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EP4501038 - INTER-UE COORDINATION SCHEME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.01.2025
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  28.10.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip14.03.2026New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Apple Inc.
One Apple Park Way
Cupertino, CA 95014-2094 / US
[2025/06]
Inventor(s)01 / YE, Chunxuan
Cupertino, California 95014-2094 / US
02 / ZHANG, Dawei
Cupertino, California 95014-2094 / US
03 / SUN, Haitong
Cupertino, California 95014-2094 / US
04 / HE, Hong
Cupertino, California 95014-2094 / US
05 / NIU, Huaning
Cupertino, California 95014-2094 / US
06 / YE, Sigen
Cupertino, California 95014-2094 / US
07 / ZENG, Wei
Cupertino, California 95014-2094 / US
08 / YANG, Weidong
Cupertino, California 95014-2094 / US
09 / WU, Zhibin
Cupertino, California 95014-2094 / US
10 / YAO, Chunhai
Beijing 100022 / CN
 [2025/06]
Representative(s)Bateman, Samuel Alec
Withers & Rogers LLP
2 London Bridge
London SE1 9RA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2025/06]Wardle, Callum Tarn
Withers & Rogers LLP
2 London Bridge
London SE1 9RA / GB
Application number, filing date22937997.923.04.2022
[2025/06]
WO2022CN88641
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2023201761
Date:26.10.2023
Language:EN
[2023/43]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4501038
Date:05.02.2025
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.10.2023 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2025/06]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN26.10.2023
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.04.2025
ClassificationIPC:H04W72/56, H04B7/155, H04L5/00, H04W72/25, // H04W72/02, H04W92/18
[2025/21]
CPC:
H04W72/25 (EP,KR,US); H04W72/02 (EP,KR,US); H04B7/15542 (EP);
H04L27/26025 (KR); H04L5/0007 (EP); H04L5/0058 (KR);
H04L5/0078 (EP); H04L5/0094 (EP); H04W72/0446 (KR);
H04W72/0453 (US); H04W72/56 (KR); H04W92/18 (EP,KR) (-)
Former IPC [2025/06]H04W72/56
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 [2025/06]
TitleGerman:KOORDINATIONSSCHEMA ZWISCHEN BENUTZERVORRICHTUNGEN[2025/06]
English:INTER-UE COORDINATION SCHEME[2025/06]
French:MÉCANISME DE COORDINATION ENTRE ÉQUIPEMENTS UTILISATEUR[2025/06]
Entry into regional phase24.10.2024National basic fee paid 
24.10.2024Search fee paid 
24.10.2024Designation fee(s) paid 
24.10.2024Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.10.2024Examination requested  [2025/06]
12.11.2025Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.11.2025Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.10.2024Renewal fee patent year 03
13.03.2025Renewal fee patent year 04
13.03.2026Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A] US2021250954  (LI MING-CHE et al.) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *
 [IA]   INTEL CORPORATION: "Remaining Opens of Sidelink Inter-UE Coordination Schemes", vol. RAN WG1, no. e-Meeting; 20220221 - 20220303, 14 February 2022 (2022-02-14), XP052114688, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20220214] [I] 1-9,11,13-15 * page 15 - page 17 * * page 29 - page 35 * * page 2 - page 10 *[A] 10,12
 [A]   CATT ET AL: "Remaining issues on Inter-UE coordination for Mode 2 enhancements", vol. RAN WG1, no. e-Meeting; 20211111 - 20211119, 6 November 2021 (2021-11-06), XP052074756, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20211106] [A] 1-15 * the whole document *
International search[XY] US2021250954  (LI MING-CHE et al.) [X] 41-46 * description, paragraphs [0123]-[0165],[0242]-[0243],[0407]-[0421] *[Y] 1-40,47-60
 [Y] US2022095280  (FARAG EMAD N et al.) [Y] 47-60 * description, paragraphs [0168]-[0169] *
 [A] WO2022027436  (APPLE INC et al.) [A] 1-60 * the whole document *
 [A] WO2022077332  (APPLE INC et al.) [A] 1-60 * the whole document *
 [Y]   MODERATOR (OPPO): "FL summary for AI 8.11.1.1 – resource allocation for power saving", 3GPP TSG RAN WG1 #104-E R1-2101412, 5 February 2021 (2021-02-05), XP051977622 [Y] 1-40 * page 61, paragraph 6 *
by applicant  INTEL CORPORATION: "3GPP Draft; R1-2201716; 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP", vol. RAN WG1, 14 February 2022, MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE, article "Remaining Opens of Sidelink Inter-UE Coordination Schemes" [I] 1-9,11,13-15 * page 15 - page 17 * * page 29 - page 35 * * page 2 - page 10 *[A] 10,12
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