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EP About this file: EP3500013

EP3500013 - COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR DUAL CONNECTIVITY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2019/25]COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM
[2021/10]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.06.2022
Database last updated on 07.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  02.07.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.02.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.05.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  17.02.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip03.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 05.06.2024  [2024/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2019/25]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / KUSASHIMA, Naoki
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2019/25]
Representative(s)Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart / DE
[2019/25]
Application number, filing date17839067.021.06.2017
[2019/25]
WO2017JP22765
Priority number, dateJP2016015568508.08.2016         Original published format: JP 2016155685
[2019/25]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018029993
Date:15.02.2018
Language:JA
[2018/07]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3500013
Date:19.06.2019
Language:EN
[2019/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3500013
Date:04.08.2021
Language:EN
[2021/31]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP15.02.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.07.2019
ClassificationIPC:H04L5/00, H04W72/04, H04W72/12, H04L1/00, H04W76/11, H04W76/15, H04W76/27, H04W80/02
[2019/33]
CPC:
H04L5/0007 (EP,CN,US); H04W72/0453 (CN,US); H04L1/0063 (CN,US);
H04L5/0053 (EP,CN,US); H04L5/0055 (CN,US); H04L5/0078 (EP,CN,US);
H04W72/04 (CN,US); H04W72/0446 (CN,US); H04W72/12 (EP,CN,US);
H04W72/23 (US); H04W76/11 (CN,US); H04W76/15 (EP,CN,US);
H04W76/27 (CN,US); H04W80/02 (CN,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/25]H04W72/04, H04W72/12
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 [2019/25]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KOMMUNIKATIONSVORRICHTUNG, KOMMUNIKATIONSVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM FÜR DUAL CONNECTIVITY[2021/10]
English:COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR DUAL CONNECTIVITY[2021/10]
French:DISPOSITIF DE COMMUNICATION, PROCÉDÉ DE COMMUNICATION, ET PROGRAMME POUR DOUBLE CONNECTIVITÉ[2021/10]
Former [2019/25]KOMMUNIKATIONSVORRICHTUNG, KOMMUNIKATIONSVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM
Former [2019/25]COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM
Former [2019/25]DISPOSITIF DE COMMUNICATION, PROCÉDÉ DE COMMUNICATION, ET PROGRAMME
Entry into regional phase01.02.2019Translation filed 
01.02.2019National basic fee paid 
01.02.2019Search fee paid 
01.02.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
01.02.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure01.02.2019Examination requested  [2019/25]
02.03.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.02.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.06.2021Fee for grant paid
25.06.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
25.06.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP21189248.4  / EP3923508
EP23197303.3  / EP4271119
Opposition(s)06.05.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/28]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
23.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU21.06.2017
AL04.08.2021
AT04.08.2021
CY04.08.2021
CZ04.08.2021
DK04.08.2021
EE04.08.2021
FI04.08.2021
HR04.08.2021
IT04.08.2021
LT04.08.2021
LV04.08.2021
MC04.08.2021
MK04.08.2021
PL04.08.2021
RO04.08.2021
RS04.08.2021
SE04.08.2021
SI04.08.2021
SK04.08.2021
SM04.08.2021
BG04.11.2021
NO04.11.2021
GR05.11.2021
IS04.12.2021
PT06.12.2021
[2024/23]
Former [2024/20]HU21.06.2017
AL04.08.2021
AT04.08.2021
CY04.08.2021
CZ04.08.2021
DK04.08.2021
EE04.08.2021
FI04.08.2021
HR04.08.2021
IT04.08.2021
LT04.08.2021
LV04.08.2021
MC04.08.2021
PL04.08.2021
RO04.08.2021
RS04.08.2021
SE04.08.2021
SI04.08.2021
SK04.08.2021
SM04.08.2021
BG04.11.2021
NO04.11.2021
GR05.11.2021
IS04.12.2021
PT06.12.2021
Former [2024/18]HU21.06.2017
AL04.08.2021
AT04.08.2021
CZ04.08.2021
DK04.08.2021
EE04.08.2021
FI04.08.2021
HR04.08.2021
IT04.08.2021
LT04.08.2021
LV04.08.2021
MC04.08.2021
PL04.08.2021
RO04.08.2021
RS04.08.2021
SE04.08.2021
SI04.08.2021
SK04.08.2021
SM04.08.2021
BG04.11.2021
NO04.11.2021
GR05.11.2021
IS04.12.2021
PT06.12.2021
Former [2023/08]AL04.08.2021
AT04.08.2021
CZ04.08.2021
DK04.08.2021
EE04.08.2021
FI04.08.2021
HR04.08.2021
IT04.08.2021
LT04.08.2021
LV04.08.2021
MC04.08.2021
PL04.08.2021
RO04.08.2021
RS04.08.2021
SE04.08.2021
SI04.08.2021
SK04.08.2021
SM04.08.2021
BG04.11.2021
NO04.11.2021
GR05.11.2021
IS04.12.2021
PT06.12.2021
Former [2022/36]AL04.08.2021
AT04.08.2021
CZ04.08.2021
DK04.08.2021
EE04.08.2021
FI04.08.2021
HR04.08.2021
IT04.08.2021
LT04.08.2021
LV04.08.2021
PL04.08.2021
RO04.08.2021
RS04.08.2021
SE04.08.2021
SI04.08.2021
SK04.08.2021
SM04.08.2021
BG04.11.2021
NO04.11.2021
GR05.11.2021
IS04.12.2021
PT06.12.2021
Former [2022/29]AL04.08.2021
AT04.08.2021
CZ04.08.2021
DK04.08.2021
EE04.08.2021
FI04.08.2021
HR04.08.2021
LT04.08.2021
LV04.08.2021
PL04.08.2021
RO04.08.2021
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SM04.08.2021
BG04.11.2021
NO04.11.2021
GR05.11.2021
IS04.12.2021
PT06.12.2021
Former [2022/25]AT04.08.2021
CZ04.08.2021
DK04.08.2021
EE04.08.2021
FI04.08.2021
HR04.08.2021
LT04.08.2021
LV04.08.2021
PL04.08.2021
RO04.08.2021
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SE04.08.2021
SK04.08.2021
SM04.08.2021
BG04.11.2021
NO04.11.2021
GR05.11.2021
IS04.12.2021
PT06.12.2021
Former [2022/24]AT04.08.2021
CZ04.08.2021
DK04.08.2021
EE04.08.2021
FI04.08.2021
HR04.08.2021
LT04.08.2021
LV04.08.2021
PL04.08.2021
RO04.08.2021
RS04.08.2021
SE04.08.2021
SK04.08.2021
BG04.11.2021
NO04.11.2021
GR05.11.2021
IS04.12.2021
PT06.12.2021
Former [2022/21]AT04.08.2021
DK04.08.2021
FI04.08.2021
HR04.08.2021
LT04.08.2021
LV04.08.2021
PL04.08.2021
RS04.08.2021
SE04.08.2021
BG04.11.2021
NO04.11.2021
GR05.11.2021
IS04.12.2021
PT06.12.2021
Former [2022/10]AT04.08.2021
FI04.08.2021
HR04.08.2021
LT04.08.2021
LV04.08.2021
PL04.08.2021
RS04.08.2021
SE04.08.2021
BG04.11.2021
NO04.11.2021
GR05.11.2021
IS04.12.2021
PT06.12.2021
Former [2022/09]AT04.08.2021
FI04.08.2021
LT04.08.2021
RS04.08.2021
SE04.08.2021
BG04.11.2021
NO04.11.2021
PT06.12.2021
Former [2022/08]AT04.08.2021
FI04.08.2021
LT04.08.2021
SE04.08.2021
BG04.11.2021
NO04.11.2021
Former [2022/07]AT04.08.2021
LT04.08.2021
NO04.11.2021
Documents cited:Search[XI]US2016165547  (OUCHI WATARU [JP], et al) [X] 1,7,13-15 * paragraphs [0044] - [0065] * [I] 2-6,8-12;
 [XI]  - INTEL CORPORATION, "Summary on remaining issues on narrowband retuning for eMTC", vol. RAN WG1, no. St Julian's, Malta; 20160215 - 20160219, (20160224), 3GPP DRAFT; R1-161255 - EMTC FREQRETUNING, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, URL: http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/tsg_ran/WG1_RL1/TSGR1_84/Docs/, (20160224), XP051079188 [X] 1,7,13-15 * section 2 * [I] 2-6,8-12
International search[XYA]  - LG ELECTRONICS, "Discussion on trame structure for NR", 3GPP TSG-RAN WG1#85, R1-164560 , 3GPP, (20160527), URL: http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/tsg-ran/WG1_RL1/TSGR1_676/Docs/R1-164560.zip, (20170824), XP051096379 [X] 1, 2, 10, 12-14, 18, 20-25 [Y] 3, 15 [A] 4-9, 11, 16, 17, 19
 [Y]  - HUAWEI et al., "Discussion on frame structure for NR", 3GPP TSG-RAN WG1#85, R1-164032, 3GPP, (20160527), URL: http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/tsg_ran/WG1_RL1/TSGR1_156/Docs/R1-164032.zip, (20170824), XP051089779 [Y] 3, 15
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