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EP1525673 - SYNCHRONIZATION STRATEGY AND ARCHITECTURE FOR SPREAD-SPECTRUM RECEIVERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 05.07.2019 Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 27.07.2018
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 22.04.2018
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 03.01.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	05.07.2019	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 07.08.2019 [2019/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states InterDigital Madison Patent Holdings, SAS 3, Rue du Colonel Moll 75017 Paris / FR
	[N/P]
Former [2018/40]	For all designated states InterDigital Madison Patent Holdings 3 rue du Colonel Moll 75017 Paris / FR
Former [2017/21]	For all designated states Thomson Licensing DTV 1-5, rue Jeanne d'Arc 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux / FR
Former [2010/07]	For all designated states Thomson Licensing 1, rue Jeanne d'Arc 92443 Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex / FR
Former [2005/40]	For all designated states Thomson Licensing 46, quai Alphonse Le Gallo 92100 Boulogne Billancourt / FR
Former [2005/17]	For all designated states Thomson Licensing S.A. 46, quai Alphonse Le Gallo 92648 Boulogne Cedex / FR
Inventor(s)	01 / MARGETTS, Adam, Robert 632 Ashtabula Ct. Columbus, OH 43210 / US
	02 / LITWIN, Louis, Robert Jr. 15 Guisborough Way Edison, NJ 08820 Middlesex / US
	[2006/52]
Former [2005/17]	01 / MARGETTS, Adam, Robert 29-02 Fox Run Drive Plainsboro, NJ 08536 / US
	02 / LITWIN, Louis, Robert 34-14 Quail Ridge Drive Plainsboro, NJ 08536 / US
Representative(s)	Amor, Rim, et al InterDigital CE Patent Holdings 20, rue Rouget de Lisle 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux / FR
	[N/P]
Former [2018/35]	Amor, Rim, et al TECHNICOLOR 1-5, rue Jeanne d'Arc 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux / FR
Former [N/P]	Kohrs, Martin, et al Thomson 1, rue Jeanne d'Arc 92443 Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex / FR
Former [2005/17]	Kohrs, Martin, et al Thomson, 46, quai Alphonse Le Gallo 92648 Boulogne Cedex / FR
Application number, filing date	03771708.9	22.07.2003
	[2005/17]
	WO2003US22885
Priority number, date	US20020207614	29.07.2002 Original published format: US 207614
	[2005/17]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2004012462
	Date:	05.02.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/06]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1525673
	Date:	27.04.2005
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.02.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2005/17]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1525673
	Date:	29.08.2018
	Language:	EN
	[2018/35]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	03.06.2004
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	16.11.2009
Classification	IPC:	H04B1/7073, H04B1/7075, H04B1/7077, H04B1/7093	[2018/13]
	CPC:	H04B1/7093 (EP,KR,US); H04B1/7073 (KR); H04B1/70735 (EP,US); H04B1/7075 (EP,US); H04B1/70755 (EP,US); H04B1/70775 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2009/51]	H04B1/69, H04B1/707
	Former IPC [2005/17]	H04B1/69
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, IT [2018/35]
Former [2005/46]	DE, FR, GB, IT
Former [2005/17]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
Title	German:	SYNCHRONISATIONSSTRATEGIE UND ARCHITEKTUR FÜR SPREIZSPEKTRUM-EMPFÄNGER	[2005/17]
	English:	SYNCHRONIZATION STRATEGY AND ARCHITECTURE FOR SPREAD-SPECTRUM RECEIVERS	[2005/17]
	French:	PROCEDE ET ARCHITECTURE PERMETTANT LA SYNCHRONISATION DE RECEPTEURS A SPECTRE ETALE	[2005/17]
Entry into regional phase	22.02.2005	National basic fee paid
	22.02.2005	Search fee paid
	22.02.2005	Designation fee(s) paid
	22.02.2005	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	11.02.2004	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	22.02.2005	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	22.02.2005	Examination requested [2005/17]
	20.04.2010	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	29.10.2010	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	19.10.2016	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	01.03.2017	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.04.2018	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	23.07.2018	Fee for grant paid
	23.07.2018	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	23.07.2018	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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 20.04.2010
Opposition(s)	31.05.2019	No opposition filed within time limit [2019/32]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	22.02.2005	Renewal fee patent year 03
	21.07.2006	Renewal fee patent year 04
	23.07.2007	Renewal fee patent year 05
	17.07.2008	Renewal fee patent year 06
	23.07.2009	Renewal fee patent year 07
	24.07.2010	Renewal fee patent year 08
	26.07.2011	Renewal fee patent year 09
	24.07.2012	Renewal fee patent year 10
	24.07.2013	Renewal fee patent year 11
	28.07.2014	Renewal fee patent year 12
	23.07.2015	Renewal fee patent year 13
	20.07.2016	Renewal fee patent year 14
	25.07.2017	Renewal fee patent year 15
	18.07.2018	Renewal fee patent year 16
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	IT	29.08.2018
	[2019/21]
Documents cited:	Search	[A]WO0101596 (QUALCOMM INC [US]) [A] 1-23 * page 9, line 28 - page 11, line 2; figure 3 *;
		[XY]EP1093237 (TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC [US]) [X] 10-13,19-21 * paragraph [0021] - paragraph [0026]; figure 4 * [Y] 1-9,14-18,22,23;
		[A]WO0154287 (INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG [DE], et al) [A] 1-23* page 12, line 14 - page 13, line 12; figures 1,5B *;
		[Y]WO0213548 (INTERDIGITAL TECH CORP [US]) [Y] 1-9,14-18,22,23 * paragraph [0025] - paragraph [0028]; figure 4 *
	International search	[A]US6204812 (FATTOUCHE MICHEL [CA]);
		[X]US6259724 (ESMAILZADEH RIAZ [SE])

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