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EP3729863 - A METHOD OF FORWARDING A RECEIVED MESSAGE IN A MESH NETWORK COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF COMMUNICATIVELY INTERCONNECTED MESH NODES AS WELL AS A CORRESPONDING MESH NODE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.06.2023
Database last updated on 14.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  08.07.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  06.03.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.01.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  18.10.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.09.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  29.06.2019
Formerunknown
Status updated on  12.01.2018
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
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
164 83 Stockholm / SE
[2022/32]
Former [2020/44]For all designated states
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
164 83 Stockholm / SE
Inventor(s)01 / DI MARCO, Piergiuseppe
Via Della Monica 16
64100 Teramo / IT
02 / SKILLERMARK, Per
Årstavägen 70
120 54 Årsta / SE
 [2020/44]
Representative(s)Ericsson
Patent Development
Torshamnsgatan 21-23
164 80 Stockholm / SE
[2020/44]
Application number, filing date17823157.722.12.2017
[2020/44]
WO2017EP84501
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019120580
Date:27.06.2019
Language:EN
[2019/26]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3729863
Date:28.10.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.06.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3729863
Date:10.08.2022
Language:EN
[2022/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP27.06.2019
ClassificationIPC:H04W28/02, H04W40/32, H04W84/18, H04W40/14
[2020/44]
CPC:
H04W28/021 (EP,US); H04L45/74 (US); H04W40/246 (US);
H04W40/14 (EP,US); H04W40/32 (EP,US); H04W84/18 (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 [2020/44]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM WEITERLEITEN EINER EMPFANGENEN NACHRICHT IN EINEM MESH-NETZWERK MIT EINER VIELZAHL VON KOMMUNIKATIV VERBUNDENEN MESH-KNOTEN SOWIE ENTSPRECHENDER MESH-KNOTEN[2020/44]
English:A METHOD OF FORWARDING A RECEIVED MESSAGE IN A MESH NETWORK COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF COMMUNICATIVELY INTERCONNECTED MESH NODES AS WELL AS A CORRESPONDING MESH NODE[2020/44]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE TRANSFERT D'UN MESSAGE REÇU DANS UN RÉSEAU MAILLÉ COMPRENANT UNE PLURALITÉ DE NOEUDS MAILLÉS INTERCONNECTÉS EN COMMUNICATION AINSI QU'UN NOEUD MAILLÉ CORRESPONDANT[2020/44]
Entry into regional phase27.05.2020National basic fee paid 
27.05.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
27.05.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.10.2019Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
27.05.2020Examination requested  [2020/44]
27.05.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
19.10.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.12.2021Fee for grant paid
09.12.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.12.2021Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
07.03.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.06.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)11.05.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/29]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.06.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
28.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
27.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
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