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EP About this file: EP3970397

EP3970397 - A SENSOR DEVICE, A COMMUNICATION NODE, A SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING WHICH MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE IS CLOSEST TO A SENSOR DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  29.03.2024
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.02.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  27.11.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip22.08.2024New entry: Application deemed to be withdrawn: despatch of communication + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Shortcut Labs AB
Drottning Kristinas Väg 41
114 28 Stockholm / SE
[2022/12]
Inventor(s)01 / WESTLUND PRÄNDEL, Joacim
c/o Shortcut Labs AB Drottning Kristinas Väg 41
114 28 STOCKHOLM / SE
02 / MEIER, Anton
c/o Shortcut Labs AB Drottning Kristinas Väg 41
114 28 STOCKHOLM / SE
03 / LENNGREN, Emil
c/o Shortcut Labs AB Drottning Kristinas Väg 41
114 28 STOCKHOLM / SE
04 / ÖBERG, Oskar
c/o Shortcut Labs AB Drottning Kristinas Väg 41
114 28 STOCKHOLM / SE
 [2022/12]
Representative(s)Rouse AB
P.O.Box 7086
103 87 Stockholm / SE
[N/P]
Former [2022/12]Kitzler, Michael
Rouse AB
Docketing, PO Box 42
683 21 Hagfors / SE
Application number, filing date20809925.915.05.2020
[2022/12]
WO2020SE50506
Priority number, dateSE2019005059517.05.2019         Original published format: SE 1950595
[2022/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020236073
Date:26.11.2020
Language:EN
[2020/48]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3970397
Date:23.03.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.11.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:SE26.11.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.05.2023
ClassificationIPC:H04W4/80, G06F3/048, H04W4/02, H04W4/06, H04W4/38
[2023/22]
CPC:
H04W4/38 (EP,US); H04W4/80 (EP,SE,US); G06F3/048 (SE);
H04W4/023 (EP,US); H04W4/027 (EP); H04W4/06 (EP);
H04W4/90 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2022/12]H04W4/80, G06F3/048
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 [2022/12]
TitleGerman:SENSORVORRICHTUNG, KOMMUNIKATIONSKNOTEN, SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR BESTIMMUNG, WELCHE MOBILE KOMMUNIKATIONSVORRICHTUNG SICH AM NÄCHSTEN ZU EINER SENSORVORRICHTUNG BEFINDET[2022/12]
English:A SENSOR DEVICE, A COMMUNICATION NODE, A SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING WHICH MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE IS CLOSEST TO A SENSOR DEVICE[2022/12]
French:DISPOSITIF DE CAPTEUR, NOEUD DE COMMUNICATION, SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉS POUR DÉTERMINER QUEL DISPOSITIF DE COMMUNICATION MOBILE EST LE PLUS PROCHE D'UN DISPOSITIF DE CAPTEUR[2022/12]
Entry into regional phase17.12.2021National basic fee paid 
17.12.2021Search fee paid 
17.12.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
17.12.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.03.2021Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: SE
17.12.2021Examination requested  [2022/12]
24.11.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.04.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.08.2024Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
15.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.05.202405   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[I]US2013217333  (SPRIGG STEPHEN A [US], et al);
 [I]US2014279101  (DUPLAN LUCAS ANDREW [US], et al);
 [I]EP2817651  (QUALCOMM INC [US]);
 [I]WO2018117958  (CRUNCHFISH AB [SE]);
International search[XA]US2014127999  (KANE BRITTIN [US], et al) [X] 1-8, 10-13, 15- 19, 21-23 * ; paragraphs [0035]-[0036]; figures 1C,1D,3A * [A] 9, 14, 20;
 [DA]US9733808  (PESOLA JUUSO [FI], et al) [DA] 1-23* ; whole document *;
 [A]US2018108078  (HOWELL DANIEL [US]) [A] 1-23 * ; abstract; figures 1,2 *
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