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EP0850538 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS MULTIMEDIA CONFERENCING SYSTEM AND METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  15.09.2000
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip15.09.2000Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 02.11.2000 [2000/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
General DataComm, Inc.
1579 Straits Turnpike, P.O. Box 1299
Middlebury, CT 06762-1299 / US
[1998/27]
Inventor(s)01 / KERR, Gordon
15429 Oakwood Pierrefonds
Quebec H9H 1Y4 / CA
[1998/27]
Representative(s)Gibson, Stewart Harry
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP Churchill House Churchill Way Cardiff
CF10 2HH / GB
[N/P]
Former [1998/27]Gibson, Stewart Harry
URQUHART-DYKES & LORD, Three Trinity Court, 21-27 Newport Road
Cardiff CF2 1AA / GB
Application number, filing date96930840.212.09.1996
[1998/27]
WO1996US14621
Priority number, dateUS1995052900915.09.1995         Original published format: US 529009
[1998/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9710674
Date:20.03.1997
Language:EN
[1997/13]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0850538
Date:01.07.1998
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.03.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1998/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US20.03.1997
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.02.2000
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/15
[1998/27]
CPC:
H04N21/2368 (EP,US); H04N21/242 (EP,US); H04N21/4305 (EP,US);
H04N21/43072 (EP,US); H04N21/4341 (EP,US); H04N21/64307 (EP,US);
H04N7/147 (EP,US); H04N7/152 (EP,US); H04N21/2665 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1998/27]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN DER MULTIMEDIA-TELEKONFERENZ[1998/30]
English:TELECOMMUNICATIONS MULTIMEDIA CONFERENCING SYSTEM AND METHOD[1998/27]
French:SYSTEME ET PROCEDE DE TELECONFERENCE MULTIMEDIA[1998/27]
Former [1998/27]MULTIMEDIA-TELEKONFERENZSYSTEM UND -VERFAHREN
Entry into regional phase15.04.1998National basic fee paid 
15.04.1998Search fee paid 
15.04.1998Designation fee(s) paid 
15.04.1998Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.02.1997Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
15.04.1998Examination requested  [1998/27]
05.01.2000Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2000/44]
15.05.2000Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2000/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.09.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.09.199904   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[XA]WO9424803  (AT & T CORP [US]) [X] 1-3,9,10 * page 7, line 4 - page 12, line 4 * * page 12, line 5 - page 14, line 2 * * page 17, line 6 - line 27 * * page 21, line 19 - line 32 * [A] 4-8;
 [A]WO9519670  (SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA [US]) [A] 1,7,8 * page 21, line 9 - page 26, line 8 *;
 [A]WO9429979  (INTELLIGENCE AT LARGE INC [US]) [A] 1-3,7-10 * page 18 - page 19 * * page 32 - page 33 *;
 [A]US5375068  (PALMER RICKY S [US], et al) [A] 1-3,7-10 * column 1, line 33 - column 3, line 53 * * column 14, line 7 - line 27 *
International search[XP]US5506954  (ARSHI TAYMOOR [US], et al);
 [YP]US5533021  (BRANSTAD MARK W [US], et al)
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