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EP3922063 - LOCALIZATION ESTIMATION FOR NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Examination is in progress Status updated on 09.06.2023 Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 12.11.2021
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 14.08.2020
Former	unknown Status updated on 22.02.2019
Most recent event Tooltip	31.12.2025	New entry: Renewal fee paid
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Nokia Technologies Oy Karakaari 7 02610 Espoo / FI
	[2021/50]
Inventor(s)	01 / WIGARD, Jeroen Septembervej 1A 9270 Klarup / DK
	02 / KOVÁCS, István Zsolt Mågevej 17 9000 Aalborg / DK
	03 / LAURIDSEN, Mads Nørgårdsvej 4B 9260 Gistrup / DK
	04 / RANTA-AHO, Karri Markus Leirikaari 26 A 17 02600 Espoo / FI
	[N/P]
Former [2021/50]	01 / WIGARD, Jeroen 9270 Klarup / DK
	02 / KOVÁCS, István Zsolt 9000 Aalborg / DK
	03 / LAURIDSEN, Mads 9260 Gistrup / DK
	04 / RANTA-AHO, Karri Markus 02600 Espoo / FI
Representative(s)	Script Intellectual Property LLP Suite J, Anchor House School Close Chandlers Ford Eastleigh, Hampshire SO53 4DY / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2021/50]	Nokia EPO representatives Nokia Technologies Oy Karakaari 7 02610 Espoo / FI
Application number, filing date	19704298.9	07.02.2019
	[2021/50]
	WO2019EP53014
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2020160775
	Date:	13.08.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/33]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3922063
	Date:	15.12.2021
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.08.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2021/50]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	13.08.2020
Classification	IPC:	H04W64/00, H04W84/06	[2021/50]
	CPC:	H04W60/00 (EP); G01S5/0258 (US); G01S19/38 (EP); G01S5/0036 (EP,US); G01S5/0249 (EP,US); G01S5/06 (US); (+) G01S5/14 (EP,US); G01S5/02 (EP); H04W64/00 (EP); H04W84/06 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting states	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 [2021/50]
Title	German:	LOKALISIERUNGSSCHÄTZUNG FÜR NICHT-TERRESTRISCHE NETZWERKE	[2021/50]
	English:	LOCALIZATION ESTIMATION FOR NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS	[2021/50]
	French:	ESTIMATION DE LOCALISATION POUR RÉSEAUX NON TERRESTRES	[2021/50]
Entry into regional phase	07.09.2021	National basic fee paid
	07.09.2021	Designation fee(s) paid
	07.09.2021	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	03.06.2021	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	07.09.2021	Examination requested [2021/50]
	07.09.2021	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	12.06.2023	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	16.10.2023	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	11.04.2025	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	11.08.2025	Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	07.09.2021	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.12.2021	Renewal fee patent year 04
	03.01.2023	Renewal fee patent year 05
	03.01.2024	Renewal fee patent year 06
	06.01.2025	Renewal fee patent year 07
	31.12.2025	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:	Search	[XIY] EP0927362 (ERICSSON GE MOBILE INC et al.) [X] 1-2,7-9,18-20,25,30-31,36-38,47-49,54,59-60 * paragraphs [0002] , [00 7] , [0 19] - [0024] *[I] 3-6,32-35 [Y] 10-15,21-24,27,29,39-44,50-53,56,58
		[A] US2018343635 (EDGE STEPHEN WILLIAM et al.) [A] 1-60 * paragraphs [0040] - [0045] *
		[Y] NOKIA ET AL: "Potential Positioning Techniques - DL based solutions", vol. RAN WG1, no. Taipei, Taiwan; 20190121 - 20190125, 20 January 2019 (2019-01-20), XP051593867, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20190120] [Y] 10-15,21-24,39-44,50-53 * Chapter 2.3 *
		[X] NOKIA ET AL: "Tracking Area and UE position in NTN", vol. RAN WG3, no. Spokane, WA, USA; 20181112 - 20181116, 11 November 2018 (2018-11-11), XP051558433, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20181111] [X] 16-17,45-46 * Chapters 1, 2.3 *
		[XY] "3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; Solutions for NR to support non-terrestrial networks (NTN) (Release 16)", 3GPP STANDARD; TECHNICAL REPORT; 3GPP TR 38.821, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, no. V0.3.0, 1 December 2018 (2018-12-01), pages 1 - 33, XP051590976 [X] 26,28,55,57 * Chapter 8.3 * [Y] 27,29,56,58
	International search	[XYI] EP0927362 (ERICSSON GE MOBILE INC et al.) [X] 1,2,7-9,18-20,25,30,31,36-38,47-49,54,59,60 * paragraphs [0002] , [00 7] , [0 19] - [0024] *[Y] 10-15,21-24,27,29,39-44,50-53,56,58 [I] 3-6,32-35
		[A] US2018343635 (EDGE STEPHEN WILLIAM et al.) [A] 1-60 * paragraphs [0040] - [0045] *
		[Y] NOKIA ET AL: "Potential Positioning Techniques - DL based solutions", vol. RAN WG1, no. Taipei, Taiwan; 20190121 - 20190125, 20 January 2019 (2019-01-20), XP051593867, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20190120] [Y] 10-15,21-24,39-44,50-53 * Chapter 2.3 *
		[X] NOKIA ET AL: "Tracking Area and UE position in NTN", vol. RAN WG3, no. Spokane, WA, USA; 20181112 - 20181116, 11 November 2018 (2018-11-11), XP051558433, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20181111] [X] 16,17,45,46 * Chapters 1, 2.3 *
		[XY] "3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; Solutions for NR to support non-terrestrial networks (NTN) (Release 16)", 3GPP STANDARD; TECHNICAL REPORT; 3GPP TR 38.821, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, no. V0.3.0, 1 December 2018 (2018-12-01), pages 1 - 33, XP051590976 [X] 26,28,55,57 * Chapter 8.3 * [Y] 27,29,56,58
	Examination	EP0927362

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