EP3167681 - METHOD TO IMPROVE CHANNEL ACCESS OPPORTUNITY IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 27.03.2020 Database last updated on 17.07.2024 | |
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Former | The international publication has been made Status updated on 10.02.2017 | Most recent event Tooltip | 08.07.2022 | Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK | published on 10.08.2022 [2022/32] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states MediaTek Inc. No. 1, Dusing Road 1st Science-Based Industrial Park Hsin-Chu / TW | [2017/20] | Inventor(s) | 01 /
JAUH, Yuh-Ren 6F. No.7, Aly. 109. Ln. 2 Jia'an Sec. Zhongzheng Rd. Longtan District Taoyuan City, Taiwan / TW | 02 /
WANG, James June-Ming 1473 Waverly Road San Marino, 91108 California / US | 03 /
WANG, Chao-Chun 4 Fl. No.4 Alley 12 Lane 7, Qingtian St., Da-an District Taipei City / TW | 04 /
YU, Ching-Hwa No.165 Wen'an St. Annan Dist. Tainan City / TW | 05 /
LIU, Jianhan 1541 Goody Lane San Jose, 95131 California / US | [2017/20] | Representative(s) | Hoefer & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Pilgersheimer Straße 20 81543 München / DE | [2017/20] | Application number, filing date | 15832355.0 | 12.08.2015 | [2017/20] | WO2015CN86750 | Priority number, date | US201462036162P | 12.08.2014 Original published format: US 201462036162 P | [2017/20] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | WO2016023492 | Date: | 18.02.2016 | Language: | EN | [2016/07] | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP3167681 | Date: | 17.05.2017 | Language: | EN | The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.02.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application. | [2017/20] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP3167681 | Date: | 22.05.2019 | Language: | EN | [2019/21] | Search report(s) | International search report - published on: | CN | 18.02.2016 | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 01.02.2018 | Classification | IPC: | H04W74/08, H04W84/02 | [2017/20] | CPC: |
H04W74/0808 (EP,US);
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| Designated contracting states | AL, 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 [2017/20] | Extension states | BA | Not yet paid | ME | Not yet paid | Validation states | MA | Not yet paid | Title | German: | VERFAHREN ZUR VERBESSERUNG DER KANALZUGRIFFSMÖGLICHKEIT IN EINEM DRAHTLOSKOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM | [2017/20] | English: | METHOD TO IMPROVE CHANNEL ACCESS OPPORTUNITY IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM | [2017/20] | French: | PROCÉDÉ POUR AMÉLIORER UNE OPPORTUNITÉ D'ACCÈS À UN CANAL DANS UN SYSTÈME DE COMMUNICATION SANS FIL | [2017/20] | Entry into regional phase | 09.02.2017 | National basic fee paid | 09.02.2017 | Search fee paid | 09.02.2017 | Designation fee(s) paid | 09.02.2017 | Examination fee paid | Examination procedure | 09.02.2017 | Examination requested [2017/20] | 09.02.2017 | Date on which the examining division has become responsible | 31.08.2018 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 28.11.2018 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 08.04.2019 | Fee for grant paid | 08.04.2019 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 08.04.2019 | Receipt of the translation of the claim(s) | Opposition(s) | 25.02.2020 | No opposition filed within time limit [2020/18] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 17.08.2017 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 17.08.2018 | Renewal fee patent year 04 |
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