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EP About this file: EP3603131

EP3603131 - TECHNIQUES AND APPARATUSES FOR SIGNAL QUALITY MEASUREMENTS FOR NARROWBAND INTERNET OF THINGS (NB-IOT) DEVICES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.07.2022
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  30.07.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.04.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  29.01.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.01.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  29.09.2018
Formerunknown
Status updated on  24.03.2018
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
Qualcomm Incorporated
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121-1714 / US
[2020/06]
Inventor(s)01 / BHATTAD, Kapil
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, California 92121 / US
02 / RICO ALVARINO, Alberto
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, California 92121 / US
03 / WANG, Xiao feng
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, California 92121 / US
04 / SRIDHARAN, Arvind
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, California 92121 / US
05 / XU, Hao
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, California 92121 / US
 [2020/06]
Representative(s)Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte
Prinzregentenplatz 7
81675 München / DE
[2021/35]
Former [2020/06]Hohgardt, Martin
Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB
Patentanwälte, Rechtsanwälte
Prinzregentenplatz 7
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date18710978.028.02.2018
[2020/06]
WO2018US20212
Priority number, dateIN20174101025223.03.2017         Original published format: IN201741010252
US20171571428525.09.2017         Original published format: US201715714285
[2020/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018175075
Date:27.09.2018
Language:EN
[2018/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3603131
Date:05.02.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.09.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3603131
Date:01.09.2021
Language:EN
[2021/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP27.09.2018
ClassificationIPC:H04L27/26, H04W24/10, H04W48/12, H04W52/32, H04W4/70
[2021/20]
CPC:
H04W4/70 (EP,US); H04B17/309 (US); H04W24/08 (US);
H04W24/10 (EP,US); H04W48/12 (EP,US); H04W52/325 (EP,US);
H04L27/2601 (EP,US); H04L67/12 (US); H04W88/02 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/06]H04W4/70, H04W4/00
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 [2020/06]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:TECHNIKEN UND VORRICHTUNGEN FÜR SIGNALQUALITÄTSMESSUNGEN FÜR VORRICHTUNG FÜR SCHMALBANDIGES INTERNET DER DINGE (NB-IOT)[2020/06]
English:TECHNIQUES AND APPARATUSES FOR SIGNAL QUALITY MEASUREMENTS FOR NARROWBAND INTERNET OF THINGS (NB-IOT) DEVICES[2020/06]
French:TECHNIQUES ET APPAREILS POUR MESURES DE QUALITÉ DE SIGNAUX DESTINÉS À DES DISPOSITIFS DE L'INTERNET DES OBJETS À BANDE ÉTROITE (NB-IOT)[2020/06]
Entry into regional phase01.10.2019National basic fee paid 
01.10.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
01.10.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure01.10.2019Examination requested  [2020/06]
01.10.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
26.03.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.01.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.03.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.03.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
15.04.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.04.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.07.2021Fee for grant paid
23.07.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
23.07.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)02.06.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
09.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[I]  - ZTE, "Remaining issues on NB-RS for NB-IoT", vol. RAN WG1, no. Sophia Antipolis, FRANCE; 20160322 - 20160324, (20160316), 3GPP DRAFT; R1-161864 NB-RS, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, URL: http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/tsg_ran/WG1_RL1/TSGR1_AH/LTE_NB-IoT_1603/Docs/, (20160316), XP051080981 [I] 1-30 * the whole document *
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