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EP2137917 - MIMO WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND DECODING RESOURCE BLOCK STRUCTURES BASED ON A DEDICATED REFERENCE SIGNAL MODE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  31.07.2020
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  06.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip31.07.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 02.09.2020  [2020/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
InterDigital Technology Corporation
200 Bellevue Parkway
Suite 300
Wilmington, DE 19809 / US
[2013/15]
Former [2010/01]For all designated states
Interdigital Technology Corporation
3411, Silverside Road Concord Pl., Ste 105, Hagley Bldg
Wilmington, DE 19810 / US
Inventor(s)01 / PAN, Kyle Jung-lin
43 Avalon Circle
Smithtown, New York 11787 / US
02 / GRIECO, Donald M.
18 Shore Road
Manhassett, New York 11030 / US
 [2010/01]
Representative(s)AWA Sweden AB
Box 5117
200 71 Malmö / SE
[N/P]
Former [2010/01]Hjalmarsson, Magnus Axel
Awapatent AB, Box 5117
200 71 Malmö / SE
Application number, filing date08727083.120.03.2008
[2010/01]
WO2008US03777
Priority number, dateUS20070896093P21.03.2007         Original published format: US 896093 P
[2010/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2008115588
Date:25.09.2008
Language:EN
[2008/39]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2137917
Date:30.12.2009
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.09.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/53]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP13.11.2008
ClassificationIPC:H04L27/26
[2010/01]
CPC:
H04B7/0426 (EP,KR,US); H04L25/0228 (EP,KR,US); H04L25/0224 (US);
H04B7/0413 (US); H04B7/0456 (KR,US); H04B7/0617 (EP,KR,US);
H04L1/02 (KR); H04L25/0204 (KR); H04L25/03343 (EP,KR,US);
H04L5/0023 (EP,KR,US); H04L5/005 (EP,KR,US); H04L5/0051 (EP,KR,US);
H04L27/2647 (US); H04L5/0096 (US); H04W28/04 (US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2010/01]
TitleGerman:DRAHTLOSES MIMO-KOMMUNIKATIONSVERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM SENDEN UND DEKODIEREN VON RESSOURCENBLOCKSTRUKTUREN AUF DER BASIS EINES DEDIZIERTEN REFERENZSIGNALMODUS[2010/01]
English:MIMO WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND DECODING RESOURCE BLOCK STRUCTURES BASED ON A DEDICATED REFERENCE SIGNAL MODE[2010/01]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE RADIOCOMMUNICATION MIMO POUR L'ÉMISSION ET LE DÉCODAGE DE STRUCTURES DE BLOCS DE RESSOURCES SUR LA BASE D'UN MODE À SIGNAL DE RÉFÉRENCE DÉDIÉ[2010/01]
Entry into regional phase05.10.2009National basic fee paid 
05.10.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
05.10.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.12.2008Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
05.10.2009Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.10.2009Examination requested  [2009/53]
07.02.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
13.06.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.05.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.10.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.01.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
16.06.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.12.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
12.06.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.10.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.02.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.03.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/36]
24.03.2020Date of oral proceedings
08.04.2020Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
17.04.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/36]
Divisional application(s)EP13154039.5  / EP2605466
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  07.02.2011
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
15.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
14.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
11.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
12.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
24.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
23.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 09
23.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 10
23.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 11
22.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 12
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Cited inInternational search[X]US2006018287  (WALTON JAY R [US], et al) [X] 1,12,13,24,25,34,35,44,45,47,49,51 * abstract * * claims 1-3,37,38 ** figures 3-5 *;
 [X]WO2006134949  (NTT DOCOMO INC [JP], et al) [X] 1,5,13,17,25,35,45-52,60 * the whole document *;
 EP1898542  [ ] (NTT DOCOMO INC [JP]) [ ] * abstract * * column 5, paragraph 14 - column 6, paragraph 21 * * column 8, paragraph 35 - column 9, paragraph 40 * * column 11, paragraph 52 - column 15, paragraph 63 * * column 16, paragraph 68 * * column 18, paragraph 75 * * figures 2-4,8,10,12-14 *;
 [X]  - MOTOROLA, "Proposal for Dedicated Pilots in Downlink Precoding for EUTRA MIMO", 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP); TECHNICALSPECIFICATION GROUP (TSG) RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (RAN); WORKINGGROUP 1 (WG1), MEETING #48, 3 GPP TSG RAN WG1 MEETING #48 ST. LOUIS, vol. R1-070770, (20070212), pages 1 - 5, URL: http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/tsg_ran/WG1_RL1/TSGR1_48/Docs/R1-070770.zip, (20080904), XP002494688 [X] 1,13 * the whole document *
 [X]  - CATT, "Downlink dedicated reference signal structure for adaptive beam-forming in EUTRA TDD", 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP); TECHNICALSPECIFICATION GROUP (TSG) RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (RAN); WORKINGGROUP 1 (WG1), MEETING #47, 3 GPP TSG RAN WG1 MEETING #47, RIGA, vol. R1-063286, (20061106), pages 1 - 4, URL: http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/tsg_ran/WG1_RL1/TSGR1_47/Docs/R1-063286.zip, XP002494689 [X] 1,13 * the whole document *
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