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EP About this file: EP3068173

EP3068173 - ACCESSING AN ACCESS POINT BY A STATION DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2016/37]STATION DEVICE ACCESS POINT METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM
[2019/25]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.10.2020
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  01.11.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.07.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.02.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip01.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 03.08.2022  [2022/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
[2016/37]
Inventor(s)01 / LIN, Yingpei
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen Guangdong 518129 / CN
02 / ZHANG, Jiayin
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen Guangdong 518129 / CN
03 / YANG, Xun
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen Guangdong 518129 / CN
 [2016/37]
Representative(s)Körber, Martin Hans
Mitscherlich PartmbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Sonnenstrasse 33
80331 München / DE
[2016/37]
Application number, filing date13898589.006.12.2013
[2016/37]
WO2013CN88799
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015081567
Date:11.06.2015
Language:ZH
[2015/23]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3068173
Date:14.09.2016
Language:EN
[2016/37]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3068173
Date:04.12.2019
Language:EN
[2019/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN11.06.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.08.2016
ClassificationIPC:H04W48/20, H04B7/02, // H04W84/12
[2016/38]
CPC:
H04W48/20 (EP,US); H04B17/318 (US); H04L5/006 (US);
H04W24/02 (US); H04W40/244 (US); H04W72/54 (US);
H04W74/0816 (US); H04W84/12 (EP,US); H04W88/02 (US);
H04W88/08 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/37]H04W48/20
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 [2016/37]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:ZUGRIFF AUF EIN ZUGANGSKNOTEN DURCH EINE STATIONSVORRICHTUNG[2019/25]
English:ACCESSING AN ACCESS POINT BY A STATION DEVICE[2019/25]
French:ACCÉDER À UN POINT D'ACCÈS PAR UN DISPOSITIF DE STATION[2019/25]
Former [2016/37]ZUGANGSPUNKTVERFAHREN, VORRICHTUNG UND SYSTEM FÜR STATIONSVORRICHTUNG
Former [2016/37]STATION DEVICE ACCESS POINT METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM
Former [2016/37]PROCÉDÉ, DISPOSITIF ET SYSTÈME DE POINT D'ACCÈS DE DISPOSITIF DE STATION
Entry into regional phase07.06.2016Translation filed 
07.06.2016National basic fee paid 
07.06.2016Search fee paid 
07.06.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
07.06.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.06.2016Examination requested  [2016/37]
26.10.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.02.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.04.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.07.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.10.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
26.10.2019Fee for grant paid
26.10.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP19206486.3  / EP3668187
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  21.02.2019
Opposition(s)07.09.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/46]
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.06.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
30.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
28.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
31.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
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