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EP2732562 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BEAM LOCKING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 24.09.2021 Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 16.10.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 02.07.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 13.10.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	06.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 129, Samsung-ro Yeongtong-gu Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 443-742 / KR
	[2014/21]
Inventor(s)	01 / CHANG, Young-Bin 206-1102, 40, Dongan-ro Dongan-gu Anyang-si Gyeonggi-do 431-739 / KR
	02 / TAORI, Rakesh 115-1804, 363, Hyowon-ro Yeongtong-gu Suwon-si Gyeonggi-do 443-751 / KR
	[2020/47]
Former [2014/21]	01 / CHANG, Young-Bin 206-1102 40 Dongan-ro Dongan-gu Anyang-si Gyeonggi-do 431-739 / KR
	02 / TAORI, Rakesh 115-1804 363 Hyowon-ro Yeongtong-gu Suwon-si Gyeonggi-do 443-751 / KR
Representative(s)	Nederlandsch Octrooibureau P.O. Box 29720 2502 LS The Hague / NL
	[2014/21]
Application number, filing date	12814659.4	29.06.2012
	[2020/47]
	WO2012KR05166
Priority number, date	KR20110070330	15.07.2011 Original published format: KR 20110070330
	[2014/21]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	WO2013012185
	Date:	24.01.2013
	Language:	EN
	[2013/04]
	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP2732562
	Date:	21.05.2014
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.01.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2014/21]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2732562
	Date:	18.11.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/47]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	KR	11.04.2013
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	22.12.2014
Classification	IPC:	H04B7/06, H04B7/08, H04B7/04, H01Q3/24, H01Q1/12, H01Q1/24, H01Q3/26	[2020/30]
	CPC:	H01Q1/1257 (EP,KR,US); H01Q1/246 (EP,KR,US); H01Q3/26 (EP,KR,US); H04B7/0617 (EP,KR,US); H04B7/063 (KR); H04B7/0695 (EP); (+) H04B7/086 (EP,KR,US); H04B7/088 (EP) (-)
	Former IPC [2015/04]	H04B7/04, H01Q3/24, H04B7/08
	Former IPC [2014/21]	H04B7/04, H01Q3/24
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2014/21]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR STRAHLUNGSABSCHIRMUNG IN EINEM DRAHTLOSEN KOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM	[2014/21]
	English:	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BEAM LOCKING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM	[2014/21]
	French:	APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ DE VERROUILLAGE DE FAISCEAU DANS UN SYSTÈME DE COMMUNICATION SANS FIL	[2014/21]
Entry into regional phase	14.01.2014	National basic fee paid
	14.01.2014	Search fee paid
	14.01.2014	Designation fee(s) paid
	14.01.2014	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	14.01.2014	Examination requested [2014/21]
	13.07.2015	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	13.10.2017	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	14.02.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	29.08.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	06.01.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.07.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	06.10.2020	Fee for grant paid
	06.10.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	06.10.2020	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 13.10.2017
Opposition(s)	19.08.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/43]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.03.2014	Renewal fee patent year 03
	10.06.2015	Renewal fee patent year 04
	10.06.2016	Renewal fee patent year 05
	12.06.2017	Renewal fee patent year 06
	22.06.2018	Renewal fee patent year 07
	21.06.2019	Renewal fee patent year 08
	24.06.2020	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	29.06.2012
	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CY	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	MK	18.11.2020
	MT	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
	IE	29.06.2021
	LU	29.06.2021
	BE	30.06.2021
	CH	30.06.2021
	LI	30.06.2021
	[2024/41]
Former [2024/22]	HU	29.06.2012
	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CY	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	MK	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
	IE	29.06.2021
	LU	29.06.2021
	BE	30.06.2021
	CH	30.06.2021
	LI	30.06.2021
Former [2023/29]	HU	29.06.2012
	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CY	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
	IE	29.06.2021
	LU	29.06.2021
	BE	30.06.2021
	CH	30.06.2021
	LI	30.06.2021
Former [2023/24]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CY	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
	IE	29.06.2021
	LU	29.06.2021
	BE	30.06.2021
	CH	30.06.2021
	LI	30.06.2021
Former [2022/34]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
	IE	29.06.2021
	LU	29.06.2021
	BE	30.06.2021
	CH	30.06.2021
	LI	30.06.2021
Former [2022/23]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
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	HR	18.11.2020
	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
	IE	29.06.2021
	LU	29.06.2021
	CH	30.06.2021
	LI	30.06.2021
Former [2022/21]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
	IE	29.06.2021
	LU	29.06.2021
	CH	30.06.2021
	LI	30.06.2021
Former [2022/18]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
	LU	29.06.2021
Former [2022/10]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2022/08]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
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	HR	18.11.2020
	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	MC	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/51]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	ES	18.11.2020
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	HR	18.11.2020
	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/49]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	IT	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SI	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/48]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
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	IT	18.11.2020
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	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
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	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/45]	AL	18.11.2020
	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	DK	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/37]	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
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	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
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	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/36]	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	EE	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
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	LV	18.11.2020
	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/35]	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
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	PL	18.11.2020
	RO	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SK	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/34]	AT	18.11.2020
	CZ	18.11.2020
	FI	18.11.2020
	HR	18.11.2020
	LT	18.11.2020
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	PL	18.11.2020
	RS	18.11.2020
	SM	18.11.2020
	BG	18.02.2021
	NO	18.02.2021
	GR	19.02.2021
	IS	18.03.2021
	PT	18.03.2021
Former [2021/33]	AT	18.11.2020
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	LT	18.11.2020
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	PL	18.11.2020
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Former [2021/32]	AT	18.11.2020
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Former [2021/28]	AT	18.11.2020
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Documents cited:	Search	[XI]US2006232468 (PARKER STEVE C J [GB], et al) [X] 1,11 * paragraph [0079] - paragraph [0084]; figures 5,6 *[I] 2-10;
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