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EP3531742 - COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.10.2020
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  26.07.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  05.05.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip20.08.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
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 / TANAKA, Yusuke
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1
Konan
Minato-Ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / SUGAYA, Shigeru
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 date17865942.116.08.2017
[2019/35]
WO2017JP29480
Priority number, dateJP2016020817924.10.2016         Original published format: JP 2016208179
[2019/35]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018079015
Date:03.05.2018
Language:JA
[2018/18]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3531742
Date:28.08.2019
Language:EN
[2019/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP03.05.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.08.2019
ClassificationIPC:H04W28/06, H04W72/04, H04W84/12
[2019/35]
CPC:
H04W48/20 (EP); H04W28/06 (US); H04W72/04 (US);
H04W72/20 (US); H04W84/12 (EP,US)
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]
TitleGerman:KOMMUNIKATIONSVORRICHTUNG UND KOMMUNIKATIONSVERFAHREN[2019/35]
English:COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD[2019/35]
French:APPAREIL DE COMMUNICATION, ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMUNICATION[2019/35]
Entry into regional phase17.04.2019Translation filed 
17.04.2019National basic fee paid 
17.04.2019Search fee paid 
17.04.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
17.04.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.04.2019Examination requested  [2019/35]
06.03.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.10.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.02.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.12.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.04.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.06.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.10.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
20.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
18.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
19.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
22.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
20.08.2024Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[XA]EP1758303  (RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD [CA]) [X] 1,10,11,13-15 * paragraph [0048] - paragraph [0053]; figure 6 * * paragraph [0026] - paragraph [0029]; figure 3 * [A] 2-9,12;
 [XA]WO2008140325  (TELENOR ASA [NO], et al) [X] 1,10,11,13-15 * page 21, line 21 - page 23, line 6; figures 5-7 * [A] 2-9,12;
 [XA]US2011040969  (YAO ZONGMING [CN], et al) [X] 1,10,11,13-15 * paragraph [0019] - paragraph [0020] *[A] 2-9,12;
 [XI]US2016302122  (MASINI GINO LUCA [SE], et al) [X] 1,10,11,13-15 * paragraph [0010] - paragraph [0016] * [I] 2-9,12;
 [XA]  - WIM DIEPSTRATEN LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES NIEUWEGEIN, "Draft Inter Access Point Protocol (lAPP) Specification. ; 1196108_scan", IEEE DRAFT; 1196108_SCAN, IEEE-SA, PISCATAWAY, NJ USA, (20150115), vol. 802.11, pages 1 - 24, XP068086040 [X] 1,10,11,13-15 * paragraph [02.0]; figure 3 * * paragraph [02.5] * [A] 2-9,12
International search[XYA]JP2010529730  (LG Electronics Inc.) [X] 1, 11-16, 17-20 * , paragraphs [0036] to [0040] & US 2008/0298333 A1 paragraphs [0056] to [0060] & WO 2008/147130 A2 & KR 10-2009-0132650 A & CN 101682539 A & TW 200915783 A * [Y] 9, 10 [A] 2-8;
 [XYA]WO2016136116  (SONY CORP [JP]) [X] 1, 11-16, 17-20 * , paragraph [0003]; fig. 9 & US 2017/0257817 A1 paragraph [0003]; fig. 9 & AU 2015384676 A * [Y] 9, 10 [A] 2-8;
 [A]  - "Remaining issues of Downlink Control Signalling for CoMP", 3GPP TSG-RAN WG1#70 Rl-123142, (20120813), XP050661034 [A] 5 * , Section 2.2 *
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