]
Former [2001/03]Williams, David John, et al
Page White & Farrer, 54 Doughty Street
London WC1N 2LS / GB
Former [1996/09]Watts, Christopher Malcolm Kelway, Dr., et al
AT&T (UK) LTD. AT&T Intellectual Property Division 5 Mornington Road
Woodford Green Essex IG8 OTU / GB
Application number, filing date94916535.115.04.1994
[1996/09]
WO1994US04209
Priority number, dateUS1993005249222.04.1993         Original published format: US 52492
[1996/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9424807
Date:27.10.1994
[1994/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0698328
Date:28.02.1996
[1996/09]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0698328
Date:24.03.2004
Language:EN
[2004/13]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US27.10.1994
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.09.1999
ClassificationIPC:H04N1/00, H04N1/32, H04M3/56
[1999/44]
CPC:
H04L12/1813 (EP,US); H04N1/00 (KR); H04M3/567 (EP,US);
H04N1/32 (KR); H04M3/42221 (EP,US); H04M3/562 (EP,US);
Y10S379/908 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1996/09]H04N1/00, H04N1/32
Designated contracting statesCH,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   NL,   SE [1996/09]
TitleGerman:MULTIMEDIEN-KOMMUNIKATIONSNETZWERK[1996/09]
English:MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK[1996/09]
French:RESEAU DE COMMUNICATIONS MULTIMEDIA[1996/09]
Entry into regional phase13.10.1995National basic fee paid 
13.10.1995Search fee paid 
13.10.1995Designation fee(s) paid 
13.10.1995Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.11.1994Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
17.10.1995Examination requested  [1996/09]
16.04.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.09.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.09.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.01.2004Fee for grant paid
20.01.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)28.12.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2005/11]
Request for further processing for:16.09.2002Request for further processing filed
16.09.2002Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
01.10.2002Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.04.1996Renewal fee patent year 03
18.04.1997Renewal fee patent year 04
16.04.1998Renewal fee patent year 05
12.04.1999Renewal fee patent year 06
14.04.2000Renewal fee patent year 07
12.04.2001Renewal fee patent year 08
12.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 09
30.05.2003Renewal fee patent year 10
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.04.200310   M06   Fee paid on   30.05.2003
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCH24.03.2004
IT24.03.2004
LI24.03.2004
NL24.03.2004
SE24.06.2004
ES05.07.2004
[2008/05]
Former [2006/13]CH24.03.2004
LI24.03.2004
NL24.03.2004
SE24.06.2004
ES05.07.2004
Former [2005/02]CH24.03.2004
LI24.03.2004
SE24.06.2004
ES05.07.2004
Former [2004/51]CH24.03.2004
LI24.03.2004
SE24.06.2004
Former [2004/40]SE24.06.2004
Documents cited:Search[A]   AHUJA S R ET AL: "NETWORKING REQUIREMENTS OF THE RAPPORT MULTIMEDIA CONFERENCING SYSTEM", NETWORKS: EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION?, NEW ORLEANS, MAR. 27 - 31, 1988, no. CONF. 7, 27 March 1988 (1988-03-27), INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, pages 746 - 751, XP000044723, ISBN: 0-8186-0833-1 [A] 1

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/INFCOM.1988.12987
 [A]   KAZUTOSHI MAENO ET AL: "DISTRIBUTED DESKTOP CONFERENCING SYSTEM (MERMAID) BASED ON GROUP COMMUNICATION ARCHITECTURE", IEICE TRANSACTIONS, vol. E74, no. 9, 1 September 1991 (1991-09-01), pages 2765 - 2770, XP000272511, ISSN: 0917-1673 [A] 17
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