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EP3316608 - A COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND A METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING NON-ACCESS STRATUM CONNECTIONS IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.11.2019
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  07.12.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.11.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.11.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.07.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.06.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  30.03.2018
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
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-6150 / JP
[2018/18]
Inventor(s)01 / THAKOLSRI, Srisakul
c/o DOCOMO Communications Laboratories
Europe GmbH
Landsberger Strasse 312
80687 Munich / DE
02 / SAMA, Malla Reddy
c/o DOCOMO Communications Laboratories
Europe GmbH
Landsberger Strasse 312
80687 Munich / DE
03 / GUERZONI, Riccardo
c/o DOCOMO Communications Laboratories
Europe GmbH
Landsberger Strasse 312
80687 Munich / DE
04 / ZUGENMEIER, Alf
c/o DOCOMO Communications Laboratories
Europe GmbH
Landsberger Strasse 312
80687 Munich / DE
05 / KIESS, Wolfgang
c/o DOCOMO Communications Laboratories
Europe GmbH
Landsberger Strasse 312
80687 Munich / DE
06 / MUTIKAINEN, Jari
c/o DOCOMO Communications Laboratories
Europe GmbH
Landsberger Strasse 312
80687 Munich / DE
 [2018/18]
Representative(s)Viering, Jentschura & Partner mbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Am Brauhaus 8
01099 Dresden / DE
[2018/18]
Application number, filing date16196716.101.11.2016
[2018/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3316608
Date:02.05.2018
Language:EN
[2018/18]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3316608
Date:09.01.2019
Language:EN
[2019/02]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.04.2017
ClassificationIPC:H04W8/06, H04W12/04, H04W12/06, // H04W76/10
[2018/30]
CPC:
H04W8/06 (EP,US); H04W12/041 (EP,US); H04W12/069 (EP,US);
H04W76/15 (EP)
Former IPC [2018/18]H04W8/06, H04W12/04, H04W12/06, // H04W76/02
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 [2018/27]
Former [2018/18]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:KOMMUNIKATIONSNETZWERK UND VERFAHREN ZUM AUFBAU VON NON-ACCESS-STRATUM-VERBINDUNGEN IN EINEM KOMMUNIKATIONSNETZWERK[2018/18]
English:A COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND A METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING NON-ACCESS STRATUM CONNECTIONS IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK[2018/18]
French:RÉSEAU DE COMMUNICATION ET PROCÉDÉ PERMETTANT D'ÉTABLIR DES CONNEXIONS DE STRATE DE NON-ACCÈS DANS UN RÉSEAU DE COMMUNICATION[2018/18]
Examination procedure01.11.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
22.08.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.05.2018Examination requested  [2018/27]
04.07.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.11.2018Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
01.11.2018Fee for grant paid
01.11.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
16.11.2018Information about intention to grant a patent
16.11.2018Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)10.10.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/51]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
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