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EP3481106 - COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 04.02.2022 Database last updated on 19.07.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 26.02.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 02.11.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 14.08.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 19.05.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 05.04.2019
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 17.02.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	03.05.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 05.06.2024 [2024/23]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Sony Group Corporation 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
	[2021/30]
Former [2019/19]	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
	02 / SHIMEZAWA, Kazuyuki c/o SONY CORPORATION 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
	03 / KUSASHIMA, Naoki c/o SONY CORPORATION 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
	[2019/19]
Representative(s)	Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Postfach 10 54 62 70047 Stuttgart / DE
	[2019/19]
Application number, filing date	17839081.1	26.06.2017
	[2019/19]
	WO2017JP23432
Priority number, date	JP20160155673	08.08.2016 Original published format: JP 2016155673
	[2019/19]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2018030007
	Date:	15.02.2018
	Language:	JA
	[2018/07]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3481106
	Date:	08.05.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/19]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3481106
	Date:	31.03.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/13]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	15.02.2018
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	26.04.2019
Classification	IPC:	H04W40/12, H04W88/04, H04W92/18, H04W40/22, H04W40/36	[2019/21]
	CPC:	H04W40/36 (EP); H04W36/033 (EP,US); H04W36/305 (EP,US); H04W40/22 (EP); H04W88/04 (EP); H04W92/18 (EP); (+) H04M1/724 (US); H04M1/72403 (US); H04W40/12 (EP); H04W48/16 (US) (-)
	Former IPC [2019/19]	H04W40/12, H04W88/04, H04W92/18
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2019/19]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	KOMMUNIKATIONSVORRICHTUNG UND KOMMUNIKATIONSVERFAHREN	[2019/19]
	English:	COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD	[2019/19]
	French:	DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMUNICATION	[2019/19]
Entry into regional phase	31.01.2019	Translation filed
	31.01.2019	National basic fee paid
	31.01.2019	Search fee paid
	31.01.2019	Designation fee(s) paid
	31.01.2019	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	deleted	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	31.01.2019	Examination requested [2019/19]
	07.11.2019	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	20.05.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	12.08.2020	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	03.11.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	23.02.2021	Fee for grant paid
	23.02.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	23.02.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	04.01.2022	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/10]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	25.06.2019	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.03.2020	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	26.06.2017
	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CY	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	GR	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	IT	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	MK	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	IE	26.06.2021
	LU	26.06.2021
	BE	30.06.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	CH	30.06.2021
	LI	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
	[2024/23]
Former [2023/36]	HU	26.06.2017
	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CY	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	GR	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	IT	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	IE	26.06.2021
	LU	26.06.2021
	BE	30.06.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	CH	30.06.2021
	LI	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2023/33]	HU	26.06.2017
	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CY	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	IT	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	IE	26.06.2021
	LU	26.06.2021
	BE	30.06.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	CH	30.06.2021
	LI	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2023/30]	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CY	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	IT	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	IE	26.06.2021
	LU	26.06.2021
	BE	30.06.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	CH	30.06.2021
	LI	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2022/36]	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	IT	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	IE	26.06.2021
	LU	26.06.2021
	BE	30.06.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	CH	30.06.2021
	LI	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2022/34]	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	IE	26.06.2021
	LU	26.06.2021
	BE	30.06.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	CH	30.06.2021
	LI	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2022/29]	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SI	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	IE	26.06.2021
	LU	26.06.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	CH	30.06.2021
	LI	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2022/23]	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	IE	26.06.2021
	LU	26.06.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	CH	30.06.2021
	LI	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2022/21]	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	IE	26.06.2021
	LU	26.06.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	CH	30.06.2021
	LI	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
	IS	24.12.2021
Former [2022/18]	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	LU	26.06.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
	IS	24.12.2021
Former [2022/10]	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
	IS	24.12.2021
Former [2022/08]	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	DK	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	ES	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2022/07]	AL	31.03.2021
	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	MC	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2021/52]	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	PL	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2021/51]	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	IS	31.07.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2021/50]	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	RO	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SK	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
	PT	02.08.2021
Former [2021/48]	AT	31.03.2021
	CZ	31.03.2021
	EE	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
Former [2021/46]	AT	31.03.2021
	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LT	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	SM	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
Former [2021/38]	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	SE	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
Former [2021/37]	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	LV	31.03.2021
	RS	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
Former [2021/36]	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	BG	30.06.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
Former [2021/35]	FI	31.03.2021
	HR	31.03.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
Former [2021/33]	FI	31.03.2021
	NO	30.06.2021
Documents cited:	Search	[XYI]US7907540 (LI QINGHUA [US], et al);
		[IY]US2016212682 (CHUNG MIN YOUNG [KR], et al)
	International search	[A]WO2006104105 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP], et al);
		[XYA]JP2007165980 (TOSHIBA CORP);
		[A]JP2011109474 (FUJITSU LTD);
		[YA]JP2016506089

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