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EP3373503 - COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.09.2019
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.08.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  13.05.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip20.08.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2018/37]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / UCHIYAMA, Hiromasa
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2018/37]
Representative(s)Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart / DE
[2018/37]
Application number, filing date16861827.016.08.2016
[2018/37]
WO2016JP73902
Priority number, dateJP2015021864406.11.2015         Original published format: JP 2015218644
[2018/37]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017077758
Date:11.05.2017
Language:JA
[2017/19]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3373503
Date:12.09.2018
Language:EN
[2018/37]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP11.05.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.09.2018
ClassificationIPC:H04L7/00, H04W56/00
[2018/37]
CPC:
H04W4/023 (EP,CN,US); H04W56/0015 (CN,US); H04L7/041 (US);
H04W4/40 (CN); H04W4/70 (CN); H04W56/00 (EP,US);
H04W56/0025 (EP,CN,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 [2018/37]
TitleGerman:KOMMUNIKATIONSVORRICHTUNG UND KOMMUNIKATIONSVERFAHREN[2018/37]
English:COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD[2018/37]
French:DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMUNICATION[2018/37]
Entry into regional phase27.04.2018Translation filed 
27.04.2018National basic fee paid 
27.04.2018Search fee paid 
27.04.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
27.04.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.04.2018Examination requested  [2018/37]
27.04.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
03.04.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.09.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.01.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.07.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.11.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.06.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.10.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.01.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.05.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
26.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
20.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
18.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
19.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
22.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
20.08.2024Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[X]WO2015116940  (INTEL CORP [US]) [X] 1-15 * paragraph [0056] - paragraph [0066] * * figure 6 *;
 [X]US2015319723  (KORHONEN JUHA S [FI], et al) [X] 1-15 * paragraph [0008] - paragraph [0009] * * paragraph [0019] * * paragraph [0035] - paragraph [0045] * * paragraph [0049] - paragraph [0053] *;
 [XP]WO2015168931  (PANASONIC IP CORP AMERICA [US]) [XP] 1-15 * page 10, line 1 - page 13, line 24 ** figure 6 *;
 [X]  - LG ELECTRONICS, "Discussion on D2D Synchronization Procedure", vol. RAN WG1, no. Prague, Czech Republic; 20140210 - 20140214, (20140209), 3GPP DRAFT; R1-140330 SYNCHRONIZATION PROCEDURE_LG, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, URL: http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Meetings_3GPP_SYNC/RAN/RAN1/Docs/, (20140209), XP050735877 [X] 1-15 * the whole document *
International search[YA]WO2015006082  (INTEL IP CORP [US], et al) [Y] 4, 7, 10 * , page 12, line 27 to page 14, line 8; fig. 5 & JP 2016-526822 A & US 2015/0009949 A1 & US 2015/0009875 A1 & US 2015/0009903 A1 & US 2015/0009948 A1 & US 2015/0009964 A1 & US 2015/0009975 A1 & US 2016/0226600 A1 & US 2016/0286508 A1 & WO 2015/006119 A1 & WO 2015/006218 A1 & WO 2015/006229 A1 & WO 2015/006256 A1 & WO 2015/006289 A1 & CN 105474716 A & CN 105264797 A & CN 105264842 A & CN 105284158 A & CN 105359438 A & CN 105409146 A & TW 201517583 A & KR 10-2016-0030884 A * [A] 1-3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11-19;
 [A]WO2015010542  (HUAWEI DEVICE CO LTD [CN]) [A] 1-19* , & WO 2015/010337 A1 & EP 3001631 A1 & CN 104813625 A & CN 103828398 A & KR 10-2016-0023857 A *;
 [XY]WO2015046264  (KYOCERA CORP [JP]) [X] 1-3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11-19 * , paragraphs [0133] to [0193]; fig. 15 to 18 & US 2016/0212594 A1 paragraphs [0170] to [0238]; fig. 15 to 18 * [Y] 4, 7, 10
by applicantWO2013080764
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