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EP About this file: EP1854256

EP1854256 - SELECTION OF TRAINING SEQUENCES IN A MULTILPE-IN MULTIPLE-OUT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.09.2019
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.10.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.05.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip09.07.2021Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 11.08.2021  [2021/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2010/27]
Former [2007/46]For all designated states
IPWireless, Inc.
1001 Bayhill Drive, 2nd Floor
San Bruno, CA 94066 / US
Inventor(s)01 / DARWOOD, Peter, B.
78 Forres Road
Crookes
Sheffield Yorkshire S10 1WE / GB
02 / PONNAMPALAM, Vishakan
24 Royal Albert Road
Bristol BS6 7NY / GB
03 / JONES, Alan, Edward
21 Petty Lane
Derry Hill
Calne Wiltshire SN11 9QY / GB
 [2018/45]
Former [2008/20]01 / DARWOOD, Peter, B.
78 Forres Road, Crookes
Sheffield Yorkshire S10 1WE / GB
02 / PONNAMPALAM, Vishakan
24 Royal Albert Road
Bristol BS6 7NY / GB
03 / JONES, Alan, Edward
21 Petty Lane, Derry Hill
Calne Wiltshire SN11 9QY / GB
Former [2007/46]01 / DARWOOD, Peter, B.
78 Forres Road, Crookes
Sheffield Yorkshire S10 1WE / GB
02 / PONNAMPALAM, Vishakan
Flat 11, All Saints Road
Clifton Bristol BS8 2JH / GB
03 / JONES, Alan, Edward
21 Petty Lane, Derry Hill
Calne Wiltshire SN11 9QY / GB
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/45]D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Former [2010/26]DeVile, Jonathan Mark, et al
D Young & Co LLP Briton House Briton Street
Southampton SO14 3EB / GB
Former [2009/28]Wray, Antony John, et al
Optimus The Strategic Patent Service Grove House Lutyens Close Chineham Court Basingstoke
Hampshire RG24 8AG / GB
Former [2007/46]Wray, Antony John, et al
Optimus Patents Limited Grove House Lutyens Close Chineham Court Basingstoke
Hampshire, RG24 8AG / GB
Application number, filing date06707969.901.02.2006
[2007/46]
WO2006EP50608
Priority number, dateUS2005006195817.02.2005         Original published format: US 61958
[2007/46]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2006087265
Date:24.08.2006
Language:EN
[2006/34]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1854256
Date:14.11.2007
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.08.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/46]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1854256
Date:07.11.2018
Language:EN
[2018/45]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP24.08.2006
ClassificationIPC:H04L5/00, H04L25/02
[2016/10]
CPC:
H04L5/0023 (EP,KR,US); H04B7/0684 (KR,US); H04B1/7105 (KR,US);
H04B7/0413 (KR,US); H04B7/0632 (US); H04B7/0851 (KR);
H04L25/0226 (EP,KR,US); H04L5/0044 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2007/46]H04L25/02, H04L1/06
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2018/45]
Former [2007/46]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:AUSWAHL VON ÜBUNGSSEQUENZEN IN EINEM KOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM MIT MEHREREN EINGÄNGEN UND MEHREREN AUSGÄNGEN[2007/46]
English:SELECTION OF TRAINING SEQUENCES IN A MULTILPE-IN MULTIPLE-OUT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM[2007/46]
French:SELECTION DE SEQUENCES DE FORMATION DANS UN SYSTEME DE COMMUNICATION A ENTREES MULTIPLES ET SORTIES MULTIPLES[2007/46]
Entry into regional phase17.09.2007National basic fee paid 
17.09.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
17.09.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.09.2006Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
19.07.2007Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.09.2007Examination requested  [2007/46]
03.02.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.08.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.11.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.04.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.03.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.07.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.05.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.09.2018Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
29.09.2018Fee for grant paid
29.09.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP10169717.5  / EP2237509
EP10169718.3  / EP2237510
EP10169722.5  / EP2237465
EP10169723.3  / EP2237466
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  03.02.2010
Opposition(s)08.08.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/42]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
02.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
16.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
15.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
15.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
12.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
20.02.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
23.02.2015Renewal fee patent year 10
22.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 11
17.02.2017Renewal fee patent year 12
22.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 13
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU01.02.2006
AT07.11.2018
CY07.11.2018
CZ07.11.2018
DK07.11.2018
EE07.11.2018
ES07.11.2018
FI07.11.2018
IT07.11.2018
LT07.11.2018
LV07.11.2018
MC07.11.2018
NL07.11.2018
PL07.11.2018
RO07.11.2018
SE07.11.2018
SI07.11.2018
SK07.11.2018
TR07.11.2018
IE01.02.2019
LU01.02.2019
BG07.02.2019
GR08.02.2019
BE28.02.2019
CH28.02.2019
FR28.02.2019
LI28.02.2019
IS07.03.2019
PT07.03.2019
[2021/32]
Former [2021/26]AT07.11.2018
CY07.11.2018
CZ07.11.2018
DK07.11.2018
EE07.11.2018
ES07.11.2018
FI07.11.2018
IT07.11.2018
LT07.11.2018
LV07.11.2018
MC07.11.2018
NL07.11.2018
PL07.11.2018
RO07.11.2018
SE07.11.2018
SI07.11.2018
SK07.11.2018
TR07.11.2018
IE01.02.2019
LU01.02.2019
BG07.02.2019
GR08.02.2019
BE28.02.2019
CH28.02.2019
FR28.02.2019
LI28.02.2019
IS07.03.2019
PT07.03.2019
Former [2020/17]AT07.11.2018
CZ07.11.2018
DK07.11.2018
EE07.11.2018
ES07.11.2018
FI07.11.2018
IT07.11.2018
LT07.11.2018
LV07.11.2018
MC07.11.2018
NL07.11.2018
PL07.11.2018
RO07.11.2018
SE07.11.2018
SI07.11.2018
SK07.11.2018
TR07.11.2018
IE01.02.2019
LU01.02.2019
BG07.02.2019
GR08.02.2019
BE28.02.2019
CH28.02.2019
FR28.02.2019
LI28.02.2019
IS07.03.2019
PT07.03.2019
Former [2020/12]AT07.11.2018
CZ07.11.2018
DK07.11.2018
EE07.11.2018
ES07.11.2018
FI07.11.2018
IT07.11.2018
LT07.11.2018
LV07.11.2018
MC07.11.2018
NL07.11.2018
PL07.11.2018
RO07.11.2018
SE07.11.2018
SI07.11.2018
SK07.11.2018
IE01.02.2019
LU01.02.2019
BG07.02.2019
GR08.02.2019
BE28.02.2019
CH28.02.2019
FR28.02.2019
LI28.02.2019
IS07.03.2019
PT07.03.2019
Former [2020/09]AT07.11.2018
CZ07.11.2018
DK07.11.2018
EE07.11.2018
ES07.11.2018
FI07.11.2018
IT07.11.2018
LT07.11.2018
LV07.11.2018
MC07.11.2018
NL07.11.2018
PL07.11.2018
RO07.11.2018
SE07.11.2018
SI07.11.2018
SK07.11.2018
IE01.02.2019
LU01.02.2019
BG07.02.2019
GR08.02.2019
CH28.02.2019
LI28.02.2019
IS07.03.2019
PT07.03.2019
Former [2020/04]AT07.11.2018
CZ07.11.2018
DK07.11.2018
EE07.11.2018
ES07.11.2018
FI07.11.2018
IT07.11.2018
LT07.11.2018
LV07.11.2018
MC07.11.2018
NL07.11.2018
PL07.11.2018
RO07.11.2018
SE07.11.2018
SI07.11.2018
SK07.11.2018
LU01.02.2019
BG07.02.2019
GR08.02.2019
CH28.02.2019
LI28.02.2019
IS07.03.2019
PT07.03.2019
Former [2019/50]AT07.11.2018
CZ07.11.2018
DK07.11.2018
EE07.11.2018
ES07.11.2018
FI07.11.2018
IT07.11.2018
LT07.11.2018
LV07.11.2018
MC07.11.2018
NL07.11.2018
PL07.11.2018
RO07.11.2018
SE07.11.2018
SI07.11.2018
SK07.11.2018
LU01.02.2019
BG07.02.2019
GR08.02.2019
IS07.03.2019
PT07.03.2019
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CZ07.11.2018
DK07.11.2018
EE07.11.2018
ES07.11.2018
FI07.11.2018
IT07.11.2018
LT07.11.2018
LV07.11.2018
MC07.11.2018
NL07.11.2018
PL07.11.2018
RO07.11.2018
SE07.11.2018
SK07.11.2018
LU01.02.2019
BG07.02.2019
GR08.02.2019
IS07.03.2019
PT07.03.2019
Former [2019/45]AT07.11.2018
CZ07.11.2018
DK07.11.2018
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ES07.11.2018
FI07.11.2018
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MC07.11.2018
NL07.11.2018
PL07.11.2018
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PT07.03.2019
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PT07.03.2019
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LV07.11.2018
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FI07.11.2018
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LV07.11.2018
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Cited inInternational search[A]EP0993138  (NORTEL NETWORKS CORP [CA]) [A] 1-32 * paragraph [0010] * * paragraph [0015] - paragraph [0018] * * paragraph [0020] *;
 [A]EP1047218  (LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC [US]) [A] 1-32* page 5, paragraph 3 *;
 [A]WO0203557  (IOSPAN WIRELESS INC [US]) [A] 1-32 * claims 1,2 *;
 [X]WO2004073276  (DOCOMO COMM LAB EUROPE GMBH [DE], et al) [X] 1-32 * abstract * * page 5, paragraph 3 * * page 7, paragraph 5 *;
 [A]EP1473862  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR], et al) [A] 1-32 * abstract * * paragraph [0017] - paragraph [0018] * * table 2 *;
 [A]  - LEI M ET AL, "CHANNEL ESTIMATION BASED ON MIDAMBLE IN UNTRA-TDD SYSTEM", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONSICT, (20020623), vol. 2, pages 434 - 438, XP008028023 [A] 1-32 * the whole document *
ExaminationEP1185048
 US2002122382
    - IPWIRELESS, "Midamble Allocation and Channelisation Code Allocation Signalling to Support MIMO in UTRA TDD", 3GPP DRAFT; R1-040987, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, (20040812), vol. RAN WG1, no. Prague, Czech Republic; 20040812, XP050099191
    - IPWIRELESS, "Text Proposal for MIMO TR 25.876 (Midamble Allocation and Code Allocation Signalling)", 3GPP DRAFT; R1-040988, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, (20040812), vol. RAN WG1, no. Prague, Czech Republic; 20040812, XP050099192
    - "3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; Physical channels and mapping of transport channels onto physical channels (TDD) (Release 5)", 3GPP STANDARD; 3GPP TS 25.221, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, (20030601), no. V5.5.0, pages 1 - 97, XP050366970
by applicantEP0993138
 WO2004073276
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