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EP About this file: EP3978371

EP3978371 - SATELLITE CONSTELLATION FORMING SYSTEM, SATELLITE CONSTELLATION FORMIMG METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2022/14]SATELLITE CONSTELLATION FORMATION SYSTEM, SATELLITE CONSTELLATION FORMATION METHOD, SATELLITE CONSTELLATION, AND GROUND EQUIPMENT
[2023/12]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.02.2024
Database last updated on 30.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  17.03.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  24.10.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.03.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  05.12.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 26.06.2024  [2024/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
[2022/14]
Inventor(s)01 / MUKAE, Hisayuki
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
 [2022/14]
Representative(s)Plasseraud IP
104 Rue de Richelieu
CS92104
75080 Paris Cedex 02 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2022/14]Plasseraud IP
66, rue de la Chaussée d'Antin
75440 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
Application number, filing date19931208.331.05.2019
[2022/14]
WO2019JP21739
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020240824
Date:03.12.2020
Language:JA
[2020/49]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3978371
Date:06.04.2022
Language:EN
[2022/14]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3978371
Date:19.04.2023
Language:EN
[2023/16]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP03.12.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.05.2022
ClassificationIPC:B64G1/10, B64G1/24
[2022/23]
CPC:
B64G1/1085 (EP,US); B64G1/2427 (US); B64G1/1007 (EP);
B64G1/1021 (EP,US); B64G1/2423 (EP)
Former IPC [2022/14]B64G1/10
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 [2022/14]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SYSTEM ZUR BILDUNG EINER SATELLITENKONSTELLATION, VERFAHREN ZUR BILDUNG EINER SATELLITENKONSTELLATION[2023/12]
English:SATELLITE CONSTELLATION FORMING SYSTEM, SATELLITE CONSTELLATION FORMIMG METHOD[2023/12]
French:SYSTÈME DE FORMATION DE CONSTELLATION DE SATELLITES, PROCÉDÉ DE FORMATION DE CONSTELLATION DE SATELLITES[2023/12]
Former [2022/14]SYSTEM ZUR BILDUNG VON SATELLITENKONSTELLATION, VERFAHREN ZUR BILDUNG VON SATELLITENKONSTELLATION, SATELLITENKONSTELLATION UND BODENAUSRÜSTUNG
Former [2022/14]SATELLITE CONSTELLATION FORMATION SYSTEM, SATELLITE CONSTELLATION FORMATION METHOD, SATELLITE CONSTELLATION, AND GROUND EQUIPMENT
Former [2022/14]SYSTÈME DE FORMATION DE CONSTELLATION DE SATELLITES, PROCÉDÉ DE FORMATION DE CONSTELLATION DE SATELLITES, CONSTELLATION DE SATELLITES ET ÉQUIPEMENT DE SOL
Entry into regional phase30.09.2021Translation filed 
30.09.2021National basic fee paid 
30.09.2021Search fee paid 
30.09.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
30.09.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.09.2021Examination requested  [2022/14]
15.09.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.10.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.02.2023Fee for grant paid
10.02.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.02.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)22.01.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
20.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL19.04.2023
AT19.04.2023
CZ19.04.2023
DK19.04.2023
EE19.04.2023
ES19.04.2023
FI19.04.2023
HR19.04.2023
IT19.04.2023
LT19.04.2023
LV19.04.2023
MC19.04.2023
NL19.04.2023
PL19.04.2023
RO19.04.2023
RS19.04.2023
SE19.04.2023
SI19.04.2023
SK19.04.2023
SM19.04.2023
BE31.05.2023
CH31.05.2023
IE31.05.2023
LI31.05.2023
LU31.05.2023
NO19.07.2023
GR20.07.2023
IS19.08.2023
PT21.08.2023
[2024/26]
Former [2024/25]AL19.04.2023
AT19.04.2023
CZ19.04.2023
DK19.04.2023
EE19.04.2023
ES19.04.2023
FI19.04.2023
HR19.04.2023
LT19.04.2023
LV19.04.2023
MC19.04.2023
NL19.04.2023
PL19.04.2023
RO19.04.2023
RS19.04.2023
SE19.04.2023
SI19.04.2023
SK19.04.2023
SM19.04.2023
BE31.05.2023
CH31.05.2023
IE31.05.2023
LI31.05.2023
LU31.05.2023
NO19.07.2023
GR20.07.2023
IS19.08.2023
PT21.08.2023
Former [2024/21]AL19.04.2023
AT19.04.2023
CZ19.04.2023
DK19.04.2023
EE19.04.2023
ES19.04.2023
FI19.04.2023
HR19.04.2023
LT19.04.2023
LV19.04.2023
MC19.04.2023
NL19.04.2023
PL19.04.2023
RO19.04.2023
RS19.04.2023
SE19.04.2023
SK19.04.2023
SM19.04.2023
CH31.05.2023
IE31.05.2023
LI31.05.2023
LU31.05.2023
NO19.07.2023
GR20.07.2023
IS19.08.2023
PT21.08.2023
Former [2024/10]AL19.04.2023
AT19.04.2023
CZ19.04.2023
DK19.04.2023
EE19.04.2023
ES19.04.2023
FI19.04.2023
HR19.04.2023
LT19.04.2023
LV19.04.2023
MC19.04.2023
NL19.04.2023
PL19.04.2023
RO19.04.2023
RS19.04.2023
SE19.04.2023
SK19.04.2023
SM19.04.2023
CH31.05.2023
LI31.05.2023
LU31.05.2023
NO19.07.2023
GR20.07.2023
IS19.08.2023
PT21.08.2023
Former [2024/09]AL19.04.2023
AT19.04.2023
CZ19.04.2023
DK19.04.2023
ES19.04.2023
FI19.04.2023
HR19.04.2023
LT19.04.2023
LV19.04.2023
MC19.04.2023
NL19.04.2023
PL19.04.2023
RS19.04.2023
SE19.04.2023
SK19.04.2023
SM19.04.2023
CH31.05.2023
LI31.05.2023
LU31.05.2023
NO19.07.2023
GR20.07.2023
IS19.08.2023
PT21.08.2023
Former [2024/08]AL19.04.2023
AT19.04.2023
ES19.04.2023
FI19.04.2023
HR19.04.2023
LT19.04.2023
LV19.04.2023
NL19.04.2023
PL19.04.2023
RS19.04.2023
SE19.04.2023
SK19.04.2023
SM19.04.2023
LU31.05.2023
NO19.07.2023
GR20.07.2023
IS19.08.2023
PT21.08.2023
Former [2024/03]AL19.04.2023
AT19.04.2023
ES19.04.2023
FI19.04.2023
HR19.04.2023
LT19.04.2023
LV19.04.2023
NL19.04.2023
PL19.04.2023
RS19.04.2023
SE19.04.2023
NO19.07.2023
GR20.07.2023
IS19.08.2023
PT21.08.2023
Former [2024/01]AL19.04.2023
AT19.04.2023
ES19.04.2023
HR19.04.2023
LT19.04.2023
LV19.04.2023
NL19.04.2023
PL19.04.2023
RS19.04.2023
SE19.04.2023
NO19.07.2023
GR20.07.2023
IS19.08.2023
PT21.08.2023
Former [2023/51]AL19.04.2023
AT19.04.2023
ES19.04.2023
HR19.04.2023
NL19.04.2023
PL19.04.2023
RS19.04.2023
SE19.04.2023
NO19.07.2023
GR20.07.2023
IS19.08.2023
PT21.08.2023
Former [2023/50]AL19.04.2023
AT19.04.2023
ES19.04.2023
NL19.04.2023
PL19.04.2023
SE19.04.2023
NO19.07.2023
GR20.07.2023
IS19.08.2023
PT21.08.2023
Former [2023/48]AT19.04.2023
ES19.04.2023
NL19.04.2023
SE19.04.2023
NO19.07.2023
PT21.08.2023
Former [2023/46]ES19.04.2023
NL19.04.2023
PT21.08.2023
Former [2023/43]NL19.04.2023
Documents cited:Search[A]FR2918827  (ASTRIUM SAS SOC PAR ACTIONS SI [FR]);
 [A]WO2014097263  (THALES ALENIA SPACE ITALIA SPA CON UNICO SOCIO [IT]);
 [A]EP2896570  (BOEING CO [US]);
 [A]WO2015162370  (SNECMA [FR]);
 [A]CN107506893  (EQUIPMENT INST PLA);
 [A]US2018022474  (MEEK MATTHEW CAMERON [US])
International search[A]JP2001335000  (COMM RES LAB, et al);
 [A]JP2010533290  ;
 [A]US2015197350  (HO YIU-HUNG M [US]);
 [A]JP2016508911  ;
 [A]JP2017513765  ;
 [A]CN107506893  (EQUIPMENT INST PLA);
 [A]US2018022474  (MEEK MATTHEW CAMERON [US])
by applicantJP2017114159
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