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EP About this file: EP3404998

EP3404998 - COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  29.03.2024
Database last updated on 16.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  21.04.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.12.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  12.02.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  19.10.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  29.09.2017
Formerunknown
Status updated on  08.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 26.06.2024  [2024/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Cloudminds Robotics Co., Ltd.
2nd Floor, Building 2, No.1508 Kunyang Road
Minhang District
Shanghai 201100 / CN
[2022/17]
Former [2021/17]For all designated states
Datha Robot Co., Ltd.
Floor2, Building 2
No. 1508, Kunyang Road
Minhang District
Shanghai 201111 / CN
Former [2018/47]For all designated states
Cloudminds (Shenzhen) Robotics Systems Co., Ltd.
23th Floor, Building A
Tower 3 Wangjing SOHO
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100102 / CN
Inventor(s)01 / WANG, Yonghui
23th Floor
Building A
Tower 3 Wangjing SOHO
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100102 / CN
 [2018/47]
Representative(s)Prüfer & Partner mbB Patentanwälte · Rechtsanwälte
Sohnckestraße 12
81479 München / DE
[2023/21]
Former [2018/47]White, Andrew John, et al
Mathys & Squire LLP The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
GB-London SE1 9SG / GB
Application number, filing date16849932.525.03.2016
[2018/47]
WO2016CN77391
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017161572
Date:28.09.2017
Language:ZH
[2017/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3404998
Date:21.11.2018
Language:EN
[2018/47]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3404998
Date:24.05.2023
Language:EN
[2023/21]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN28.09.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.02.2019
ClassificationIPC:H04W88/06, G06F9/455
[2018/47]
CPC:
G06F9/45533 (EP,US); G06F9/45558 (EP,CN,US); G06F9/455 (US);
G06F9/544 (CN); H04W88/06 (EP,US); G06F2009/45579 (EP,US);
G06F2009/45595 (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 [2018/47]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KOMMUNIKATIONSVERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG, ELEKTRONISCHE VORRICHTUNG UND PROGRAMMPRODUKT[2018/47]
English:COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT[2018/47]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE COMMUNICATION, DISPOSITIF ÉLECTRONIQUE ET PRODUIT DE PROGRAMME[2018/47]
Entry into regional phase07.04.2017Translation filed 
07.04.2017National basic fee paid 
07.04.2017Search fee paid 
07.04.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
07.04.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
07.04.2017Examination requested  [2018/47]
19.06.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.02.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
06.04.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.05.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.09.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.12.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.04.2023Fee for grant paid
13.04.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.04.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)27.02.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
14.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
23.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
26.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
28.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
28.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT24.05.2023
CZ24.05.2023
DK24.05.2023
EE24.05.2023
ES24.05.2023
FI24.05.2023
HR24.05.2023
IT24.05.2023
LT24.05.2023
LV24.05.2023
NL24.05.2023
PL24.05.2023
RO24.05.2023
RS24.05.2023
SE24.05.2023
SI24.05.2023
SK24.05.2023
SM24.05.2023
NO24.08.2023
GR25.08.2023
IS24.09.2023
PT25.09.2023
[2024/26]
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CZ24.05.2023
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 [A]US2012252536  (NODA MASAHIDE [JP], et al) [A] 1-12 * abstract * * paragraph [0039] - paragraph [0077]; figure 2 *;
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