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EP About this file: EP3677087

EP3677087 - METHOD FOR OPERATING A NETWORK ENTITY FOR A CELLULAR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK AND NETWORK ENTITY FOR A CELLULAR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.01.2024
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  10.02.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  20.09.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  12.03.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.06.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  08.03.2019
Formerunknown
Status updated on  19.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE		published on 04.09.2024  [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nokia Technologies Oy
Karakaari 7
02610 Espoo / FI
[2020/28]
Inventor(s)01 / MAEDER, Andreas
Erthalstrasse 46
97074 Wuerzburg / DE
02 / PRASAD, Athul
Talontie 8 B 16
00320 Helsinki / FI
 [2020/28]
Representative(s)DREISS Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Friedrichstraße 6
70174 Stuttgart / DE
[2020/28]
Application number, filing date17764537.131.08.2017
[2020/28]
WO2017EP71923
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019042560
Date:07.03.2019
Language:EN
[2019/10]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3677087
Date:08.07.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.03.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/28]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3677087
Date:15.03.2023
Language:EN
[2023/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP07.03.2019
ClassificationIPC:H04W72/00, H04W76/40
[2022/40]
CPC:
H04W76/40 (EP,US); H04W72/30 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2020/28]H04W76/10
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 [2020/28]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM BETRIEB EINER NETZWERKEINHEIT FÜR EIN MOBILFUNKKOMMUNIKATIONSNETZ UND NETZWERKEINHEIT FÜR EIN MOBILFUNKKOMMUNIKATIONSNETZ[2020/28]
English:METHOD FOR OPERATING A NETWORK ENTITY FOR A CELLULAR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK AND NETWORK ENTITY FOR A CELLULAR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK[2020/28]
French:PROCÉDÉ D'EXPLOITATION D'UNE ENTITÉ DE RÉSEAU POUR UN RÉSEAU DE RADIOCOMMUNICATION CELLULAIRE ET ENTITÉ DE RÉSEAU POUR UN RÉSEAU DE RADIOCOMMUNICATION CELLULAIRE[2020/28]
Entry into regional phase29.01.2020National basic fee paid 
29.01.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
29.01.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.01.2020Examination requested  [2020/28]
29.01.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
17.04.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.03.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
27.09.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.09.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.02.2023Fee for grant paid
01.02.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
01.02.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)18.12.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2024/08]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
13.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
13.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
15.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT15.03.2023
CZ15.03.2023
DK15.03.2023
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Cited inInternational search[YA]WO2005027543  (HARRIS CORP [US]) [Y] 2-4 * page 4, line 27 - line 29 * * page 4, line 31 - line 33 * * page 5, line 4 - line 8 * * page 15, line 3 - line 11 * * page 15, line 18 - line 20 * [A] 1,5-13;
 [XAYI]US2013148597  (LEE KI-HO [KR], et al) [X] 1,5,10,13 * page 3, line 1, paragraph [0043] - line 9 * * page 3, line 1, paragraph [0044] - line 4 * * page 3, line 6, paragraph [0044] - line 11 * * page 3, line 1, paragraph [0045] - line 4 * * page 3, line 1, paragraph [0049] - line 3 * [A] 12 [Y] 2-4,6 [I] 7-9,11;
 [XA]WO2013127665  (TELEFONICA SA [ES]) [X] 1,13 * page 5, line 16 - line 19 * * page 5, line 21 - line 23 * * page 5, line 25 - line 27 * * page 5, line 34 - page 6, line 3 * * figure 1 * [A] 2-12;
 [A]WO2017099520  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]) [A] 1-13* page 14, paragraph [58] *;
 [YA]EP3200498  (HUAWEI TECH CO LTD [CN]) [Y] 6 * page 2, column 2, line 1 - line 11 * [A] 1-5,7-13
ExaminationWO2017131690
 EP3577856
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