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EP3107274 - COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2016/51]COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND NONTEMPORARY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM ON WHICH PROGRAM HAS BEEN STORED
[2020/29]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.10.2021
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  13.11.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  08.07.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[2016/51]
Inventor(s)01 / TAMURA, Toshiyuki
c/o NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
 [2016/51]
Representative(s)MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2016/51]MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire LLP The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
Application number, filing date15749594.630.01.2015
[2016/51]
WO2015JP00427
Priority number, dateJP2014002556613.02.2014         Original published format: JP 2014025566
[2016/51]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015122143
Date:20.08.2015
Language:JA
[2015/33]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3107274
Date:21.12.2016
Language:EN
[2016/51]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3107274
Date:16.12.2020
Language:EN
[2020/51]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP20.08.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.08.2017
ClassificationIPC:H04L29/08, H04M3/00, H04W76/20, H04W76/11, H04W76/15, H04W76/12, G06F9/455
[2020/29]
CPC:
H04L67/148 (EP,KR,RU,US); G06F9/45533 (EP,US); G06F9/45558 (US);
H04L69/32 (RU); H04L69/40 (EP,KR,US); H04W76/11 (EP,RU,US);
H04W76/12 (EP,US); H04W76/15 (EP,US); H04W76/20 (KR,US);
H04W76/30 (KR,RU,US); G06F2009/45595 (EP,US); H04W76/22 (EP,US);
H04W88/12 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/51]H04M3/00, H04L29/08, H04W76/04, H04W76/06
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 [2016/51]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:KOMMUNIKATIONSVORRICHTUNG, KOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM UND KOMMUNIKATIONSVERFAHREN[2020/29]
English:COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD[2020/29]
French:APPAREIL DE COMMUNICATION, SYSTÈME DE COMMUNICATION ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMUNICATION[2020/29]
Former [2016/51]KOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM, KOMMUNIKATIONSVORRICHTUNG, KOMMUNIKATIONSVERFAHREN, KOMMUNIKATIONSVERFAHREN UND NICHTTEMPORÄRES COMPUTERLESBARES MEDIUM MIT DARAUF GESPEICHERTEM PROGRAMM
Former [2016/51]COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND NONTEMPORARY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM ON WHICH PROGRAM HAS BEEN STORED
Former [2016/51]SYSTÈME DE COMMUNICATION, APPAREIL DE COMMUNICATION, PROCÉDÉ DE COMMUNICATION ET SUPPORT LISIBLE PAR ORDINATEUR NON TEMPORAIRE SUR LEQUEL UN PROGRAMME A ÉTÉ STOCKÉ
Entry into regional phase30.08.2016Translation filed 
30.08.2016National basic fee paid 
30.08.2016Search fee paid 
30.08.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
30.08.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.08.2016Examination requested  [2016/51]
30.08.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
16.03.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.07.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.11.2020Fee for grant paid
05.11.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.11.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)17.09.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/47]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
15.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
15.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
14.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
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