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EP About this file: EP3531754

EP3531754 - COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.07.2022
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  06.08.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  28.03.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  26.07.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  28.04.2018
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
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2019/35]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / FURUICHI, Sho
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2019/35]
Representative(s)Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart / DE
[2019/35]
Application number, filing date17862831.928.09.2017
[2019/35]
WO2017JP35342
Priority number, dateJP2016020602620.10.2016         Original published format: JP 2016206026
[2019/35]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018074177
Date:26.04.2018
Language:JA
[2018/17]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3531754
Date:28.08.2019
Language:EN
[2019/35]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3531754
Date:08.09.2021
Language:EN
[2021/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP26.04.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.09.2019
ClassificationIPC:H04W16/14, H04W52/28, H04W52/24, // H04W52/06, H04W52/38
[2019/43]
CPC:
H04W16/14 (EP,RU,US); H04W52/241 (RU,US); H04W52/243 (EP,US);
H04W52/283 (EP,RU,US); H04W52/365 (US); H04W52/367 (EP);
H04W52/06 (US); H04W52/386 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/35]H04W52/24, H04W16/14
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 [2019/35]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KOMMUNIKATIONSSTEUERUNGSVORRICHTUNG, KOMMUNIKATIONSSTEUERUNGSVERFAHREN UND COMPUTERPROGRAMM[2019/35]
English:COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM[2019/35]
French:DISPOSITIF DE COMMANDE DE COMMUNICATION, PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE DE COMMUNICATION ET PROGRAMME INFORMATIQUE[2019/35]
Entry into regional phase12.04.2019Translation filed 
12.04.2019National basic fee paid 
12.04.2019Search fee paid 
12.04.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
12.04.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.04.2019Examination requested  [2019/35]
02.04.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.03.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.07.2021Fee for grant paid
28.07.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.07.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)09.06.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
24.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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