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EP3057252 - CELL SEARCH IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.02.2020
Database last updated on 24.01.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  08.03.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  29.11.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  12.01.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.02.2017
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
NXP USA, Inc.
6501 William Cannon Drive West
Austin TX 78735 / US
[2019/15]
Former [2016/50]For all designated states
NXP USA, Inc.
6501 William Cannon Drive
Austin TX 78735 / US
Former [2016/33]For all designated states
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
6501 William Cannon Drive West
Austin, TX 78735 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Panduru, Lucian
c/o NXP Semiconductors, Intellectual Property
Group
High Tech Campus 60
5656 AG Eindhoven / NL
02 / Mindru, Lancu Ciprian
c/o NXP Semiconductors, Intellectual Property
Group
High Tech Campus 60
5656 AG Eindhoven / NL
03 / Vaidhyanathan, Balasubramanian Bala
c/o NXP Semiconductors, Intellectual Property
Group
High Tech Campus 60
5656 AG Eindhoven / NL
04 / Bogatu, Tudor
c/o NXP Semiconductors, Intellectual Property
Group
High Tech Campus 60
5656 AG Eindhoven / NL
 [2016/33]
Representative(s)Bradler, Carola Romana
NXP Semiconductors Germany GmbH
Intellectual Property Group
Troplowitzstraße 20
22529 Hamburg / DE
[2019/15]
Former [2016/33]Freescale law department - EMEA patent ops
NXP Semiconductors
134 avenue du Général Eisenhower
BP 72329
31023 Toulouse Cedex 1 / FR
Application number, filing date16155342.511.02.2016
[2016/33]
Priority number, dateRO2015000010213.02.2015         Original published format: RO 201500102
[2016/33]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3057252
Date:17.08.2016
Language:EN
[2016/33]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3057252
Date:10.04.2019
Language:EN
[2019/15]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.07.2016
ClassificationIPC:H04J11/00, H04L27/26, H04W56/00
[2018/52]
CPC:
H04J11/0079 (EP,US); H04L27/2647 (CN); H04W48/16 (CN,US);
H04J11/0093 (EP,US); H04L27/2659 (CN); H04L27/266 (CN);
H04L27/2663 (EP,US); H04L27/2665 (EP,US); H04L27/2675 (EP,US);
H04L5/0007 (CN); H04L5/0053 (CN); H04W56/003 (EP,US);
H04W72/23 (CN) (-)
Former IPC [2016/33]H04J11/00, H04L27/26
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 [2017/13]
Former [2016/33]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:ZELLSUCHE IN EINEM DRAHTLOSKOMMUNIKATIONSNETZWERK[2016/33]
English:CELL SEARCH IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK[2016/33]
French:RECHERCHE DE CELLULE DANS UN RÉSEAU DE COMMUNICATION SANS FIL[2016/33]
Examination procedure11.02.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
16.02.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.02.2017Examination requested  [2017/13]
15.01.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
13.07.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.11.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.02.2019Fee for grant paid
07.02.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.02.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)13.01.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/12]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
28.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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