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EP About this file: EP3361799

EP3361799 - DUAL-CONNECTIVITY-RELATED DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.05.2021
Database last updated on 14.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  29.05.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  30.01.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.07.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.04.2017
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
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[2018/33]
Inventor(s)01 / HAYASHI, Sadafuku
c/o NEC CORPORATION
7-1 Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
 [2018/33]
Representative(s)MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/33]MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire LLP The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
Application number, filing date16853471.728.09.2016
[2018/33]
WO2016JP78649
Priority number, dateJP2015019828706.10.2015         Original published format: JP 2015198287
[2018/33]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017061317
Date:13.04.2017
Language:JA
[2017/15]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3361799
Date:15.08.2018
Language:EN
[2018/33]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3361799
Date:01.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP13.04.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.03.2019
ClassificationIPC:H04W76/34, H04L5/00, // H04W92/20
[2020/09]
CPC:
H04L5/001 (EP,US); H04W76/30 (KR,US); H04W76/15 (KR,US);
H04W16/32 (KR,US); H04W76/34 (EP,US); H04W88/06 (US);
H04W92/20 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/17]H04W76/34, // H04W92/20
Former IPC [2018/33]H04W72/04, H04W16/32, H04W76/06
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 [2018/33]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG IM ZUSAMMENHANG MIT DUALANSCHLUSS[2018/33]
English:DUAL-CONNECTIVITY-RELATED DEVICE[2018/33]
French:DISPOSITIF ASSOCIÉ À UNE CONNECTIVITÉ DOUBLE[2018/33]
Entry into regional phase29.03.2018Translation filed 
29.03.2018National basic fee paid 
29.03.2018Search fee paid 
29.03.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
29.03.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.03.2018Examination requested  [2018/33]
29.03.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
27.09.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
31.01.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.05.2020Fee for grant paid
22.05.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
22.05.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)06.04.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/23]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
13.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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FR30.09.2020
LI30.09.2020
BG01.10.2020
NO01.10.2020
GR02.10.2020
IS01.11.2020
PT02.11.2020
DE01.04.2021
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