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EP About this file: EP3324597

EP3324597 - KEY DISTRIBUTION AND RECEIVING METHOD, KEY MANAGEMENT CENTER, FIRST NETWORK ELEMENT AND SECOND NETWORK ELEMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.02.2022
Database last updated on 12.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.03.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  26.11.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.05.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.04.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 09.10.2024  [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
[2018/21]
Inventor(s)01 / ZHANG, Bo
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen City Guangdong 518129 / CN
02 / GAN, Lu
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen City Guangdong 518129 / CN
03 / GINZBOORG, Philip
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen City Guangdong 518129 / CN
 [2018/21]
Representative(s)Epping - Hermann - Fischer
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Schloßschmidstraße 5
80639 München / DE
[2018/21]
Application number, filing date16838556.523.08.2016
[2018/21]
WO2016CN96367
Priority number, dateCN20151053451627.08.2015         Original published format: CN201510534516
[2018/21]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017032298
Date:02.03.2017
Language:ZH
[2017/09]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3324597
Date:23.05.2018
Language:EN
[2018/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3324597
Date:07.04.2021
Language:EN
[2021/14]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN02.03.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.04.2018
ClassificationIPC:H04L29/06, H04L9/08, H04W12/04
[2018/21]
CPC:
H04L63/06 (EP,US); H04L9/0819 (US); H04L63/061 (US);
H04L67/55 (US); H04L9/08 (EP,US); H04L9/14 (US);
H04W12/0431 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2018/21]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SCHLÜSSELVERTEILUNGS- UND -EMPFANGSVERFAHREN, SCHLÜSSELVERWALTUNGZENTRUM, ERSTES NETZWERKELEMENT UND ZWEITES NETZWERKELEMENT[2018/21]
English:KEY DISTRIBUTION AND RECEIVING METHOD, KEY MANAGEMENT CENTER, FIRST NETWORK ELEMENT AND SECOND NETWORK ELEMENT[2018/21]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE RÉCEPTION ET DE DISTRIBUTION DE CLÉS, CENTRE DE GESTION DE CLÉS, PREMIER ÉLÉMENT DE RÉSEAU ET SECOND ÉLÉMENT DE RÉSEAU[2018/21]
Entry into regional phase14.02.2018Translation filed 
14.02.2018National basic fee paid 
14.02.2018Search fee paid 
14.02.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
14.02.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.02.2018Examination requested  [2018/21]
14.02.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
18.10.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.05.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.08.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.11.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.02.2021Fee for grant paid
19.02.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
01.03.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)10.01.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
27.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
24.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
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