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EP About this file: EP4002924

EP4002924 - COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.10.2025
Database last updated on 30.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  01.11.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  27.06.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.06.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.02.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.04.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip23.01.2026Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IE		published on 25.02.2026  [2026/09]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian, Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
[2022/21]
Inventor(s)01 / Yu, Fang
Shenzhen, 518129 / CN
02 / Li, Yan
Shenzhen, 518129 / CN
 [2022/21]
Representative(s)Epping - Hermann - Fischer
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Schloßschmidstraße 5
80639 München / DE
[2022/21]
Application number, filing date21196497.821.01.2019
[2022/21]
Priority number, dateCN20181031305909.04.2018         Original published format: CN201810313059
CN20181048338318.05.2018         Original published format: CN201810483383
[2022/21]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4002924
Date:25.05.2022
Language:EN
[2022/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4002924
Date:04.12.2024
Language:EN
[2024/49]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.04.2022
ClassificationIPC:H04W48/16, H04W8/18, H04W8/26, H04W60/00
[2022/21]
CPC:
H04W48/18 (EP,CN,KR); H04W48/16 (EP,KR); H04W36/0022 (CN,KR);
H04W16/10 (KR,US); H04W36/14 (CN); H04W36/1443 (KR);
H04W48/12 (US); H04W60/00 (US); H04W60/002 (EP,CN,KR);
H04W8/18 (EP); H04W8/26 (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 [2022/21]  
TitleGerman:KOMMUNIKATIONSVERFAHREN, -VORRICHTUNG UND -SYSTEM[2022/21]
English:COMMUNICATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM[2022/21]
French:PROCÉDÉ, APPAREIL ET SYSTÈME DE COMMUNICATION[2022/21]
Examination procedure14.09.2021Examination requested  [2022/21]
09.06.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.06.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
08.02.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.06.2024Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
28.06.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.10.2024Fee for grant paid
28.10.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.10.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP19761722.8  / EP3582555
Opposition(s)05.09.2025No opposition filed within time limit [2025/46]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
26.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
23.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
19.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCZ04.12.2024
ES04.12.2024
HR04.12.2024
MC04.12.2024
PL04.12.2024
SK04.12.2024
SM04.12.2024
IE21.01.2025
CH31.01.2025
GB04.03.2025
NO04.03.2025
RS04.03.2025
GR05.03.2025
IS04.04.2025
[2026/09]
Former [2026/08]CZ04.12.2024
ES04.12.2024
HR04.12.2024
MC04.12.2024
PL04.12.2024
SK04.12.2024
SM04.12.2024
CH31.01.2025
GB04.03.2025
NO04.03.2025
RS04.03.2025
GR05.03.2025
IS04.04.2025
Former [2025/48]CZ04.12.2024
ES04.12.2024
HR04.12.2024
MC04.12.2024
PL04.12.2024
SK04.12.2024
SM04.12.2024
CH31.01.2025
NO04.03.2025
RS04.03.2025
GR05.03.2025
IS04.04.2025
Former [2025/43]CZ04.12.2024
ES04.12.2024
HR04.12.2024
MC04.12.2024
PL04.12.2024
SK04.12.2024
SM04.12.2024
NO04.03.2025
RS04.03.2025
GR05.03.2025
IS04.04.2025
Former [2025/36]CZ04.12.2024
ES04.12.2024
HR04.12.2024
PL04.12.2024
SK04.12.2024
SM04.12.2024
NO04.03.2025
RS04.03.2025
GR05.03.2025
IS04.04.2025
Former [2025/34]ES04.12.2024
HR04.12.2024
PL04.12.2024
SM04.12.2024
NO04.03.2025
RS04.03.2025
GR05.03.2025
IS04.04.2025
Former [2025/33]ES04.12.2024
HR04.12.2024
PL04.12.2024
SM04.12.2024
NO04.03.2025
RS04.03.2025
GR05.03.2025
Former [2025/32]ES04.12.2024
HR04.12.2024
SM04.12.2024
NO04.03.2025
RS04.03.2025
GR05.03.2025
Former [2025/23]ES04.12.2024
HR04.12.2024
NO04.03.2025
RS04.03.2025
GR05.03.2025
Former [2025/22]ES04.12.2024
HR04.12.2024
NO04.03.2025
GR05.03.2025
Former [2025/21]ES04.12.2024
HR04.12.2024
Documents cited:Search[A] WO2018034924  (IDAC HOLDINGS INC et al.)
 [A]   "3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Services and System Aspects; System Architecture for the 5G System; Stage 2 (Release 15)", 3GPP STANDARD; TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION; 3GPP TS 23.501, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, vol. SA WG2, no. V15.1.0, 28 March 2018 (2018-03-28), pages 1 - 201, XP051450586
 [A]   TELECOM ITALIA ET AL: "Update of UE Network slicing configuration", vol. SA WG2, no. Montreal, Canada; 20180226 - 20180302, 28 February 2018 (2018-02-28), XP051394173, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20180228]
 [A]   ZTE ET AL: "Clarifications of Subscribed and Configured S-NSSAI update", vol. SA WG2, no. Montreal, Canada; 20180226 - 20180302, 19 March 2018 (2018-03-19), XP051412023, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20180319] [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [5.15] , [5.15.1] , [5.15.3] * * paragraphs [5.15.4] , [5.15.4.1] , [5.15.4.2] *
by applicantCN201810483383
 CN201810313059
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