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EP About this file: EP3557773

EP3557773 - VIRTUAL DISTRIBUTION POINT ARCHITECTURE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.07.2023
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.08.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  05.04.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  26.02.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  29.05.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  20.09.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip19.12.2025Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 21.01.2026  [2026/04]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MaxLinear Asia Singapore Private Limited
151 Lorong Chuan, 02-01A, New Tech Park Lobby A
Singapore / SG
[2022/26]
Former [2019/43]For all designated states
INTEL Corporation
2200 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054 / US
Inventor(s)01 / STROBEL, Rainer
Orlandostr. 6
80331 München / DE
02 / OKSMAN, Vladimir
67 Culford Place
Morganville, NJ 07751 / US
 [2019/43]
Representative(s)2SPL Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Landaubogen 3
81373 München / DE
[2022/36]
Former [2019/43]2SPL Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Postfach 15 17 23
80050 München / DE
Application number, filing date19162689.413.03.2019
[2019/43]
Priority number, dateUS201862658278P16.04.2018         Original published format: US 201862658278 P
US20191628123821.02.2019         Original published format: US201916281238
[2019/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3557773
Date:23.10.2019
Language:EN
[2019/43]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP3557773
Date:27.11.2019
Language:EN
[2019/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3557773
Date:07.09.2022
Language:EN
[2022/36]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.10.2019
ClassificationIPC:H04B3/32
[2019/43]
CPC:
H04B3/32 (EP,US); H04B10/2507 (US); H04B10/2589 (US);
H04B3/52 (US); H04B3/487 (EP)
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 [2020/27]
Former [2019/43]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 
TitleGerman:ARCHITEKTUR EINES VIRTUELLEN VERTEILUNGSPUNKTES[2019/43]
English:VIRTUAL DISTRIBUTION POINT ARCHITECTURE[2019/43]
French:ARCHITECTURE DE POINT DE DISTRIBUTION VIRTUEL[2019/43]
Examination procedure07.04.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.05.2020Examination requested  [2020/27]
27.05.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
25.02.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.06.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.04.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.07.2022Fee for grant paid
28.07.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.07.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)08.06.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
28.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[X] EP2852067  (ALCATEL LUCENT et al.) [X] 1-10 * paragraph [0016] - paragraph [0031] * * paragraph [0040] - paragraph [0061]; figure 2 *
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