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EP About this file: EP3644635

EP3644635 - MULTI-SIM DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.10.2024
Database last updated on 21.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.11.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  20.07.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  28.06.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.02.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.05.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.10.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  27.03.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip13.03.2026Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 15.04.2026 [2026/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si
Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
[2020/18]
Inventor(s)01 / LEE, Junkyoung
c/o SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
129, Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu
16677 Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do / KR
02 / KIM, Chulkyung
c/o SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
129, Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu
16677 Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do / KR
03 / NAM, Jongwook
c/o SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
129, Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu
16677 Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do / KR
04 / LEE, Youngyong
c/o SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
129, Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu
16677 Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do / KR
 [2020/18]
Representative(s)Kuhnen & Wacker Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro PartG mbB
Prinz-Ludwig-Straße 40A
85354 Freising / DE
[2020/18]
Application number, filing date19190012.505.08.2019
[2020/18]
Priority number, dateKR2018012768924.10.2018         Original published format: KR 20180127689
[2020/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3644635
Date:29.04.2020
Language:EN
[2020/18]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3644635
Date:06.12.2023
Language:EN
[2023/49]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.02.2020
ClassificationIPC:H04W8/18, // H04W48/18, H04W88/06
[2020/18]
CPC:
H04W8/183 (EP,US); H04W72/1215 (KR); H04W72/51 (CN);
H04W72/0453 (US); H04W72/53 (CN); H04W72/535 (CN);
H04W76/15 (US); H04W76/16 (KR); H04W76/27 (KR);
H04W88/06 (EP,CN,KR,US); H04W48/18 (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 [2020/49]
Former [2020/18]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:MULTI-SIM-VORRICHTUNG UND BETRIEBSVERFAHREN DAFÜR[2020/18]
English:MULTI-SIM DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF[2020/18]
French:DISPOSITIF MULTI-SIM ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE FONCTIONNEMENT[2020/18]
Examination procedure22.10.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.10.2020Examination requested  [2020/49]
22.10.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
18.05.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
28.07.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.02.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.06.2023Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
26.06.2023Fee for grant paid
26.06.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
21.07.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
31.10.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)09.09.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/46]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
28.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
29.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY05.08.2019
HU05.08.2019
AT06.12.2023
CZ06.12.2023
DK06.12.2023
EE06.12.2023
ES06.12.2023
HR06.12.2023
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LT06.12.2023
LV06.12.2023
MC06.12.2023
NL06.12.2023
PL06.12.2023
RO06.12.2023
RS06.12.2023
SE06.12.2023
SI06.12.2023
SK06.12.2023
SM06.12.2023
FI07.12.2023
BG06.03.2024
NO06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
IS06.04.2024
PT08.04.2024
IE05.08.2024
LU05.08.2024
BE31.08.2024
CH31.08.2024
[2026/16]
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AT06.12.2023
CZ06.12.2023
DK06.12.2023
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Documents cited:Search[XAI] EP3322235  (QUALCOMM INC et al.) [X] 1,13 * paragraph [0016] - paragraph [0043]; figures 1-3,5-6 * * paragraph [0044] - paragraph [0053] *[A] 6-11 [I] 2-5,12,14,15
 [XAI] US9131475  (GUDE VENKATA SIVA PRASAD RAO et al.) [X] 1,13 * column 5, line 45 - column 11, line 45; figures 3-6 *[A] 6-11 [I] 2-5,12,14,15
 [A] US2018184309  (BHARDWAJ ASHISH et al.) [A] 1-15 * column 8, line 32 - column 14, line 21; figures 2-3 *
 [A] US9319977  (NAYAK SHIVANK et al.) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0051] - paragraph [0085]; figures 2-6 *
 [XAI] US9544042  (LI WENJUN et al.) [X] 1,13 * column 5, line 32 - column 8, line 12; figures 1,2 * * column 10, line 4 - column 13, line 45 * * column 15, line 4 - column 16, line 52 * * column 19, line 11 - column 24, line 23 *[A] 2-5,12,14,15 [I] 6-11
 [XAI] US2017295513  (LEE KUO-CHUN et al.) [X] 1,13 * paragraph [0025] * * paragraph [0037] - paragraph [0065] * * paragraph [0076] - paragraph [0092] *[A] 2-5,12,14,15 [I] 6-11
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