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EP3968602 - AN ONLINE CONNECTIVITY UNIT IN AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT OF A VEHICLE, CORRESPONDING METHOD AND CORRESPONDING COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2022/11]AN ONLINE CONNECTIVITY UNIT FOR AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT OF A VEHICLE
[2023/49]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  19.04.2024
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.12.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  23.09.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  11.02.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip19.04.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 22.05.2024  [2024/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
VOLKSWAGEN AG
Berliner Ring 2
38440 Wolfsburg / DE
[2022/11]
Inventor(s)01 / Bas, Frederik
5262 EW Vught / NL
 [2022/11]
Application number, filing date20195724.811.09.2020
[2022/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3968602
Date:16.03.2022
Language:EN
[2022/11]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3968602
Date:22.05.2024
Language:EN
[2024/21]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.02.2021
ClassificationIPC:H04L67/12, H04L67/55, H04L67/562, // H04L12/46
[2023/49]
CPC:
H04L67/12 (EP); H04L67/55 (EP); H04L67/562 (EP);
H04L12/40006 (EP); H04L12/462 (EP); H04L2012/40273 (EP)
Former IPC [2022/11]H04L29/08, H04L12/40, G05D1/00
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 [2022/43]
Former [2022/11]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:ONLINE-KONNEKTIVITÄTSEINHEIT IN EINER ELEKTRONISCHEN STEUEREINHEIT EINES FAHRZEUGS, ZUGEHÖRIGES VERFAHREN UND ZUGEHÖRIGES COMPUTERPROGRAMMPRODUKT[2023/49]
English:AN ONLINE CONNECTIVITY UNIT IN AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT OF A VEHICLE, CORRESPONDING METHOD AND CORRESPONDING COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT[2023/49]
French:UNITÉ DE CONNECTIVITÉ EN LIGNE DANS UNE UNITÉ DE COMMANDE ÉLECTRONIQUE D'UN VÉHICULE, PROCÉDÉ CORRESPONDANT ET PRODUIT DE PROGRAMME INFORMATIQUE CORRESPONDANT[2023/49]
Former [2022/11]ONLINE-KONNEKTIVITÄTSEINHEIT FÜR EINE ELEKTRONISCHE STEUEREINHEIT EINES FAHRZEUGS
Former [2022/11]AN ONLINE CONNECTIVITY UNIT FOR AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT OF A VEHICLE
Former [2022/11]UNITÉ DE CONNECTIVITÉ EN LIGNE D'UNE UNITÉ DE COMMANDE ÉLECTRONIQUE D'UN VÉHICULE
Examination procedure17.08.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.09.2022Examination requested  [2022/43]
16.09.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
12.12.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.04.2024Fee for grant paid
09.04.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.04.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
02.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US2018167476  (HOFFNER ANDREAS [DE], et al) [Y] 6-8,12-15 * paragraph [0004] - paragraph [0006] * * paragraph [0078] - paragraph [0079] * * paragraph [0078] - paragraph [0129] * * paragraph [0155] - paragraph [0162] * * paragraph [0167] - paragraph [0177] ** figures 1-5,9 *;
 [XY]US2018232959  (THORNBURG DOUGLAS B [US], et al) [X] 1-5,9-11 * paragraph [0003] - paragraph [0005] * * paragraph [0019] - paragraph [0026] * * paragraph [0034] - paragraph [0040] * * paragraph [0050] * * figures 1A,1B,2-5 * [Y] 6-8,12-15
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