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EP3178265 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DUAL-CONNECTIVITY OPERATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.04.2021
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  08.05.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.04.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  15.04.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  12.12.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.12.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.07.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  05.10.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  12.05.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  01.02.2017
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
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
1 Takumi-cho
Sakai-ku
Sakai City, Osaka 590-8522 / JP
[2017/24]
Inventor(s)01 / YIN, Zhanping
c/o SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC.
5750 Northwest Pacific Rim Boulevard
Camas, Washington 98607 / US
 [2017/24]
Representative(s)Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Straße 58
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2017/24]Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Strasse 58
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date15828952.004.08.2015
[2017/24]
WO2015US43671
Priority number, dateUS20141445348806.08.2014         Original published format: US201414453488
[2017/24]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016022600
Date:11.02.2016
Language:EN
[2016/06]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3178265
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.:EP3178265
Date:10.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/24]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US11.02.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.02.2018
ClassificationIPC:H04W52/32
[2017/24]
CPC:
H04W52/325 (EP,US); H04W52/146 (EP,US); H04W52/34 (EP,US);
H04W52/346 (EP,US); H04W52/367 (EP,US); H04W52/50 (EP,US);
H04W52/281 (EP,US); H04W88/06 (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:SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN FÜR DUALKONNEKTIVITÄTSBETRIEB[2017/24]
English:SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DUAL-CONNECTIVITY OPERATION[2017/24]
French:SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS DE FONCTIONNEMENT EN DOUBLE CONNECTIVITÉ[2017/24]
Entry into regional phase27.02.2017National basic fee paid 
27.02.2017Search fee paid 
27.02.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
27.02.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.02.2017Examination requested  [2017/24]
27.02.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
17.08.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.10.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.02.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.07.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.11.2019Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
13.12.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.04.2020Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
09.04.2020Fee for grant paid
09.04.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
29.04.2020Information about intention to grant a patent
29.04.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)11.03.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
28.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
26.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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