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EP2946467 - AMPLIFIER WITH SWITCHABLE COMMON GATE GAIN BUFFER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.09.2024
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  13.10.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  04.06.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  31.08.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip19.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU		published on 23.10.2024 [2024/43]
19.09.2024No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 23.10.2024 [2024/43]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Qualcomm Incorporated
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121-1714 / US
[2015/48]
Inventor(s)01 / RANGARAJAN, Rajagopalan
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121 / US
02 / PATEL, Chirag D.
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121 / US
 [2015/48]
Representative(s)Schmidbauer, Andreas Konrad
Wagner & Geyer Partnerschaft mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Gewürzmühlstrasse 5
80538 München / DE
[2023/46]
Former [2015/48]Schmidbauer, Andreas Konrad
Wagner & Geyer
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Gewürzmühlstrasse 5
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date14703666.915.01.2014
[2015/48]
WO2014US11583
Priority number, dateUS201361753777P17.01.2013         Original published format: US 201361753777 P
US20131389909121.05.2013         Original published format: US201313899091
[2015/48]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2014113417
Date:24.07.2014
Language:EN
[2014/30]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2946467
Date:25.11.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.07.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2946467
Date:15.11.2023
Language:EN
[2023/46]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP12.09.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.09.2018
ClassificationIPC:H03F3/72, H03G1/00, H03G3/30
[2015/48]
CPC:
H03F3/72 (EP,US); H03F3/2171 (US); H03G1/0029 (EP,US);
H03G1/0088 (EP,US); H03G3/3052 (EP,US)
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 [2015/48]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERSTÄRKER MIT UMSCHALTBAREM GEMEINSAMEM GATESVERSTÄRKUNGSPUFFER[2015/48]
English:AMPLIFIER WITH SWITCHABLE COMMON GATE GAIN BUFFER[2015/48]
French:AMPLIFICATEUR AVEC TAMPON DE GAIN À GRILLE COMMUNE COMMUTABLE[2015/48]
Entry into regional phase06.08.2015National basic fee paid 
06.08.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
06.08.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.08.2015Examination requested  [2015/48]
29.03.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.09.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division to which search results under Rule 164(2) EPC are annexed (Time limit: M06) [2018/40]
07.09.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.03.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.02.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.08.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.05.2023Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 09.05.2023
09.05.2023Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
05.06.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.10.2023Fee for grant paid
05.10.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.10.2023Receipt 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  07.09.2018
Opposition(s)19.08.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/43]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
09.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
08.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
09.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
10.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
12.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
13.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 09
11.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT15.11.2023
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    - BO-JR HUANG ET AL, "Millimeter-Wave Low Power and Miniature CMOS Multicascode Low-Noise Amplifiers with Noise Reduction Topology", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES, IEEE, USA, (20091201), vol. 57, no. 12, doi:10.1109/TMTT.2009.2033238, ISSN 0018-9480, pages 3049 - 3059, XP011284570

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TMTT.2009.2033238
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