Expired European patentEurope
Method and system for switching between two network access technologies without interrupting active network applications
EP 1089495 B1 · Applicant: Nortel Networks Limited
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- Filed September 18, 2000 and granted June 21, 2006. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 18, 2020.
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FiledSeptember 18, 2000
PublishedApril 4, 2001
GrantedJune 21, 2006
Term endedSeptember 18, 2020
Application numberEP 00308129
Classification (CPC)H04L67/53 +2 more
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