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EP About this file: EP3282808

EP3282808 - TERMINAL DEVICE, TWAG AND EPDG [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2018/07]TERMINAL DEVICE, TWAG, ePDG, AND PGW
[2023/11]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.05.2024
Database last updated on 19.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  16.06.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.02.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.12.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  12.01.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  10.10.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip19.12.2025Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 21.01.2026  [2026/04]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
1 Takumi-cho
Sakai-ku
Sakai City, Osaka 590-8522 / JP
[2018/07]
Inventor(s)01 / KAWASAKI Yudai
c/o Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
1. Takumi-cho, Sakai-ku
Sakai city
Osaka 590-8522 / JP
02 / KUGE Yoko
c/o Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
1. Takumi-cho, Sakai-ku
Sakai city
Osaka 590-8522 / JP
03 / ARAMOTO Masafumi
c/o Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
1. Takumi-cho, Sakai-ku
Sakai city
Osaka 590-8522 / JP
 [2018/07]
Representative(s)Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Straße 58
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2018/07]Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Strasse 58
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date16776576.706.04.2016
[2018/07]
WO2016JP61288
Priority number, dateJP2015007810207.04.2015         Original published format: JP 2015078102
[2018/07]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016163410
Date:13.10.2016
Language:JA
[2016/41]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3282808
Date:14.02.2018
Language:EN
[2018/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3282808
Date:19.07.2023
Language:EN
[2023/29]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP13.10.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.10.2018
ClassificationIPC:H04W88/06, H04W76/10, // H04W84/12
[2023/11]
CPC:
H04L69/24 (EP,US); H04W12/06 (EP,US); H04W4/00 (EP,US);
H04W40/246 (EP,US); H04W40/34 (US); H04W76/10 (EP,US);
H04W76/16 (US); H04W76/22 (US); H04W8/24 (EP,US);
H04W88/06 (US); H04W76/15 (EP,US); H04W76/18 (EP,US);
H04W80/00 (EP,US); H04W84/12 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/45]H04W88/06, H04L29/06, H04W76/10, // H04W84/12
Former IPC [2018/07]H04W76/02, H04W4/00, H04W8/24, H04W88/06
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 [2018/07]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:ENDGERÄTEVORRICHTUNG, TWAG UND EPDG[2023/11]
English:TERMINAL DEVICE, TWAG AND EPDG[2023/11]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TERMINAL, PASSERELLE D'ACCÈS SANS FIL DE CONFIANCE (TWAG), ET PASSERELLE DE DONNÉES DE PAQUET ÉVOLUÉ (EPDG)[2023/11]
Former [2018/07]ENDGERÄTEVORRICHTUNG, TWAG, EPDG UND PGW
Former [2018/07]TERMINAL DEVICE, TWAG, ePDG, AND PGW
Former [2018/07]DISPOSITIF DE TERMINAL, PASSERELLE D'ACCÈS SANS FIL DE CONFIANCE (TWAG), PASSERELLE DE DONNÉES DE PAQUET ÉVOLUÉ (ePDG) ET PASSERELLE DE PAQUET (PGW)
Entry into regional phase10.10.2017Translation filed 
10.10.2017National basic fee paid 
10.10.2017Search fee paid 
10.10.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
10.10.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.10.2017Examination requested  [2018/07]
10.10.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
22.08.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.01.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.08.2020Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
14.10.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.12.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.06.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.02.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.04.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.02.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.06.2023Fee for grant paid
07.06.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.06.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)22.04.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/26]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
14.10.2020Request for further processing filed
14.10.2020Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
23.10.2020Decision despatched
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
22.08.2019Request for further processing filed
22.08.2019Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
04.09.2019Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
23.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
27.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
29.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
25.04.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
23.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY06.04.2016
HU06.04.2016
AT19.07.2023
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LT19.07.2023
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IE06.04.2024
LU06.04.2024
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