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EP3669573 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A PACKET IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.11.2022
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.12.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  25.10.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.04.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.05.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  22.03.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR
published on 17.07.2024  [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
[2020/26]
Inventor(s)01 / KIM, Donggun
c/o Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si
Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
02 / KIM, Soenghun
c/o Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si
Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
03 / JIN, Seungri
c/o Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si
Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
 [2020/26]
Representative(s)Gulde & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei mbB
Wallstraße 58/59
10179 Berlin / DE
[2020/26]
Application number, filing date18856432.217.09.2018
[2020/26]
WO2018KR10929
Priority number, dateKR2017011972318.09.2017         Original published format: KR 20170119723
KR2018004979030.04.2018         Original published format: KR 20180049790
[2020/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019054830
Date:21.03.2019
Language:EN
[2019/12]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3669573
Date:24.06.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.03.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3669573
Date:05.01.2022
Language:EN
[2022/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR21.03.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.06.2020
ClassificationIPC:H04L29/06, H04L1/18, H04W72/04, H04W80/08
[2020/29]
CPC:
H04L69/04 (EP); H04W28/06 (KR); H04L1/08 (EP);
H04L1/1841 (EP); H04L69/22 (EP); H04W80/08 (EP);
H04W72/23 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2020/26]H04W28/06
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 [2020/26]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR VERARBEITUNG EINES PAKETS IN EINEM DRAHTLOSKOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM[2020/26]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A PACKET IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM[2020/26]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT D'UN PAQUET DANS UN SYSTÈME DE COMMUNICATION SANS FIL[2020/26]
Entry into regional phase18.03.2020National basic fee paid 
18.03.2020Search fee paid 
18.03.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
18.03.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.03.2020Examination requested  [2020/26]
15.10.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.04.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.08.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.10.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.11.2021Fee for grant paid
29.11.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
29.11.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)06.10.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/50]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
17.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU17.09.2018
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Documents cited:Search[X]  - VIVO, "Issues on the PDCP packet reception", vol. RAN WG2, no. Berlin, Germany; 20170821 - 20170825, (20170820), 3GPP DRAFT; R2-1708504_ISSUES ON THE PDCP PACKET RECEPTION, 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/RAN2/Docs/, (20170820), XP051318359 [X] 1-14 * paragraph [0001] - paragraph [0003] * * Annexes A-C; page 3 - page 6 *
 [X]  - "3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; NR; Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) specification (Release 15 )", (20170904), 3GPP DRAFT; R2-1709753 38323-030_CLEAN, 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/WG2_RL2/TSGR2_99/Docs/, (20170904), XP051330506 [X] 1-14 * paragraph [5.1.2] * * paragraph [5.2.2] *
 [A]  - "3 Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) specification (Release 14)", 3GPP STANDARD ; TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ; 3GPP TS 36.323, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, (20170623), vol. RAN WG2, no. V14.3.0, pages 1 - 43, XP051299021 [A] 1-14 * paragraph [5.1.2.1.2] * * paragraph [5.1.2.4.1] *
International search[Y]EP2369795  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]) [Y] 1-5, 9-13 * See paragraphs [0033]-[0035]; and claims 1-9. *;
 [A]WO2014163309  (LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR]) [A] 1-15 * See paragraphs [76], [77]; and claims 1-10. *;
 [A]US8964699  (WU CHIH-HSIANG [TW]) [A] 1-15* See column 5, line 27 - column 6, line 24; and claims 1-8. *;
 [Y]  - VIVO, "Issues on the PDCP packet recepton", R2-1708504, 3GPP TSG RAN WG2 Meeting #99, Berlin, Germany, (20170812), XP051318359 [Y] 1-15 * See sections 1, 2.1, 2.2, 3, annex A-annex C. *
 [Y]  - 3GPP, "3GPP; TSG RAN; NR; PDCP specification (Release 15)", 3GPP TS 38.323 V0.3.0, (20170904), XP051330506 [Y] 6-8, 14, 15 * See sections 5.1.2, 5.7.2. *
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