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EP0886981 - AN ARCHITECTURE FOR MOBILE RADIO NETWORKS WITH DYNAMICALLY CHANGING TOPOLOGY USING VIRTUAL SUBNETS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.08.2005
Database last updated on 12.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.08.2005No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 28.09.2005  [2005/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BAE SYSTEMS Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
65 Spit Brook Road
Nashua, NH 03060 / US
[N/P]
Former [2004/31]For all designated states
BAE SYSTEMS Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
65 Spit Brook Road
Nashua, NH 03060 / US
Former [2001/27]For all designated states
BAE SYSTEMS Aerospace Inc.
One Hazeltine Way
Greenlawn, New York 11740 / US
Former [1999/01]For all designated states
HAZELTINE CORPORATION
450 East Pulaski Road
Greenlawn New York 11740 / US
Inventor(s)01 / SHARONY, Jacob
7 Soundview Gardens
Port Washington, NY 11050 / US
[1999/01]
Representative(s)Mackett, Margaret, et al
BAE Systems plc
Group Intellectual Property Department
P.O. Box 87
Warwick House, Farnborough Aerospace Centre, Farnborough
Hampshire GU14 6YU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2001/27]Mackett, Margaret Dawn, et al
BAE Systems plc Intellectual Property Department Lancaster House P.O. Box 87 Farnborough Aerospace Centre
Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 6YU / GB
Former [1999/01]Walker, Andrew John, et al
The General Electric Company plc Patent Department Waterhouse Lane
Chelmsford, Essex CM1 2QX / GB
Application number, filing date96917862.330.05.1996
[1999/01]
WO1996US08009
Priority number, dateUS1996062473026.03.1996         Original published format: US 624730
[1999/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9736444
Date:02.10.1997
Language:EN
[1997/42]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0886981
Date:30.12.1998
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.10.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1998/53]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0886981
Date:06.10.2004
Language:EN
[2004/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US02.10.1997
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.04.2002
ClassificationIPC:H04Q7/36, H04B7/14, H04L12/56
[2002/20]
CPC:
H04L45/46 (EP,US); H04L45/02 (US); H04W40/20 (EP,US);
H04W40/248 (EP,US); H04W40/32 (EP,US); Y02D30/70 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1999/01]H04Q7/36, H04B7/14
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   SE [1999/01]
TitleGerman:ARCHITEKTUR FÜR MOBILE FUNKNETZE MIT DYNAMISCHER TOPOLOGIEANPASSUNG MIT HILFE VON VIRTUALEN UNTERNETZEN[1999/01]
English:AN ARCHITECTURE FOR MOBILE RADIO NETWORKS WITH DYNAMICALLY CHANGING TOPOLOGY USING VIRTUAL SUBNETS[1999/01]
French:ARCHITECTURE DE RESEAUX DE TELECOMMUNICATIONS PAR MOBILES A TOPOLOGIE VARIANT DYNAMIQUEMENT EN FONCTION DE SOUS-RESEAUX VIRTUELS[1999/01]
Entry into regional phase25.09.1998National basic fee paid 
09.10.1998Search fee paid 
25.09.1998Designation fee(s) paid 
25.09.1998Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.10.1997Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
25.09.1998Examination requested  [1998/53]
01.09.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.12.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.01.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.05.2004Fee for grant paid
03.05.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)07.07.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/39]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.10.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
21.05.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
11.05.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
17.05.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
15.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 07
16.04.2003Renewal fee patent year 08
04.08.2004Renewal fee patent year 09
Penalty fee
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31.05.200409   M06   Fee paid on   04.08.2004
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 [A]  - L. HU, "A NOVEL TOPOLOGY CONTROL FOR MULTIHOP PACKET RADIO NETWORKS", INFOCOM '91. PROCEEDINGS. TENTH ANNUAL JOINT CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETIES. NETWORKING IN THE 90S., IEEE, (1991), vol. 3, pages 1084 - 1093, XP002183166 [A] 1-27,3 * abstract * * page 1085, paragraph 2 - page 1086, paragraph 3 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/INFCOM.1991.147624
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