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EP4000333 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SIDELINK AND UPLINK TRANSMISSIONS OF NR SUPPORTING V2X [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  14.11.2025
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  10.09.2025
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.04.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  22.01.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip14.11.2025(Expected) grantpublished on 17.12.2025  [2025/51]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
6 Shangdi West Road
Haidian District
Beijing 100085 / CN
[2022/21]
Inventor(s)01 / HAN, Jing
Room 2102, B-208 Building
Guang Qu Road 28
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100024 / CN
02 / WU, Lianhai
Room 902, Building 5
Xibahebeili
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100028 / CN
03 / WANG, Haiming
Room 201, Unit 8, Building 2
Yang Guang Li Jing
Huang Si Street 23
Xicheng District
Beijing 100011 / CN
04 / SHI, Jie
Room 504, Unit 8, Building 2
Zhi Xue Yuan
Xi Er Qi
Haidian District
Beijing 100085 / CN
05 / HU, Jie
Room 402, Unit 1, Building 26
Ruiqi Homeland
Changping District
Beijing 100096 / CN
 [2022/21]
Representative(s)Openshaw & Co.
8 Castle Street
Farnham, Surrey GU9 7HR / GB
[2022/21]
Application number, filing date19937847.218.07.2019
[2022/21]
WO2019CN96554
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021007852
Date:21.01.2021
Language:EN
[2021/03]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4000333
Date:25.05.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.01.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4000333
Date:17.12.2025
Language:EN
[2025/51]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN21.01.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.02.2023
ClassificationIPC:H04W24/02, H04W28/02, H04W72/23, H04W72/56, H04L1/1825, H04L1/1829, H04L1/1867
[2023/13]
CPC:
H04W28/0268 (EP); H04W72/54 (US); H04L1/1825 (EP,US);
H04L1/1854 (EP); H04L1/1887 (EP); H04W24/02 (EP);
H04W72/569 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2022/21]H04W72/12
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 [2022/21]  
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 STEUERUNG VON SIDELINK- UND UPLINK-ÜBERTRAGUNGEN VON V2X UNTERSTÜTZENDEM NR[2022/21]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SIDELINK AND UPLINK TRANSMISSIONS OF NR SUPPORTING V2X[2022/21]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL POUR COMMANDER DES TRANSMISSIONS DE LIAISON LATÉRALE ET DE LIAISON MONTANTE DE NR ACCEPTANT V2X[2022/21]
Entry into regional phase11.01.2022National basic fee paid 
11.01.2022Search fee paid 
11.01.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
11.01.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.01.2022Examination requested  [2022/21]
14.09.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.09.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
11.09.2025Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.11.2025Fee for grant paid
07.11.2025Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.11.2025Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
26.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
25.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
25.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
25.07.2025Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XI]   ASUSTEK: "Discussion on UL/SL TX prioritization", vol. RAN WG2, no. Reno, USA; 20190513 - 20190517, 13 May 2019 (2019-05-13), XP051730002, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20190513] [X] 1,15 * the whole document *[I] 2-14
 [A]   VIVO: "Uplink and Sidelink transmission prioritization in NR V2X", vol. RAN WG2, no. Reno, US; 20190513 - 20190517, 13 May 2019 (2019-05-13), XP051729345, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20190513] [A] 1-15 * the whole document *
 [A]   MEDIATEK INC: "Prioritization of UL and SL transmission", vol. RAN WG2, no. Reno, US; 20190513 - 20190517, 13 May 2019 (2019-05-13), XP051729804, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20190513] [A] 1-15 * the whole document *
 [A]   OPPO: "Left issues on MAC for NR-V2X", vol. RAN WG2, no. Reno, US; 20190513 - 20190517, 13 May 2019 (2019-05-13), XP051729072, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20190513] [A] 1-15 * the whole document *
 [A]   OPPO (RAPPORTEUR): "Summary of [Offline#704] UL/SL prioritization", vol. RAN WG2, no. Reno, US; 20190513 - 20190517, 18 May 2019 (2019-05-18), XP051740435, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20190518] [A] 1-15 * the whole document *
International search[A] EP3273634  (PANASONIC IP CORP AMERICA et al.) [A] 1-32 * the whole document *
 [A] CN108207032  (ASUSTEK COMP INC et al.) [A] 1-32 * the whole document *
 [A] WO2015139862  (PANASONIC IP CORP AMERICA et al.) [A] 1-32 * the whole document *
 [X]   ERICSSON: "Coexistence Between Sidelink and Uplink Transmission", 3GPP DRAFT; R2-1700948 - COEXISTENCE BETWEEN SIDELINK AND UPLINK TRANSMISSION, vol. RAN WG2, 3 February 2017 (2017-02-03), Athens, Greece, pages 1 - 4, XP051222795 [X] 1-32 * section 2 *
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