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EP About this file: EP2018715

EP2018715 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DOWNLINK ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND TRANSMIT INDICATORS IN AN ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.01.2015
Database last updated on 26.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2016Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU		published on 17.08.2016  [2016/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Motorola Mobility LLC
600 North US Highway 45
Libertyville, IL 60048-5343 / US
[N/P]
Former [2012/36]For all designated states
Motorola Mobility LLC
600 North US Highway 45
Libertyville, IL 60048 / US
Former [2011/09]For all designated states
Motorola Mobility, Inc.
600 North US Highway 45
Libertyville, IL 60048 / US
Former [2009/05]For all designated states
Motorola, Inc.
1303 East Algonquin Road
Schaumburg, IL 60196 / US
Inventor(s)01 / RATASUK, Rapeepat
4250 Forest Glen Drive
Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60195 / US
02 / GHOSH, Amitava
3240 Indian Creek Drive
Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089 / US
03 / XIAO, Weimin
5129 Chambers Drive
Barrington, Illinois 60010 / US
 [2009/05]
Representative(s)Openshaw, Paul Malcolm
Openshaw & Co.
8 Castle Street
Farnham
Surrey GU9 7HR / GB
[2014/10]
Former [2009/05]Openshaw, Paul Malcolm
Openshaw & Co. 8 Castle Street Farnham
Surrey GU9 7HR / GB
Application number, filing date07759772.230.03.2007
[2009/05]
WO2007US65581
Priority number, dateUS20060798485P08.05.2006         Original published format: US 798485 P
US2007069240028.03.2007         Original published format: US 692400
[2009/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2007133860
Date:22.11.2007
Language:EN
[2007/47]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2018715
Date:28.01.2009
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.11.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/05]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2018715
Date:05.03.2014
Language:EN
[2014/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US20.11.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.05.2012
ClassificationIPC:H04B7/216, H04L1/18
[2012/26]
CPC:
H04L1/1861 (EP,US); H04L27/28 (KR); H04J11/005 (EP,US);
H04L1/18 (KR); H04L5/0053 (EP,US); H04L5/0091 (EP,US);
H04B1/707 (EP,US); H04L5/0007 (EP,US); H04L5/0016 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2009/05]H04B7/216
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2009/05]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR BEREITSTELLUNG VON ABWÄRTSSTRECKENBESTÄTIGUNGEN UND SENDEINDIKATOREN IN EINEM OFDM-KOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM[2009/05]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DOWNLINK ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND TRANSMIT INDICATORS IN AN ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM[2009/05]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL POUR FOURNIR DES ACCUSÉS DE RÉCEPTION DE LIAISON DESCENDANTE ET TRANSMETTRE DES INDICATEURS DANS UN SYSTÈME DE COMMUNICATION PAR MULTIPLEXAGE PAR DIVISION DE FRÉQUENCE ORTHOGONALE[2009/05]
Entry into regional phase08.12.2008National basic fee paid 
08.12.2008Search fee paid 
20.05.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
20.05.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.05.2009Examination requested  [2009/27]
31.01.2013Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report not received in time
25.03.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.05.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.09.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.09.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.01.2014Fee for grant paid
13.01.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  06.05.2013
Opposition(s)08.12.2014No opposition filed within time limit [2015/07]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
25.03.2013Request for further processing filed
25.03.2013Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
05.04.2013Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.03.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
08.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
10.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
07.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
08.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT05.03.2014
CY05.03.2014
CZ05.03.2014
DK05.03.2014
EE05.03.2014
FI05.03.2014
LT05.03.2014
LV05.03.2014
MC05.03.2014
MT05.03.2014
RO05.03.2014
SI05.03.2014
SK05.03.2014
IE30.03.2014
LU30.03.2014
CH31.03.2014
LI31.03.2014
BG05.06.2014
GR06.06.2014
IS05.07.2014
PT07.07.2014
[2016/33]
Former [2016/28]AT05.03.2014
CY05.03.2014
CZ05.03.2014
DK05.03.2014
EE05.03.2014
FI05.03.2014
LT05.03.2014
LV05.03.2014
MC05.03.2014
MT05.03.2014
RO05.03.2014
SI05.03.2014
SK05.03.2014
IE30.03.2014
CH31.03.2014
LI31.03.2014
BG05.06.2014
GR06.06.2014
IS05.07.2014
PT07.07.2014
Former [2016/12]AT05.03.2014
CY05.03.2014
CZ05.03.2014
DK05.03.2014
EE05.03.2014
FI05.03.2014
LT05.03.2014
LV05.03.2014
MC05.03.2014
MT05.03.2014
RO05.03.2014
SI05.03.2014
SK05.03.2014
IE30.03.2014
CH31.03.2014
LI31.03.2014
BG05.06.2014
IS05.07.2014
PT07.07.2014
Former [2015/24]AT05.03.2014
CY05.03.2014
CZ05.03.2014
DK05.03.2014
EE05.03.2014
FI05.03.2014
LT05.03.2014
LV05.03.2014
MC05.03.2014
RO05.03.2014
SI05.03.2014
SK05.03.2014
IE30.03.2014
CH31.03.2014
LI31.03.2014
BG05.06.2014
IS05.07.2014
PT07.07.2014
Former [2015/08]AT05.03.2014
CY05.03.2014
CZ05.03.2014
DK05.03.2014
EE05.03.2014
FI05.03.2014
LT05.03.2014
LV05.03.2014
MC05.03.2014
RO05.03.2014
SK05.03.2014
IE30.03.2014
CH31.03.2014
LI31.03.2014
BG05.06.2014
IS05.07.2014
PT07.07.2014
Former [2015/07]AT05.03.2014
CY05.03.2014
CZ05.03.2014
EE05.03.2014
FI05.03.2014
LT05.03.2014
LV05.03.2014
MC05.03.2014
RO05.03.2014
SK05.03.2014
IE30.03.2014
BG05.06.2014
IS05.07.2014
PT07.07.2014
Former [2015/02]AT05.03.2014
CY05.03.2014
CZ05.03.2014
EE05.03.2014
FI05.03.2014
LT05.03.2014
LV05.03.2014
RO05.03.2014
SK05.03.2014
BG05.06.2014
IS05.07.2014
PT07.07.2014
Former [2014/50]AT05.03.2014
CY05.03.2014
CZ05.03.2014
EE05.03.2014
FI05.03.2014
LT05.03.2014
LV05.03.2014
RO05.03.2014
SK05.03.2014
BG05.06.2014
IS05.07.2014
Former [2014/49]AT05.03.2014
CY05.03.2014
CZ05.03.2014
EE05.03.2014
FI05.03.2014
LT05.03.2014
LV05.03.2014
RO05.03.2014
BG05.06.2014
IS05.07.2014
Former [2014/48]AT05.03.2014
CY05.03.2014
CZ05.03.2014
EE05.03.2014
FI05.03.2014
LT05.03.2014
LV05.03.2014
BG05.06.2014
Former [2014/41]AT05.03.2014
CY05.03.2014
FI05.03.2014
LT05.03.2014
LV05.03.2014
Former [2014/37]AT05.03.2014
CY05.03.2014
FI05.03.2014
LT05.03.2014
Former [2014/36]LT05.03.2014
Documents cited:Search[XI]US2006045001  (JALALI AHMAD [US]) [X] 1,3,4,6,13 * paragraph [0024] * * paragraphs [0026] - [0028] * * paragraphs [0031] , [0032] * * paragraph [0037] * * paragraphs [0042] - [0046] * * paragraphs [0049] , [0050] * * paragraphs [0052] , [0053] * * paragraph [0055] * * paragraph [0057] * * claim 15 * * table 1 * * figures 1,2,4a * [I] 5;
 [X]US2005232181  (PARK JUNG-SHIN [KR], et al) [X] 7,14 * paragraph [0003] * * paragraph [0023] * * paragraph [0036] * * paragraph [0042] * * paragraph [0045] * * paragraphs [0047] , [0048] * * paragraphs [0050] , [0051] * * paragraph [0056] * * paragraphs [0058] , [0059] * * figures 3,5a *;
 [XI]EP1248401  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1,3,4,6,13 * paragraph [0001] * * paragraphs [0110] - [0115] * * paragraph [0119] * * paragraphs [0139] - [0143] * * paragraph [0246] * * figures 1,13 * [I] 5
International search[X]WO2006031239  (ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M [SE], et al);
 [X]US2002150091  (LOPPONEN JUSSI [FI], et al);
 [Y]US5546423  (SEHIER PHILIPPE [FR], et al)
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