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EP4213391 - CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION CIRCUIT, CONTROL METHOD, PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  16.06.2023
Database last updated on 13.11.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  22.04.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip14.08.2024The date on which the examining division becomes responsible, has been established 
14.08.2024Amendment by applicant 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ZTE Corporation
ZTE Plaza, Keji Road South
Hi-Tech Industrial Park
Nanshan
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518057 / CN
[2023/29]
Inventor(s)01 / CHEN, Song
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518057 / CN
02 / LI, Xuelin
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518057 / CN
03 / BIE, Yenan
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518057 / CN
 [2023/29]
Representative(s)WBH Wachenhausen Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Müllerstraße 40
80469 München / DE
[2023/29]
Application number, filing date21879034.319.07.2021
[2023/29]
WO2021CN107142
Priority number, dateCN2020118440112.10.2020         Original published format: CN202011084401
[2023/29]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022077987
Date:21.04.2022
Language:ZH
[2022/16]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4213391
Date:19.07.2023
Language:EN
[2023/29]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN21.04.2022
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.02.2024
ClassificationIPC:H03L7/08, H03L7/093, H03L7/18
[2024/12]
CPC:
H03L7/093 (EP); H04W56/001 (US); H03L7/08 (EP);
H03L7/18 (EP)
Former IPC [2023/29]H03L7/093
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 [2023/29]
TitleGerman:TAKTSYNCHRONISATIONSSCHALTUNG, STEUERUNGSVERFAHREN, LEITERPLATTE UND KOMMUNIKATIONSVORRICHTUNG[2023/29]
English:CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION CIRCUIT, CONTROL METHOD, PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE[2023/29]
French:CIRCUIT DE SYNCHRONISATION D'HORLOGE, PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE, CARTE DE CIRCUIT IMPRIMÉ ET DISPOSITIF DE COMMUNICATION[2023/29]
Entry into regional phase11.04.2023Translation filed 
11.04.2023National basic fee paid 
11.04.2023Search fee paid 
11.04.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
11.04.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.04.2023Examination requested  [2023/29]
14.08.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.08.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
04.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US4135166  (MARCHETTI CHARLES R) [X] 1,5,9,10 * column 1, line 6 - column 6, line 38; figures 1-2 * [I] 2-4,6-8;
 [A]US5519887  (LIEU WINSTON H [US]) [A] 2,6,8 * column 5, line 59 - column 8, line 63; figures 3-6 *;
 [A]US6538518  (CHENGSON DAVID [US]) [A] 2,4,6-8 * column 2, line 61 - column 4, line 52; figures 1-3 *;
 [A]US6687320  (CHIU YOU-MING [TW], et al) [A] 4,7,8* column 4, line 13 - column 4, line 24; figure 2 *;
 [I]US2006220694  (WATANABE KAZUHIKO [JP]) [I] 1-10 * paragraph [0002] - paragraph [0095]; figures 1-3 *;
 [I]EP2525494  (FURUNO ELECTRIC CO [JP]) [I] 1-10 * paragraph [0001] - paragraph [0091]; figures 1-2 *
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