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EP2664175 - NETWORK ENTITY, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2013/47]NETWORK ENTITY, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF
[2020/07]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.05.2021
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.06.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  19.01.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  30.11.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[2015/30]
Former [2013/47]For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
For all designated states
NEC CASIO Mobile Communications, Ltd.
1753 Shimonumabe Nakahara-ku Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa 211-8666 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / JACTAT, Caroline
c/o NEC Technologies(UK)Ltd. The Imperium
Imperial Way
Reading Berkshire RG20TD / GB
02 / FUTAKI, Hisashi
c/o NEC Corporation
7-1 Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
03 / NUNZI, Giorgio
c/o NEC Europe Ltd.
Kurfursten-Anlage 36
69115 Heidelberg / DE
 [2013/47]
Representative(s)MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/28]MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire LLP The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
Former [2013/47]MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire LLP 120 Holborn London
EC1N 2SQ / GB
Application number, filing date12703594.710.01.2012
[2020/28]
WO2012JP50881
Priority number, dateGB2011000030510.01.2011         Original published format: GB 201100305
[2013/47]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012096403
Date:19.07.2012
Language:EN
[2012/29]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2664175
Date:20.11.2013
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.07.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2013/47]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2664175
Date:08.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP19.07.2012
ClassificationIPC:H04W24/10, H04W8/16, // H04W4/02
[2020/07]
CPC:
H04W4/021 (EP,US); G01S5/0205 (EP,GB,KR,RU,US); H04W24/08 (EP,KR,US);
H04W12/02 (GB); H04W12/08 (RU); H04W12/084 (EP,US);
H04W24/00 (US); H04W24/10 (EP,GB,KR,US); H04W4/023 (EP,US);
H04W60/00 (US); H04W64/00 (GB); H04W16/18 (EP,US);
H04W8/16 (EP,US); H04W8/22 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2013/47]H04W24/08
Designated contracting statesAL,   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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2013/47]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:NETZWERKEINHEIT, VERFAHREN UND COMPUTERPROGRAMMPRODUKT DAFÜR[2020/07]
English:NETWORK ENTITY, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT THEREOF[2020/07]
French:ENTITÉ DE RÉSEAU, PROCÉDÉ ET PRODUIT PROGRAMME D'ORDINATEUR ASSOCIÉ[2020/07]
Former [2013/47]NETZWERKEINHEIT, KOMMUNIKATIONSVORRICHTUNG, MOBILKOMMUNIKATIONSVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN DAFÜR
Former [2013/47]NETWORK ENTITY, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF
Former [2013/47]ENTITÉ DE RÉSEAU, DISPOSITIF DE COMMUNICATION, DISPOSITIF DE COMMUNICATION MOBILE ET PROCÉDÉ ASSOCIÉ
Entry into regional phase01.07.2013National basic fee paid 
01.07.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
01.07.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure01.07.2013Examination requested  [2013/47]
18.02.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.11.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
29.04.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.12.2019Date of oral proceedings
14.01.2020Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
20.01.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.05.2020Fee for grant paid
27.05.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
27.05.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP19171711.5  / EP3537756
EP20176936.1  / EP3723407
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  28.11.2018
Opposition(s)09.04.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/24]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.01.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
29.01.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
26.01.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
30.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
15.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
15.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
14.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 09
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