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EP About this file: EP3718228

EP3718228 - COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING A SET OF DISTRIBUTION MATCHERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.01.2023
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  04.02.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  04.10.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  07.05.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.09.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  03.08.2019
Formerunknown
Status updated on  07.09.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip10.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 12.06.2024  [2024/24]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
[2020/41]
Inventor(s)01 / MILLAR, David
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
201 Broadway
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 / US
02 / FEHENBERGER, Tobias
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
201 Broadway
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 / US
03 / AKINO, Toshiaki
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
201 Broadway
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 / US
04 / KOJIMA, Keisuke
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
201 Broadway
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 / US
05 / PARSONS, Kieran
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
201 Broadway
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 / US
 [2020/41]
Representative(s)Pfenning, Meinig & Partner mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Theresienhöhe 11a
80339 München / DE
[2020/41]
Application number, filing date18759765.304.07.2018
[2020/41]
WO2018JP26108
Priority number, dateUS20181587761223.01.2018         Original published format: US201815877612
[2020/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019146140
Date:01.08.2019
Language:EN
[2019/31]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3718228
Date:07.10.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.08.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/41]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3718228
Date:09.03.2022
Language:EN
[2022/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP01.08.2019
ClassificationIPC:H04L1/00, H03M13/00, H03M13/05, H03M13/25, H03M7/30
[2021/42]
CPC:
H04L1/0045 (EP,US); H03M13/3916 (US); H03M13/05 (EP,US);
H03M13/1171 (US); H03M13/3911 (US); H03M13/3927 (US);
H03M13/3933 (US); H03M13/6312 (EP,US); H03M7/3062 (EP,US);
H03M7/40 (US); H04L1/0042 (EP,US); G06F17/18 (US);
H03M13/251 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/41]H04L1/00, H03M7/40, H03M13/39, H03M13/11
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 [2020/41]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM UND VERFAHREN UNTER VERWENDUNG EINES SATZES VON VERTEILUNGSABGLEICHERN[2020/41]
English:COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING A SET OF DISTRIBUTION MATCHERS[2020/41]
French:SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMUNICATION UTILISANT UN ENSEMBLE DE DISTRIBUTION MATCHERS[2020/41]
Entry into regional phase01.07.2020National basic fee paid 
01.07.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
01.07.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure01.07.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.07.2020Examination requested  [2020/41]
01.07.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
10.05.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.09.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.10.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.01.2022Fee for grant paid
28.01.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.01.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)12.12.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2023/07]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
15.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[E]EP3352401  (UNIV MUENCHEN TECH [DE]) [E] 1-15 * paragraph [0095] - paragraph [0107] * * paragraph [0127] ** figures 2, 4, 5 *;
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/PIMRC.2017.8292700
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