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StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  28.11.2025
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.07.2025
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  28.10.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  14.10.2022
Formerunknown
Status updated on  06.04.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip28.11.2025(Expected) grantpublished on 31.12.2025  [2026/01]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Apple Inc.
One Apple Park Way
Cupertino, CA 95014 / US
[2022/48]
Inventor(s)01 / HE, Hong
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
02 / ZHANG, Dawei
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
03 / SUN, Haitong
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
04 / ZENG, Wei
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
05 / YAO, Chunhai
Beijing 100022 / CN
06 / ZHANG, Yushu
Beijing 100022 / CN
07 / OTERI, Oghenekome
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
08 / NIU, Huaning
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
09 / YE, Chunxuan
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
10 / FAKOORIAN, Seyed Ali Akbar
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
11 / YANG, Weidong
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
12 / CIU, Jie
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
13 / TANG, Yang
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
14 / YE, Sigen
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
 [2022/48]
Representative(s)Greengrass, Matthew James
Withers & Rogers LLP
2 London Bridge
London SE1 9RA / GB
[2026/01]
Former [2022/48]Wardle, Callum Tarn
Withers & Rogers LLP
2 London Bridge
London SE1 9RA / GB
Application number, filing date21873699.906.04.2021
[2022/48]
WO2021CN85574
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022213244
Date:13.10.2022
Language:EN
[2022/41]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4094521
Date:30.11.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.10.2022 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/48]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4094521
Date:31.12.2025
Language:EN
[2026/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN13.10.2022
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.06.2023
ClassificationIPC:H04W72/23, H04L5/00
[2023/28]
CPC:
H04L5/0053 (EP); H04W72/23 (EP,US); H04L5/0096 (EP);
H04L5/0007 (EP)
Former IPC [2022/48]H04W72/04
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 [2022/48]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:PLANUNG MEHRERER DOWNLINK-ÜBERTRAGUNGEN UNTER VERWENDUNG EINER EINZIGEN DOWNLINK-STEUERUNGSÜBERTRAGUNG[2022/48]
English:SCHEDULING MULTIPLE DOWNLINK TRANSMISSIONS USING A SINGLE DOWNLINK CONTROL TRANSMISSION[2022/48]
French:PLANIFICATION DE MULTIPLES TRANSMISSIONS DE LIAISON DESCENDANTE À L'AIDE D'UNE SEULE TRANSMISSION DE COMMANDE DE LIAISON DESCENDANTE[2022/48]
Entry into regional phase06.04.2022National basic fee paid 
06.04.2022Search fee paid 
06.04.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
06.04.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.04.2022Examination requested  [2022/48]
21.12.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.12.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
29.07.2025Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.11.2025Fee for grant paid
26.11.2025Fee for publishing/printing paid
26.11.2025Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
13.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
13.03.2025Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[X] US2020389874  (LIN QIONGJIE et al.) [X] 1-15 * paragraph [0088] - paragraph [0091] * * paragraph [0202] - paragraph [0228] * * paragraph [0243] - paragraph [0247] * * paragraph [0249] - paragraph [0256] * * paragraph [0259] - paragraph [0262] * * paragraph [0284] - paragraph [0293] * * paragraph [0456] - paragraph [0465] * * paragraph [0484] - paragraph [0489] * * figures 11 - 15 and 26 *
 [X] WO2020235884  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD) [X] 1-15 * paragraph [0040] - paragraph [0049] * * paragraph [0096] - paragraph [0116] * * paragraph [0117] - paragraph [0123] * * paragraph [0124] - paragraph [0136] * * paragraph [0162] - paragraph [0175] * * paragraph [0179] - paragraph [0184] * * paragraph [0215] - paragraph [0219] * * paragraph [0221] - paragraph [0246] * * figures 2 - 8 *
International search[X] WO2021028044  (HUAWEI TECH CO LTD et al.) [X] 1-47 * description, pages 19-22, figures 9-10 *
 [X] US2019342035  (ZHANG XIAOXIA et al.) [X] 1-47 * description, pages 6-11, figures 4-8 *
 [A] WO2020090367  (SHARP KK et al.) [A] 1-47 * the whole document *
 [A] US2021006376  (CIRIK ALI et al.) [A] 1-47 * the whole document *
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