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EP2044793 - METHODS AND APPARATUS RELATED TO ASSIGNMENT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 24.02.2017 Database last updated on 08.04.2026
Most recent event Tooltip	17.08.2018	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): BG	published on 19.09.2018 [2018/38]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states QUALCOMM Incorporated Attn: International IP Administration 5775 Morehouse Drive San Diego, CA 92121 / US
	[2016/16]
Former [2009/15]	For all designated states QUALCOMM Incorporated Attn: International IP Administration 5775 Morehouse Drive San Diego, California 92121 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / JIN, Hui c/o Qualcomm Incorporated 5775 Morehouse Drive San Diego, CA 92121 / US
	02 / RICHARDSON, Tom 420 Clark Street South Orange, New Jersey 07079 / US
	03 / LAROIA, Rajiv 7 Springcroft Road Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07931 / US
	04 / LI, Junyi 357 Wren Lane Bedminster, New Jersey 07921 / US
	[2016/16]
Former [2009/19]	01 / JIN, Hui c/o Qualcomm Incorporated 5775 Morehouse Drive San Diego, CA 92121 / US
	02 / RICHARDSON, Tom 420 Clark Street South Orange, New Jersey 07079 / US
	03 / LAROIA, Rajiv 7 Springcroft Road Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07931 / US
	04 / LI, Junyi 357 Wren Lane Bedminster, New Jersey 07921 / US
Former [2009/15]	01 / JIN, Hui 41 Meadowview Drive Clinton, New Jersey 08809 / US
	02 / RICHARDSON, Tom 420 Clark Street South Orange, New Jersey 07079 / US
	03 / LAROIA, Rajiv 7 Springcroft Road Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07931 / US
	04 / LI, Junyi 357 Wren Lane Bedminster, New Jersey 07921 / US
Representative(s)	Carstens, Dirk Wilhelm Wagner & Geyer Partnerschaft mbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Gewürzmühlstraße 5 80538 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2016/16]	Carstens, Dirk Wilhelm Wagner & Geyer Gewürzmühlstraße 5 80538 München / DE
Former [2009/15]	Carstens, Dirk Wilhelm WAGNER & GEYER Gewürzmühlstrasse 5 80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date	07799604.9	14.07.2007
	[2009/15]
	WO2007US73554
Priority number, date	US20060487217	14.07.2006 Original published format: US 487217
	[2009/15]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2008009014
	Date:	17.01.2008
	Language:	EN
	[2008/03]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2044793
	Date:	08.04.2009
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.01.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2009/15]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2044793
	Date:	20.04.2016
	Language:	EN
	[2016/16]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	10.04.2008
Classification	IPC:	H04W4/00	[2009/16]
	CPC:	H04W72/23 (EP,US); H04W8/26 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2009/15]	H04Q7/38
Designated contracting states	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 [2016/16]
Former [2009/15]	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
Title	German:	VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG IN ZUSAMMENHANG MIT ZUWEISUNGEN EINEM DRAHTLOSEN KOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM	[2009/15]
	English:	METHODS AND APPARATUS RELATED TO ASSIGNMENT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM	[2009/15]
	French:	PROCÉDÉS ET APPAREIL LIÉS À L'ATTRIBUTION DANS UN SYSTÈME DE COMMUNICATION SANS FIL	[2009/15]
Entry into regional phase	30.01.2009	National basic fee paid
	30.01.2009	Designation fee(s) paid
	30.01.2009	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	30.01.2009	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	30.01.2009	Examination requested [2009/15]
	04.05.2011	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	07.11.2011	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	15.05.2012	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	19.11.2012	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	01.10.2015	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	11.02.2016	Fee for grant paid
	11.02.2016	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	04.03.2016	Information about intention to grant a patent
	04.03.2016	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 04.05.2011
Opposition(s)	23.01.2017	No opposition filed within time limit [2017/13]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	08.07.2009	Renewal fee patent year 03
	08.07.2010	Renewal fee patent year 04
	16.07.2011	Renewal fee patent year 05
	10.07.2012	Renewal fee patent year 06
	08.07.2013	Renewal fee patent year 07
	08.07.2014	Renewal fee patent year 08
	09.07.2015	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	14.07.2007
	AT	20.04.2016
	BE	20.04.2016
	BG	20.04.2016
	CY	20.04.2016
	CZ	20.04.2016
	DK	20.04.2016
	EE	20.04.2016
	ES	20.04.2016
	FI	20.04.2016
	IS	20.04.2016
	IT	20.04.2016
	LT	20.04.2016
	LV	20.04.2016
	MC	20.04.2016
	NL	20.04.2016
	PL	20.04.2016
	RO	20.04.2016
	SE	20.04.2016
	SI	20.04.2016
	SK	20.04.2016
	TR	20.04.2016
	IE	14.07.2016
	LU	14.07.2016
	GR	21.07.2016
	CH	31.07.2016
	LI	31.07.2016
	MT	31.07.2016
	PT	22.08.2016
	[2018/38]
Former [2018/33]	HU	14.07.2007
	AT	20.04.2016
	BE	20.04.2016
	CY	20.04.2016
	CZ	20.04.2016
	DK	20.04.2016
	EE	20.04.2016
	ES	20.04.2016
	FI	20.04.2016
	IS	20.04.2016
	IT	20.04.2016
	LT	20.04.2016
	LV	20.04.2016
	MC	20.04.2016
	NL	20.04.2016
	PL	20.04.2016
	RO	20.04.2016
	SE	20.04.2016
	SI	20.04.2016
	SK	20.04.2016
	TR	20.04.2016
	IE	14.07.2016
	LU	14.07.2016
	GR	21.07.2016
	CH	31.07.2016
	LI	31.07.2016
	MT	31.07.2016
	PT	22.08.2016
Former [2018/29]	HU	14.07.2007
	AT	20.04.2016
	BE	20.04.2016
	CY	20.04.2016
	CZ	20.04.2016
	DK	20.04.2016
	EE	20.04.2016
	ES	20.04.2016
	FI	20.04.2016
	IT	20.04.2016
	LT	20.04.2016
	LV	20.04.2016
	MC	20.04.2016
	NL	20.04.2016
	PL	20.04.2016
	RO	20.04.2016
	SE	20.04.2016
	SI	20.04.2016
	SK	20.04.2016
	TR	20.04.2016
	IE	14.07.2016
	LU	14.07.2016
	GR	21.07.2016
	CH	31.07.2016
	LI	31.07.2016
	PT	22.08.2016
Former [2018/28]	HU	14.07.2007
	AT	20.04.2016
	BE	20.04.2016
	CY	20.04.2016
	CZ	20.04.2016
	DK	20.04.2016
	EE	20.04.2016
	ES	20.04.2016
	FI	20.04.2016
	IT	20.04.2016
	LT	20.04.2016
	LV	20.04.2016
	MC	20.04.2016
	NL	20.04.2016
	PL	20.04.2016
	RO	20.04.2016
	SE	20.04.2016
	SI	20.04.2016
	SK	20.04.2016
	IE	14.07.2016
	LU	14.07.2016
	GR	21.07.2016
	CH	31.07.2016
	LI	31.07.2016
	PT	22.08.2016
Former [2017/37]	AT	20.04.2016
	BE	20.04.2016
	CZ	20.04.2016
	DK	20.04.2016
	EE	20.04.2016
	ES	20.04.2016
	FI	20.04.2016
	IT	20.04.2016
	LT	20.04.2016
	LV	20.04.2016
	MC	20.04.2016
	NL	20.04.2016
	PL	20.04.2016
	RO	20.04.2016
	SE	20.04.2016
	SI	20.04.2016
	SK	20.04.2016
	IE	14.07.2016
	LU	14.07.2016
	GR	21.07.2016
	CH	31.07.2016
	LI	31.07.2016
	PT	22.08.2016
Former [2017/24]	AT	20.04.2016
	BE	20.04.2016
	CZ	20.04.2016
	DK	20.04.2016
	EE	20.04.2016
	ES	20.04.2016
	FI	20.04.2016
	IT	20.04.2016
	LT	20.04.2016
	LV	20.04.2016
	MC	20.04.2016
	NL	20.04.2016
	PL	20.04.2016
	RO	20.04.2016
	SE	20.04.2016
	SI	20.04.2016
	SK	20.04.2016
	GR	21.07.2016
	CH	31.07.2016
	LI	31.07.2016
	PT	22.08.2016
Former [2017/22]	AT	20.04.2016
	BE	20.04.2016
	CZ	20.04.2016
	DK	20.04.2016
	EE	20.04.2016
	ES	20.04.2016
	FI	20.04.2016
	IT	20.04.2016
	LT	20.04.2016
	LV	20.04.2016
	MC	20.04.2016
	NL	20.04.2016
	PL	20.04.2016
	RO	20.04.2016
	SE	20.04.2016
	SK	20.04.2016
	GR	21.07.2016
	CH	31.07.2016
	LI	31.07.2016
	PT	22.08.2016
Former [2017/10]	AT	20.04.2016
	BE	20.04.2016
	CZ	20.04.2016
	DK	20.04.2016
	EE	20.04.2016
	ES	20.04.2016
	FI	20.04.2016
	IT	20.04.2016
	LT	20.04.2016
	LV	20.04.2016
	NL	20.04.2016
	PL	20.04.2016
	RO	20.04.2016
	SE	20.04.2016
	SK	20.04.2016
	GR	21.07.2016
	PT	22.08.2016
Former [2017/09]	AT	20.04.2016
	BE	20.04.2016
	CZ	20.04.2016
	DK	20.04.2016
	EE	20.04.2016
	ES	20.04.2016
	FI	20.04.2016
	IT	20.04.2016
	LT	20.04.2016
	LV	20.04.2016
	NL	20.04.2016
	PL	20.04.2016
	RO	20.04.2016
	SE	20.04.2016
	GR	21.07.2016
	PT	22.08.2016
Former [2017/07]	AT	20.04.2016
	BE	20.04.2016
	DK	20.04.2016
	ES	20.04.2016
	FI	20.04.2016
	IT	20.04.2016
	LT	20.04.2016
	LV	20.04.2016
	NL	20.04.2016
	PL	20.04.2016
	SE	20.04.2016
	GR	21.07.2016
	PT	22.08.2016
Former [2017/03]	AT	20.04.2016
	BE	20.04.2016
	ES	20.04.2016
	FI	20.04.2016
	IT	20.04.2016
	LT	20.04.2016
	LV	20.04.2016
	NL	20.04.2016
	PL	20.04.2016
	SE	20.04.2016
	GR	21.07.2016
	PT	22.08.2016
Former [2016/52]	AT	20.04.2016
	ES	20.04.2016
	FI	20.04.2016
	LT	20.04.2016
	LV	20.04.2016
	NL	20.04.2016
	PL	20.04.2016
	SE	20.04.2016
	GR	21.07.2016
	PT	22.08.2016
Former [2016/51]	AT	20.04.2016
	ES	20.04.2016
	FI	20.04.2016
	LT	20.04.2016
	LV	20.04.2016
	NL	20.04.2016
	PL	20.04.2016
	GR	21.07.2016
	PT	22.08.2016
Former [2016/50]	AT	20.04.2016
	ES	20.04.2016
	FI	20.04.2016
	LT	20.04.2016
	LV	20.04.2016
	NL	20.04.2016
	PL	20.04.2016
Former [2016/49]	FI	20.04.2016
	LT	20.04.2016
	NL	20.04.2016
	PL	20.04.2016
Former [2016/46]	LT	20.04.2016

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