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EP2544496 - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2013/02]WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL PROGRAM
[2019/02]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.07.2020
Database last updated on 30.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  17.05.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.01.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.11.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
22-22, Nagaike-cho
Abeno-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 545-8522 / JP
[2019/25]
Former [2013/02]For all designated states
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
22-22, Nagaike-cho Abeno-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 545-8522 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / KAMENO Toshiaki
c/o SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
22-22, Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku
Osaka-shi
Osaka 545-8522 / JP
02 / TSUNEKAWA, Koichi
c/o SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
22-22, Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku
Osaka-shi
Osaka 545-8522 / JP
03 / ISHIKURA, Katsutoshi
c/o SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
22-22, Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku
Osaka-shi
Osaka 545-8522 / JP
04 / KONNO, Yoshio
c/o SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
22-22, Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku
Osaka-shi
Osaka 545-8522 / JP
 [2013/02]
Representative(s)Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Straße 58
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2019/25]Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Strasse 58
81541 München / DE
Former [2013/02]Müller - Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München / DE
Application number, filing date11750746.703.03.2011
[2019/25]
WO2011JP54898
Priority number, dateJP2010004967405.03.2010         Original published format: JP 2010049674
[2013/02]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2011108637
Date:09.09.2011
Language:JA
[2011/36]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2544496
Date:09.01.2013
Language:EN
[2013/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2544496
Date:19.06.2019
Language:EN
[2019/25]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP09.09.2011
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.03.2017
ClassificationIPC:H04L5/00, H04W72/04, H04W88/08, H04W28/16
[2017/15]
CPC:
H04W28/16 (EP,US); H04L5/001 (EP,US); H04L5/0035 (EP,US);
H04L5/006 (EP,US); H04L5/0098 (EP,US); H04L5/0023 (EP,US);
H04L5/0044 (EP,US); H04W88/08 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2013/02]H04W72/04, H04W88/08
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 [2013/02]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:DRAHTLOSES KOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM, BASISSTATIONSVORRICHTUNG UND KOMMUNIKATIONSSTEUERPROGRAMM[2019/02]
English:WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL PROGRAM[2019/02]
French:SYSTÈME DE COMMUNICATION SANS FIL, APPAREIL STATION DE BASE ET PROGRAMME DE COMMANDE DE COMMUNICATION[2019/02]
Former [2013/02]DRAHTLOSES KOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM, KOMMUNIKATIONSVORRICHTUNG UND KOMMUNIKATIONSSTEUERPROGRAMM
Former [2013/02]WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL PROGRAM
Former [2013/02]SYSTÈME DE COMMUNICATION SANS FIL, APPAREIL STATION DE BASE, APPAREIL DE COMMUNICATION ET PROGRAMME DE COMMANDE DE COMMUNICATION
Entry into regional phase06.09.2012Translation filed 
06.09.2012National basic fee paid 
06.09.2012Search fee paid 
06.09.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
06.09.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.09.2012Examination requested  [2013/02]
10.08.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.11.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.03.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.06.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
04.09.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.01.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.05.2019Fee for grant paid
09.05.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.05.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  14.11.2017
Opposition(s)03.06.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
12.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
24.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
25.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
24.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
23.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 08
26.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 09
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