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EP3496475 - SIGNAL SENDING APPARATUS, SIGNAL RECEPTION APPARATUS, AND METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.05.2022
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  11.06.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.01.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  06.06.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.05.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  17.02.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT
published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
[2021/28]
Former [2019/24]For all designated states
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
Inventor(s)01 / LIU, Kunpeng
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen Guangdong 518129 / CN
 [2019/24]
Representative(s)Gill Jennings & Every LLP
The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
[N/P]
Former [2021/28]Gill Jennings & Every LLP
MXL The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
Former [2019/24]Kreuz, Georg Maria, et al
Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf GmbH
Riesstraße 25
80992 München / DE
Application number, filing date17838836.911.08.2017
[2019/24]
WO2017CN97265
Priority number, dateCN20161066979312.08.2016         Original published format: CN201610669793
CN20161089480013.10.2016         Original published format: CN201610894800
[2019/24]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018028706
Date:15.02.2018
Language:ZH
[2018/07]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3496475
Date:12.06.2019
Language:EN
[2019/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3496475
Date:14.07.2021
Language:EN
[2021/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN15.02.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.07.2019
ClassificationIPC:H04L27/26, H04L5/00, // H04B7/04
[2019/31]
CPC:
H04L27/2613 (EP,CN,US); H04L27/2656 (EP,CN,KR,US); H04W72/23 (CN,KR);
H04L27/2605 (US); H04L5/0007 (CN,KR,US); H04L5/0048 (CN,KR,US);
H04L5/0083 (US); H04W72/0446 (CN,KR); H04B7/0408 (US);
H04L27/2692 (EP,US); H04W56/00 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/24]H04W56/00
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 [2019/24]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SIGNALSENDEVERFAHREN, SIGNALEMPFANGSVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN[2019/24]
English:SIGNAL SENDING APPARATUS, SIGNAL RECEPTION APPARATUS, AND METHOD[2019/24]
French:APPAREIL D'ÉMISSION DE SIGNAL, APPAREIL DE RÉCEPTION DE SIGNAL ET PROCÉDÉ[2019/24]
Entry into regional phase08.03.2019Translation filed 
08.03.2019National basic fee paid 
08.03.2019Search fee paid 
08.03.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
08.03.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.03.2019Examination requested  [2019/24]
24.01.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.06.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.10.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.01.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.06.2021Fee for grant paid
07.06.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.06.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)19.04.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
31.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU11.08.2017
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Documents cited:Search[XI]WO2015080646  (ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M [SE]) [X] 1-6,9-14,17,18 * pages 15-18 * * figures 3, 4,14 *[I] 7,8,15,16
International search[A]US2010260112  (RAMESH RAJARAM [US], et al) [A] 1-104* , entire document *;
 [A]CN103220119  (ZTE CORP) [A] 1-104 * , entire document *;
 [A]CN105101387  (CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMM TECH) [A] 1-104 * , entire document *;
 [A]CN105263188  (CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMM TECH) [A] 1-104 * , entire document *;
 [A]CN105723639  (ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M) [A] 1-104 * , claims 1-8 *
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