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EP About this file: EP3499987

EP3499987 - POSITIONING METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON BLUETOOTH (BLE) [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.02.2022
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  12.03.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  20.12.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  26.11.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.05.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.11.2018
Formerunknown
Status updated on  13.10.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co., Ltd.
Floor 13, Phase B, Tengfei Industrial Building
Futian Free Trade Zone
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518045 / CN
[2019/25]
Inventor(s)01 / ZHOU, Yonglin
Floor 13 Phase B
Tengfei Industrial Building
Futian Free Trade Zone
Shenzhen Guangdong 518045 / CN
02 / CHEN, Fahai
Floor 13 Phase B
Tengfei Industrial Building
Futian Free Trade Zone
Shenzhen Guangdong 518045 / CN
 [2019/25]
Representative(s)Broderick, Terence
Murgitroyd & Company Cardiff
Churchill House
Churchill Way
Cardiff CF10 2HH / GB
[N/P]
Former [2021/15]Broderick, Terence
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP
7th Floor, Churchill House
Churchill Way
Cardiff CF10 2HH / GB
Former [2019/25]Broderick, Terence
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP
Churchill House
Churchill Way
Cardiff CF10 2HH / GB
Application number, filing date17777765.308.05.2017
[2019/25]
WO2017CN83507
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018205112
Date:15.11.2018
Language:ZH
[2018/46]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3499987
Date:19.06.2019
Language:EN
[2019/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3499987
Date:14.04.2021
Language:EN
[2021/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN15.11.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.04.2018
ClassificationIPC:H04W84/12, G01S3/14, G01S5/02, G01S11/06, H04W4/02, H04W4/80, H04W4/30, H04W4/024
[2021/01]
CPC:
H04W4/027 (EP,KR,US); H04W64/006 (KR); G01S11/06 (EP,KR,US);
G01S3/14 (EP,US); G01S5/0284 (EP,KR,US); H04W4/023 (EP,US);
H04W4/024 (EP,US); H04W4/026 (EP,KR,US); H04W4/80 (EP,KR,US);
G01S2205/01 (EP); H04W84/12 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/25]H04W64/00, H04W4/02, H04W84/20, G01S3/14, G01S5/02, G01S11/06, H04W4/80, H04W4/024
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 [2019/25]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR BLUETOOTH (BLE) - BASIERTEN POSITIONIERUNG[2021/03]
English:POSITIONING METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON BLUETOOTH (BLE)[2019/25]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE POSITIONNEMENT SE BASANT SUR BLUETOOTH (BLE)[2019/25]
Former [2019/25]VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR BLE-BASIERTEN POSITIONIERUNG
Entry into regional phase12.10.2017Translation filed 
12.10.2017National basic fee paid 
12.10.2017Search fee paid 
12.10.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
12.10.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.10.2017Examination requested  [2019/25]
26.10.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.10.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
29.11.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
30.01.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.09.2020Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 27.10.2020
19.10.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M01)
27.10.2020Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
13.11.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.12.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.03.2021Fee for grant paid
03.03.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
03.03.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)17.01.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/12]
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
30.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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