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EP1350328 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTERSYMBOL INTERFERENCE COMPENSATION IN SPREAD SPECTRUM COMMUNICATIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  11.03.2016
Database last updated on 18.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.03.2016Refusal of applicationpublished on 13.04.2016  [2016/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ericsson Inc.
6300 Legacy Drive
MS EVW 2-C-2
Plano, TX 75024 / US
[N/P]
Former [2004/01]For all designated states
Ericsson Inc.
6300 Legacy, MS EVW 2-C-2
Plano, TX 75024 / US
Former [2003/41]For all designated states
Ericsson Inc.
511 Davis Drive
Research Triangle Park, N.C. 27709 / US
Inventor(s)01 / BOTTOMLEY, Gregory, Edward
100 Merlot Court
Cary, NC 27511 / US
02 / OTTOSSON, Tony
Doktor Bex gata 7B
S-413 24 Gothenburg / SE
03 / WANG, Yi-Pin, Eric
215 Cedarpost Drive
Cary, NC 27513 / US
 [2003/41]
Representative(s)Brann AB
P.O. Box 3690
Sveavägen 63
103 59 Stockholm / SE
[N/P]
Former [2013/46]Brann AB
P.O. Box 12246
102 26 Stockholm / SE
Former [2003/41]Lundqvist, Alida Maria Therése
Dr. Ludwig Brann Patentbyra AB, P.O. Box 171 92
104 62 Stockholm / SE
Application number, filing date01274492.619.12.2001
[2003/41]
WO2001US49165
Priority number, dateUS2001075650408.01.2001         Original published format: US 756504
[2003/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO03026145
Date:27.03.2003
Language:EN
[2003/13]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1350328
Date:08.10.2003
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.03.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2003/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP15.05.2003
ClassificationIPC:H04B1/00
[2003/41]
CPC:
H04L25/03305 (EP,US); H04B2201/709727 (EP,US); H04L25/03299 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2003/41]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR ZWISCHENSYMBOLSTÖRUNGSKOMPENSATION BEI DER SPREIZSPEKTRUMKOMMUNIKATION[2003/41]
English:APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTERSYMBOL INTERFERENCE COMPENSATION IN SPREAD SPECTRUM COMMUNICATIONS[2003/41]
French:APPAREIL ET PROCEDE DE COMPENSATION DU BROUILLAGE INTER-SYMBOLES DANS DES COMMUNICATIONS A SPECTRE ETALE[2003/41]
Entry into regional phase18.07.2003National basic fee paid 
18.07.2003Designation fee(s) paid 
18.07.2003Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.02.2002Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
18.07.2003Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.07.2003Examination requested  [2003/41]
16.03.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.09.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.12.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.04.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.11.2015Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 23.11.2015
23.11.2015Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2016/15]
23.11.2015Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
03.12.2015Application refused, date of legal effect [2016/15]
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  16.03.2009
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.12.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
23.12.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
27.12.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
27.12.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
24.12.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
28.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 08
28.12.2009Renewal fee patent year 09
27.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 10
27.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 11
26.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 12
27.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 13
29.12.2014Renewal fee patent year 14
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Cited inInternational search[A]US5483557  (WEBB WILLIAM T [GB]) [A] 1-75 * column A * * column 2, line 25 - line 58 * * column 4, line 1 - line 38 * * column 6, line 55 - column 7, line 22 * * column 8, line 55 - column 9, line 12 *;
 [A]US5889827  (BOTTOMLEY GREGORY E [US], et al) [A] 1-75 * column 1, line 18 - line 25 * * column 1, line 34 - line 50 * * column 2, line 11 - line 27 * * column 2, line 63 - column 3, line 3 * * column 4, line 10 - line 16 * * column 4, line 31 - line 63 * * column 5, line 1 - line 13 * * column 5, line 28 - line 49 * * column 6, line 17 - line 30 * * column 8, line 18 - line 35 * * column 8, line 56 - column 9, line 13 * * column 9, line 40 - column 10, line 10 * * claims 1-3. *;
 [A]EP1065793  (INTERSIL CORP [US]) [A] 1-75 * abstract * * paragraph [0001] * * paragraph [0008] - paragraph [0010] * * paragraph [0013] - paragraph [0018] * * paragraph [0020] * * paragraph [0021] - paragraph [0022] * * paragraph [0028] * * paragraph [0041] - paragraph [0045]; claims 1-5 *;
 [A]US5966415  (BLISS WILLIAM G [US], et al) [A] 1,17,20,25,32,47,50,55,62,68,72,74 * column 1, line 62 - column 2, line 9 * * column 2, line 51 - line 63 *;
 [A]US6148023  (PELIN PER [SE], et al) [A] 1-75 * abstract * * column 1, line 45 - line 59 * * column 11, line 12 - line 48 * * column 12, line 1 - line 26 *
Examination   - WUYTS K.; MOENECLAEY H., "A Reduced Complexity RAKE Receiver with Decision Feedback Equalization for DS/SS Communication over Multipath Fading Channel", PROCEEDINGS IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATIONS ICC 95, SEATTLE, WA, USA, 18-22 JUNE 1995, NEW YORK, IEEE, US, (19950618), vol. 3, pages 1359 - 1363, XP000534986
    - UNGERBOECK G., "Adaptive Maximum-likelihood Receiver for Carrier-modulated Data-transmission Systems", EEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS, (197405), vol. 22, no. 5, pages 624 - 636, XP000670408

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TCOM.1974.1092267
    - ADACHI F ET AL, "WIDEBAND DS-CDMA FOR NEXT-GENERATION MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS", IEEE COMMUNICATIONS MAGAZINE, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISCATAWAY, US, (19980901), vol. 36, no. 9, doi:10.1109/35.714618, ISSN 0163-6804, pages 56 - 69, XP000784827

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/35.714618
    - BOTTOMLEY G E ET AL, "A generalized RAKE receiver for interference suppression", IEEE JOURNAL ON SELECTED AREAS IN COMMUNICATIONS, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISCATAWAY, US, (20000801), vol. 18, no. 8, doi:10.1109/49.864017, ISSN 0733-8716, pages 1536 - 1545, XP011450067

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/49.864017
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