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EP About this file: EP2177060

EP2177060 - IMPROVEMENTS IN, OR RELATING TO, E-UTRAN AND HANDOVER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.05.2019
Database last updated on 14.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  08.06.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.03.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  29.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip03.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY		published on 05.08.2020  [2020/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
164 83 Stockholm / SE
[2018/28]
Former [2010/16]For all designated states
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
164 83 Stockholm / SE
Inventor(s)01 / KAZMI, Muhammad
Svartviksslingan 110, 3 tr
S-167 39 Bromma / SE
02 / BALDEMAIR, Robert
Ängkärrsgatan 3
S-171 70 Solna / SE
 [2010/16]
Representative(s)Brann AB
P.O. Box 3690
Sveavägen 63
103 59 Stockholm / SE
[N/P]
Former [2018/28]Brann AB
P.O. Box 3690
Drottninggatan 27
103 59 Stockholm / SE
Former [2010/29]HOFFMANN EITLE
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München / DE
Former [2010/16]Kühn, Friedrich Heinrich
Ericsson AB Patent Unit LTE Torshamnsgatan 23
164 80 Stockholm / SE
Application number, filing date07794152.410.08.2007
[2010/16]
WO2007SE50542
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009022948
Date:19.02.2009
Language:EN
[2009/08]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2177060
Date:21.04.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.02.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2177060
Date:11.07.2018
Language:EN
[2018/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:SE19.02.2009
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.11.2013
ClassificationIPC:H04W36/30, // H04W74/08
[2018/14]
CPC:
H04W36/0077 (EP,US); H04W52/40 (US); H04W36/0016 (US);
H04W36/302 (EP,US); H04W74/0833 (EP,US); H04W74/0836 (EP,US);
H04W74/0866 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2013/51]H04W36/30, H04W4/00
Former IPC [2010/16]H04W4/00
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,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2018/28]
Former [2010/16]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:VERBESSERUNGEN IN BEZUG AUF E-UTRAN UND HANDOVER[2010/16]
English:IMPROVEMENTS IN, OR RELATING TO, E-UTRAN AND HANDOVER[2010/16]
French:AMÉLIORATIONS À UN RÉSEAU E-UTRAN, OU S'Y RAPPORTANT, ET TRANSFERT[2010/16]
Entry into regional phase20.01.2010National basic fee paid 
20.01.2010Search fee paid 
20.01.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
20.01.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.01.2010Examination requested  [2010/16]
28.05.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.10.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.02.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.03.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.05.2018Fee for grant paid
30.05.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
30.05.2018Receipt 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  02.10.2017
Opposition(s)12.04.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.10.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
25.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
25.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
27.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
27.08.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
27.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
27.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
29.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 10
28.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 11
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU10.08.2007
AT11.07.2018
CY11.07.2018
CZ11.07.2018
DK11.07.2018
EE11.07.2018
ES11.07.2018
FI11.07.2018
IT11.07.2018
LT11.07.2018
LV11.07.2018
MC11.07.2018
PL11.07.2018
PT11.07.2018
RO11.07.2018
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IE10.08.2018
LU10.08.2018
MT10.08.2018
BE31.08.2018
CH31.08.2018
LI31.08.2018
FR11.09.2018
BG11.10.2018
GR12.10.2018
IS11.11.2018
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FI11.07.2018
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PL11.07.2018
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Documents cited:Search[XI]   FUJITSU: "Random Access for less-contention-based handover", 3GPP TSG-RAN-WG1 MEETING #46BIS, 3GPP TSG-RAN-WG2 MEETING #55, SEOUL, KOREA,, vol. R1-062893, R1-062886, 9 October 2006 (2006-10-09), pages 1 - 9, XP003022788 [X] 1,2,4,5,7-9 * UE receives RACH parameters of the target node via the source node prior to handover; target node provides in advance a sequence index based on the CAZAC sequence; paragraph [0004] - paragraph [0005] *[I] 3,6
 [XI]   TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC: "A Pre-synchronization method for E-UTRA Handovers", 3GPP DRAFT; R2-072506_PRESYNCH_METHOD_FOR_E_UTRA_HO_TI, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, vol. RAN WG2, no. Orlando, USA; 20070622, 22 June 2007 (2007-06-22), XP050135325 [X] 1,2,4,5,7-9 * paragraph [0001] * * Transmission of RACH parameters of the target node to the UE by the source node prior to handover to said target node; use of reserved HO signatures; paragraph [0003] - paragraph [03.1] *[I] 3,6
 [A]   3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT ET AL: "3GPP TS 36.300 V8.1.0 (2007-06); Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) and Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN); Overall description; Stage 2 (Release 8)", INTERNET CITATION, June 2007 (2007-06-01), XP002468452, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20080208] [A] 1,3-5,7-9 * paragraph [10.1.2.1.1]; figure 10.1.2.1 * * X2 interface for handover info exchange; RACH parameters needed prior to handoff; paragraph [C.1.4] *
 [A]   "3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; Physical layer procedures (Release 8)", 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP); TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION (TS),, no. 3GPP TS 6.213 V1.2.0, 1 May 2007 (2007-05-01), pages 1 - 10, XP003022789 [A] 1,5,7-9 * Zadoff-Chu root sequense index used for RACH; paragraph [0006] *
International search[X]   FUJITSU: "Random Access for less-contention-based handover", 3GPP TSG-RAN-WG1 MEETING #46BIS, 3GPP TSG-RAN-WG2 MEETING #55, SEOUL, KOREA, vol. R1-062893, R1-062886, 9 October 2006 (2006-10-09) - 13 October 2006 (2006-10-13), XP003022788, Retrieved from the Internet [X]
 [A]   "3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; Physical layer procedures (Release 8)", 3GPP TS 6.213 V1.2.0, May 2007 (2007-05-01), XP003022789, Retrieved from the Internet [A]
 [A]   "3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) and Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN); Overall description; Stage 2 (Release 8)", 3GPP TS 36.300 V8.1.0, June 2007 (2007-06-01), XP002468452, Retrieved from the Internet [A]
 [A]   SIEMENS: "Power Control for E-UTRA Random Access and TP", 3GPP TSG-RAN WG1 #44BIS, ATHENS, GREECE, vol. R1-061041, 27 March 2006 (2006-03-27) - 31 March 2006 (2006-03-31), XP003022790, Retrieved from the Internet [A]
 [A]   "3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Ntework; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) and Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN); Radio interface protocol aspects (Release 7)", 3GPP TR 25.813 V7.0.0, June 2006 (2006-06-01), XP002426125, Retrieved from the Internet [A]
 [A]   TEXAS INSTRUMENTS: "Random Access Preamble L1 Parameters in E-UTRA", 3GPP TS RAN WG1 #49BIS, ORLANDO, USA, vol. R1-072838, 25 June 2007 (2007-06-25) - 29 June 2007 (2007-06-29), XP003022791, Retrieved from the Internet [A]
Examination  ALCATEL-LUCENT: "Power Control for RACH", 3GPP DRAFT; R1-073063, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, vol. RAN WG1, no. Orlando, USA; 20070620, 20 June 2007 (2007-06-20), XP050106719 [X] 1,2,4,5,7-9 * UE receives RACH parameters of the target node via the source node prior to handover; target node provides in advance a sequence index based on the CAZAC sequence; paragraph [0004] - paragraph [0005] * [I] 3,6
   TEXAS INSTRUMENTS: "Random Access Preamble L1 Parameters in E-UTRA", 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP); TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION GROUP (TSG) RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (RAN); WORKINGGROUP 1 (WG1), XX, XX,, vol. R1-072838, no. 3GPP TS RAN WG1 #49BIS, ORLANDO, USA, 25 June 2007 (2007-06-25), pages 1 - 5, XP003022791 [X] 1,2,4,5,7-9 * paragraph [0001] * * Transmission of RACH parameters of the target node to the UE by the source node prior to handover to said target node; use of reserved HO signatures; paragraph [0003] - paragraph [03.1] *[I] 3,6
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