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EP3278465 - SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR OPTIMIZING A WIRELESS CHANNEL BETWEEN A USER EQUIPMENT AND A BASE STATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  28.08.2020
Database last updated on 12.11.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  06.05.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.01.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.10.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip28.08.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 30.09.2020  [2020/40]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2018/06]
Inventor(s)01 / BENGTSSON, Erik
Anders Sassers v. 17
S-24 135 Eslöv / SE
02 / EDFORS, Ove
Box 117
S-221 00 Lund / SE
 [2018/06]
Representative(s)Neusser, Sebastian
Kraus & Weisert
Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 15
80539 München / DE
[2018/06]
Application number, filing date15714186.230.03.2015
[2018/06]
WO2015EP56879
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016155770
Date:06.10.2016
Language:EN
[2016/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3278465
Date:07.02.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.10.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/06]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP06.10.2016
ClassificationIPC:H04B7/06, H04B17/12
[2018/06]
CPC:
H04B7/0684 (EP,CN,US); H04B7/0626 (CN,US); H04B17/12 (EP,CN,US);
H04B7/0421 (CN); H04B7/0608 (CN)
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 [2018/06]
TitleGerman:SYSTEME, VERFAHREN UND COMPUTERPROGRAMMPRODUKTE ZUR OPTIMIERUNG EINES DRAHTLOSEN KANALS ZWISCHEN EINEM BENUTZERGERÄT UND EINER BASISSTATION[2018/06]
English:SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR OPTIMIZING A WIRELESS CHANNEL BETWEEN A USER EQUIPMENT AND A BASE STATION[2018/06]
French:SYSTÈMES, PROCÉDÉS ET PRODUITS DE PROGRAMMES INFORMATIQUES POUR OPTIMISER UN CANAL HERTZIEN ENTRE UN ÉQUIPEMENT D'UTILISATEUR ET UNE STATION DE BASE[2018/06]
Entry into regional phase25.10.2017National basic fee paid 
25.10.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
25.10.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.10.2017Examination requested  [2018/06]
25.10.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
30.05.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.05.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.09.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.04.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/40]
29.04.2020Date of oral proceedings
11.05.2020Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
14.05.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/40]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
13.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
13.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
12.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[XI]US2009186590  (GALE SIMON [GB]) [X] 1,2,4,8,9,11 * the whole document * [I] 3,5-7,10,12-20;
 [XI]EP2154802  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP]) [X] 1,2,4,8,9,11,14,15,17 * paragraph [0101] - paragraph [0130] * [I] 3,5-7,10,12,13,16,18-20;
 [XI]  - CATT, "Uplink Non-codebook-based Precoding", 3GPP DRAFT; R1-083629, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, (20080924), no. Prague, Czech Republic; 20080924, XP050316987 [X] 14,15,17 * the whole document * [I] 1-13,16,18-20
Examination   - Zhang Xincheng ET AL, "Reference Signal Design", LTE-Advanced Air Interface Technology, CRC Press, (20120905), pages 111 - 139, ISBN 978-1-46-650153-9, XP055109683
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