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| EP3439107 - REALIZING PROGRAMMABLE WIRELESS ENVIROMENTS THROUGH SOFTWARE-CONTROLLED METASURFACES [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | The application has been refused Status updated on 30.07.2021 Database last updated on 19.07.2024 | |
| Former | Examination is in progress Status updated on 19.02.2020 | ||
| Former | Request for examination was made Status updated on 19.07.2019 | ||
| Former | The application has been published Status updated on 04.01.2019 | Most recent event Tooltip | 30.07.2021 | Refusal of application | published on 01.09.2021 [2021/35] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states University Of Cyprus 1 University Avenue 2109 Aglantzia Nicosia / CY | [2019/06] | Inventor(s) | 01 /
PITSILLIDES, Dr. Andreas 8 Michael Karaoli Dhekelia Road 7060, Livadia, Larnaca / CY | 02 /
LIASKOS, Dr. Christos 3 Agiou Stylianou 56533, Polihni, Thessaloniki / GR | 03 /
TSIOLIARIDOU, Dr. Angeliki 3 Agiou Stylianou 56533, Polihni, Thessaloniki / GR | 04 /
IOANNIDES, Dr. Sotirios 3 Andromachis Street 71414, Gazi, Heraklon / GR | 05 /
AKYILDIZ, Dr. Ian Fuat 525 St Regis Drive Alpharetta, GA 30022 / US | [2019/06] | Representative(s) | Röthinger, Rainer Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB Schweigerstrasse 2 81541 München / DE | [N/P] |
| Former [2019/06] | Röthinger, Rainer Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patentanwälte PartG mbB Schweigerstrasse 2 81541 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 18186564.3 | 31.07.2018 | [2019/06] | Priority number, date | US201762539831P | 01.08.2017 Original published format: US 201762539831 P | [2019/06] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP3439107 | Date: | 06.02.2019 | Language: | EN | [2019/06] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 03.12.2018 | Classification | IPC: | H01Q3/46, H01Q15/00, H01Q15/14 | [2019/06] | CPC: |
H01Q15/148 (EP,US);
G02F1/0126 (EP,US);
H01Q15/002 (EP,US);
H01Q15/0086 (EP,US);
H01Q15/02 (US);
H01Q17/007 (US);
H01Q3/46 (EP,US);
H02N99/00 (US);
H04B7/24 (EP,US);
| 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 [2019/34] |
| Former [2019/06] | 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 | Extension states | BA | Not yet paid | ME | Not yet paid | Validation states | KH | Not yet paid | MA | Not yet paid | MD | Not yet paid | TN | Not yet paid | Title | German: | REALISIERUNG PROGRAMMIERBARER DRAHTLOSER UMGEBUNGEN DURCH SOFTWAREGESTEUERTE META-OBERFLÄCHEN | [2019/06] | English: | REALIZING PROGRAMMABLE WIRELESS ENVIROMENTS THROUGH SOFTWARE-CONTROLLED METASURFACES | [2019/06] | French: | RÉALISATION D'ENVIRONNEMENTS SANS FIL PROGRAMMABLES PAR DES MÉTASURFACES CONTRÔLÉES PAR LOGICIEL | [2019/06] | Examination procedure | 11.07.2019 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 11.07.2019 | Examination requested [2019/34] | 11.07.2019 | Date on which the examining division has become responsible | 24.02.2020 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 29.04.2020 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 13.10.2020 | Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 16.02.2021 | 16.02.2021 | Date of oral proceedings (cancelled) | 25.03.2021 | Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 06.04.2021 | 06.04.2021 | Date of oral proceedings (cancelled) | 19.04.2021 | Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/35] | 29.04.2021 | Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/35] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 07.01.2021 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | Penalty fee | Additional fee for renewal fee | 31.07.2020 | 03 M06 Fee paid on 07.01.2021 |
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