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EP0948848 - BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION METHOD AND APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.02.2003
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip15.02.2003No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 02.04.2003  [2003/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Inmarsat Ltd.
99 City Road
London EC1Y 1AX / GB
[2001/26]
Former [1999/41]For all designated states
INTERNATIONAL MOBILE SATELLITE ORGANIZATION
99 City Road
London EC1Y 1AX / GB
Inventor(s)01 / MACRIDIS, Philip
60c Warrington Crescent
London W9 1EP / GB
02 / HARPER, John, Anthony
Boîte postale 32
F-06560 Valbonne / FR
[1999/41]
Representative(s)Cross, James Peter Archibald, et al
Maucher Jenkins
Seventh Floor Offices
Artillery House
11-19 Artillery Row
London SW1P 1RT / GB
[N/P]
Former [1999/41]Cross, James Peter Archibald, et al
R.G.C. Jenkins & Co., 26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Application number, filing date97947774.204.12.1997
[1999/41]
WO1997GB03344
Priority number, dateGB1996002547506.12.1996         Original published format: GB 9625475
[1999/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO9825358
Date:11.06.1998
Language:EN
[1998/23]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0948848
Date:13.10.1999
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.06.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1999/41]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0948848
Date:10.04.2002
Language:EN
[2002/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP11.09.1998
ClassificationIPC:H04B7/26, H04J3/16, H04Q7/38, H04Q7/22
[1999/41]
CPC:
H04Q11/0478 (EP,US); H04W72/0453 (EP,KR,US); H04B7/18539 (EP,US);
H04B7/18545 (EP,US); H04B7/1858 (EP,US); H04B7/2041 (KR);
H04J3/1682 (EP,US); H04W28/20 (EP,KR,US); H04W60/00 (EP,US);
H04W72/0446 (KR); H04W84/06 (EP,KR,US); H04L2012/5607 (EP,US);
H04L2012/5608 (EP,US); H04L2012/563 (EP,US); H04L2012/5632 (EP,US);
H04L2012/5634 (EP,US); H04W16/28 (EP,US); H04W4/00 (EP,US);
H04W74/04 (EP,US); H04W76/10 (EP,US); H04W76/15 (EP,US);
H04W76/30 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   DK,   FI,   FR,   GB,   SE [1999/41]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND ANORDNUNG ZUR BANDBREITEZUTEILUNG[1999/41]
English:BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION METHOD AND APPARATUS[1999/41]
French:PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF D'ATTRIBUTION DE LARGEUR DE BANDE[1999/41]
Entry into regional phase02.07.1999National basic fee paid 
02.07.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
02.07.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.07.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
02.07.1999Examination requested  [1999/41]
18.10.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.11.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.11.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
09.07.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.10.2001Fee for grant paid
05.10.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP01202017.8  / EP1133081
EP03024749.8  / EP1389838
Opposition(s)13.01.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/14]
Request for further processing for:11.06.2001Request for further processing filed
12.06.2001Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
09.07.2001Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.12.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
13.12.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
13.12.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[A]US5446739  (NAKANO MOTOHIRO [JP], et al);
 [A]WO9608934  (IONICA INT LTD [GB], et al);
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