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EP About this file: EP3129873

EP3129873 - SERVICE ENABLER FUNCTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  15.12.2017
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.01.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  09.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip17.03.2026New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
IPLA Holdings Inc.
25 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010 / US
[2025/47]
Former [2017/07]For all designated states
Convida Wireless, LLC
200 Bellevue Parkway
Suite 300
Wilmington, DE 19809-3727 / US
Inventor(s)01 / LI, Hongkun
107 Forge Court
Malvern, PA 19355 / US
02 / LU, Guang
1 Mendel Crescent
Thornhill, Ontarion L4J 9B6 / CA
03 / DONG, Lijun
6085 African Holly Trail
San Diego, CA 92130 / US
04 / SEED, Dale N.
229 N. 36th Street
Allentown, PA 18104 / US
05 / FLYNN, William, Robert, IV
451 Mayberry Road
Schwenksville, PA 19473 / US
06 / MLADIN, Catalina M.
137 Loller Road
Hatboro, PA 19040 / US
07 / LI, Xu
28 Ashford Drive
Plainsboro, NJ 08536 / US
 [2017/07]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/07]Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA / GB
Application number, filing date15720141.909.04.2015
[2017/07]
WO2015US25077
Priority number, dateUS201461977382P09.04.2014         Original published format: US 201461977382 P
[2017/07]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015157502
Date:15.10.2015
Language:EN
[2015/41]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3129873
Date:15.02.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.10.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/07]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP15.10.2015
ClassificationIPC:G06F9/445
[2017/07]
CPC:
G06F8/61 (EP,CN,KR,US); G06F9/44505 (EP,CN,KR,US); H04L41/5045 (US);
H04L41/5058 (US); H04W4/50 (US)
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 [2017/07]
TitleGerman:SERVICE-ENABLER-FUNKTION[2017/07]
English:SERVICE ENABLER FUNCTION[2017/07]
French:FONCTION D'OUTIL HABILITANT UN SERVICE[2017/07]
Entry into regional phase09.11.2016National basic fee paid 
09.11.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
09.11.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.11.2016Examination requested  [2017/07]
09.11.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
02.06.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.12.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.04.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.06.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.10.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.12.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.06.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.09.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.01.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.02.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.06.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.08.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.11.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.03.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.06.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.08.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.11.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.01.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.03.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.06.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.09.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.04.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.08.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.12.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.02.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.07.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.11.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.12.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.01.2025Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.06.2026Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
27.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
29.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
27.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
27.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
27.04.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
27.04.2023Renewal fee patent year 09
29.04.2024Renewal fee patent year 10
28.04.2025Renewal fee patent year 11
16.03.2026Renewal fee patent year 12
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Cited inInternational search[XI] WO2007146368  (IBM et al.) [X] 1,10,15 * page 8, paragraph 2 * * page 9, paragraph 3 - page 11, paragraph 2 * * page 12, paragraph 4 - page 13, paragraph 1 * * page 14, paragraph 4 - page 16, paragraph 3 * * page 18, paragraph 2 - page 20, paragraph 1 *[I] 2-9,11-14,16-20
 [A]   DAVID BOSWARTHICK; OMAR ELLOUMI; OLIVIER HERSENT: "M2M Communications: A Systems Approach", 1 March 2012, JOHN WILEY & SONS, ISBN: 1-119-99475-6, article "5.7 ETSI TC M2M Resource-Based M2M Communication and Procedures", pages: 12PP, XP002741216 [A] 1-20 * section 5.7.1 *
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