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EP About this file: EP3497953

EP3497953 - PROXIMITY-BASED DEVICE AUTHENTICATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.09.2021
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  09.10.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  04.06.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.11.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.05.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  24.03.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip03.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 05.06.2024  [2024/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
[2019/25]
Inventor(s)01 / SHEN, Yilin
665 Clyde Avenue
Mountain View, California 94043 / US
02 / JIN, Hongxia
665 Clyde Avenue
Mountain View, California 94043 / US
03 / HU, Pengfei
665 Clyde Avenue
Mountain View, California 94043 / US
 [2019/25]
Representative(s)HGF
HGF Limited
1 City Walk
Leeds LS11 9DX / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/46]HGF
1 City Walk
Leeds LS11 9DX / GB
Former [2019/25]HGF Limited
Saviour House
9 St. Saviourgate
York YO1 8NQ / GB
Application number, filing date17851123.413.09.2017
[2019/25]
WO2017KR10061
Priority number, dateUS20161526411613.09.2016         Original published format: US201615264116
[2019/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018052249
Date:22.03.2018
Language:EN
[2018/12]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3497953
Date:19.06.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.03.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3497953
Date:11.11.2020
Language:EN
[2020/46]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR22.03.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.04.2019
ClassificationIPC:H04W12/06, H04W12/04, G06F21/44, H04L12/26, G06F1/3206, G06F1/3212, G06F1/3215, G06F1/3234, H04L29/06, H04W4/021, H04W4/80, H04W12/02
[2019/25]
CPC:
H04L63/107 (EP,US); G06F1/3206 (EP,US); G06F1/3212 (EP,US);
G06F1/3215 (EP,US); G06F1/325 (EP,US); G06F1/3296 (US);
H04L43/106 (EP,US); H04L43/16 (EP,US); H04L63/0428 (EP,US);
H04L63/0492 (EP,US); H04L63/06 (EP,US); H04L63/083 (US);
H04L63/0876 (EP,US); H04W12/02 (EP,US); H04W12/04 (EP,US);
H04W12/06 (EP,US); H04W12/30 (EP,US); H04W12/64 (EP,US);
H04W4/021 (EP,US); H04W4/80 (EP,US); H04W12/33 (EP);
Y02D10/00 (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 [2019/25]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:NÄHEBASIERTE VORRICHTUNGSAUTHENTIFIZIERUNG[2019/25]
English:PROXIMITY-BASED DEVICE AUTHENTICATION[2019/25]
French:AUTHENTIFICATION DE DISPOSITIF BASÉE SUR LA PROXIMITÉ[2019/25]
Entry into regional phase12.03.2019National basic fee paid 
12.03.2019Search fee paid 
12.03.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
12.03.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.03.2019Examination requested  [2019/25]
06.08.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.11.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
29.01.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.06.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.10.2020Fee for grant paid
02.10.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
02.10.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)12.08.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/42]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
23.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2008291883  (SEOK YONG HO [KR]) [A] 1-15* paragraph [0052] - paragraph [0084]; figures 1-9 *;
 [A]US2014282877  (MAHAFFEY KEVIN PATRICK [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0076] - paragraph [0090]; figures 1-4 *;
 [XI]WO2015149882  (SONY CORP [JP], et al) [X] 1,8,12 * paragraph [0029] - paragraph [0050]; figures 1-7 * [I] 2-7,9-11,13-15
International search[Y]JP2004096537  (FUJITSU TEN LTD) [Y] 9 * See paragraph [0027]. *;
 [XY]EP1758308  (IBM [US]) [X] 1-7, 10, 12-15 * See claims 15-18 and paragraphs [0040], [0100] * [Y] 8-9, 11;
 [A]JP2011193135  (SONY CORP) [A] 1-15 * See claims 4-5 and figure 3. *;
 [A]US2015063070  (OJANPER JUHA PETTERI [FI]) [A] 1-15* See claims 69-78. *;
 [Y]KR20150107096  (LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR]) [Y] 8 * See claim 5. *;
 [Y]JP2015528104  (QUALCOMM INCORPORATED) [Y] 11 * See claims 1 and 8. *
by applicantWO2015149882
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