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EP3155734 - METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 10.07.2020 Database last updated on 30.03.2026
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 28.06.2019
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 15.05.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 15.02.2019
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 11.10.2018
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 23.03.2018
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 20.03.2017
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 09.12.2016
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 Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy Karakaari 7 02610 Espoo / FI
	[2019/36]
Former [2019/31]	For all designated states Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy Karaportti 3 02610 Espoo / FI
Former [2017/16]	For all designated states Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy Karaportti 3 02610 Espoo / FI
Inventor(s)	01 / MIAO, Deshan 14 Jiuxianqiao Road Chaoyang District Beijing 100016 / CN
	02 / MOU, Jianhong No. 1 Wang Jing East Road Chaoyang District Beijing 100102 / CN
	03 / ZHENG, Naizheng Room 401, Building 2 Tai Yang Yuan Da Zhong Si Haidian District Beijing 100098 / CN
	04 / PAJUKOSKI, Kari Pekka Purantie 3 FI-90240 Oulu / FI
	[2017/16]
Representative(s)	Style, Kelda Camilla Karen, et al Page White & Farrer Limited Bedford House 21A John Street London WC1N 2BF / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2019/31]	Style, Kelda Camilla Karen, et al Page White & Farrer Bedford House John Street London, WC1N 2BF / GB
Former [2017/16]	Nokia Corporation Intellectual Property Department Karakaari 7 02610 Espoo / FI
Application number, filing date	14894556.1	12.06.2014
	[2017/16]
	WO2014CN79781
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2015188361
	Date:	17.12.2015
	Language:	EN
	[2015/50]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3155734
	Date:	19.04.2017
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.12.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2017/16]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3155734
	Date:	31.07.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/31]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	CN	17.12.2015
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	16.11.2017
Classification	IPC:	H04B17/00	[2017/16]
	CPC:	H04B17/221 (EP,US); H04B17/24 (EP,US); H04L5/0048 (US); H04W74/085 (EP,US); H04B17/11 (EP,US); H04L2025/03808 (EP,US)
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 [2017/16]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VERFAHREN, VORRICHTUNG UND COMPUTERPROGRAMM	[2017/16]
	English:	METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM	[2017/16]
	French:	PROCÉDÉ, APPAREIL ET PROGRAMME D'ORDINATEUR	[2017/16]
Entry into regional phase	08.12.2016	National basic fee paid
	08.12.2016	Search fee paid
	08.12.2016	Designation fee(s) paid
	08.12.2016	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	08.12.2016	Examination requested [2017/16]
	08.12.2016	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	23.01.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	21.03.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	12.04.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	30.05.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	18.06.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.07.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	24.07.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	12.10.2018	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	12.02.2019	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	12.02.2019	Fee for grant paid
	12.02.2019	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	08.03.2019	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	15.03.2019	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.05.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	18.06.2019	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	03.06.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2020/33]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	08.12.2016	Renewal fee patent year 03
	16.06.2017	Renewal fee patent year 04
	12.06.2018	Renewal fee patent year 05
	13.06.2019	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	12.06.2014
	AL	31.07.2019
	AT	31.07.2019
	CY	31.07.2019
	CZ	31.07.2019
	DK	31.07.2019
	EE	31.07.2019
	ES	31.07.2019
	FI	31.07.2019
	HR	31.07.2019
	IT	31.07.2019
	LT	31.07.2019
	LV	31.07.2019
	MC	31.07.2019
	MK	31.07.2019
	MT	31.07.2019
	NL	31.07.2019
	PL	31.07.2019
	RO	31.07.2019
	RS	31.07.2019
	SE	31.07.2019
	SI	31.07.2019
	SK	31.07.2019
	SM	31.07.2019
	TR	31.07.2019
	IS	30.10.2019
	BG	31.10.2019
	NO	31.10.2019
	GR	01.11.2019
	PT	02.12.2019
	[2022/32]
Former [2022/28]	HU	12.06.2014
	AL	31.07.2019
	AT	31.07.2019
	CY	31.07.2019
	CZ	31.07.2019
	DK	31.07.2019
	EE	31.07.2019
	ES	31.07.2019
	FI	31.07.2019
	HR	31.07.2019
	IT	31.07.2019
	LT	31.07.2019
	LV	31.07.2019
	MC	31.07.2019
	MT	31.07.2019
	NL	31.07.2019
	PL	31.07.2019
	RO	31.07.2019
	RS	31.07.2019
	SE	31.07.2019
	SI	31.07.2019
	SK	31.07.2019
	SM	31.07.2019
	TR	31.07.2019
	IS	30.10.2019
	BG	31.10.2019
	NO	31.10.2019
	GR	01.11.2019
	PT	02.12.2019
Former [2021/12]	AL	31.07.2019
	AT	31.07.2019
	CZ	31.07.2019
	DK	31.07.2019
	EE	31.07.2019
	ES	31.07.2019
	FI	31.07.2019
	HR	31.07.2019
	IT	31.07.2019
	LT	31.07.2019
	LV	31.07.2019
	MC	31.07.2019
	NL	31.07.2019
	PL	31.07.2019
	RO	31.07.2019
	RS	31.07.2019
	SE	31.07.2019
	SI	31.07.2019
	SK	31.07.2019
	SM	31.07.2019
	TR	31.07.2019
	IS	30.10.2019
	BG	31.10.2019
	NO	31.10.2019
	GR	01.11.2019
	PT	02.12.2019
Former [2020/37]	AL	31.07.2019
	AT	31.07.2019
	CZ	31.07.2019
	DK	31.07.2019
	EE	31.07.2019
	ES	31.07.2019
	FI	31.07.2019
	HR	31.07.2019
	IT	31.07.2019
	LT	31.07.2019
	LV	31.07.2019
	NL	31.07.2019
	PL	31.07.2019
	RO	31.07.2019
	RS	31.07.2019
	SE	31.07.2019
	SI	31.07.2019
	SK	31.07.2019
	SM	31.07.2019
	TR	31.07.2019
	IS	30.10.2019
	BG	31.10.2019
	NO	31.10.2019
	GR	01.11.2019
	PT	02.12.2019
Former [2020/36]	AL	31.07.2019
	AT	31.07.2019
	CZ	31.07.2019
	DK	31.07.2019
	EE	31.07.2019
	ES	31.07.2019
	FI	31.07.2019
	HR	31.07.2019
	IT	31.07.2019
	LT	31.07.2019
	LV	31.07.2019
	NL	31.07.2019
	PL	31.07.2019
	RO	31.07.2019
	RS	31.07.2019
	SE	31.07.2019
	SK	31.07.2019
	SM	31.07.2019
	TR	31.07.2019
	IS	30.10.2019
	BG	31.10.2019
	NO	31.10.2019
	GR	01.11.2019
	PT	02.12.2019
Former [2020/27]	AL	31.07.2019
	AT	31.07.2019
	CZ	31.07.2019
	DK	31.07.2019
	EE	31.07.2019
	ES	31.07.2019
	FI	31.07.2019
	HR	31.07.2019
	IT	31.07.2019
	LT	31.07.2019
	LV	31.07.2019
	NL	31.07.2019
	PL	31.07.2019
	RO	31.07.2019
	RS	31.07.2019
	SE	31.07.2019
	SK	31.07.2019
	SM	31.07.2019
	TR	31.07.2019
	BG	31.10.2019
	NO	31.10.2019
	GR	01.11.2019
	PT	02.12.2019
	IS	24.02.2020
Former [2020/25]	AL	31.07.2019
	AT	31.07.2019
	CZ	31.07.2019
	DK	31.07.2019
	EE	31.07.2019
	ES	31.07.2019
	FI	31.07.2019
	HR	31.07.2019
	IT	31.07.2019
	LT	31.07.2019
	LV	31.07.2019
	NL	31.07.2019
	PL	31.07.2019
	RO	31.07.2019
	RS	31.07.2019
	SE	31.07.2019
	SK	31.07.2019
	TR	31.07.2019
	BG	31.10.2019
	NO	31.10.2019
	GR	01.11.2019
	PT	02.12.2019
	IS	24.02.2020
Former [2020/24]	AL	31.07.2019
	AT	31.07.2019
	DK	31.07.2019
	EE	31.07.2019
	ES	31.07.2019
	FI	31.07.2019
	HR	31.07.2019
	IT	31.07.2019
	LT	31.07.2019
	LV	31.07.2019
	NL	31.07.2019
	PL	31.07.2019
	RO	31.07.2019
	RS	31.07.2019
	SE	31.07.2019
	TR	31.07.2019
	BG	31.10.2019
	NO	31.10.2019
	GR	01.11.2019
	PT	02.12.2019
	IS	24.02.2020
Former [2020/23]	AL	31.07.2019
	AT	31.07.2019
	DK	31.07.2019
	EE	31.07.2019
	ES	31.07.2019
	FI	31.07.2019
	HR	31.07.2019
	IT	31.07.2019
	LT	31.07.2019
	LV	31.07.2019
	NL	31.07.2019
	PL	31.07.2019
	RO	31.07.2019
	RS	31.07.2019
	SE	31.07.2019
	TR	31.07.2019
	BG	31.10.2019
	NO	31.10.2019
	GR	01.11.2019
	IS	30.11.2019
	PT	02.12.2019
Former [2020/22]	AL	31.07.2019
	AT	31.07.2019
	DK	31.07.2019
	EE	31.07.2019
	ES	31.07.2019
	FI	31.07.2019
	HR	31.07.2019
	LT	31.07.2019
	LV	31.07.2019
	NL	31.07.2019
	RS	31.07.2019
	SE	31.07.2019
	TR	31.07.2019
	BG	31.10.2019
	NO	31.10.2019
	GR	01.11.2019
	IS	30.11.2019
	PT	02.12.2019
Former [2020/17]	AL	31.07.2019
	AT	31.07.2019
	ES	31.07.2019
	FI	31.07.2019
	HR	31.07.2019
	LT	31.07.2019
	LV	31.07.2019
	NL	31.07.2019
	RS	31.07.2019
	SE	31.07.2019
	TR	31.07.2019
	BG	31.10.2019
	NO	31.10.2019
	GR	01.11.2019
	IS	30.11.2019
	PT	02.12.2019
Former [2020/15]	AL	31.07.2019
	AT	31.07.2019
	ES	31.07.2019
	FI	31.07.2019
	HR	31.07.2019
	LT	31.07.2019
	LV	31.07.2019
	NL	31.07.2019
	RS	31.07.2019
	SE	31.07.2019
	BG	31.10.2019
	NO	31.10.2019
	GR	01.11.2019
	IS	30.11.2019
	PT	02.12.2019
Former [2020/12]	AT	31.07.2019
	ES	31.07.2019
	FI	31.07.2019
	HR	31.07.2019
	LT	31.07.2019
	LV	31.07.2019
	NL	31.07.2019
	RS	31.07.2019
	SE	31.07.2019
	BG	31.10.2019
	NO	31.10.2019
	GR	01.11.2019
	IS	30.11.2019
	PT	02.12.2019
Former [2020/11]	AT	31.07.2019
	ES	31.07.2019
	FI	31.07.2019
	HR	31.07.2019
	LT	31.07.2019
	LV	31.07.2019
	NL	31.07.2019
	RS	31.07.2019
	SE	31.07.2019
	BG	31.10.2019
	NO	31.10.2019
	GR	01.11.2019
	PT	02.12.2019
Former [2020/10]	AT	31.07.2019
	FI	31.07.2019
	LT	31.07.2019
	NL	31.07.2019
	SE	31.07.2019
	BG	31.10.2019
	NO	31.10.2019
	PT	02.12.2019
Former [2020/09]	FI	31.07.2019
	LT	31.07.2019
	NL	31.07.2019
	NO	31.10.2019
Former [2020/08]	LT	31.07.2019
	NO	31.10.2019
Documents cited:	Search	[XI] EP1551143 (ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M et al.) [X] 1-3,5-7,10-12,14,15 * paragraph [0024] - paragraph [0025] * * paragraph [0048] *[I] 4,8,9,13
		[XAI] US2005128953 (WALLACE MARK S et al.) [X] 1-3,5-7,10-12,15 * paragraph [0063] - paragraph [0067] * * paragraph [0097] * * paragraph [0107] *[A] 13,14 [I] 4,8,9
		[XAI] QUALCOMM EUROPE: "Calibration Procedures for TDD Beamforming", 3GPP DRAFT; R1-080494, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, vol. RAN WG1, no. Sevilla, Spain; 20080109, 9 January 2008 (2008-01-09), XP050109010 [X] 1-3,5-7,10-12,15 * section 4;; figure 1 * * section 4.1 *[A] 13,14 [I] 4,8,9
	Examination	WO2009023825
		WIKIPEDIA: "Channel access method", 4 October 2013 (2013-10-04), XP055459851, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20180315] [I] 4,8,9,13

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