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EP3372958 - NAVIGATION METHOD AND NAVIGATION DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.07.2021
Database last updated on 03.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  21.08.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  07.04.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.09.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.08.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  15.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip22.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE		published on 24.08.2022  [2022/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
[2018/37]
Inventor(s)01 / ZHANG, Xiaoping
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
 [2020/19]
Former [2018/37]01 / ZHANG, Xiaoping
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
Representative(s)Goddar, Heinz J.
Boehmert & Boehmert
Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB
Pettenkoferstrasse 22
80336 München / DE
[2018/37]
Application number, filing date15909525.603.12.2015
[2018/37]
WO2015CN96329
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017092008
Date:08.06.2017
Language:ZH
[2017/23]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3372958
Date:12.09.2018
Language:EN
[2018/37]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3372958
Date:23.09.2020
Language:EN
[2020/39]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN08.06.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.10.2018
ClassificationIPC:G01C21/36, G01C21/34, G01C21/20, H04W64/00
[2020/16]
CPC:
G01C21/34 (EP); G01C21/3407 (US); G01C21/362 (US);
G01C21/3632 (EP); H04W4/026 (US); H04W4/029 (US);
H04W64/00 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2018/47]G01C21/34, H04W64/00, G01C21/20
Former IPC [2018/37]G01C21/34, H04W64/00
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 [2018/37]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:NAVIGATIONSVERFAHREN UND NAVIGATIONSVORRICHTUNG[2018/37]
English:NAVIGATION METHOD AND NAVIGATION DEVICE[2018/37]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE NAVIGATION ET DISPOSITIF DE NAVIGATION[2018/37]
Entry into regional phase08.06.2018Translation filed 
08.06.2018National basic fee paid 
08.06.2018Search fee paid 
08.06.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
08.06.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.06.2018Examination requested  [2018/37]
08.06.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
17.05.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.09.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.01.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.04.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.07.2020Fee for grant paid
15.07.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
18.08.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)24.06.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
14.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
13.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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