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EP1505742 - Apparatus and method using a beam pattern for transmitting a common and a dedicated signal [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.02.2013
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip01.02.2013No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 06.03.2013  [2013/10]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-6150 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2012/13]For all designated states
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-6150 / JP
Former [2005/06]For all designated states
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-6150 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Higuchi, Kenichi, NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Sanno Park Tower
11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-6150 / JP
02 / Sawahashi, Mamoru NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Sanno Park Tower
11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-6150 / JP
03 / Ihara, Taisuke, NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Sanno Park Tower
11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-6150 / JP
 [2012/13]
Former [2005/06]01 / Higuchi, Kenichi, NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Sanno Park Tower 11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-6150 / JP
02 / Sawahashi, Mamoru NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Sanno Park Tower 11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-6150 / JP
03 / Ihara, Taisuke, NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Sanno Park Tower 11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-6150 / JP
Representative(s)Maury, Richard Philip
Marks & Clerk LLP
90 Long Acre
London WC2E 9RA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2012/13]Maury, Richard Philip
Marks & Clerk LLP
90 Long Acre
London
WC2E 9RA / GB
Former [2005/06]Maury, Richard Philip
MARKS & CLERK, 57-60 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London WC2A 3LS / GB
Application number, filing date04254603.630.07.2004
[2005/06]
Priority number, dateJP2003020681108.08.2003         Original published format: JP 2003206811
[2005/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1505742
Date:09.02.2005
Language:EN
[2005/06]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1505742
Date:17.05.2006
[2006/20]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1505742
Date:28.03.2012
Language:EN
[2012/13]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.04.2006
ClassificationIPC:H04W16/00, H04B7/06, H01Q3/26
[2011/52]
CPC:
H04B7/0408 (EP,KR,US); H04B7/0617 (EP,KR,US); H01Q25/00 (EP,KR,US);
H01Q3/26 (EP,KR,US); H01Q3/2605 (EP,KR,US); H01Q3/30 (EP,KR,US);
H04B7/0452 (EP,KR,US); H04B7/0456 (EP,KR,US); Y02D30/70 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2006/20]H04Q7/36, H04B7/06, H01Q3/26
Former IPC [2005/06]H04B7/06, H01Q3/26
Designated contracting statesDE [2012/13]
Former [2005/06]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Vorrichtung und Verfahren unter Verwendung eines Richtdiagramms zur Übertragung eines gemeinsamen und eines zugeordneten Signals[2005/06]
English:Apparatus and method using a beam pattern for transmitting a common and a dedicated signal[2005/06]
French:Appareil et procédé utilisant un diagramme de faisceau pour transmettre un signal commun et un signal dédié[2005/06]
Examination procedure17.08.2004Examination requested  [2005/06]
16.11.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.05.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.09.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.12.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.01.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.03.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.10.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.02.2012Fee for grant paid
10.02.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  16.11.2007
Opposition(s)03.01.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/10]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.07.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
13.07.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
10.07.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
14.07.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
12.07.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US6330459  (CRICHTON PAUL [GB], et al) [Y] 1,11 * column 2, line 25 - line 30 * * column 4, line 51 - column 5, line 27 * * column 5, line 55 - column 6, line 16 * * column 6, line 25 - line 31 * * figure 1 *;
 [Y]EP1267501  (MOBISPHERE LTD [GB]) [Y] 1,11 * abstract ** paragraph [0006] - paragraph [0007] *;
 [PX]WO2004054153  (INTERDIGITAL TECH CORP [US]) [PX] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0012] - paragraph [0015] * * paragraph [0018] * * paragraph [0023] * * paragraph [0027] * * paragraph [0044] *;
 [DX]  - IHARA T ET AL, "Efficient common channel transmission employing multi-beam antenns in w-cdma forward link", COMMUNICATION SYSTTEMS, 2002. ICCS 2002. THE 8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NOV. 25-28, 2002, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, (20021125), vol. 1, ISBN 0-7803-7510-6, pages 451 - 455, XP010629259 [DX] 1-15 * the whole document *
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