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EP3132618 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECONDARY CELL ID SELECTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.10.2020
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  01.11.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  13.06.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.08.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.01.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  11.11.2016
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
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
1 Takumi-cho
Sakai-ku
Sakai City, Osaka 590-8522 / JP
[2017/08]
Inventor(s)01 / PARK, Kenneth, James
c/o Sharp Laboratories of America Inc.
5750 Nortwest Pacific Rim Boulevard
Camas, Washington 98607 / US
02 / YAMADA, Shohei
c/o Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
1 Takumi-cho, Sakai-ku
Sakai City
Osaka 590-8522 / JP
03 / KOWALSKI, John Michael
c/o Sharp Laboratories of America Inc.
5750 Nortwest Pacific Rim Boulevard
Camas, Washington 98607 / US
04 / YIN, Zhanping
c/o Sharp Laboratories of America Inc.
5750 Nortwest Pacific Rim Boulevard
Camas, Washington 98607 / US
 [2017/08]
Representative(s)Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Straße 58
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2017/08]Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Strasse 58
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date15779513.914.04.2015
[2017/08]
WO2015US25827
Priority number, dateUS20141425378015.04.2014         Original published format: US201414253780
[2017/08]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015160856
Date:22.10.2015
Language:EN
[2015/42]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3132618
Date:22.02.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.10.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/08]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3132618
Date:04.12.2019
Language:EN
[2019/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US22.10.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.10.2017
ClassificationIPC:H04W24/02, H04W48/00, H04W76/15, // H04W28/18, H04W16/14, H04W56/00
[2019/24]
CPC:
H04W24/02 (EP,US); H04W48/00 (US); H04W76/15 (EP,US);
H04W16/14 (EP,US); H04W28/18 (EP,US); H04W56/00 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2017/45]H04W24/02, // H04W28/18
Former IPC [2017/08]H04W4/00
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 [2017/08]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR AUSWAHL VON SEKUNDÄREN ZELLEN-ID[2017/08]
English:SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECONDARY CELL ID SELECTION[2017/08]
French:SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS DE SÉLECTION D'IDENTIFICATION DE CELLULE SECONDAIRE[2017/08]
Entry into regional phase11.11.2016National basic fee paid 
11.11.2016Search fee paid 
11.11.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
11.11.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.11.2016Examination requested  [2017/08]
11.11.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
24.04.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.08.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.01.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.06.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.10.2019Fee for grant paid
23.10.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
23.10.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)07.09.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/46]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
23.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
23.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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IE14.04.2020
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PT29.04.2020
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LI30.04.2020
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