Register information Patent

DE file number : 10 2021 108 581.0 (Status: pending/in force, Query started: August 10, 2025)

Please note: This English version is a non-binding translation of the German register excerpt. Only the German version of the register excerpt is legally binding.

Master data
INID	Criterion	Field	Content
	Type of IP right	SART	Patent
	Status	ST	Pending/in force
21	DE file number	DAKZ	10 2021 108 581.0
54	Designation/title	TI	NICHT ISOLIERTE TOPOLOGIEN IN COMPUTERNETZWERKUMGEBUNGEN
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	H04L 45/02 (2022.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	H04L 45/12 (2022.01), H04L 45/122 (2022.01), H04L 45/125 (2022.01), H04L 45/48 (2022.01), H04L 12/44 (2006.01), H04L 41/12 (2022.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Apr 7, 2021
43	Date of first publication	OT	Oct 21, 2021
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Apr 25, 2024
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Spring, TX, US
72	Inventor	IN	Winchell, Dave, Nashua, NH, US; Franklin, Chris, Nashua, NH, US
74	Representative	VTR	Fleuchaus & Gallo Partnerschaft mbB - Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, 81369 München, DE
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102021108581A1 Searchable text: DE102021108581A1 Original document: DE102021108581B4 Searchable text: DE102021108581B4
	Address for service		Fleuchaus & Gallo Partnerschaft mbB - Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, 81369 München, DE
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 16/849,069 Apr 15, 2020
	Due date	FT FG	Apr 30, 2026 Annual fee for the 6th year Patent fees
	Patent division in charge		31
56	Citations	CT	US020190327167A1 (US 2019 / 0 327 167 A1)
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Oct 21, 2021
	Number of official communications (office actions)		2
	Number of responses		2
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Oct 21, 2021
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Jul 11, 2025 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Jul 11, 2025 Procedures: New representative details, New representative details, 16.01.2023: changed May 9, 2025 Due date: changed May 7, 2025 St.36: changed (technical change) Apr 3, 2025 Procedures: Examination procedure, Grant of patent has become final, 28.01.2025: changed Feb 26, 2025 Procedures: Examination procedure, Grant of patent has become final, 28.01.2025: new Jul 19, 2024 St.36: changed (technical change) Oct 21, 2021 Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister

Procedural data
No.	Kind of procedure	Legal status	Date of legal/procedural status	Publication date	Alle Details anzeigen
1	Pre-registration procedure	The application is under preliminary examination	Apr 7, 2021		Details anzeigen
2	Pre-registration procedure	Pre-registration procedure has been concluded	Jul 26, 2021		Details anzeigen
3	Publications	Publication of application (Offenlegungsschrift)	Oct 21, 2021	Oct 21, 2021	Details anzeigen
4	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Nov 26, 2021	Jan 5, 2022	Details anzeigen
5	Examination procedure	Request for examination effectively filed	Apr 8, 2022	May 19, 2022	Details anzeigen
6	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Oct 7, 2022	Nov 17, 2022	Details anzeigen
7	Examination procedure	Official communication on examination	Nov 15, 2022		Details anzeigen
8	New representative details	New representative details	Jan 16, 2023		Details anzeigen
9	Examination procedure	Reply to official communication	Mar 10, 2023		Details anzeigen
10	Examination procedure	Official communication on examination	Oct 12, 2023		Details anzeigen
11	Examination procedure	Reply to official communication	Dec 12, 2023		Details anzeigen
12	Examination procedure	Decision to grant patent by Examining Section/Patent Division	Jan 18, 2024		Details anzeigen
13	Publications	Patent specification	Apr 25, 2024	Apr 25, 2024	Details anzeigen
14	Examination procedure	Grant of patent has become final	Jan 28, 2025	Apr 3, 2025	Details anzeigen

View procedures Pre-registration procedure (No.: 1)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Pre-registration procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	The application is under preliminary examination
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 7, 2021
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Oct 21, 2021

View procedures Pre-registration procedure (No.: 2)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Pre-registration procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Pre-registration procedure has been concluded
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jul 26, 2021
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Oct 21, 2021

View procedures Publications (No.: 3)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Publications
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication of application (Offenlegungsschrift)
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 21, 2021
	Issue number	HN	42
	Year	PJ	2021
	Publication date	VT	Oct 21, 2021
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
	Part	HT	Part 2
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102021108581A1 Searchable text: DE102021108581A1
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Oct 21, 2021

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 4)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Change of classification
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Change of IPC main class
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 26, 2021
	Issue number	HN	1
	Year	PJ	2022
	Publication date	VT	Jan 5, 2022
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 2
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	H04L 45/02 (2022.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	H04L 12/751 (2013.01)
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jan 5, 2022

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 5)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Request for examination effectively filed
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 8, 2022
Issue number	HN	20
Year	PJ	2022
Publication date	VT	May 19, 2022
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 2
Third party request		No
Date of receipt	AEGT	Apr 8, 2022
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	May 8, 2022

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 6)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New applicant/owner details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New applicant/owner details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 7, 2022
	Issue number	HN	46
	Year	PJ	2022
	Publication date	VT	Nov 17, 2022
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 2
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Spring, TX, US
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Houston, Tex., US
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Nov 16, 2022

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 7)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Official communication on examination
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 15, 2022
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Nov 16, 2022

View procedures New representative details (No.: 8)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New representative details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New representative details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jan 16, 2023
74	Representative	VTR	Fleuchaus & Gallo Partnerschaft mbB - Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, 81369 München, DE
74	Previous representative	VTRF	HL Kempner PartG mbB, 80538 München, DE
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jul 11, 2025

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 9)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Reply to official communication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Mar 10, 2023
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Mar 14, 2023

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 10)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Official communication on examination
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 12, 2023
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Oct 13, 2023

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 11)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Reply to official communication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Dec 12, 2023
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Dec 14, 2023

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 12)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Decision to grant patent by Examining Section/Patent Division
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jan 18, 2024
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jan 19, 2024

View procedures Publications (No.: 13)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Publications
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Patent specification
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 25, 2024
	Issue number	HN	17
	Year	PJ	2024
	Publication date	VT	Apr 25, 2024
	Type of publication	PART	Documents
	Part	HT	Part 3
10	Published DE documents	DEPN	Original document: DE102021108581B4 Searchable text: DE102021108581B4
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 25, 2024

View procedures Examination procedure (No.: 14)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Examination procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Grant of patent has become final
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jan 28, 2025
Issue number	HN	14
Year	PJ	2025
Publication date	VT	Apr 3, 2025
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Apr 3, 2025