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EP About this file: EP2398267

EP2398267 - COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.10.2017
Database last updated on 04.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IS		published on 12.08.2020  [2020/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2016/48]
Former [2011/51]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / TAKANO, Hiroaki
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / MORIOKA, Yuichi
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
03 / KUNIHIRO, Takushi
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2011/51]
Representative(s)Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart / DE
[2016/48]
Former [2014/23]Keck, Stephan
Witte, Weller & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart / DE
Former [2011/51]Beder, Jens, et al
Mitscherlich & Partner Sonnenstraße 33
80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date10741134.018.01.2010
[2016/48]
WO2010JP50492
Priority number, dateJP2009003202813.02.2009         Original published format: JP 2009032028
[2011/51]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2010092854
Date:19.08.2010
Language:JA
[2010/33]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2398267
Date:21.12.2011
Language:EN
[2011/51]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2398267
Date:30.11.2016
Language:EN
[2016/48]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP19.08.2010
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.11.2014
ClassificationIPC:H04W16/28, H04B7/10, H04W88/02, H04W88/06, H04B7/06, H04B7/08
[2014/49]
CPC:
H04B7/0617 (EP,US); H04B7/0619 (EP,US); H04B7/0865 (EP,US);
H04W16/28 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2011/51]H04W16/28, H04B7/10, H04W88/02, H04W88/06
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,   SM,   TR [2011/51]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KOMMUNIKATIONSGERÄT, KOMMUNIKATIONSSTEUERVERFAHREN UND KOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM[2011/51]
English:COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM[2011/51]
French:APPAREIL DE COMMUNICATION, PROCÉDÉ DE CONTRÔLE DES COMMUNICATIONS, ET SYSTÈME DE COMMUNICATION[2011/51]
Entry into regional phase03.08.2011Translation filed 
03.08.2011National basic fee paid 
03.08.2011Search fee paid 
03.08.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
03.08.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.08.2011Examination requested  [2011/51]
29.04.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.08.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.11.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.06.2016Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 07.07.2016
20.06.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.07.2016Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
12.10.2016Fee for grant paid
12.10.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
12.10.2016Receipt 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  12.08.2015
Opposition(s)31.08.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2017/45]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
28.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
30.01.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
23.01.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
27.01.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU18.01.2010
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