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EP2271174 - GATEWAY DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.03.2024
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  10.12.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  08.04.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip22.03.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 24.04.2024  [2024/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Rakuten Group, Inc.
1-14-1 Tamagawa
Setagaya-ku
Tokyo 158-0094 / JP
[2024/17]
Former [2021/34]For all designated states
Rakuten Group, Inc.
1-14-1 Tamagawa
Setagaya-ku
Tokyo 1580094 / JP
Former [2017/16]For all designated states
Rakuten, Inc.
Rakuten Crimson House
1-14-1 Tamagawa
Setagaya-ku
Tokyo, 158-0094 / JP
Former [2017/15]For all designated states
Rakuten, Inc.
1-14-1, Tamagawa
Setagaya-ku
Tokyo 158-0094 / JP
Former [2011/01]For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
Former [2011/01]For all designated states
Nec Corporation
7-1 Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / OZAWA, Kazunori
c/o NEC CORPORATION
7-1 Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
 [2024/17]
Former [2011/01]01 / OZAWA, Kazunori
c/o NEC CORPORATION 7-1 Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2024/17]
Former [2011/01]Glawe, Delfs, Moll
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Postfach 26 01 62
D-80058 München / DE
Application number, filing date09734365.123.04.2009
[2011/01]
WO2009JP58067
Priority number, dateJP2008011343424.04.2008         Original published format: JP 2008113434
[2011/01]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009131174
Date:29.10.2009
Language:JA
[2009/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2271174
Date:05.01.2011
Language:EN
[2011/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2271174
Date:24.04.2024
Language:EN
[2024/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP29.10.2009
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.02.2017
ClassificationIPC:H04W92/24, H04L12/66, H04M3/00, H04W88/16
[2023/51]
CPC:
H04L65/1043 (EP,US); H04L65/1016 (EP); H04L65/1023 (US);
H04L65/1026 (EP,US); H04L65/103 (EP); H04L65/1036 (EP,US);
H04L65/104 (EP); H04L65/1104 (EP); H04L65/765 (EP,US);
H04L9/40 (US); H04W4/18 (EP,US); H04W88/16 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/13]H04W92/24, H04L12/66, H04M3/00, H04W88/16, H04L29/06
Former IPC [2011/01]H04W92/24, H04L12/66, H04M3/00, H04W88/16
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2024/17]
Former [2011/01]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:GATEWAY-VORRICHTUNG, KOMMUNIKATIONSVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM[2011/01]
English:GATEWAY DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2011/01]
French:DISPOSITIF DE PASSERELLE, PROCÉDÉ DE COMMUNICATION ET PROGRAMME[2011/01]
Entry into regional phase15.10.2010Translation filed 
15.10.2010National basic fee paid 
15.10.2010Search fee paid 
15.10.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
15.10.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.10.2010Examination requested  [2011/01]
04.10.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.04.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.08.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.12.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.04.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.07.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.11.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.03.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.07.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.04.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.10.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.12.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.03.2024Fee for grant paid
19.03.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
19.03.2024Receipt 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  11.04.2019
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.04.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
22.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
23.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
24.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
24.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 07
25.04.2016Renewal fee patent year 08
20.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 09
20.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 10
24.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 11
09.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 12
27.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 13
03.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 14
22.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 15
13.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 16
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Documents cited:Search[Y]DE102005050587  (SIEMENS AG [DE]) [Y] 2,3,5,6,8,9,11,13-15* the whole document *;
 [XY]EP1853037  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]) [X] 1,4,7,10,12 * paragraph [0001] - paragraph [0014] * * paragraph [0018] - paragraph [0027]; figure 1 * * paragraph [0030] - paragraph [0074] * * paragraph [0060] - paragraph [0062] * * paragraph [0113] * * paragraph [0117] - paragraph [0118] * [Y] 2,3,5,6,8,9,11,13-15
International search[A]JP2006074555  (FUJITSU LTD);
 [A]JP2006165935  (NEC CORP);
 [X]WO2007045522  (SIEMENS AG [DE], et al);
 [A]JP2008042767  (TOSHIBA CORP);
 [A]  - SCOTT MARIN ET AL., "NETWORK ARCHITECTURE FOR INTER-TECHNOLOGY HANDOFFS USING THE MMCF", 3GPP2 TSG-A A40-20050516-019 MOT, (20050516), URL: ftp://ftp.3gpp2.org/TSGA/ Working/2005/0516-Portland/TSG-A.4/A40-20050516- 019%20Mot%20MMCF%20Architecture.doc, (20090518), XP008143373
ExaminationUS2007053346
by applicantJPH1155324
 JP2006074555
 JP2006165935
 JP2008042767
 JP2008113434
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