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EP About this file: EP3799333

EP3799333 - ALLOCATION OF PREAMBLE SEQUENCES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  04.08.2023
Database last updated on 07.04.2026
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  12.04.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.10.2021
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  26.02.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip22.08.2025Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 24.09.2025  [2025/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
Karakaari 7
02610 Espoo / FI
[2021/13]
Inventor(s)01 / Korhonen, Juha Sakari
Keskiyöntie 12 A 1
02210 Espoo / FI
02 / Hooli, Kari Juhani
Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
Kaapelitie 4 (Rusko I)
90620 Oulu / FI
 [2021/13]
Representative(s)Molnia, David, et al
Molnia Ho PartG mbB
Theatinerstraße 16
80333 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2021/13]Nokia EPO representatives
Nokia Technologies Oy
Karakaari 7
02610 Espoo / FI
Application number, filing date20201661.402.10.2007
[2021/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3799333
Date:31.03.2021
Language:EN
[2021/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3799333
Date:06.09.2023
Language:EN
[2023/36]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.03.2021
ClassificationIPC:H04J13/00, H04J11/00
[2021/13]
CPC:
H04L5/0053 (EP,KR,US); H04J13/0062 (EP,KR,US); H04J13/14 (EP,KR,US);
H04L5/0037 (EP,KR,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2021/45]  
Former [2021/13]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:ZUTEILUNG VON PRÄAMBELSEQUENZEN[2021/13]
English:ALLOCATION OF PREAMBLE SEQUENCES[2021/13]
French:ATTRIBUTION DE SÉQUENCES DE PRÉAMBULE[2021/13]
Examination procedure30.09.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.09.2021Examination requested  [2021/45]
30.09.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
13.04.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.07.2023Fee for grant paid
27.07.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
27.07.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP07117750.5  / EP2045939
EP15181110.6  / EP2981103
EP17163537.8  / EP3220562
EP19163746.1  / EP3537635
Divisional application(s)EP23184895.3  / EP4246838
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  06.06.2024  19.08.2024  WITHDRAWN
Verifone, Inc.
251, Little Falls Drive
Wilmington, DE 19808 / US
Opponent's representative
Röthinger, Rainer
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
 02  17.06.2024  19.08.2024  INTERVENTION WITHDRAWN
Verifone Payments B.V.
Postbus 11334
1001 GH Amsterdam / NL
Opponent's representative
Röthinger, Rainer
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
 03  16.07.2024  19.08.2024  INTERVENTION WITHDRAWN
Verifone Sweden AB
Box 92031
12006 Stockholm / SE
Opponent's representative
Röthinger, Rainer
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
 [2024/39]
Former [2024/34]
Opponent(s)01  06.06.2024  10.06.2024  ADMISSIBLE
Verifone, Inc.
251, Little Falls Drive
Wilmington, DE 19808 / US
Opponent's representative
Röthinger, Rainer
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
 02  17.06.2024  20.06.2024  INTERVENTION ADMISSIBLE
Verifone Payments B.V.
Postbus 11334
1001 GH Amsterdam / NL
Opponent's representative
Röthinger, Rainer
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
 03  16.07.2024  18.07.2024  INTERVENTION ADMISSIBLE
Verifone Sweden AB
Box 92031
12006 Stockholm / SE
Opponent's representative
Röthinger, Rainer
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
Former [2024/30]
Opponent(s)01  06.06.2024  10.06.2024  ADMISSIBLE
Verifone, Inc.
251, Little Falls Drive
Wilmington, DE 19808 / US
Opponent's representative
Röthinger, Rainer
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
 02  17.06.2024  20.06.2024  INTERVENTION ADMISSIBLE
Verifone Payments B.V.
Postbus 11334
1001 GH Amsterdam / NL
Opponent's representative
Röthinger, Rainer
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
Former [2024/29]
Opponent(s)01  06.06.2024  10.06.2024  ADMISSIBLE
Verifone, Inc.
251, Little Falls Drive
Wilmington, DE 19808 / US
Opponent's representative
Röthinger, Rainer
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB
Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München / DE
20.06.2024Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
20.09.2024Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
30.10.2024Despatch of communication that the opposition procedure will be closed
30.10.2024Legal effect of closure of opposition procedure [2025/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
15.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
15.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
15.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
15.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
15.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
15.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 09
15.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 10
15.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 11
15.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 12
15.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 13
15.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 14
29.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 15
15.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 16
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCY02.10.2007
HU02.10.2007
MC06.09.2023
RO06.09.2023
SK06.09.2023
IE02.10.2023
CH31.10.2023
IS06.01.2024
[2025/39]
Former [2025/36]CY02.10.2007
MC06.09.2023
RO06.09.2023
SK06.09.2023
IE02.10.2023
CH31.10.2023
IS06.01.2024
Former [2024/46]MC06.09.2023
RO06.09.2023
SK06.09.2023
IE02.10.2023
CH31.10.2023
IS06.01.2024
Former [2024/34]MC06.09.2023
RO06.09.2023
SK06.09.2023
CH31.10.2023
IS06.01.2024
Former [2024/32]MC06.09.2023
RO06.09.2023
SK06.09.2023
IS06.01.2024
Former [2024/23]RO06.09.2023
SK06.09.2023
IS06.01.2024
Former [2024/21]IS06.01.2024
Documents cited:Search[X]   ZTE: "Group-based Re-ordering Method of ZC Sequence in RACH", 3GPP DRAFT; R1-073595 GROUP-BASED RE-ORDERING METHOD OF ZC SEQUENCE IN RACH (REVISED), 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, vol. RAN WG1, no. Athens, Greece; 20070815, 15 August 2007 (2007-08-15), XP050107194
 [X]   LG ELECTRONICS: "Preamble Index Mapping for Non-Synchronized RACH", 3GPP DRAFT; R1-073501, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, vol. RAN WG1, no. Athens, Greece; 20070815, 15 August 2007 (2007-08-15), XP050107107
 [A]   PANASONIC ET AL: "RACH sequence allocation and indication to the cell", 3GPP DRAFT; R1-073836, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, vol. RAN WG1, no. Athens, Greece; 20070829, 29 August 2007 (2007-08-29), XP050107405 [A] 1-11 * Section 5.7.2 *
by applicant  LG ELECTRONICS: "Preamble Index Mapping for Non-Synchronized RACH", 3GPP DRAFT; RL-073501, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP
   PANASONICNTT DOCOMO: "Zadoff-Chu sequence allocation on RACH for complexity reduction", TSG-RAN WG1, 15 January 2007 (2007-01-15)
OppositionEP2187662
 EP2187662
 EP2187662
   ZTE: "Group-based Re-ordering Method of ZC Sequence in RACH", 3GPP DRAFT; R1-073595 GROUP-BASED RE-ORDERING METHOD OF ZC SEQUENCE IN RACH (REVISED), 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, vol. RAN WG1, no. Athens, Greece; 20070815, 15 August 2007 (2007-08-15), Mobile Competence Centre ; 650, route des Lucioles ; F-06921 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex ; France , XP050107194
   PANASONIC, NTT DOCOMO: "RACH sequence allocation and indication to the cell", 3GPP TSG RAN WG1 MEETING #49BIS; R1-072800, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, vol. TSG RAN WG1, no. Orlando, FL, USA, 29 June 2007 (2007-06-29) - 29 June 2007 (2007-06-29), Mobile Competence Centre ; 650, route des Lucioles ; F-06921 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex ; France , pages 1 - 9, XP008119805 [A] 1-11 * Section 5.7.2 *
   ZTE: "Group-based Re-ordering Method of ZC Sequence in RACH", 3GPP TSG RAN WG1 #50 MEETING, R1-073595, 15 August 2007 (2007-08-15), XP050107194
   PANASONIC, NTT DOCOMO: "RACH sequence allocation and indication to the cell", 3GPP TSG RAN WG1 MEETING #49BIS, R1-072800, 29 June 2007 (2007-06-29) - 29 June 2007 (2007-06-29), pages 1 - 9, XP008119805 [A] 1-11 * Section 5.7.2 *
   ZTE: "Group-based Re-ordering Method of ZC Sequence in RACH", 3GPP DRAFT; R1-073595 GROUP-BASED RE-ORDERING METHOD OF ZC SEQUENCE IN RACH (REVISED), 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, vol. RAN WG1, no. Athens, Greece; 20070815, 15 August 2007 (2007-08-15), Mobile Competence Centre ; 650, route des Lucioles ; F-06921 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex ; France , XP050107194
   PANASONIC, NTT DOCOMO: "RACH sequence allocation and indication to the cell", 3GPP TSG RAN WG1 MEETING #49BIS; R1-072800, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, vol. TSG RAN WG1, no. Orlando, FL, USA, 29 June 2007 (2007-06-29) - 29 June 2007 (2007-06-29), Mobile Competence Centre ; 650, route des Lucioles ; F-06921 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex ; France , pages 1 - 9, XP008119805 [A] 1-11 * Section 5.7.2 *
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