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EP3178267 - TIMING ALIGNMENT PROCEDURES FOR DUAL PUCCH [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.02.2021
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  06.03.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.10.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.04.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  12.05.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  13.01.2017
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
Qualcomm Incorporated
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121-1714 / US
[2017/24]
Inventor(s)01 / VAJAPEYAM, Madhavan Srinivasan
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, California 92121-1714 / US
02 / CHEN, Wanshi
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, California 92121-1714 / US
03 / DAMNJANOVIC, Jelena
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, California 92121-1714 / US
04 / GAAL, Peter
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, California 92121-1714 / US
 [2017/24]
Representative(s)Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte
Prinzregentenplatz 7
81675 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2017/24]Wegner, Hans
Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB
Patentanwälte, Rechtsanwälte
Prinzregentenplatz 7
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date15751221.105.08.2015
[2017/24]
WO2015US43787
Priority number, dateUS201462033593P05.08.2014         Original published format: US 201462033593 P
US20151481810704.08.2015         Original published format: US201514818107
[2017/24]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016022668
Date:11.02.2016
Language:EN
[2016/06]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3178267
Date:14.06.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.02.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3178267
Date:08.04.2020
Language:EN
[2020/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP11.02.2016
ClassificationIPC:H04W56/00
[2017/24]
CPC:
H04W56/0005 (EP,CN,KR,US); H04W56/0045 (EP,CN,KR,US); H04W74/004 (KR,US);
H04W76/15 (EP,KR,US)
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 [2017/24]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:ZEITLICHE ANPASSUNGSMETHODE FÜR DUALE PHYSIKALISCHE AUFWÄRTS KONTROLLKANÄLE (PUCCH)[2019/47]
English:TIMING ALIGNMENT PROCEDURES FOR DUAL PUCCH[2017/24]
French:PROCÉDÉ D'ALIGNEMENT TEMPOREL DE CANAL DE COMMANDE DE LIAISON MONTANTE PHYSIQUE (PUCCH)[2019/38]
Former [2017/24]ZEITANPASSUNGSVERFAHREN FÜR DUAL-PUCCH
Former [2017/24]PROCÉDURES D'ALIGNEMENT DE TEMPORISATION POUR UN PUCCH DOUBLE
Entry into regional phase13.01.2017National basic fee paid 
13.01.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
13.01.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.01.2017Examination requested  [2017/24]
13.01.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
22.09.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.04.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.08.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.10.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.03.2020Fee for grant paid
02.03.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
02.03.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)12.01.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
10.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
08.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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