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EP About this file: EP3688906

EP3688906 - SYSTEM FOR NON-TERRESTRIAL COMMUNICATIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.09.2024
Database last updated on 31.12.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  06.10.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.07.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  15.05.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.01.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  08.10.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.07.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  06.04.2019
Formerunknown
Status updated on  14.11.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip01.11.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): SI		published on 04.12.2024  [2024/49]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
Hansastr. 27c
80686 München / DE
[2022/16]
Former [2020/32]For all designated states
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
Hansastraße 27c
80686 München / DE
Inventor(s)01 / HASSAN HUSSEIN, Khaled Shawky
Rotkappenweg 2
91058 Erlangen / DE
02 / ROHDE, Christian
Noetherstrasse 67
91058 Erlangen / DE
03 / HEYN, Thomas
Kopernikusstrasse 53
90766 Fürth / DE
 [2020/32]
Representative(s)Pfitzner, Hannes, et al
Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler
Zinkler, Schenk & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Radlkoferstraße 2
81373 München / DE
[2020/32]
Application number, filing date17793915.425.10.2017
[2020/32]
WO2017EP77320
Priority number, dateEP2017019424229.09.2017         Original published format: EP 17194242
[2020/32]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019063108
Date:04.04.2019
Language:EN
[2019/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3688906
Date:05.08.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.04.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3688906
Date:08.11.2023
Language:EN
[2023/45]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.04.2019
ClassificationIPC:H04L1/18, H04B7/155, H04L1/00
[2020/32]
CPC:
H04L1/1835 (EP,KR); H04B7/18513 (US); H04B7/18526 (US);
H04B7/18586 (EP,KR); H04L1/0026 (EP,KR); H04L1/1816 (US);
H04L1/1819 (US); H04L1/1822 (US); H04L2001/0097 (EP,KR) (-)
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 [2020/32]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SYSTEM FÜR NICHTTERRESTRISCHE KOMMUNIKATIONEN[2020/32]
English:SYSTEM FOR NON-TERRESTRIAL COMMUNICATIONS[2020/32]
French:SYSTÈME DE COMMUNICATIONS NON-TERRESTRES[2020/32]
Entry into regional phase26.03.2020National basic fee paid 
26.03.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
26.03.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.07.2019Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
26.03.2020Examination requested  [2020/32]
26.03.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
18.11.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.10.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.10.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.01.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.05.2023Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
04.07.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.09.2023Fee for grant paid
29.09.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
29.09.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)09.08.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/42]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
25.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
08.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
09.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
08.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT08.11.2023
CZ08.11.2023
DK08.11.2023
EE08.11.2023
ES08.11.2023
HR08.11.2023
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LT08.11.2023
LV08.11.2023
NL08.11.2023
PL08.11.2023
RO08.11.2023
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SE08.11.2023
SI08.11.2023
SK08.11.2023
SM08.11.2023
BG08.02.2024
NO08.02.2024
GR09.02.2024
IS08.03.2024
PT08.03.2024
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Cited inInternational search[XAY]EP2159976  (FUJITSU LTD [JP]) [X] 28,32,33 * paragraphs [0007] , [0037] , [0038] * [A] 25,30,31 [Y] 23,24,26,27,29;
 [Y]US2010099352  (LEE HYO-JIN [KR], et al) [Y] 38-42 * paragraph [0051] - paragraph [0052] ** figure 4 *;
 [A]US2014171082  (SMADI MOHAMMED NAWAF [CA], et al) [A] 36,37 * abstract * * paragraph [0013] - paragraph [0014] *;
 [YA]  - GUIDOTTI A ET AL, "Satellite-enabled LTE systems in LEO constellations", 2017 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATIONS WORKSHOPS (ICC WORKSHOPS), IEEE, (20170521), doi:10.1109/ICCW.2017.7962769, pages 876 - 881, XP033111607 [Y] 1-7,9,10,16-24,26,27,29,34,35,38-42 * section II, A. Option A: SAT-RN, par. 1 * * section III, B. Doppler, par. 2 * * section III, A. Delay * * section IV, E, HARQ retransmissions;; figure Fig. 1 * [A] 36,37

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICCW.2017.7962769
 [Y]  - RESEARCH IN MOTION UK LIMITED, "Performance Analysis and DL/UL Transmission Schemes for Type-II Relay", 3GPP DRAFT; R1-094466(RIM-PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS TYPE2_TXRX), 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, (20091103), vol. RAN WG1, no. Jeju, Korea; 20091109 - 20091113, XP050597825 [Y] 1-5,18-22,34,35 * section 2.2 * * figure 2 *
 [YA]  - THALES ET AL, "Non-Terrestrial Networks: Considerations on NR impacts", vol. RAN WG1, no. Prague, Czech Republic; 20170821 - 20170825, (20170820), 3GPP DRAFT; R1-1714477_NR IMPACTS, 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/RAN1/Docs/, (20170820), XP051317254 [Y] 6,7,9,10,16,17 * page 8, box 3 * * page 10, box 2 * * page 11, box 1 * [A] 8,11-15
by applicant   - 3GPP, "Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Multiplexing and channel coding", TS 36.212,
    - 3GPP, "Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Physical channels and modulation", TS 36.211
    - 3GPP, "Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Physical layer procedures Under change control", .
    - A. RAVANSHID et al., "Multi-connectivity functional architectures in 5G", 2016 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC), (20160000), doi:doi:10.1109/ICCW.2016.7503786, pages 187 - 192, XP032919911

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICCW.2016.7503786
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