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EP2701328 - COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2014/09]RELAY METHOD AND RELAY DEVICE
[2015/41]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.01.2017
Database last updated on 20.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.10.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): AL		published on 14.11.2018  [2018/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sun Patent Trust
450 Lexington Avenue, 38th Floor
New York, NY 10017 / US
[N/P]
Former [2016/33]For all designated states
Sun Patent Trust
450 Lexington Avenue, 38th Floor
New York NY 10017 / US
Former [2016/12]For all designated states
Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
20000 Mariner Avenue, Suite 200
Torrance, CA 90503 / US
Former [2014/30]For all designated states
Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
20000 Mariner Avenue
Suite 200
Torrance CA 90503 / US
Former [2014/09]For all designated states
Panasonic Corporation
1006, Oaza Kadoma
Kadoma-shi
Osaka 571-8501 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / MURAKAMI, Yutaka
Panasonic Corporation
Intellectual Property Center
IP Development Group
7F Twin 21 OBP Panasonic Tower, 2-1-61, Shiromi, Chuo-ku
Osaka 540-6207 / JP
02 / KIMURA, Tomohiro
Panasonic Corporation
Intellectual Property Center
IP Development Group
7F Twin 21 OBP Panasonic Tower, 2-1-61, Shiromi, Chuo-ku
Osaka 540-6207 / JP
03 / OUCHI, Mikihiro
Panasonic Corporation
Intellectual Property Center
IP Development Group
7F Twin 21 OBP Panasonic Tower, 2-1-61, Shiromi, Chuo-ku
Osaka 540-6207 / JP
 [2014/09]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[2016/12]
Former [2014/09]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
Application number, filing date12774709.518.04.2012
[2016/12]
WO2012JP02676
Priority number, dateJP2011009353919.04.2011         Original published format: JP 2011093539
JP2011010209928.04.2011         Original published format: JP 2011102099
JP2011011845326.05.2011         Original published format: JP 2011118453
JP2011014074724.06.2011         Original published format: JP 2011140747
JP2011019212302.09.2011         Original published format: JP 2011192123
[2014/09]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012144202
Date:26.10.2012
Language:JA
[2012/43]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2701328
Date:26.02.2014
Language:EN
[2014/09]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2701328
Date:23.03.2016
Language:EN
[2016/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP26.10.2012
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.12.2013
ClassificationIPC:H04B7/06, H04B7/155, H04L5/00, H04L27/26, H04W4/06, H04W40/22, H04L27/34, H04B7/04, H04L25/03
[2015/41]
CPC:
H04B7/15542 (EP,US); H04B7/0456 (CN,US); H04B7/0604 (EP,CN,US);
H04B7/0802 (CN); H04L25/03171 (EP,US); H04L25/0391 (US);
H04L25/03949 (EP,US); H04L27/2614 (EP,US); H04L27/34 (EP,US);
H04L5/0053 (EP,US); H04W4/06 (EP,US); H04W40/22 (US);
H04B7/0413 (EP,CN,US); H04L5/0023 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2014/09]H04J99/00, H04B7/04, H04J11/00, H04L25/03, H04L27/34
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 [2014/09]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:ÜBERTRAGUNGSVERFAHREN UND -VORRICHTUNG[2015/41]
English:COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE[2015/41]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF DE COMMUNICATION[2015/41]
Former [2014/09]RELAISVERFAHREN UND RELAISVORRICHTUNG
Former [2014/09]RELAY METHOD AND RELAY DEVICE
Former [2014/09]PROCÉDÉ DE RELAIS ET DISPOSITIF DE RELAIS
Entry into regional phase11.10.2013Translation filed 
11.10.2013National basic fee paid 
11.10.2013Search fee paid 
11.10.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
11.10.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.10.2013Examination requested  [2014/09]
27.06.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.08.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.02.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.09.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.01.2016Fee for grant paid
15.01.2016Fee for publishing/printing paid
15.01.2016Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP16151067.2  / EP3035575
EP17174756.1  / EP3232590
EP18200955.5  / EP3451559
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  26.08.2014
Opposition(s)02.01.2017No opposition filed within time limit [2017/09]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
21.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
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