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EP1593247 - METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZATION OF TRAINING SEQUENCES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.01.2010
Database last updated on 05.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.03.2011Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 06.04.2011  [2011/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
STMicroelectronics N.V.
WTC Schiphol Airport, Schiphol Boulevard 265
1118 BH Schiphol Airport Amsterdam / NL
[2009/11]
Former [2005/45]For all designated states
STMicroelectronics N.V.
WTC Schiphol Airport, Schiphol Boulevard 265
1118 BH Schiphol Airport Amsterdam / NL
Inventor(s)01 / VANDERPERREN, Yves
Vijf Bunderlaan 35
B-1150 Brussel / BE
02 / DEHAENE, Wim
Gemeentestraat 201
B-3010 Kessel-Lo / BE
 [2005/45]
Representative(s)Bird, Ariane, et al
Bird Goën & Co
Wetenschapspark Arenberg
Gaston Geenslaan 9
3001 Heverlee / BE
[N/P]
Former [2008/44]Bird, Ariane, et al
Bird Goën & Co. Klein Dalenstraat 42A
3020 Winkelse / BE
Former [2005/45]Bird, Ariane, et al
Bird Goen & Co, Klein Dalenstraat 42A
3020 Winksele / BE
Application number, filing date03769080.721.10.2003
[2005/45]
WO2003BE00178
Priority number, dateEP2002007937421.10.2002         Original published format: EP 02079374
US2003036429410.02.2003         Original published format: US 364294
[2005/45]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2004036861
Date:29.04.2004
Language:EN
[2004/18]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1593247
Date:09.11.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.04.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/45]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1593247
Date:11.03.2009
Language:EN
[2009/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP17.06.2004
ClassificationIPC:H04L27/26
[2005/45]
CPC:
H04L27/2662 (EP,US); H04L27/2657 (EP,US); H04L27/2675 (EP,US);
H04L27/2613 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2006/06]
Former [2005/45]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR SYNCHRONISIERUNG VON TRAININGSSEQUENZEN[2005/45]
English:METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZATION OF TRAINING SEQUENCES[2005/45]
French:PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE SYNCHRONISATION DES SEQUENCES D'APPRENTISSAGE[2005/45]
Entry into regional phase19.04.2005National basic fee paid 
19.04.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
19.04.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.04.2004Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
19.04.2005Examination requested  [2005/45]
04.05.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.07.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.01.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.07.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.09.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.01.2009Fee for grant paid
19.01.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)14.12.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2010/07]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
27.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
26.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
26.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT11.03.2009
[2011/14]
Cited inInternational search[Y]EP0653858  (TOSHIBA KK [JP]) [Y] 20 * column 10, line 14 - line 39 ** figure 6 *;
 [XY]WO0077961  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR], et al) [X] 1,2,5,13,19,21,22 * page 2, line L - page 3, line 22 * * page 4, line 5 - line 10 * * page 6, paragraph 2 * * page 8, line 8 - line 13 * * figure 3 * * abstract * [Y] 4,6,7,11,12,14-18,20;
 [XA]EP1071251  (NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE [JP]) [X] 1,3,8,22 * paragraphs [0020] , [0033] , [0036] , [0044] , [0072] - [0075] * * column 11, line 1 - line 7 * [A] 9,10;
 [YX]  - ALMENAR V ET AL, "SYNCHRONIZATION TECHNIQUES FOR HIPERLAN/2", VTC FALL 2001. IEEE 54TH. VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE. PROCEEDINGS. ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY, OCT. 7 - 11, 2001, IEEE VEHICULAR TECHNOLGY CONFERENCE, NEW YORK, NY: IEEE, US, (20011007), vol. 2 OF 4. CONF. 54, ISBN 0-7803-7005-8, pages 762 - 766, XP001124248 [Y] 4,6,7,11,12,14,15 * page 764, column L, paragraphs 2,3 * * page 764, column R, paragraph L * [X] 23-26

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/VTC.2001.956873
 [Y]  - PAEZ-BORRALLO J M ET AL, "A new time-frequency synchronization scheme for OFDM-TDMA systems", VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE, 1999 IEEE 49TH HOUSTON, TX, USA 16-20 MAY 1999, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, US, (19990516), ISBN 0-7803-5565-2, pages 2408 - 2412, XP010342259 [Y] 16-18 * section III * * figure 3 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/VETEC.1999.778506
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