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EP1062796 - ELECTRONIC CALL ASSISTANT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.08.2005
Database last updated on 30.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.03.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): PT
published on 23.04.2008  [2008/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Koninklijke KPN N.V.
Stationsplein 7
9726 AE Groningen / NL
[2000/52]
Inventor(s)01 / VAN AMERONGEN, Vincent, Reinier
Herensteeg 4
NL-2311 SJ Leiden / NL
[2000/52]
Representative(s)Wuyts, Koenraad Maria, et al
Koninklijke KPN N.V.
Intellectual Property Group
P.O. Box 25110
3001 HC Rotterdam / NL
[N/P]
Former [2001/28]Wuyts, Koenraad Maria, et al
Koninklijke KPN N.V., Intellectual Property Group, P.O. BOX 95321
2509 CH The Hague / NL
Former [2000/52]Klein, Bart
Koninklijke KPN N.V., P.O. Box 95321
2509 CH The Hague / NL
Application number, filing date99908913.918.02.1999
[2000/52]
WO1999EP01012
Priority number, dateEP1998020074209.03.1998         Original published format: EP 98200742
[2000/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9946918
Date:16.09.1999
Language:EN
[1999/37]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1062796
Date:27.12.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.09.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1062796
Date:06.10.2004
Language:EN
[2004/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP16.09.1999
ClassificationIPC:H04M3/50
[2000/52]
CPC:
H04M3/527 (EP,US); H04M2201/16 (EP,US); H04M2201/40 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   PT,   SE [2000/52]
TitleGerman:ELEKTRONISCHER ANRUFASSISTENT[2000/52]
English:ELECTRONIC CALL ASSISTANT[2000/52]
French:ASSISTANT D'APPEL ELECTRONIQUE[2000/52]
Entry into regional phase09.10.2000National basic fee paid 
09.10.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
09.10.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.10.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
09.10.2000Examination requested  [2000/52]
27.12.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.02.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.03.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.08.2004Fee for grant paid
05.08.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)07.07.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/39]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.02.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
28.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
28.02.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
01.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT06.10.2004
DK06.01.2005
GR06.01.2005
CY18.02.2005
IE18.02.2005
PT06.03.2005
[2008/17]
Former [2007/22]AT06.10.2004
DK06.01.2005
GR06.01.2005
CY18.02.2005
IE18.02.2005
Former [2006/24]AT06.10.2004
DK06.01.2005
GR06.01.2005
IE18.02.2005
Former [2005/46]AT06.10.2004
DK06.01.2005
GR06.01.2005
Former [2005/36]AT06.10.2004
GR06.01.2005
Former [2005/26]GR06.01.2005
Cited inInternational search[DAX]WO9611542  (WILDFIRE COMMUNICATIONS INC [US]) [DA] 1,11,22 * page 67, line 24 - line 27 * * page 79, line 18 - line 26 * * page 91, line 18 - line 31 * * page 98 * [X] 26-31;
 [PX]WO9837678  (WILDFIRE COMMUNICATIONS INC [US]) [PX] 26-31 * page 18, line 24 - page 19, line 2 *;
 [A]  - PARKER T, "HIRING A VIRTUAL PHONE ASSISTANT", BUSINESS MARKETING, US, (199710), vol. 82, no. 9, pages 6 - 8, XP000198979 [A] 1,11,22
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