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EP4115647 - SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS IN SL UNICAST [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.05.2024
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.12.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.10.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip28.08.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Apple Inc.
One Apple Park Way
Cupertino CA 95014 / US
[2023/02]
Inventor(s)01 / BREINING, Birgit
Am Campeon 11
Neubiberg 85579 Bavaria-Bayern / DE
02 / ZHANG, Dawei
One Apple Park Way
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
03 / XU, Fangli
25F, International Finance Centre
8 Jianguomenwai Avenue
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100022 / CN
04 / HU, Haijing
One Apple Park Way
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
05 / XING, Longda
One Apple Park Way
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
06 / NOOLU, Rama Diwakara Rao
One Apple Park Way
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
07 / GURUMOORTHY, Sethuraman
One Apple Park Way
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
08 / GUO, Shu
25F, International Finance Centre
8 Jianguomenwai Avenue
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100022 / CN
09 / LOVLEKAR, Srirang A
One Apple Park Way
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
10 / WU, Zhibin
One Apple Park Way
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
11 / CHEN, Yuqin
25F, International Finance Centre
8 Jianguomenwai Avenue
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100022 / CN
 [2023/02]
Representative(s)Rooney, John-Paul
Withers & Rogers LLP
2 London Bridge
London SE1 9RA / GB
[2023/02]
Application number, filing date20930202.508.04.2020
[2023/02]
WO2020CN83775
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021203301
Date:14.10.2021
Language:EN
[2021/41]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4115647
Date:11.01.2023
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.10.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2023/02]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN14.10.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.03.2023
ClassificationIPC:H04W28/24, H04W76/15, H04W12/04, H04L9/40, H04W76/30, H04W4/70
[2023/16]
CPC:
H04W76/30 (EP,KR,US); H04W76/14 (EP,KR,US); H04W12/037 (US);
H04L63/0428 (EP); H04L63/1466 (EP); H04L9/0891 (US);
H04W12/03 (EP,KR); H04W12/106 (EP,KR,US); H04W4/70 (EP,KR) (-)
Former IPC [2023/02]H04W28/24, H04W76/15, H04W12/04
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 [2023/02]
TitleGerman:SICHERHEITSVERBESSERUNGEN IN SL-UNICAST[2023/02]
English:SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS IN SL UNICAST[2023/02]
French:AMÉLIORATIONS DE SÉCURITÉ EN DIFFUSION INDIVIDUELLE SL[2023/02]
Entry into regional phase07.10.2022National basic fee paid 
07.10.2022Search fee paid 
07.10.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
07.10.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.10.2022Examination requested  [2023/02]
04.10.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.10.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
03.05.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.08.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Divisional application(s)EP23212124.4  / EP4304218
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
14.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
13.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[I]WO0163853  (NOKIA NETWORKS OY [FI], et al) [I] 1-11 * figure 4 * * abstract * * page 11, line 23 - page 13, line 34 *;
 [A]WO2014104853  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]) [A] 6* paragraph [block 808] *;
 [I]GB2522665  (NEC CORP [JP]) [I] 1-11 * abstract * * figure 7 *;
 [I]EP3113527  (HUAWEI TECH CO LTD [CN]) [I] 1-11 * paragraph [0004] *;
 [A]WO2020017807  (LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR]) [A] 1-11 * paragraph [0126] *
International search[A]US2014269343  (NAGATSUKA MASAAKI [JP]) [A] 1-10 * the whole document *;
 [A]CN105103610  (LG ELECTRONICS INC) [A] 11-16 * the whole document *;
 [X]WO2017138977  (INTEL IP CORP [US]) [X] 11-16 * description, page 26, line 25 - page 29, line 8 *;
 [X]CN110139322  (TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECH RES INST CO LTD) [X] 17-19 * description, paragraphs [0101]-[0156]、[0253] *;
 [X]CN110177353  (TENCENT TECH SHENZHEN CO LTD) [X] 1-10 * description, paragraphs [0045]-[0114] *;
 [A]CN110784904  (SHARP KK) [A] 17-19* the whole document *
by applicantWO0163853
 GB2522665
 EP3113527
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