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EP2997669 - COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 15.01.2021 Database last updated on 18.03.2026
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 07.02.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 14.11.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 26.01.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	08.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 10.08.2022 [2022/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 129, Samsung-ro Yeongtong-gu Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 443-742 / KR
	[2016/12]
Inventor(s)	01 / KANG, Hyuk 201-1104 67 Pungdeokcheon-ro 22beon-gil Suji-gu Yongin-si Gyeonggi-do 448-506 / KR
	02 / LEE, Geun-ho 703-1702 10 Naejeong-ro Bundang-gu Seongnam-si Gyeonggi-do 463-834 / KR
	03 / LEE, Sang-hyup 201-1604 66 Maetan-ro 126beon-gil Yeongtong-gu Suwon-si Gyeonggi-do 443-848 / KR
	[2016/12]
Representative(s)	Nederlandsch Octrooibureau P.O. Box 29720 2502 LS The Hague / NL
	[2016/12]
Application number, filing date	14798467.8	14.05.2014
	[2016/12]
	WO2014KR04333
Priority number, date	KR20130056050	16.05.2013 Original published format: KR 20130056050
	[2016/12]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2014185712
	Date:	20.11.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/47]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2997669
	Date:	23.03.2016
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.11.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2016/12]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2997669
	Date:	11.03.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/11]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	KR	20.11.2014
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	21.03.2017
Classification	IPC:	H04B7/24, H04M1/725, H04W8/00, H04L29/06	[2019/14]
	CPC:	H04L67/303 (EP,US); H04B7/24 (KR); H04W24/08 (US); H04L69/14 (EP,US); H04L69/18 (EP,US); H04M1/72412 (EP,US); (+) H04W4/80 (EP,US); H04L69/24 (EP,US); H04M1/2755 (EP,US); H04M2250/02 (EP,US); H04M2250/12 (EP,US); H04W76/14 (EP,US); H04W8/005 (EP,US); H04W8/24 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2017/02]	H04B7/24, H04M1/725, H04W76/02, H04W8/00, H04L29/06
	Former IPC [2016/12]	H04B7/24
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 [2016/12]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	KOMMUNIKATIONSVERFAHREN UND -VORRICHTUNG	[2016/12]
	English:	COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE	[2016/12]
	French:	PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF DE COMMUNICATION	[2016/12]
Entry into regional phase	16.11.2015	National basic fee paid
	16.11.2015	Search fee paid
	16.11.2015	Designation fee(s) paid
	16.11.2015	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	16.11.2015	Examination requested [2016/12]
	20.07.2017	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	24.01.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	24.05.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	26.07.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	27.11.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	19.03.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	17.07.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	15.11.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	30.01.2020	Fee for grant paid
	30.01.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	30.01.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	14.12.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/07]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	25.04.2016	Renewal fee patent year 03
	26.04.2017	Renewal fee patent year 04
	23.05.2018	Renewal fee patent year 05
	22.05.2019	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	14.05.2014
	AL	11.03.2020
	AT	11.03.2020
	CY	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	MK	11.03.2020
	MT	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	TR	11.03.2020
	IE	14.05.2020
	LU	14.05.2020
	BE	31.05.2020
	CH	31.05.2020
	FR	31.05.2020
	LI	31.05.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	GB	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
	[2022/31]
Former [2022/30]	HU	14.05.2014
	AL	11.03.2020
	AT	11.03.2020
	CY	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	MT	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	TR	11.03.2020
	IE	14.05.2020
	LU	14.05.2020
	BE	31.05.2020
	CH	31.05.2020
	FR	31.05.2020
	LI	31.05.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	GB	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2022/27]	HU	14.05.2014
	AT	11.03.2020
	CY	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	MT	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	TR	11.03.2020
	IE	14.05.2020
	LU	14.05.2020
	BE	31.05.2020
	CH	31.05.2020
	FR	31.05.2020
	LI	31.05.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	GB	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2021/23]	AT	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	IE	14.05.2020
	LU	14.05.2020
	BE	31.05.2020
	CH	31.05.2020
	FR	31.05.2020
	LI	31.05.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	GB	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2021/22]	AT	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	IE	14.05.2020
	LU	14.05.2020
	CH	31.05.2020
	LI	31.05.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	GB	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2021/20]	AT	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	IE	14.05.2020
	LU	14.05.2020
	CH	31.05.2020
	LI	31.05.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2021/15]	AT	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	LU	14.05.2020
	CH	31.05.2020
	LI	31.05.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2021/10]	AT	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	PL	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SI	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	CH	31.05.2020
	LI	31.05.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2021/09]	AT	11.03.2020
	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	IT	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	MC	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	CH	31.05.2020
	LI	31.05.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2021/08]	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	ES	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	CH	31.05.2020
	LI	31.05.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2021/07]	CZ	11.03.2020
	DK	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	CH	31.05.2020
	LI	31.05.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2020/50]	CZ	11.03.2020
	EE	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2020/49]	CZ	11.03.2020
	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SK	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2020/48]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	RO	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	SM	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
	PT	05.08.2020
Former [2020/47]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LT	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
Former [2020/46]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
	IS	11.07.2020
Former [2020/39]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	BG	11.06.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
Former [2020/38]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
	GR	12.06.2020
Former [2020/37]	FI	11.03.2020
	HR	11.03.2020
	LV	11.03.2020
	RS	11.03.2020
	SE	11.03.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
Former [2020/35]	FI	11.03.2020
	NO	11.06.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[X] WO2012170051 (QUALCOMM ATHEROS INC et al.) [X] 1-9,11,12,14 * figures 2, 5, 6, 9 * * paragraph [0050] - paragraph [0054] * * paragraph [0082] - paragraph [0083] * * paragraph [0091] - paragraph [0095] * * paragraph [0097] *
		[X] US2008003946 (LEE SUNG HWAN et al.) [X] 1,4-7,10,11 * figure 4 * * paragraph [0052] - paragraph [0055] * * paragraph [0063] - paragraph [0064] *
		[X] US2013029596 (PRESTON JOHN B et al.) [X] 1,3,11 * figure 1 * * paragraph [0030] - paragraph [0031] * * paragraph [0033] * * paragraph [0044] *
		[X] US2006258289 (DUA ROBIN et al.) [X] 1,8,9,11 * figure 5 * * figure 8a * * paragraph [0160] * * paragraph [0163] *
	International search	[A] US2008200166 (MCCAMON MICHAEL G et al.) [A]
		[A] WO2007072135 (NOKIA CORP et al.) [A]
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