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EP3262436 - PROXIMITY BASED POSITIONING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.03.2021
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  10.04.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  04.03.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.03.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.12.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  06.07.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 17.07.2024  [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
164 83 Stockholm / SE
[2018/01]
Inventor(s)01 / GUNNARSSON, Fredrik
Tinnerbäcksgränd 28
SE-587 50 Linköping / SE
02 / ZHAO, Yuxin
Hemmansgatan 3A
S-58336 Linköping / SE
03 / YIN, Feng
SSE Department The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzh)
Daoyuan Building 205
2001 Longxiang Blvd
Longgand District, Shenzhen 518172 / CN
 [2018/01]
Representative(s)Zacco Sweden AB
P.O. Box 5581
Löjtnantsgatan 21
114 85 Stockholm / SE
[N/P]
Former [2020/20]Zacco Sweden AB
P.O. Box 5581
114 85 Stockholm / SE
Former [2018/01]Ericsson
Patent Development
Torshamnsgatan 21-23
164 80 Stockholm / SE
Application number, filing date15883515.727.02.2015
[2018/01]
WO2015SE50231
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016137373
Date:01.09.2016
Language:EN
[2016/35]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3262436
Date:03.01.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.09.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3262436
Date:13.05.2020
Language:EN
[2020/20]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:SE01.09.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.02.2018
ClassificationIPC:G01S5/02, H04W64/00, H04W84/10
[2018/01]
CPC:
H04W4/023 (EP,US); G01S5/0036 (EP,US); G01S5/021 (EP,US);
G01S5/0244 (EP,US); G01S5/0295 (EP,US); H04B17/3911 (US);
H04B17/318 (US); H04W36/326 (EP,US); H04W48/14 (EP,US);
H04W64/003 (EP,US); H04W84/10 (EP,US); H04W84/12 (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 [2018/01]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:AUF PROXIMITÄT BASIERENDE POSITIONIERUNG IN EINEM DRAHTLOSKOMMUNIKATIONSNETZWERK[2018/01]
English:PROXIMITY BASED POSITIONING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK[2018/01]
French:POSITIONNEMENT REPOSANT SUR LA PROXIMITÉ DANS UN RÉSEAU DE COMMUNICATION SANS FIL[2018/01]
Entry into regional phase05.07.2017National basic fee paid 
05.07.2017Search fee paid 
05.07.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
05.07.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.07.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.07.2017Examination requested  [2018/01]
05.07.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
09.03.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.07.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.03.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.04.2020Fee for grant paid
06.04.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
06.04.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)16.02.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
27.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
27.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
27.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU27.02.2015
AL13.05.2020
AT13.05.2020
CY13.05.2020
CZ13.05.2020
DK13.05.2020
EE13.05.2020
ES13.05.2020
FI13.05.2020
HR13.05.2020
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LT13.05.2020
LV13.05.2020
MC13.05.2020
MK13.05.2020
NL13.05.2020
PL13.05.2020
RO13.05.2020
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SE13.05.2020
SI13.05.2020
SK13.05.2020
SM13.05.2020
TR13.05.2020
BG13.08.2020
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GR14.08.2020
IS13.09.2020
PT14.09.2020
[2024/29]
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