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EP4079093 - METHOD OF SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION AND RELATED DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  29.08.2025
Database last updated on 09.04.2026
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.04.2025
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  23.09.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  10.07.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip20.03.2026Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 22.04.2026 [2026/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
1 Takumi-cho
Sakai-ku
Sakai-shi, Osaka 590-8522 / JP
[2025/01]
Former [2022/43]For all designated states
FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
Flat 2623, 26/F Tuen Mun Central Square
22 Hoi Wing Road, Tuen Mun
New Territories
Hong Kong / CN
Inventor(s)01 / CHEN, Hungchen
Neihu Dist., Taipei 114 / TW
02 / SHIH, Meiju
Neihu Dist., Taipei 114 / TW
 [2025/40]
Former [2022/43]01 / CHEN, Hungchen
11F.,No.32, Jihu Rd.
Neihu Dist., Taipei 114 / TW
02 / SHIH, Meiju
11F., No, Jihu Rd.
Neihu Dist., Taipei 114 / TW
Representative(s)Müller-Boré & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedenheimer Brücke 21
80639 München / DE
[2022/43]
Application number, filing date20910099.931.12.2020
[2022/43]
WO2020CN141920
Priority number, dateUS201962955718P31.12.2019         Original published format: US 201962955718 P
[2022/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021136474
Date:08.07.2021
Language:EN
[2021/27]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4079093
Date:26.10.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.07.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4079093
Date:01.10.2025
Language:EN
[2025/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN08.07.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.01.2024
ClassificationIPC:H04W76/27, H04W72/04
[2022/43]
CPC:
H04W76/27 (EP,US); H04W76/38 (US); H04W56/0045 (EP,US);
H04W72/23 (EP,US); H04W72/115 (EP); H04W74/0833 (EP,US);
H04W74/0836 (EP,US); H04W76/30 (EP) (-)
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]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN FÜR KLEINE DATENÜBERTRAGUNG UND ZUGEHÖRIGE VORRICHTUNG[2022/43]
English:METHOD OF SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION AND RELATED DEVICE[2022/43]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE TRANSMISSION DE PETITES DONNÉES ET DISPOSITIF ASSOCIÉ[2022/43]
Entry into regional phase20.07.2022National basic fee paid 
20.07.2022Search fee paid 
20.07.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
20.07.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.07.2022Examination requested  [2022/43]
19.07.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.07.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
04.10.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.12.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.04.2025Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.08.2025Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
21.08.2025Fee for grant paid
21.08.2025Fee for publishing/printing paid
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
28.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
27.12.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XI] CN110139365  (SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS SHANGHAI INC et al.) [X] 1-5,11 * paragraph [0002] - paragraph [0107] *[I] 6-10
 [XI] US2018152984  (PALANISAMY SURESH et al.) [X] 1,6-11 * paragraph [0114] - paragraph [0123] *[I] 2-5
 [A]   ERICSSON: "MT early data after preamble", vol. RAN WG2, no. Prague, Czech Republic; 20190826 - 20190830, 15 August 2019 (2019-08-15), XP051768200, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20190815] [A] 1-11 * the whole document *
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