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EP About this file: EP0899953

EP0899953 - Participant location in multimedia collaboration system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  31.01.2003
Database last updated on 15.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip15.02.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 19.03.2008  [2008/12]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Collaboration Properties, Inc.
P.O. Box 7097, Suite 7, 913 Village Boulevard Incline Village
Nevada 89452 / US
[N/P]
Former [2000/02]For all designated states
Collaboration Properties, Inc.
P.O. Box 7097, Suite 7, 913 Village Boulevard
Incline Village, Nevada 89452 / US
Former [1999/09]For all designated states
VICOR, INC.
Unit 2B, 264 Village Boulevard
Incline Village, NV 89451 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Ludwig, Lester F.
1230 Southdown
Hillsborough, California 94010 / US
02 / Lauwers, Chris J.
1225 Brentwood Street
Los Altos, CA 94024 / US
03 / Lantz, Keith A.
1225 Eureka Avenue
Los Altos, CA 94024 / US
04 / Burnett, Gerald J.
207 Atherton Avenue
Atherton, CA 94027 / US
05 / Burns, Emmett
1555 S. Ely Springs Road
Jackson, Wyoming 83001 / US
 [2001/44]
Former [1999/23]01 / Ludwig, Lester F.
1230 Southdown
Hillsborough, California 94010 / US
02 / Lauwers, Chris J.
Appartment H-210, 350 Sharon Park Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025 / US
03 / Lantz, Keith A.
1225 Eureka Avenue
Los Altos, CA 94024 / US
04 / Burnett, Gerald J.
207 Atherton Avenue
Atherton, CA 94027 / US
05 / Burns, Emmett
1555 S. Ely Springs Road
Jackson, Wyoming 83001 / US
Former [1999/09]01 / Ludwig, Lester F.
548 Trinidad Lane
Foster City, CA 94404 / US
02 / Lauwers, Chris J.
Appartment H-210, 350 Sharon Park Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025 / US
03 / Lantz, Keith A.
1225 Eureka Avenue
Los Altos, CA 94024 / US
04 / Burnett, Gerald J.
207 Atherton Avenue
Atherton, CA 94027 / US
05 / Burns, Emmett R.
P.O. Box 7813
Incline Village, NV 89452 / US
Representative(s)Abnett, Richard Charles
Reddie & Grose 16 Theobalds Road London
WC1X 8PL / GB
[N/P]
Former [1999/22]Abnett, Richard Charles
REDDIE & GROSE 16 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8PL / GB
Former [1999/09]Mohun, Stephen John
Reddie & Grose 16 Theobalds Road
GB-London WC1X 8PL / GB
Application number, filing date98120171.803.10.1994
[1999/09]
Priority number, dateUS1993013152301.10.1993         Original published format: US 131523
[1999/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0899953
Date:03.03.1999
Language:EN
[1999/09]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0899953
Date:19.05.1999
[1999/20]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0899953
Date:27.03.2002
Language:EN
[2002/13]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.04.1999
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/15, H04M3/56, H04L12/18
[1999/09]
CPC:
H04L65/80 (EP,US); G06Q10/10 (EP,US); H04L12/1813 (EP,US);
H04L12/1818 (EP,US); H04L12/1822 (EP,US); H04L12/1827 (EP,US);
H04L12/1831 (EP,US); H04L51/00 (US); H04L51/04 (EP,US);
H04L51/10 (EP); H04L65/1101 (US); H04L65/4038 (EP,US);
H04L67/14 (EP,US); H04L67/75 (EP,US); H04L9/40 (US);
H04M3/5307 (EP,US); H04M3/562 (EP,US); H04M3/563 (EP,US);
H04M3/567 (EP,US); H04N7/147 (EP,US); H04N7/148 (EP,US);
H04N7/15 (EP,US); H04N7/152 (EP,US); H04L12/1836 (EP,US);
H04L12/185 (EP,US); H04M2201/38 (EP,US); H04M2203/5018 (EP,US);
H04M2203/5027 (EP,US); H04M3/42221 (EP,US); H04M3/42323 (EP,US);
H04M3/4285 (EP,US); H04M3/564 (EP,US); H04M7/006 (EP,US);
H04M7/12 (EP,US); H04Q2213/1305 (EP,US); H04Q2213/13093 (EP,US);
H04Q2213/13175 (EP,US); H04Q2213/1319 (EP,US); H04Q2213/1322 (EP,US);
H04Q2213/1324 (EP,US); H04Q2213/1326 (EP,US); H04Q2213/1332 (EP,US);
H04Q2213/13337 (EP,US); H04Q2213/13389 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1999/09]
TitleGerman:Teilnehmerlokalisierung in einem Multimedia Kollaborationssystem[1999/09]
English:Participant location in multimedia collaboration system[1999/09]
French:Localisation de participant dans un système de collaboration multimedia[1999/09]
Examination procedure10.11.1998Examination requested  [1999/09]
04.06.1999Request for accelerated examination filed
13.08.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
13.08.1999Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes
21.02.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.05.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
12.01.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.03.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
04.09.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
24.09.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.12.2001Fee for grant paid
21.12.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP94930561.9  / EP0721726
Opposition(s)30.12.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2003/12]
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.11.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
10.11.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
30.11.1998Renewal fee patent year 05
14.10.1999Renewal fee patent year 06
11.10.2000Renewal fee patent year 07
11.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT27.03.2002
BE27.03.2002
CH27.03.2002
GR27.03.2002
IT27.03.2002
LI27.03.2002
NL27.03.2002
DK27.06.2002
PT27.06.2002
SE27.06.2002
ES25.09.2002
IE03.10.2002
LU03.10.2002
[2008/12]
Former [2004/39]AT27.03.2002
BE27.03.2002
CH27.03.2002
GR27.03.2002
LI27.03.2002
NL27.03.2002
DK27.06.2002
PT27.06.2002
SE27.06.2002
ES25.09.2002
IE03.10.2002
LU03.10.2002
Former [2004/04]AT27.03.2002
BE27.03.2002
CH27.03.2002
GR27.03.2002
LI27.03.2002
NL27.03.2002
DK27.06.2002
PT27.06.2002
SE27.06.2002
ES25.09.2002
IE03.10.2002
Former [2004/01]AT27.03.2002
BE27.03.2002
CH27.03.2002
GR27.03.2002
LI27.03.2002
NL27.03.2002
DK27.06.2002
PT27.06.2002
SE27.06.2002
IE03.10.2002
Former [2003/46]AT27.03.2002
BE27.03.2002
CH27.03.2002
GR27.03.2002
LI27.03.2002
NL27.03.2002
DK27.06.2002
PT27.06.2002
SE27.06.2002
Former [2003/21]AT27.03.2002
BE27.03.2002
CH27.03.2002
GR27.03.2002
LI27.03.2002
NL27.03.2002
PT27.06.2002
SE27.06.2002
Former [2003/19]AT27.03.2002
BE27.03.2002
CH27.03.2002
GR27.03.2002
LI27.03.2002
NL27.03.2002
SE27.06.2002
Former [2003/16]AT27.03.2002
BE27.03.2002
CH27.03.2002
LI27.03.2002
NL27.03.2002
SE27.06.2002
Former [2003/09]AT27.03.2002
BE27.03.2002
NL27.03.2002
SE27.06.2002
Former [2003/06]BE27.03.2002
NL27.03.2002
SE27.06.2002
Former [2002/37]SE27.06.2002
Documents cited:Search[X]US4953159  (HAYDEN CHARLES C [US], et al) [X] 1,7 * column 1, line 11 - column 2, line 49 *;
 [A]DE4304924  (AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH [US]);
 [A]EP0561649  (FUJITSU LTD [JP]);
 [A]  - SHIRO SAKATA ET AL, "DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF AN IN-HOUSE MULTIMEDIA DESKTOP CONFERENCE SYSTEM", NEC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, (19900701), no. 98, pages 107 - 117, XP000166140
 [A]  - HORN D N, "A STANDARDS-BASED MULTIMEDIA CONFERENCING BRIDGE", AT & T TECHNICAL JOURNAL, (19930101), vol. 72, no. 1, pages 41 - 49, XP000367734
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