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EP1133850 - BLOCK CIPHER SYSTEM AND METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2001/38]A CIPHER
[2009/01]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.04.2010
Database last updated on 17.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip09.04.2010No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 12.05.2010  [2010/19]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company
81 Newgate Street London
EC1A 7AJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2001/38]For all designated states
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company
81 Newgate Street
London EC1A 7AJ / GB
Inventor(s)01 / BILCHEV, George
33 Elmers Lane
Ipswich IP5 2GW / GB
 [2001/38]
Representative(s)Semos, Robert Ernest Vickers, et al
BT Intellectual Property Department
Ground Floor
BT Faraday Building
1 Knightrider Street
London EC4V 5BT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2009/47]Semos, Robert Ernest Vickers, et al
BT Group Legal Intellectual Property Department PP C5A, BT Centre 81 Newgate Street London
EC1A 7AJ / GB
Former [2001/38]Semos, Robert Ernest Vickers, et al
BT Group Legal Services, Intellectual Property Department, 8th Floor, Holborn Centre 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2TE / GB
Application number, filing date99956182.223.11.1999
[2001/38]
WO1999GB03891
Priority number, dateGB1998002564423.11.1998         Original published format: GB 9825644
[2001/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0031916
Date:02.06.2000
Language:EN
[2000/22]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1133850
Date:19.09.2001
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.06.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2001/38]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1133850
Date:03.06.2009
Language:EN
[2009/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP02.06.2000
ClassificationIPC:H04L9/06, H04L9/00
[2001/38]
CPC:
H04L9/0662 (EP,US); H04L2209/12 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2004/20]
Former [2001/38]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR BLOCKVERSCHLÜSSELUNG[2009/01]
English:BLOCK CIPHER SYSTEM AND METHOD[2009/01]
French:APPAREIL ET METHODE DE CHIFFREMENT PAR BLOCS[2009/01]
Former [2001/38]VERSCHLÜSSELUNGSVERFAHREN
Former [2001/38]A CIPHER
Former [2001/38]APPAREIL DE CHIFFREMENT
Entry into regional phase28.05.2001National basic fee paid 
28.05.2001Designation fee(s) paid 
28.05.2001Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.05.2000Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
28.05.2001Examination requested  [2001/38]
27.11.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.02.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.12.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.04.2009Fee for grant paid
14.04.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)04.03.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2010/19]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
28.11.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
27.10.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
26.10.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
05.09.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
16.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
22.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
24.11.2008Renewal fee patent year 10
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Cited inInternational search[A]WO8907375  (MOTOROLA INC [US]) [A] 1,12,13,23,34,41,53,54,63,75 * page 4, line 1 - page 5, line 30 * * page 6, line 1 - line 18 *;
 [A]EP0267647  (PHILIPS NV [NL]) [A] 1,23,41,63 * column 2, line L - column 3, line 13 * * column 4, line 1 - line 45 * * column 5, line 1 - line 28 *;
 [A]JPH05102960  ;
 [A]US4984271  (GOTO KENJIRO [JP]) [A] 1,23,41 * column A; figure 3 *
 [A]  - NANDI S ET AL, "THEORY AND APPLICATIONS OF CELLULAR AUTOMATA IN CRYPTOGRAPHY", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTERS, NEW YORK (US), (19941201), vol. 43, no. 12, pages 1346 - 1356, XP000484159 [A] 1,3,12,23,25,41,49,53,63,71 * abstract * * page 1348, column R, line 6 - line 34 * * page 1351, column R, paragraph L - page 1352, column L, line 16 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/12.338094
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19930820), vol. 017, no. 456, Database accession no. (E - 1418), & JP05102960 A 19930423 (NEC CORP) [A] 7-10,28-31,45-48,67-70 * abstract *
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