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EP3267631 - TERMINAL STATION DEVICE AND BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.02.2021
Database last updated on 01.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  06.03.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.10.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.05.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.12.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  13.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
5-1, Otemachi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8116 / JP
[2018/02]
Inventor(s)01 / OU Hiroshi
c/o NTT Intellectual Property Center
9-11
Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
02 / SHIMADA Tatsuya
c/o NTT Intellectual Property Center
9-11
Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
03 / KOBAYASHI Takayuki
c/o NTT Intellectual Property Center
9-11
Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
04 / TERADA Jun
c/o NTT Intellectual Property Center
9-11
Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
 [2018/02]
Representative(s)Brevalex
Tour Trinity
1 B Place de la Défense
92400 Courbevoie / FR
[N/P]
Former [2018/02]Brevalex
95, rue d'Amsterdam
75378 Paris Cedex 8 / FR
Application number, filing date16772648.825.03.2016
[2018/02]
WO2016JP59660
Priority number, dateJP2015007026330.03.2015         Original published format: JP 2015070263
[2018/02]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016158767
Date:06.10.2016
Language:JA
[2016/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3267631
Date:10.01.2018
Language:EN
[2018/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3267631
Date:08.04.2020
Language:EN
[2020/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP06.10.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.10.2018
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/44, H04L12/911, H04L12/913
[2019/43]
CPC:
H04L12/44 (EP,US); H04J14/0227 (US); H04J14/0228 (US);
H04J14/0252 (US); H04L47/724 (EP,US); H04L47/824 (EP,US);
H04W28/20 (US); H04W72/12 (US); H04W72/21 (US);
H04W88/02 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/45]H04L12/911, H04L12/44, H04L12/913
Former IPC [2018/02]H04L12/44
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 [2018/02]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ENDSTATIONSGERÄTEVORRICHTUNG UND BANDBREITENZUWEISUNGSVERFAHREN[2018/02]
English:TERMINAL STATION DEVICE AND BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION METHOD[2018/02]
French:DISPOSITIF DE STATION TERMINALE ET PROCÉDÉ D'ATTRIBUTION DE BANDE PASSANTE[2018/02]
Entry into regional phase13.09.2017Translation filed 
13.09.2017National basic fee paid 
13.09.2017Search fee paid 
13.09.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
13.09.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.09.2017Examination requested  [2018/02]
13.09.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
26.04.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.05.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.09.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.10.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.02.2020Fee for grant paid
21.02.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.02.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)12.01.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
26.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
27.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU25.03.2016
AL08.04.2020
AT08.04.2020
CY08.04.2020
CZ08.04.2020
DK08.04.2020
EE08.04.2020
ES08.04.2020
FI08.04.2020
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LT08.04.2020
LV08.04.2020
MC08.04.2020
MK08.04.2020
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SI08.04.2020
SK08.04.2020
SM08.04.2020
BG08.07.2020
NO08.07.2020
GR09.07.2020
IS08.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
[2024/42]
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