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EP About this file: EP3876657

EP3876657 - COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.11.2023
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  26.06.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  06.08.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT, PL, PT, SK		published on 04.09.2024  [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/36]
Inventor(s)01 / Aio, Kosuke
c/o Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-Ku
Tokyo, 108-0075 / JP
02 / MA, Yuelin
c/o Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-Ku
Tokyo, 108-0075 / JP
03 / Morioka, Yuichi
c/o Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku
Tokyo, 1080075 / JP
 [2021/36]
Representative(s)Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart / DE
[2021/36]
Application number, filing date21159998.022.08.2017
[2021/36]
Priority number, dateJP2016021548202.11.2016         Original published format: JP 2016215482
[2021/36]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3876657
Date:08.09.2021
Language:EN
[2021/36]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3876657
Date:06.12.2023
Language:EN
[2023/49]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.07.2021
ClassificationIPC:H04W74/08, H04W84/12
[2021/36]
CPC:
H04W74/08 (EP); H04W74/0808 (EP,KR); H04W74/085 (KR);
H04W84/12 (EP,KR)
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 [2021/36]
TitleGerman:KOMMUNIKATIONSVORRICHTUNG UND KOMMUNIKATIONSVERFAHREN[2021/36]
English:COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD[2021/36]
French:APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMUNICATION[2021/36]
Examination procedure01.03.2021Examination requested  [2021/36]
24.02.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.06.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.10.2023Fee for grant paid
27.10.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
27.10.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP17867284.6  / EP3537836
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
01.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
18.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
19.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
22.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT06.12.2023
CZ06.12.2023
EE06.12.2023
ES06.12.2023
HR06.12.2023
IT06.12.2023
LT06.12.2023
LV06.12.2023
NL06.12.2023
PL06.12.2023
RO06.12.2023
RS06.12.2023
SE06.12.2023
SK06.12.2023
SM06.12.2023
BG06.03.2024
NO06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
IS06.04.2024
PT08.04.2024
[2024/36]
Former [2024/35]AT06.12.2023
CZ06.12.2023
EE06.12.2023
ES06.12.2023
HR06.12.2023
LT06.12.2023
LV06.12.2023
NL06.12.2023
RO06.12.2023
RS06.12.2023
SE06.12.2023
SM06.12.2023
BG06.03.2024
NO06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
IS06.04.2024
Former [2024/33]ES06.12.2023
HR06.12.2023
LT06.12.2023
LV06.12.2023
NL06.12.2023
RS06.12.2023
SE06.12.2023
SM06.12.2023
BG06.03.2024
NO06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
IS06.04.2024
Former [2024/32]ES06.12.2023
HR06.12.2023
LT06.12.2023
LV06.12.2023
NL06.12.2023
RS06.12.2023
SE06.12.2023
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NO06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
IS06.04.2024
Former [2024/27]ES06.12.2023
HR06.12.2023
LT06.12.2023
LV06.12.2023
NL06.12.2023
RS06.12.2023
SE06.12.2023
BG06.03.2024
NO06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
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BG06.03.2024
GR07.03.2024
Former [2024/20]GR07.03.2024
Documents cited:Search[A]US2009274167  (YAMAZAKI JUNYA [JP], et al) [A] 1-13 * paragraph [0048] - paragraph [0063]; figure 5 * * paragraph [0080]; figure 8 *;
 [A]US2012163218  (KIM YONG SUN [KR], et al) [A] 1-13 * paragraph [0111] - paragraph [0119]; figure 5 *;
 [A]US2016066257  (LIU JIANHAN [US], et al) [A] 1-13 * paragraph [0010] - paragraph [0011]; figures 1-2 * * paragraph [0026] * * paragraph [0031]; figure 4 * * paragraph [0032] - paragraph [0033]; figure 5 * * paragraph [0037] * * paragraph [0039] * * paragraph [0040]; figure 8 *;
 [A]  - BO LI (NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY), "Fractional-Backoff Procedure and Dynamic CCA", vol. 802.11ax, (20160512), pages 1 - 9, IEEE DRAFT; 11-16-0589-00-00AX-FRACTIONAL-BACKOFF-PROCEDURE-AND-DYNAMIC-CCA, IEEE-SA MENTOR, PISCATAWAY, NJ USA, URL: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/16/11-16-0589-00-00ax-fractional-backoff-procedure-and-dynamic-cca.pptx, (20160512), XP068119399 [A] 1-13 * the whole document *
 [A]  - GRAHAM SMITH (SR TECHNOLOGIES), "Unified SR approach DSC, ATPC and Inter-BSS ; 11-16-1064-03-00ax-unified-sr-approach-dsc-atpc-and-inter-bss", vol. 802.11ax, no. 3, (20160930), pages 1 - 14, IEEE DRAFT; 11-16-1064-03-00AX-UNIFIED-SR-APPROACH-DSC-ATPC-AND-INTER-BSS, IEEE-SA MENTOR, PISCATAWAY, NJ USA, URL: https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/16/11-16-1064-03-00ax-unified-sr-approach-dsc-atpc-and-inter-bss.pptx, (20160930), XP068110636 [A] 1-13 * the whole document *
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