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EP2514255 - BASE STATION, USER EQUIPMENT, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR PERFORMING HANDOVER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2012/43]METHOD FOR PERFORMING HANDOVER, USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
[2018/51]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.03.2021
Database last updated on 03.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  27.03.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  19.11.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  13.04.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2020/18]
Former [2012/43]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / TAKANO, Hiroaki
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / SAKODA, Kazuyuki
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2012/43]
Representative(s)Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart / DE
[2014/26]
Former [2012/43]Körber, Martin Hans
Mitscherlich & Partner
Sonnenstraße 33
80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date10837237.602.12.2010
[2020/18]
WO2010JP07036
Priority number, dateJP2009028537316.12.2009         Original published format: JP 2009285373
[2012/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2011074200
Date:23.06.2011
Language:EN
[2011/25]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2514255
Date:24.10.2012
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.06.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2012/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2514255
Date:29.04.2020
Language:EN
[2020/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP23.06.2011
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.02.2016
ClassificationIPC:H04W72/04, H04W36/30, H04L5/00, // H04W36/28
[2018/51]
CPC:
H04W36/0058 (EP,CN,RU,US); H04W36/02 (EP,CN,RU,US); H04L5/0055 (RU,US);
H04W36/30 (US); H04W36/302 (EP,CN,RU); H04W72/0453 (EP,US);
H04W72/542 (US); H04W74/0833 (US); H04W76/15 (EP,US);
H04W36/28 (EP,CN,RU,US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/09]H04W72/04, H04W36/00
Former IPC [2012/43]H04W72/04, H04W36/00, H04W76/04
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 [2012/43]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:BASISSTATION, BENUTZERVORRICHTUNG, KOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM UND NICHTTRANSITORISCHES COMPUTERLESBARES MEDIUM ZUR DURCHFÜHRUNG EINER WEITERLEITUNG[2018/51]
English:BASE STATION, USER EQUIPMENT, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR PERFORMING HANDOVER[2018/51]
French:STATION DE BASE, ÉQUIPEMENT UTILISATEUR, SYSTÈME DE COMMUNICATION ET SUPPORT LISIBLE PAR ORDINATEUR NON TRANSITOIRE POUR LA MISE EN OEUVRE DE TRANSFERT INTERCELLULAIRE[2018/51]
Former [2012/43]VERFAHREN ZUR DURCHFÜHRUNG EINER WEITERLEITUNG, BENUTZERVORRICHTUNG, BASISSTATION UND FUNKKOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM
Former [2012/43]METHOD FOR PERFORMING HANDOVER, USER EQUIPMENT, BASE STATION, AND RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
Former [2012/43]PROCÉDÉ DE MISE EN OEUVRE DE TRANSFERT INTERCELLULAIRE, INSTALLATION D'ABONNÉ, STATION DE BASE ET SYSTÈME DE RADIOCOMMUNICATION
Entry into regional phase08.06.2012National basic fee paid 
08.06.2012Search fee paid 
08.06.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
08.06.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.06.2012Examination requested  [2012/43]
17.08.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.04.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.08.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.11.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.03.2020Fee for grant paid
20.03.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.03.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP18189351.2  / EP3445114
EP19177922.2  / EP3637941
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  17.04.2018
Opposition(s)01.02.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
27.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
22.12.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
22.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
23.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
21.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
19.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 09
23.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[X]  - "DRAFT Amendment to IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks Part 16: Air Interface for Fixed and Mobile Broadband Wireless Access Systems ; P80216m_D2", IEEE DRAFT; P80216M_D2, IEEE-SA, PISCATAWAY, NJ USA, (20091015), vol. 802.16m, no. D2, pages 1 - 621, XP017716353 [X] 1-13 * chapter 15.2.8.2.9.2.3.6 * * chapters 15.2.8, 15.2.6.3, 15.2.8.2.11.1, 15.3.7.2.6.7.1, 15.3.9.1.3, 15.2.8.1, 15.2.8.2, 15.2.6.5.2.3.1, 15.2.6.5.2.3.2 * * chapters 3, 15.2.6.1, 5.2.11, 15.3.5.1, 15.3.5.3.1, 15.3.6.2.2.2, 15.3.8.1, 15.3.8.2, 15.3.8.3.1, 15.3.5.3.1, 15.3.9.3.1.3, 15.3.6.5.2.2, 15.3.6.5.2.3 * * figures 9, 10, 386, 516, 524, 562, 734 *
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