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EP3621365 - USER DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  16.02.2024
Database last updated on 15.05.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.03.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.02.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  09.11.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip16.02.2024Refusal of applicationpublished on 20.03.2024  [2024/12]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NTT DOCOMO, INC.
11-1, Nagatacho 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-6150 / JP
[2020/11]
Inventor(s)01 / YASUKAWA, Shinpei
c/o Intellectual Property Department
NTT DOCOMO INC.
Sanno Park Tower
11-1 Nagatacho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-6150 / JP
02 / TAKEDA, Kazuki
c/o Intellectual Property Department
NTT DOCOMO INC.
Sanno Park Tower
11-1 Nagatacho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-6150 / JP
03 / NAGATA, Satoshi
c/o Intellectual Property Department
NTT DOCOMO INC.
Sanno Park Tower
11-1 Nagatacho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-6150 / JP
04 / GUO, Shaozhen
c/o DOCOMO
Beijing Communications Laboratories Co. Ltd.
7/F Raycom Infotech Park Tower A
No.2 Kexueyuan South Road, Haidian District
Beijing 100190 / CN
 [2020/11]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2020/11]
Application number, filing date17908460.302.05.2017
[2020/11]
WO2017JP17302
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018203403
Date:08.11.2018
Language:JA
[2018/45]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3621365
Date:11.03.2020
Language:EN
[2020/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP08.11.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.11.2020
ClassificationIPC:H04W52/14, H04W52/18, H04W52/24, H04W72/04
[2020/49]
CPC:
H04W52/362 (EP); H04W52/242 (US); H04B7/2643 (US);
H04W52/146 (EP); H04W52/247 (EP); H04W52/325 (US);
H04W72/04 (EP); H04W72/23 (US); H04W52/281 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2020/11]H04W52/18, H04W72/04
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,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2020/11]
TitleGerman:BENUTZERVORRICHTUNG[2020/11]
English:USER DEVICE[2020/11]
French:DISPOSITIF UTILISATEUR[2020/11]
Entry into regional phase13.11.2019Translation filed 
13.11.2019National basic fee paid 
13.11.2019Search fee paid 
13.11.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
13.11.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.11.2019Examination requested  [2020/11]
26.04.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.03.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.06.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.10.2023Application refused, date of legal effect [2024/12]
12.10.2023Date of oral proceedings
03.11.2023Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
15.11.2023Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2024/12]
Divisional application(s)EP24150174.1  / EP4325975
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
12.05.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
10.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
18.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
11.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[X]WO2013165286  (ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M [SE], et al) [X] 1-5 * page 6, line 20 - page 10, line 21; figures 1,2 * * page 2, line 24 - page 3, line 13 * * page 12, line 33 - page 14, line 13; figure 4 *;
 [X]WO2014148786  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]) [X] 1,5 * paragraph [0001]; figures 1,2 * * paragraph [0100] - paragraph [0120]; figures 9-11 ** paragraph [0077] - paragraph [0081] *
International search[YA]WO2015005334  (SHARP KK [JP]) [Y] 4 * , paragraphs [0004] to [0008], [0208] to [0260] & US 2016/0157191 A1 paragraphs [0005] to [0010], [0239] to [0283] & EP 3021623 A1 *[A] 5;
 [XYA]JP2016115950  (SHARP KK) [X] 1-3, 6 * , paragraphs [0005] to [0010], [0051] to [0125] & WO 2014/163144 A1 * [Y] 4 [A] 5
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