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EP3335361 - COMMUNICATION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.08.2021
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  04.09.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.04.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.04.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  08.12.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.06.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.05.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.02.2017
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
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[2018/25]
Inventor(s)01 / AWAD, Yassin Aden
c/o NEC Corporation
7-1 Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
02 / ARNOTT, Robert
c/o NEC Corporation
7-1 Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
 [2018/25]
Representative(s)MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/25]MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire LLP The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
Application number, filing date16759885.310.08.2016
[2018/25]
WO2016JP03709
Priority number, dateGB2015001423512.08.2015         Original published format: GB 201514235
[2018/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017026126
Date:16.02.2017
Language:EN
[2017/07]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3335361
Date:20.06.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.02.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3335361
Date:07.10.2020
Language:EN
[2020/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP16.02.2017
ClassificationIPC:H04W4/70, H04L5/00, H04W72/04
[2020/21]
CPC:
H04W4/70 (EP,GB,US); H04W72/044 (US); H04L5/0012 (US);
H04L5/0053 (EP,US); H04L5/0094 (EP,US); H04W72/04 (GB);
H04W72/23 (EP,US); H04W72/0453 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/51]H04L5/00, H04W72/04, H04W4/00, H04W4/70
Former IPC [2018/25]H04L5/00, H04W72/04, 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 [2018/25]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM[2018/25]
English:COMMUNICATION SYSTEM[2018/25]
French:SYSTÈME DE COMMUNICATION[2018/25]
Entry into regional phase08.02.2018National basic fee paid 
08.02.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
08.02.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.02.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
08.02.2018Examination requested  [2018/25]
08.02.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
05.06.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.10.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.10.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.03.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.11.2019Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 05.12.2019
05.12.2019Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
09.12.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.04.2020Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
29.04.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.08.2020Fee for grant paid
27.08.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
27.08.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)08.07.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/37]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
15.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
13.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
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