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EP3001709 - COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND SERVER APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2016/13]COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, BASE STATION APPARATUS AND SERVER APPARATUS
[2020/08]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.09.2021
Database last updated on 10.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  25.09.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.09.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.07.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.03.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  06.07.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 17.07.2024  [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
22-22 Nagaike-cho
Abeno-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 545-8522 / JP
[2016/13]
Inventor(s)01 / ENOMOTO Masayuki
c/o Kabushiki Kaisha 22-22
Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 545-8522 / JP
02 / ARAMOTO Masafumi
c/o Kabushiki Kaisha 22-22
Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku
Osaka-shi Osaka 545-8522 / JP
 [2016/13]
Representative(s)Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München / DE
[2016/13]
Application number, filing date14801128.115.05.2014
[2016/13]
WO2014JP62973
Priority number, dateJP2013010686021.05.2013         Original published format: JP 2013106860
[2016/13]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014188957
Date:27.11.2014
Language:JA
[2014/48]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3001709
Date:30.03.2016
Language:EN
[2016/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3001709
Date:28.10.2020
Language:EN
[2020/44]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP27.11.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.12.2016
ClassificationIPC:H04W8/00, H04W52/28, // H04W76/14, H04W92/18
[2020/08]
CPC:
H04W8/005 (EP,US); H04W12/06 (EP,US); H04W52/283 (EP,US);
H04W76/14 (EP,US); H04W84/12 (US); H04W92/18 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2017/01]H04W8/00, H04W52/28, // H04W76/02, H04W92/18
Former IPC [2016/13]H04W8/00, H04W48/14, H04W52/32, H04W92/18
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 [2016/13]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:KOMMUNIKATIONSENDGERÄT UND SERVERVORRICHTUNG[2020/08]
English:COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND SERVER APPARATUS[2020/08]
French:TERMINAL DE COMMUNICATION ET APPAREIL SERVEUR[2020/08]
Former [2016/13]KOMMUNIKATIONSENDGERÄT, BASISSTATIONSVORRICHTUNG UND SERVERVORRICHTUNG
Former [2016/13]COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, BASE STATION APPARATUS AND SERVER APPARATUS
Former [2016/13]TERMINAL DE COMMUNICATION, APPAREIL DE STATION DE BASE ET APPAREIL SERVEUR
Entry into regional phase09.12.2015Translation filed 
10.12.2015National basic fee paid 
10.12.2015Search fee paid 
10.12.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
10.12.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.12.2015Examination requested  [2016/13]
29.06.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.07.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
16.01.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.03.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.07.2020Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
16.07.2020Fee for grant paid
16.07.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
16.09.2020Information about intention to grant a patent
16.09.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)29.07.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/40]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.05.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
23.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
25.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
23.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
30.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
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 [X]  - "3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Services and System Aspects; Study on architecture enhancements to support Proximity Services (ProSe) (Release 12)", 3GPP STANDARD; 3GPP TR 23.703, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, (20130515), vol. SA WG2, no. V0.2.0, pages 1 - 26, XP050692517 [X] 1-15 * 5.6.1 General description; page 12 * * 6.1.1 Architecture reference model; page 16 - page 17 * * 6.1.2.1.1 Configuration information from DPF; page 18 * * 6.1.2.3 ProSe direct discovery; page 20 * * 6.2.2 Signaling Flow; page 21 - page 23 *
 [XP]  - "3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Services and System Aspects; Proximity based Services; Stage 2 (Release 12)", 3GPP STANDARD; 3GPP TS 23.303, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, (20140226), vol. SA WG2, no. V0.2.1, pages 1 - 52, XP050769525 [XP] 1-15 * page 40 - page 45 *
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