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EP3160063 - HUMAN BODY COMMUNICATION DEVICE, HUMAN BODY COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.01.2021
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  31.01.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  25.09.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  31.01.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL, MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2019/24]
Former [2017/17]For all designated states
Sony Mobile Communications Inc
4-12-3 Higashi-Shinagawa
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 140-0002 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / ISHIBASHI, Yoshihito
Sony Mobile Communications, Inc
4-12-3 Higashi-Shinagawa
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0002 / JP
 [2017/17]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/17]D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date16193992.114.10.2016
[2017/17]
Priority number, dateJP2015020782222.10.2015         Original published format: JP 2015207822
[2017/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3160063
Date:26.04.2017
Language:EN
[2017/17]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP3160063
Date:19.07.2017
Language:EN
[2017/29]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3160063
Date:04.03.2020
Language:EN
[2020/10]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.06.2017
ClassificationIPC:H04B13/00, H04B5/00
[2017/29]
CPC:
H04B13/005 (EP,US); H04B5/72 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2017/17]H04B13/00
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 [2017/17]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR KOMMUNIKATION ÜBER DEN MENSCHLICHEN KÖRPER, VERFAHREN ZUR KOMMUNIKATION ÜBER DEN MENSCHLICHEN KÖRPER UND PROGRAMM[2017/17]
English:HUMAN BODY COMMUNICATION DEVICE, HUMAN BODY COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2017/17]
French:DISPOSITIF DE COMMUNICATION PAR LE CORPS HUMAIN, PROCÉDÉ ET PROGRAMME DE COMMUNICATION PAR LE CORPS HUMAIN[2017/17]
Examination procedure14.10.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
14.11.2016Examination requested  [2017/17]
18.01.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.01.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.04.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.09.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.01.2020Fee for grant paid
24.01.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
24.01.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)07.12.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2021/06]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
15.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU14.10.2016
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 [X]US2015056921  (SCHWARTZ ALLAN [US], et al) [X] 1,6,7,15 * page 3, paragraph 39; figures 5,12 * * page 6, paragraph 64 - page 7, paragraph 72 *;
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 [A]  - DAVID B SMITH ET AL, "Simple Prediction-Based Power Control for the On-Body Area Communications Channel", ICC 2011 - 2011 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATIONS - 5-9 JUNE 2011 - KYOTO, JAPAN, IEEE, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA, (20110605), doi:10.1109/ICC.2011.5963355, ISBN 978-1-61284-232-5, pages 1 - 5, XP031909081 [A] 9-11

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icc.2011.5963355
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