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EP About this file: EP2120366

EP2120366 - Method and apparatus for reverse link transmit beam-forming [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.07.2015
Database last updated on 30.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2016Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, TR
Updated state(s): BE		published on 10.08.2016  [2016/32]
08.07.2016Change - lapse in a contracting statepublished on 10.08.2016  [2016/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Qualcomm Incorporated
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121-1714 / US
[2009/47]
Inventor(s)01 / Black, Peter John
Qualcomm Incorporated
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego CA 92121 / US
02 / Fan, Mingxi
Qualcomm Incorporated
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego CA 92121 / US
03 / Tokgoz, Yelix
Qualcomm Incorporated
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego CA 92121 / US
 [2014/36]
Former [2009/47]01 / Black, Peter John
Qualcomm Incorporated 5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego CA 92121 / US
02 / Fan, Mingxi
Qualcomm Incorporated 5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego CA 92121 / US
03 / Tokgoz, Yelix
Qualcomm Incorporated 5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego CA 92121 / US
Representative(s)Carstens, Dirk Wilhelm
Wagner & Geyer Partnerschaft mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Gewürzmühlstraße 5
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2014/36]Carstens, Dirk Wilhelm
Wagner & Geyer
Gewürzmühlstraße 5
80538 München / DE
Former [2009/47]Carstens, Dirk Wilhelm
Wagner & Geyer Gewürzmühlstrasse 5
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date09011268.114.12.2006
[2009/47]
Priority number, dateUS2005031332020.12.2005         Original published format: US 313320
[2009/47]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2120366
Date:18.11.2009
Language:EN
[2009/47]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2120366
Date:04.07.2012
Language:EN
[2012/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2120366
Date:03.09.2014
Language:EN
[2014/36]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.06.2012
ClassificationIPC:H01Q3/24, H01Q3/26, H04B7/02, H04B7/04, H04B7/06, H04B7/08, H04B17/00, H04W52/32, H04W52/42, H04W52/40
[2013/47]
CPC:
H04B7/061 (EP,KR,US); H04B7/0617 (EP,KR,US); H01Q3/24 (EP,KR,US);
H01Q3/26 (EP,KR,US); H04B17/24 (EP,KR,US); H04B7/022 (EP,KR,US);
H04B7/0404 (EP,KR,US); H04B7/0623 (EP,KR,US); H04B7/0854 (EP,KR,US);
H04W52/325 (EP,KR,US); H04W52/40 (EP,KR,US); H04W52/42 (EP,KR,US) (-)
Former IPC [2013/45]H04W52/40, H04B7/02, H04B7/04, H04B7/06, H01Q3/24, H01Q3/26, H04B7/08, H04B17/00
Former IPC [2012/27]H04B7/06, H04B17/00, H04W52/40, H01Q3/24, H01Q3/26, H04B7/02
Former IPC [2009/47]H04B7/06, H04B7/005
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,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2009/47]
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Erzeugung von Rückwärtsverbindungs-Übertragungsstrahlen[2009/47]
English:Method and apparatus for reverse link transmit beam-forming[2009/47]
French:Procédé et appareil de formation de faisceau de transmission de liaison retour[2009/47]
Examination procedure02.09.2009Examination requested  [2009/47]
04.12.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.05.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.09.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.10.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.02.2014Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
24.03.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.07.2014Fee for grant paid
24.07.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
24.07.2014Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP06851204.5  / EP1966910
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 (EP20060851204) is  29.10.2008
Opposition(s)04.06.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
07.10.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
22.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
07.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
07.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
06.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU14.12.2006
AT03.09.2014
BE03.09.2014
BG03.09.2014
CY03.09.2014
CZ03.09.2014
DK03.09.2014
EE03.09.2014
ES03.09.2014
FI03.09.2014
IT03.09.2014
LT03.09.2014
LV03.09.2014
MC03.09.2014
NL03.09.2014
PL03.09.2014
RO03.09.2014
SE03.09.2014
SI03.09.2014
SK03.09.2014
TR03.09.2014
GR04.12.2014
IE14.12.2014
LU14.12.2014
CH31.12.2014
FR31.12.2014
LI31.12.2014
IS03.01.2015
PT05.01.2015
[2016/32]
Former [2016/27]AT03.09.2014
BG03.09.2014
CY03.09.2014
CZ03.09.2014
DK03.09.2014
EE03.09.2014
ES03.09.2014
FI03.09.2014
IT03.09.2014
LT03.09.2014
LV03.09.2014
MC03.09.2014
NL03.09.2014
PL03.09.2014
RO03.09.2014
SE03.09.2014
SI03.09.2014
SK03.09.2014
GR04.12.2014
IE14.12.2014
LU14.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
CH31.12.2014
FR31.12.2014
LI31.12.2014
IS03.01.2015
PT05.01.2015
Former [2016/25]AT03.09.2014
BG03.09.2014
CY03.09.2014
CZ03.09.2014
DK03.09.2014
EE03.09.2014
ES03.09.2014
FI03.09.2014
IT03.09.2014
LT03.09.2014
LV03.09.2014
NL03.09.2014
PL03.09.2014
RO03.09.2014
SE03.09.2014
SI03.09.2014
SK03.09.2014
GR04.12.2014
IE14.12.2014
LU14.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
CH31.12.2014
FR31.12.2014
LI31.12.2014
IS03.01.2015
PT05.01.2015
Former [2015/50]AT03.09.2014
CY03.09.2014
CZ03.09.2014
DK03.09.2014
EE03.09.2014
ES03.09.2014
FI03.09.2014
IT03.09.2014
LT03.09.2014
LV03.09.2014
NL03.09.2014
PL03.09.2014
RO03.09.2014
SE03.09.2014
SI03.09.2014
SK03.09.2014
GR04.12.2014
IE14.12.2014
LU14.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
CH31.12.2014
FR31.12.2014
LI31.12.2014
IS03.01.2015
PT05.01.2015
Former [2015/47]AT03.09.2014
CY03.09.2014
CZ03.09.2014
DK03.09.2014
EE03.09.2014
ES03.09.2014
FI03.09.2014
IT03.09.2014
LT03.09.2014
LV03.09.2014
NL03.09.2014
PL03.09.2014
RO03.09.2014
SE03.09.2014
SK03.09.2014
GR04.12.2014
IE14.12.2014
LU14.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
CH31.12.2014
LI31.12.2014
IS03.01.2015
PT05.01.2015
Former [2015/46]AT03.09.2014
CY03.09.2014
CZ03.09.2014
DK03.09.2014
EE03.09.2014
ES03.09.2014
FI03.09.2014
IT03.09.2014
LT03.09.2014
LV03.09.2014
NL03.09.2014
PL03.09.2014
RO03.09.2014
SE03.09.2014
SK03.09.2014
GR04.12.2014
IE14.12.2014
LU14.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
IS03.01.2015
PT05.01.2015
Former [2015/37]AT03.09.2014
CY03.09.2014
CZ03.09.2014
DK03.09.2014
EE03.09.2014
ES03.09.2014
FI03.09.2014
IT03.09.2014
LT03.09.2014
LV03.09.2014
NL03.09.2014
PL03.09.2014
RO03.09.2014
SE03.09.2014
SK03.09.2014
GR04.12.2014
LU14.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
IS03.01.2015
PT05.01.2015
Former [2015/34]AT03.09.2014
CY03.09.2014
CZ03.09.2014
DK03.09.2014
EE03.09.2014
ES03.09.2014
FI03.09.2014
LT03.09.2014
LV03.09.2014
NL03.09.2014
PL03.09.2014
RO03.09.2014
SE03.09.2014
SK03.09.2014
GR04.12.2014
LU14.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
IS03.01.2015
PT05.01.2015
Former [2015/30]AT03.09.2014
CY03.09.2014
CZ03.09.2014
EE03.09.2014
ES03.09.2014
FI03.09.2014
LT03.09.2014
LV03.09.2014
NL03.09.2014
PL03.09.2014
RO03.09.2014
SE03.09.2014
SK03.09.2014
GR04.12.2014
BE31.12.2014
IS03.01.2015
PT05.01.2015
Former [2015/24]AT03.09.2014
CY03.09.2014
CZ03.09.2014
EE03.09.2014
ES03.09.2014
FI03.09.2014
LT03.09.2014
LV03.09.2014
NL03.09.2014
PL03.09.2014
RO03.09.2014
SE03.09.2014
SK03.09.2014
GR04.12.2014
IS03.01.2015
PT05.01.2015
Former [2015/23]AT03.09.2014
CY03.09.2014
CZ03.09.2014
EE03.09.2014
ES03.09.2014
FI03.09.2014
LT03.09.2014
LV03.09.2014
NL03.09.2014
RO03.09.2014
SE03.09.2014
SK03.09.2014
GR04.12.2014
IS03.01.2015
PT05.01.2015
Former [2015/22]AT03.09.2014
CY03.09.2014
ES03.09.2014
FI03.09.2014
LT03.09.2014
LV03.09.2014
NL03.09.2014
RO03.09.2014
SE03.09.2014
GR04.12.2014
PT05.01.2015
Former [2015/16]AT03.09.2014
CY03.09.2014
ES03.09.2014
FI03.09.2014
LT03.09.2014
LV03.09.2014
NL03.09.2014
SE03.09.2014
GR04.12.2014
Former [2015/12]AT03.09.2014
CY03.09.2014
ES03.09.2014
FI03.09.2014
LT03.09.2014
LV03.09.2014
SE03.09.2014
GR04.12.2014
Former [2015/11]CY03.09.2014
ES03.09.2014
FI03.09.2014
LT03.09.2014
SE03.09.2014
GR04.12.2014
Former [2015/10]ES03.09.2014
FI03.09.2014
LT03.09.2014
SE03.09.2014
Former [2015/09]FI03.09.2014
LT03.09.2014
SE03.09.2014
Former [2015/08]LT03.09.2014
Documents cited:Search[A]WO0011876  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]) [A] 1 * abstract * * page 8, line 10 - page 9, line 9 * * page 11, line 1 - line 20 * * page 13, line 4 - line 14; claim 1 *;
 [A]WO0067510  (NOKIA NETWORKS OY [FI], et al) [A] 1 * abstract * * page 3, line 33 - page 4, line 11 * * page 9, line 15 - page 10, line 10 * * page 28, line 37 - line 41; figure 3 *;
 [A]WO02099999  (MAGN0LIA BROADBAND INC [US]) [A] 1 * abstract * * page 2, line 4 - line 14 * * page 4, line 30 - page 5, line 4 * * page 5, line 18 - page 6, line 12 * * page 8, line 11 - line 29 ** page 10, line 6 - line 24 *;
 [A]US2005201332  (BAKSHI RAKESH [US], et al) [A] 1 * abstract * * page 1, paragraph 7 - page 2, paragraph 12 * * page 2, paragraph 25 - page 3, paragraph 30 *
ExaminationWO9959254
 US6085076
by applicantUS6678257
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