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EP2773973 - POSITIONING OF USER EQUIPMENT BASED ON VIRTUAL REFERENCE MEASUREMENTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.03.2018
Database last updated on 30.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  21.04.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  08.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 19.08.2020  [2020/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
164 83 Stockholm / SE
[2017/19]
Former [2015/29]For all designated states
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
164 83 Stockholm / SE
For all designated states
Zhang, Yang
Room 602
No. 9 Lane1662
Zhang Yang Road
Pudong New Area
Shanghai 200135 / CN
Former [2014/37]For all designated states
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
164 83 Stockholm / SE
For all designated states
Zhang, Yang
Room 602
No. 9 Lane1662
Zhang Yang Road
Pudong New Area
Shanghai 200135 / CN
Inventor(s)01 / ZHANG, Yang
Room 602
No. 9 Lane1662
Zhang Yang Road
Pudong New Area
Shanghai 200135 / CN
02 / SIOMINA, Iana
Mäster Simons Väg 20
D41
SE-170 66 Solna / SE
 [2014/37]
Representative(s)Ericsson
Patent Development
Torshamnsgatan 21-23
164 80 Stockholm / SE
[2017/21]
Former [2014/37]Kühn, Friedrich Heinrich
Ericsson AB
Patent Unit Kista RAN 1
Torshamnsgatan 23
164 80 Stockholm / SE
Application number, filing date12845185.306.03.2012
[2017/21]
WO2012SE50246
Priority number, dateUS201161555531P04.11.2011         Original published format: US 201161555531 P
[2014/37]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013066233
Date:10.05.2013
Language:EN
[2013/19]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2773973
Date:10.09.2014
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.05.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/37]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2773973
Date:24.05.2017
Language:EN
[2017/21]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:SE10.05.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.04.2015
ClassificationIPC:G01S5/02, // G01S19/25
[2015/22]
CPC:
G01S5/0252 (EP,CN,US); G01S5/0236 (EP,CN,US)
Former IPC [2014/37]G01S5/02
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 [2014/37]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:POSITIONIERUNG VON BENUTZERGERÄTEN AUF DER BASIS VON VIRTUELLEN REFERENZMESSUNGEN[2014/37]
English:POSITIONING OF USER EQUIPMENT BASED ON VIRTUAL REFERENCE MEASUREMENTS[2014/37]
French:POSITIONNEMENT D'UN ÉQUIPEMENT UTILISATEUR SUR LA BASE DE MESURES DE RÉFÉRENCE VIRTUELLES[2014/37]
Entry into regional phase04.03.2014National basic fee paid 
04.03.2014Search fee paid 
04.03.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
04.03.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.03.2014Examination requested  [2014/37]
16.09.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.06.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.09.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.06.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.08.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.01.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.04.2017Fee for grant paid
12.04.2017Fee for publishing/printing paid
12.04.2017Receipt 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  11.06.2015
Opposition(s)27.02.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2018/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.05.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
27.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
27.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU06.03.2012
AL24.05.2017
AT24.05.2017
CY24.05.2017
CZ24.05.2017
DK24.05.2017
EE24.05.2017
ES24.05.2017
FI24.05.2017
HR24.05.2017
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LT24.05.2017
LV24.05.2017
MC24.05.2017
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BG24.08.2017
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[2020/34]
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