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EP About this file: EP3116177

EP3116177 - SERVICE IMPLEMENTATION METHOD FOR NFV SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATIONS UNIT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.01.2021
Database last updated on 18.01.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  24.01.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.09.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  30.03.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.12.2016
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
[N/P]
Former [2017/02]For all designated states
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
Inventor(s)01 / ZHU, Lei
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen Guangdong 518129 / CN
02 / WEI, Anni
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen Guangdong 518129 / CN
03 / YU, Fang
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen Guangdong 518129 / CN
 [2017/02]
Representative(s)Gill Jennings & Every LLP
The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
[2017/02]
Application number, filing date14887435.724.03.2014
[2017/02]
WO2014CN73967
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015143610
Date:01.10.2015
Language:ZH
[2015/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3116177
Date:11.01.2017
Language:EN
[2017/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3116177
Date:26.02.2020
Language:EN
[2020/09]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN01.10.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.02.2017
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/715, H04L12/64, H04L12/24
[2019/40]
CPC:
H04L41/12 (EP,US); H04L12/6418 (EP,US); H04L41/40 (EP,US);
H04L41/5051 (EP,US); H04L45/02 (US); H04L45/036 (EP,US);
H04L45/0377 (EP,US); H04L47/82 (US); H04L41/044 (EP,US);
H04L41/5096 (EP,US); H04L45/64 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/02]H04L12/741, H04L12/24
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 [2017/02]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:DIENSTIMPLEMENTIERUNGSVERFAHREN FÜR NFV-SYSTEM UND KOMMUNIKATIONSEINHEITEN[2017/02]
English:SERVICE IMPLEMENTATION METHOD FOR NFV SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATIONS UNIT[2017/02]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE MISE EN OEUVRE DE SERVICE POUR UN SYSTÈME NFV, ET UNITÉ DE COMMUNICATION[2019/41]
Former [2017/02]PROCÉDÉ DE MISE EN UVRE DE SERVICE POUR UN SYSTÈME NFV, ET UNITÉ DE COMMUNICATION
Entry into regional phase05.10.2016Translation filed 
05.10.2016National basic fee paid 
05.10.2016Search fee paid 
05.10.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
05.10.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.10.2016Examination requested  [2017/02]
05.10.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
18.08.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.03.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
25.09.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.08.2019Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 03.09.2019
03.09.2019Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
12.09.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.01.2020Fee for grant paid
17.01.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
17.01.2020Receipt 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  28.03.2018
Opposition(s)27.11.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2021/05]
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.10.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
29.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
01.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU24.03.2014
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 [A]CN101369914  (HUAWEI TECH CO LTD [CN]);
 [X]CN103269280  (HUAWEI TECH CO LTD)
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