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EP3503601 - TECHNIQUES FOR INITIATING A ROAMING COMMUNICATION LINK WITH A USER EQUIPMENT IN A VISITED COMMUNICATION NETWORK [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.12.2020
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.01.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  24.07.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.05.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip08.09.2023Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): SI		published on 11.10.2023  [2023/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Deutsche Telekom AG
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 140
53113 Bonn / DE
[2020/06]
Former [2019/26]For all designated states
Deutsche Telekom AG
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 140
53113 Bonn / DE
Inventor(s)01 / Lauster, Reinhard
Südtirolerstraße 30
3100 St. Pölten / AT
 [2019/26]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
P.O. Box 86 07 67
81634 München / DE
[2020/06]
Former [2019/26]Patentship Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Elsenheimerstraße 65
80687 München / DE
Application number, filing date17210081.022.12.2017
[2019/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3503601
Date:26.06.2019
Language:EN
[2019/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3503601
Date:05.02.2020
Language:EN
[2020/06]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.03.2018
ClassificationIPC:H04W8/02, H04W8/06, H04W8/12
[2019/26]
CPC:
H04W8/02 (EP); H04W8/06 (EP); H04W8/12 (EP)
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 [2019/26]
TitleGerman:TECHNIKEN ZUR INITIIERUNG EINER ROAMING-KOMMUNIKATIONSVERBINDUNG MIT EINEM BENUTZERGERÄT IN EINEM BESUCHTEN KOMMUNIKATIONSNETZWERK[2019/26]
English:TECHNIQUES FOR INITIATING A ROAMING COMMUNICATION LINK WITH A USER EQUIPMENT IN A VISITED COMMUNICATION NETWORK[2019/26]
French:TECHNIQUES POUR INITIER UNE LIAISON DE COMMUNICATION D'ITINÉRANCE AVEC UN ÉQUIPEMENT UTILISATEUR DANS UN RÉSEAU DE COMMUNICATION VISITÉ[2019/26]
Examination procedure04.06.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.06.2018Examination requested  [2019/26]
04.06.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
25.07.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.12.2019Fee for grant paid
03.12.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
03.12.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)06.11.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2021/02]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL05.02.2020
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Documents cited:Search[XY]WO2013124334  (BUZZINBEES [FR]) [X] 1-3,5,12,14,15 * page 10 - page 18; figures 1-4 * * page 7 * * page 1 - page 2 * * page 26 * [Y] 4,6-11,13;
 [YA]  - SHIN MYUNG-KI ET AL, "A way forward for accommodating NFV in 3GPP 5G systems", 2017 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY CONVERGENCE (ICTC), IEEE, (20171018), doi:10.1109/ICTC.2017.8190953, pages 114 - 116, XP033268393 [Y] 4,6-11,13 * abstract * * page 115, column 1; figure 3 * * page 116, column 1 * [A] 1-3,5,12,14,15

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICTC.2017.8190953
 [A]  - "3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Services and System Aspects; Procedures for the 5G System; Stage 2 (Release 15)", (20171215), 3GPP DRAFT; 23502-200, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, URL: http://www.3gpp.org/tsg_sa/WG2_Arch/Latest_SA2_Specs/Latest_draft_S2_Specs/23502-200.doc, (20171215), XP051379274 [A] 6-11 * page 85; figures 4.3.5.7-1 *
 [A]  - "3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Services and System Aspects; System Architecture for the 5G System; Stage 2 (Release 15)", (20171215), 3GPP DRAFT; 23501-201, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, URL: http://www.3gpp.org/tsg_sa/WG2_Arch/Latest_SA2_Specs/Latest_draft_S2_Specs/23501-201.doc, (20171215), XP051379271 [A] 6-11 * pages 26, 68 *
 [T]  - "3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Core Network and Terminals; 5G System - Phase 1; CT WG4 Aspects (Release 15)", 3GPP STANDARD ; TECHNICAL REPORT ; 3GPP TR 29.891, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, (20170904), vol. CT WG4, no. V1.0.0, pages 1 - 132, XP051336828
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