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EP About this file: EP3110228

EP3110228 - TERMINAL DEVICE AND ITS METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2016/49]TERMINAL DEVICE, BASE STATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
[2023/11]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  08.12.2023
Database last updated on 12.10.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  31.08.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.07.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  26.03.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.08.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip19.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU		published on 23.10.2024 [2024/43]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
1 Takumi-cho, Sakai-ku
Sakai City
Osaka 590-8522 / JP
[2016/49]
Inventor(s)01 / UEMURA, Katsunari
c/o Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
1, Takumi-cho
Sakai-ku
Sakai City Osaka 590-8522 / JP
02 / TSUBOI, Hidekazu
c/o Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
1, Takumi-cho
Sakai-ku
Sakai City Osaka 590-8522 / JP
03 / KATO, Yasuyuki
c/o Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
1, Takumi-cho
Sakai-ku
Sakai City Osaka 590-8522 / JP
 [2024/02]
Former [2016/49]01 / UEMURA Katsunari
c/o Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
1, Takumi-cho
Sakai-ku
Sakai City Osaka 590-8522 / JP
02 / TSUBOI Hidekazu
c/o Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
1, Takumi-cho
Sakai-ku
Sakai City Osaka 590-8522 / JP
03 / KATO Yasuyuki
c/o Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
1, Takumi-cho
Sakai-ku
Sakai City Osaka 590-8522 / JP
Representative(s)Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Straße 58
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2016/49]Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Strasse 58
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date15743802.921.01.2015
[2016/49]
WO2015JP51483
Priority number, dateJP2014001626031.01.2014         Original published format: JP 2014016260
[2016/49]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015115268
Date:06.08.2015
Language:JA
[2015/31]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3110228
Date:28.12.2016
Language:EN
[2016/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3110228
Date:10.01.2024
Language:EN
[2024/02]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP06.08.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.09.2017
ClassificationIPC:H04W76/34, H04W76/15, // H04W80/02
[2023/11]
CPC:
H04W76/15 (EP,US); H04W76/34 (EP,US); H04W80/02 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2017/41]H04W76/06, // H04W80/02
Former IPC [2016/49]H04W80/02, H04W16/32, H04W72/04, H04W76/06, H04W92/20
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 [2016/49]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:ENDGERÄTEVORRICHTUNG UND DAZUGEHÖRIGES VERFAHREN[2023/11]
English:TERMINAL DEVICE AND ITS METHOD[2023/11]
French:DISPOSITIF TERMINAL ET PROCÉDÉ CORRESPONDANT[2023/11]
Former [2016/49]ENDGERÄTEVORRICHTUNG, BASISSTATIONSVORRICHTUNG, KOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM, KOMMUNIKATIONSSTEUERUNGSVERFAHREN UND INTEGRIERTE SCHALTUNG
Former [2016/49]TERMINAL DEVICE, BASE STATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
Former [2016/49]DISPOSITIF TERMINAL, DISPOSITIF DE STATION DE BASE, SYSTÈME DE COMMUNICATION, PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE DE COMMUNICATION ET CIRCUIT INTÉGRÉ
Entry into regional phase28.07.2016Translation filed 
28.07.2016National basic fee paid 
28.07.2016Search fee paid 
28.07.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
28.07.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.07.2016Examination requested  [2016/49]
28.07.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
09.04.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.08.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.01.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.06.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.11.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.03.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.07.2023Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
01.09.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.11.2023Fee for grant paid
29.11.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
29.11.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
26.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
22.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
23.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
25.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
25.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
25.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT10.01.2024
BG10.01.2024
ES10.01.2024
HR10.01.2024
LT10.01.2024
LV10.01.2024
NL10.01.2024
PL10.01.2024
SE10.01.2024
LU21.01.2024
NO10.04.2024
RS10.04.2024
GR11.04.2024
IS10.05.2024
PT10.05.2024
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LV10.01.2024
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Documents cited:Search[Y]  - HUAWEI ET AL, "BSR for small cell enhancement", vol. RAN WG2, no. San Francisco, USA; 20131111 - 20131115, (20131113), 3GPP DRAFT; R2-133883, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, URL: http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Meetings_3GPP_SYNC/RAN/RAN2/Docs/, (20131113), XP050736715 [Y] 1-4 * chapters 2, 3 *
 [Y]  - NSN ET AL, "BSR and SR for Dual Connectivity", (20140130), 3GPP DRAFT; R2-140043 BSR AND SR FOR DUAL CONNECTIVITY, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, URL: http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/tsg_ran/WG2_RL2/TSGR2_85/Docs/, (20140130), XP050753956 [Y] 1-4 * chapter 2 *
 [Y]  - "3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Radio Resource Control (RRC); Protocol specification (Release 12)", 3GPP STANDARD; 3GPP TS 36.331, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, (20140107), vol. RAN WG2, no. V12.0.0, pages 1 - 349, XP050729407 [Y] 1-4 * chapters 5.3.5.8, 5.3.10, 5.3.10.2 * * chapter 5.3.5 *
 [A]  - NTT DOCOMO & NEC (WI RAPPORTEURS) ET AL, "Stage 2 Changes for Dual Connectivity", vol. RAN WG2, no. Prague, Czech Republic; 20140210 - 20140214, (20140130), 3GPP DRAFT; R2-140049 STAGE 2 CHANGES FOR DUAL CONNECTIVITY, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, URL: http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/tsg_ran/WG2_RL2/TSGR2_85/Docs/, (20140130), XP050753959 [A] 1-4 * chapters 3.1, 4.X, 6.X, 7.X *
 [A]  - ERICSSON, "L2 transport of SRBs and relation to RLF handling", vol. RAN WG2, no. San Francisco, USA; 20131111 - 20131115, (20131113), 3GPP DRAFT; R2-134221 - L2 TRANSPORT OF SRBS AND RELATION TO RLF HANDLING, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDE, URL: http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Meetings_3GPP_SYNC/RAN/RAN2/Docs/, (20131113), XP050736968 [A] 1-4 * chapters 2, 4 *
International search[A]WO2010074145  (NTT DOCOMO INC [JP], et al);
 [A]WO2013191084  (SHARP KK [JP]);
 [A]  - NSN ET AL., "Specifying Dual Connectivity [ online", 3GPP TSG- RAN WG2#84 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2#84 R2-133854, (20131115), URL: http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/tsg_ran/WG2_RL2/TSGR2_84/Docs/R2-133854.zip, XP050736691
 [A]  - INTEL CORPORATION, "Single or multiple MAC entities per UE for dual connectivity", 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2#84 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2#84 R2- 134267, (20131115), URL: http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/tsg_ran/WG2_RL2/TSGR2_84/Docs/R2-134267.zip, XP050737007
 [AP]  - FUJITSU, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2#85 R2-140218, (20140131), URL: http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/tsg_ran/WG2_RL2/TSGR2_85/Docs/R2-140218.zip, XP050737443
 [AP]  - NSN, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2#85 R2-140050, (20140131), URL: http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/tsg_ran/WG2_RL2/TSGR2_85/Docs/R2-140050.zip, XP050754032
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