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EP About this file: EP3606241

EP3606241 - METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR ACQUIRING CONTROL RESOURCE SET [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.10.2023
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  18.11.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.07.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  21.05.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.01.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  22.03.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip12.07.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): GB, IE		published on 14.08.2024  [2024/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
[2020/06]
Inventor(s)01 / XUE, Lixia
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen Guangdong 518129 / CN
02 / ZHANG, Xu
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen Guangdong 518129 / CN
 [2020/06]
Representative(s)Gill Jennings & Every LLP
The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
[2020/06]
Application number, filing date18855998.304.09.2018
[2020/06]
WO2018CN103943
Priority number, dateCN20171083422515.09.2017         Original published format: CN201710834225
[2020/06]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019052372
Date:21.03.2019
Language:ZH
[2019/12]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3606241
Date:05.02.2020
Language:EN
[2020/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3606241
Date:21.12.2022
Language:EN
[2022/51]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN21.03.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.08.2020
ClassificationIPC:H04W72/04, H04L5/00
[2020/24]
CPC:
H04L5/0005 (EP); H04W72/23 (CN,US); H04L5/0053 (EP,CN,US);
H04L5/0091 (EP); H04W72/04 (EP); H04W72/0446 (CN)
Former IPC [2020/06]H04W72/04
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 statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN, VORRICHTUNG UND SYSTEM ZUR ERFASSUNG EINES STEUERUNGSRESSOURCENSATZES[2020/06]
English:METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR ACQUIRING CONTROL RESOURCE SET[2020/06]
French:PROCÉDÉ, APPAREIL, ET SYSTÈME D'ACQUISITION D'UN ENSEMBLE DE RESSOURCES DE COMMANDE[2020/06]
Entry into regional phase21.10.2019Translation filed 
21.10.2019National basic fee paid 
21.10.2019Search fee paid 
21.10.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
21.10.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.10.2019Examination requested  [2020/06]
07.12.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.05.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.08.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.07.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
11.11.2022Fee for grant paid
11.11.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
11.11.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)22.09.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/48]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
30.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
30.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
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CZ21.12.2022
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MC21.12.2022
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NO21.03.2023
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LU04.09.2023
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Documents cited:Search[XI]  - ERICSSON, "On Data Transmission in Control Resource Sets", vol. RAN WG1, no. Qingdao, P.R. China; 20170627 - 20170630, (20170626), 3GPP DRAFT; R1-1711482, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, URL: http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Meetings_3GPP_SYNC/RAN1/Docs/, (20170626), XP051300667 [X] 1-3,15 * the whole document * [I] 4-14
 [XI]  - CATT, "Flexible reuse of DL control resources for data transmission", vol. RAN WG1, no. Prague, Czechia; 20170821 - 20170825, (20170820), 3GPP DRAFT; R1-1712395, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, URL: http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Meetings_3GPP_SYNC/RAN1/Docs/, (20170820), XP051315211 [X] 1-3,15 * the whole document * [I] 4-14
 [A]  - CATT, "NR DL control channel structure", vol. RAN WG1, no. Athens, Greece; 20170213 - 20170217, (20170212), 3GPP DRAFT; R1-1702092, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, URL: http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Meetings_3GPP_SYNC/RAN1/Docs/, (20170212), XP051209253 [A] 1-15 * sections 1 and 2.3 *
 [A]  - HUAWEI ET AL, "On PDCCH-CCE-REG mapping and REG bundle", vol. RAN WG1, no. Prague, Czech Republic; 20170821 - 20170825, (20170820), 3GPP DRAFT; R1-1712181, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, URL: http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Meetings_3GPP_SYNC/RAN1/Docs/, (20170820), XP051314998 [A] 1-15 * section 2.2; page 2 *
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