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EP3479620 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  31.12.2021
Database last updated on 26.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.01.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.12.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  26.06.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.04.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  12.01.2018
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
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
164 83 Stockholm / SE
[2020/18]
Former [2019/19]For all designated states
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL)
164 83 Stockholm / SE
Inventor(s)01 / LI, Shaohua
No. 5 Lize East Street
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100102 / CN
02 / LI, Gen
No. 5 Lize East Street
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100102 / CN
03 / LIU, Jinhua
No. 5 Lize East Street
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100102 / CN
 [2019/19]
Representative(s)Zacco Sweden AB
P.O. Box 5581
Löjtnantsgatan 21
114 85 Stockholm / SE
[N/P]
Former [2021/08]Zacco Sweden AB
Valhallavägen 117
Box 5581
114 85 Stockholm / SE
Former [2019/19]Ericsson
Patent Development
Torshamnsgatan 21-23
164 80 Stockholm / SE
Application number, filing date16907753.404.07.2016
[2019/19]
WO2016CN88441
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018006248
Date:11.01.2018
Language:EN
[2018/02]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3479620
Date:08.05.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.01.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3479620
Date:24.02.2021
Language:EN
[2021/08]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN11.01.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.01.2020
ClassificationIPC:H04W74/08
[2020/08]
CPC:
H04W74/0808 (EP,US); H04W74/0816 (US); H04W24/10 (US);
H04W72/044 (US)
Former IPC [2019/19]H04W28/26
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 [2019/19]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR STEUERUNG DER ÜBERTRAGUNG IN EINEM DRAHTLOSKOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM[2019/19]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM[2019/19]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE CONTRÔLE DE TRANSMISSION DANS UN SYSTÈME DE COMMUNICATION SANS FIL[2019/19]
Entry into regional phase13.12.2018National basic fee paid 
13.12.2018Search fee paid 
13.12.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
13.12.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
13.12.2018Examination requested  [2019/19]
23.03.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.07.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.08.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.12.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.01.2021Fee for grant paid
12.01.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
12.01.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)25.11.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2022/05]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
29.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
27.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
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 [YA]WO2005071897  (ATHEROS COMM INC [US], et al) [Y] 10 * page 2, paragraph [0007] * * page 3, paragraph [0013] * [A] 1-9,11-15;
 [YA]EP2785134  (ALCATEL LUCENT [FR]) [Y] 11 * page 2, paragraph [0015] *[A] 1-10,12-15;
 [XAY]WO2016039681  (ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M [SE]) [X] 13,15 * page 9, line 28 - line 32 * * page 15, line 21 - line 24 * * page 15, line 28 * * page 15, line 30 - line 32 * * page 16, line 20 - line 21 * * page 16, line 33 - page 17, line 1 * * page 17, line 8 - line 9 * [A] 1-11 [Y] 12,14
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 [A]EP2104292  (PANTECH CO LTD [KR]) [A] 1-32* the whole document *;
 [X]CN102395147  (UNIV SHANGHAI JIAOTONG) [X] 1-12, 15-26, 29, 31 * description, paragraphs 9-27 *;
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