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EP3420693 - DYNAMIC CYCLIC PREFIX (CP) LENGTH [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.08.2022
Database last updated on 22.01.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  10.09.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.04.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.12.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.11.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  01.09.2017
Formerunknown
Status updated on  21.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip27.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 30.10.2024  [2024/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
QUALCOMM Incorporated
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121-1714 / US
[2019/01]
Inventor(s)01 / YOO, Taesang
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, California 92121-1714 / US
02 / VASUDEVAN, Dinkar
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, California 92121-1714 / US
03 / SUN, Jing
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, California 92121-1714 / US
04 / ZHANG, Xiaoxia
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, California 92121-1714 / US
05 / MONTOJO, Juan
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, California 92121-1714 / US
 [2019/01]
Representative(s)Dunlop, Hugh Christopher
Maucher Jenkins
Seventh Floor Offices
Artillery House
11-19 Artillery Row
London SW1P 1RT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2019/01]Dunlop, Hugh Christopher
Maucher Jenkins
26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Application number, filing date17709841.517.02.2017
[2019/01]
WO2017US18459
Priority number, dateUS201662298744P23.02.2016         Original published format: US 201662298744 P
US20161529453114.10.2016         Original published format: US201615294531
[2019/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017147021
Date:31.08.2017
Language:EN
[2017/35]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3420693
Date:02.01.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 31.08.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3420693
Date:13.10.2021
Language:EN
[2021/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP31.08.2017
ClassificationIPC:H04L27/26
[2019/01]
CPC:
H04L27/2607 (EP,US); H04L27/2646 (EP); H04L27/2666 (EP);
H04W24/10 (US); H04W72/23 (US); H04W74/0808 (US);
H04L1/0026 (EP) (-)
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 [2019/01]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:DYNAMISCHE LÄNGE EINES ZYKLISCHEN PRÄFIX (CP)[2019/01]
English:DYNAMIC CYCLIC PREFIX (CP) LENGTH[2019/01]
French:LONGUEUR DE PRÉFIXE CYCLIQUE (CP) DYNAMIQUE[2019/01]
Entry into regional phase27.07.2018National basic fee paid 
27.07.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
27.07.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.07.2018Examination requested  [2019/01]
27.07.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
02.04.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.12.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.04.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.02.2021Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 04.03.2021
04.03.2021Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
17.03.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
18.03.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.04.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.09.2021Fee for grant paid
03.09.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
03.09.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP20173268.2  / EP3713179
Opposition(s)14.07.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
10.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
09.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
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 [I]WO2009072171  (FUJITSU LTD [JP], et al) [I] 1,4,8,11,15,18,22,25 * page 6 - page 17 *;
 [I]FR2932933  (CANON KK [JP]) [I] 1-10,12-17,19-24,26-28 * claim 1 * * claim 2 *;
 [A]WO2010050731  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR], et al) [A] 1-28 * paragraph [0007] * * paragraph [0031] *;
 [I]US2012281551  (ALANAERAE SEPPO MATIAS [FI]) [I] 1,4,8,11,15,18,22,25 * paragraph [[0007]] * * claim 1 * * claim 4 *;
 [I]US8422577  (SHETTY MANOJ [US], et al) [I] 1-28 * column 1, line 50 - line 59 * * column 2, line 45 - line 62 * * column 7, line 51 - line 64 *;
 [A]WO2014025157  (LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR]) [A] 1-28 * paragraph [0008] - paragraph [0010] * * claim 1 ** claim 2 *;
 [A]US2015023439  (DIMOU KONSTANTINOS [SE], et al) [A] 1-28 * claim 1 * * paragraph [[0009]] - paragraph [[0010]] * * paragraph [[0017]] * * paragraph [[0061]] - paragraph [[0062]] *
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