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EP3122147 - APPARATUS, METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR DUAL CONNECTIVITY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2017/04]WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, TERMINAL DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND PROCESSING METHOD
[2020/13]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.06.2021
Database last updated on 11.05.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  26.06.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.03.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.07.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  23.12.2016
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  28.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip27.04.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 29.05.2024 [2024/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
1, Takumi-cho, Sakai-ku
Sakai City
Osaka 5908522 / JP
[2017/04]
Inventor(s)01 / KATO, Yasuyuki
c/o Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
1 Takumi-cho, Sakai-ku
Sakai-City, Osaka 590-8522 / JP
02 / UEMURA, Katsunari
c/o Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
1 Takumi-cho, Sakai-ku
Sakai City, Osaka 590-8522 / JP
 [2017/04]
Representative(s)Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Straße 58
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2017/04]Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Strasse 58
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date15765499.717.03.2015
[2017/04]
WO2015JP57912
Priority number, dateJP2014005494718.03.2014         Original published format: JP 2014054947
[2017/04]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015141682
Date:24.09.2015
Language:JA
[2015/38]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3122147
Date:25.01.2017
Language:EN
[2017/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3122147
Date:29.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/31]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP24.09.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.10.2017
ClassificationIPC:H04W76/18, // H04W76/15
[2020/13]
CPC:
H04W76/18 (EP,US); H04L43/0811 (US); H04L41/0677 (US);
H04W72/23 (US); H04W76/15 (EP,US); H04W72/04 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2017/47]H04W76/02, // H04W72/04
Former IPC [2017/04]H04W76/04, H04W16/32, H04W72/04
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 [2017/04]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG, VERFAHREN UND INTEGRIERTER SCHALTKREIS FÜR DUALE KONNEKTIVITÄT[2020/13]
English:APPARATUS, METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR DUAL CONNECTIVITY[2020/13]
French:DISPOSITIF, PROCÉDÉ ET CIRCUIT INTÉGRÉ POUR DOUBLE CONNECTIVITÉ[2020/13]
Former [2017/04]DRAHTLOSKOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM, ENDGERÄTEVORRICHTUNG, DRAHTLOSKOMMUNIKATIONSVERFAHREN, INTEGRIERTER SCHALTKREIS UND VERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN
Former [2017/04]WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, TERMINAL DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND PROCESSING METHOD
Former [2017/04]SYSTÈME DE COMMUNICATION SANS FIL, DISPOSITIF DE TERMINAL, PROCÉDÉ DE COMMUNICATION SANS FIL, CIRCUIT INTÉGRÉ ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT
Entry into regional phase14.09.2016Translation filed 
14.09.2016National basic fee paid 
14.09.2016Search fee paid 
14.09.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
14.09.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.09.2016Examination requested  [2017/04]
14.09.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
04.05.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.07.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.11.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.03.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.06.2020Fee for grant paid
22.06.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.06.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)30.04.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/27]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
23.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
26.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
24.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
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