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EP2761945 - METHOD OF CONFIGURING TIMING ADVANCE GROUP AND/OR VALUE OF TIME ALIGNMENT TIMER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.02.2020
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.03.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.11.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.12.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip01.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 03.08.2022  [2022/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Alcatel Lucent
Site Nokia Paris Saclay
Route de Villejust
91620 Nozay / FR
[2018/16]
Former [2014/34]For all designated states
ALCATEL LUCENT
148/152 route de la Reine
92100 Boulogne-Billancourt / FR
Former [2014/32]For all designated states
Alcatel Lucent
3, Avenue Octave Gréard
75007 Paris / FR
Inventor(s)01 / YANG, Tao
388 Ningqiao RD
Shanghai 201206 / CN
02 / LIM, Seau Sian
15 Withering Road
Swindon Wiltshire SN1 4GU / GB
 [2014/32]
Representative(s)DREISS Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedrichstraße 6
70174 Stuttgart / DE
[2019/17]
Former [2014/32]DREISS Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Patentanwälte
Gerokstrasse 1
70188 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date12837020.214.09.2012
[2019/17]
WO2012IB02018
Priority number, dateCN20111029635830.09.2011         Original published format: CN201110296358
[2014/32]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013046019
Date:04.04.2013
Language:EN
[2013/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2761945
Date:06.08.2014
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.04.2013 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2761945
Date:24.04.2019
Language:EN
[2019/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN04.04.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.09.2015
ClassificationIPC:H04W56/00
[2014/32]
CPC:
H04W56/009 (EP,US); H04W56/0045 (EP,US)
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 [2014/32]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR KONFIGURATION EINER ZEITVORLÄUFERGRUPPE UND/ODER DES WERTES EINES ZEITSYNCHRONISIERUNGS-TIMERS[2014/32]
English:METHOD OF CONFIGURING TIMING ADVANCE GROUP AND/OR VALUE OF TIME ALIGNMENT TIMER[2014/32]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE CONFIGURATION D'UN GROUPE D'AVANCES TEMPORELLES ET/OU D'UNE VALEUR DE TEMPORISATION D'ALIGNEMENT TEMPOREL[2014/32]
Entry into regional phase30.04.2014National basic fee paid 
30.04.2014Search fee paid 
30.04.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
30.04.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.04.2014Examination requested  [2014/32]
30.03.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.12.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.04.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.11.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.03.2019Fee for grant paid
15.03.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
15.03.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  04.12.2017
Opposition(s)27.01.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
25.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
22.09.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
26.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
25.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
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