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EP4556727 - SLIDING MECHANISM AND FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.04.2025
Database last updated on 21.03.2026
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  10.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip16.12.2025Supplementary search reportpublished on 14.01.2026  [2026/03]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Honor Device Co., Ltd.
Suite 3401, Unit A, Building 6
Shum Yip Sky Park
No. 8089, Hongli West Road
Xiangmihu Street, Futian District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518040 / CN
[2025/21]
Inventor(s)01 / LU, Yilin
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518040 / CN
02 / YAN, Bin
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518040 / CN
03 / ZHANG, Yaolei
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518040 / CN
04 / YU, Dengpan
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518040 / CN
 [2025/21]
Representative(s)Gill Jennings & Every LLP
The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
[2025/21]
Application number, filing date23919481.407.12.2023
[2025/21]
WO2023CN137189
Priority number, dateCN20231011537131.01.2023         Original published format: CN202310115371
[2025/21]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2024159918
Date:08.08.2024
Language:ZH
[2024/32]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4556727
Date:21.05.2025
Language:EN
[2025/21]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN08.08.2024
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.12.2025
ClassificationIPC:G06F1/16, F16C11/04, H04M1/02
[2026/03]
CPC:
G06F1/1616 (EP); F16C11/04 (CN); H04M1/0216 (CN,US);
F16B5/0012 (CN); F16B5/0032 (CN); F16B5/0052 (CN);
F16B5/02 (CN); F16B5/10 (CN); G06F1/1652 (EP,CN);
G06F1/1681 (EP,CN); G09F9/30 (EP); G09F9/301 (CN);
H04M1/0214 (CN); H04M1/022 (EP); H04M1/0268 (EP,CN,US);
H05K5/0226 (CN); F16C2370/00 (CN); F16C2380/00 (CN) (-)
Former IPC [2025/21]F16C11/04
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,   ME,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2025/21]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SCHIEBEMECHANISMUS UND KLAPPBARE ELEKTRONISCHE VORRICHTUNG[2025/21]
English:SLIDING MECHANISM AND FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE[2025/21]
French:MÉCANISME COULISSANT ET DISPOSITIF ÉLECTRONIQUE PLIABLE[2025/21]
Entry into regional phase14.02.2025Translation filed 
14.02.2025National basic fee paid 
14.02.2025Search fee paid 
14.02.2025Designation fee(s) paid 
14.02.2025Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.02.2025Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.02.2025Examination requested  [2025/21]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.08.2025Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[A] CN114205430  (OPPO GUANGDONG MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO LTD et al.) [A] 1-13 * paragraph [0032] - paragraph [0060]; figure - *
 [A] CN114938403  (OPPO广东移动通信有限公司) [A] 1-13 * paragraph [0047] - paragraph [0060]; figures 8-22 *
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