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EP3361817 - COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.07.2021
Database last updated on 24.04.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  14.08.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  06.04.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.07.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  24.03.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip14.07.2023Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 16.08.2023  [2023/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2018/33]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / YAMAURA, Tomoya
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-Ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2018/33]
Representative(s)Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart / DE
[2018/33]
Application number, filing date17850539.219.07.2017
[2018/33]
WO2017JP26060
Priority number, dateJP2016018229616.09.2016         Original published format: JP 2016182296
[2018/33]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018051633
Date:22.03.2018
Language:JA
[2018/12]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3361817
Date:15.08.2018
Language:EN
[2018/33]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3361817
Date:16.09.2020
Language:EN
[2020/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP22.03.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.10.2018
ClassificationIPC:H04W8/00, // H04L29/08
[2018/49]
CPC:
H04W8/005 (EP,KR,US); H04L67/1068 (US); H04W76/14 (KR,US);
H04W84/20 (KR,US); H04W92/18 (KR,US); H04L67/51 (EP,US);
H04W4/70 (US); Y02D30/70 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2018/33]H04W76/10, H04W8/00
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 [2018/33]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KOMMUNIKATIONSVORRICHTUNG UND KOMMUNIKATIONSVERFAHREN[2018/33]
English:COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD[2018/33]
French:DISPOSITIF DE COMMUNICATION ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMUNICATION[2018/33]
Entry into regional phase09.04.2018Translation filed 
09.05.2018National basic fee paid 
09.05.2018Search fee paid 
09.05.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
09.05.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.05.2018Examination requested  [2018/33]
09.05.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
15.05.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.04.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.08.2020Fee for grant paid
07.08.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.08.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)17.06.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
23.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU19.07.2017
AL16.09.2020
AT16.09.2020
CY16.09.2020
CZ16.09.2020
DK16.09.2020
EE16.09.2020
ES16.09.2020
FI16.09.2020
HR16.09.2020
IT16.09.2020
LT16.09.2020
LV16.09.2020
MC16.09.2020
PL16.09.2020
RO16.09.2020
RS16.09.2020
SE16.09.2020
SI16.09.2020
SK16.09.2020
SM16.09.2020
BG16.12.2020
NO16.12.2020
GR17.12.2020
IS16.01.2021
PT18.01.2021
[2023/33]
Former [2023/30]AL16.09.2020
AT16.09.2020
CY16.09.2020
CZ16.09.2020
DK16.09.2020
EE16.09.2020
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FI16.09.2020
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LT16.09.2020
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MC16.09.2020
PL16.09.2020
RO16.09.2020
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SE16.09.2020
SI16.09.2020
SK16.09.2020
SM16.09.2020
BG16.12.2020
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GR17.12.2020
IS16.01.2021
PT18.01.2021
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GR17.12.2020
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PT18.01.2021
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BG16.12.2020
NO16.12.2020
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PT18.01.2021
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CZ16.09.2020
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PT18.01.2021
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PT18.01.2021
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PT18.01.2021
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PT18.01.2021
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 [E]US2017223761  (NAKAGAWA TOSHIYUKI [JP]) [E] 1,3 * paragraph [0057] *;
 [XI]  - "Wi-Fi Peer-to-Peer Services (P2Ps) Technical Specification (for Wi-Fi Direct services certification)", (20140821), pages 1 - 100, URL: https://www.wi-fi.org/discover-wi-fi/specifications, (20151209), XP055235113 [X] 1,3 * figures 1-2 * * section 3.2; page 14 * [I] 2
International search[A]JP2016506110  (LG Electronics Inc.) [A] 1-18 * , paragraphs [0020] to [0194], [0282], [0283]; fig. 10, 13 & US 2015/0245393 A1 paragraphs [0034] to [0269], [0353], [0354]; fig. 10, 13 & WO 2014/142415 A1 & EP 2869658 A1 & CN 104813735 A *;
 [A]US2016205199  (PATIL MAYURESH MADHUKAR [IN], et al) [A] 1-18* , paragraphs [0002] to [0005]; fig. 1 & WO 2015/026158 A1 *
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