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EP About this file: EP3573297

EP3573297 - PACKET PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.11.2023
Database last updated on 14.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  25.11.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.07.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  21.05.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.10.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.08.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip19.12.2025Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 21.01.2026  [2026/04]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
[2019/48]
Inventor(s)01 / QI, Yunlei
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen Guangdong 518129 / CN
02 / LI, Chunrong
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen Guangdong 518129 / CN
03 / HU, Yongjian
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen Guangdong 518129 / CN
 [2019/48]
Representative(s)Epping - Hermann - Fischer
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Schloßschmidstraße 5
80639 München / DE
[2019/48]
Application number, filing date17896756.803.11.2017
[2019/48]
WO2017CN109365
Priority number, dateCN2017108716317.02.2017         Original published format: CN201710087163
[2019/48]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018149177
Date:23.08.2018
Language:ZH
[2018/34]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3573297
Date:27.11.2019
Language:EN
[2019/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3573297
Date:28.12.2022
Language:EN
[2022/52]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN23.08.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.11.2019
ClassificationIPC:H04L47/36, H04L47/56, H04L47/6275, H04L47/6295
[2022/18]
CPC:
H04L47/6295 (EP,KR); H04L47/17 (CN,KR); H04L69/166 (US);
H04L47/24 (CN,KR); H04L47/26 (KR); H04L47/365 (EP);
H04L47/56 (EP,CN); H04L47/622 (CN,KR); H04L47/6275 (EP);
H04L49/20 (US); H04L49/90 (CN,KR); H04L49/9021 (US);
H04L49/9057 (US); H04L69/14 (US); H04L69/324 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/52]H04L12/801, H04L12/805, H04L12/865, H04L12/863, H04L12/875
Former IPC [2019/48]H04L12/801
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 [2019/48]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:PAKETVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND -VORRICHTUNG[2019/48]
English:PACKET PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS[2019/48]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT DE PAQUETS[2019/48]
Entry into regional phase20.08.2019Translation filed 
20.08.2019National basic fee paid 
20.08.2019Search fee paid 
20.08.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
20.08.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.08.2019Examination requested  [2019/48]
18.06.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.05.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.09.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.07.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.09.2022Fee for grant paid
08.09.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
02.11.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)29.09.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/49]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
24.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
23.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
22.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY03.11.2017
HU03.11.2017
AL28.12.2022
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CZ28.12.2022
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HR28.12.2022
IT28.12.2022
LT28.12.2022
LV28.12.2022
MC28.12.2022
NL28.12.2022
PL28.12.2022
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SI28.12.2022
SK28.12.2022
SM28.12.2022
TR28.12.2022
NO28.03.2023
GR29.03.2023
IS28.04.2023
PT28.04.2023
[2026/04]
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HU03.11.2017
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 [Y] WO2006083965  (HK APPLIED SCIENCE & TECH RES et al.) [Y] 2-5,9-12 * paragraph [0102] * * paragraph [0292] *
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