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EP3486677 - POSITIONING GAP INDICATION FOR ENHANCING POSITIONING PERFORMANCE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.02.2021
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  28.02.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.12.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.10.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  19.04.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
164 83 Stockholm / SE
[2020/14]
Former [2019/21]For all designated states
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
164 83 Stockholm / SE
Inventor(s)01 / Siomina, Iana
Mäster Simons Väg 20, D41
170 66 Solna / SE
02 / Kazmi, Muhammad
Skrivargatan 7
174 64 Sundbyberg / SE
 [2019/21]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2019/21]
Application number, filing date18214549.004.04.2012
[2019/21]
Priority number, dateUS201161471303P04.04.2011         Original published format: US 201161471303 P
US20121343830503.04.2012         Original published format: US201213438305
[2019/21]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3486677
Date:22.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3486677
Date:01.04.2020
Language:EN
[2020/14]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.02.2019
ClassificationIPC:G01S5/10, G01S5/02, H04W4/02, H04W24/10, // H04W64/00
[2019/21]
CPC:
H04W24/10 (EP,US); G01S5/0205 (EP,US); G01S5/10 (EP,US);
H04W4/023 (EP,US); H04W64/00 (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 [2019/48]
Former [2019/21]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:VERWENDUNG EINER POSITIONIERUNGSLÜCKENANGABE ZUR VERBESSERUNG DER POSITIONIERUNGSLEISTUNG[2019/21]
English:POSITIONING GAP INDICATION FOR ENHANCING POSITIONING PERFORMANCE[2019/21]
French:UTILISATION D'INDICATION D'ESPACE DE POSITIONNEMENT POUR AMÉLIORER LA PERFORMANCE DE POSITIONNEMENT[2019/21]
Examination procedure20.09.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.10.2019Examination requested  [2019/48]
22.10.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
12.12.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.02.2020Fee for grant paid
20.02.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.02.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP12717492.8  / EP2695419
Opposition(s)12.01.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
20.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
20.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
20.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
20.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
29.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL01.04.2020
AT01.04.2020
CY01.04.2020
EE01.04.2020
FI01.04.2020
HR01.04.2020
LT01.04.2020
LV01.04.2020
MC01.04.2020
MK01.04.2020
MT01.04.2020
RO01.04.2020
RS01.04.2020
SI01.04.2020
SK01.04.2020
SM01.04.2020
IE04.04.2020
LU04.04.2020
BG01.07.2020
GR02.07.2020
IS01.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
[2022/33]
Former [2022/28]AL01.04.2020
AT01.04.2020
CY01.04.2020
EE01.04.2020
FI01.04.2020
HR01.04.2020
LT01.04.2020
LV01.04.2020
MC01.04.2020
MT01.04.2020
RO01.04.2020
RS01.04.2020
SI01.04.2020
SK01.04.2020
SM01.04.2020
IE04.04.2020
LU04.04.2020
BG01.07.2020
GR02.07.2020
IS01.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2021/24]AL01.04.2020
AT01.04.2020
EE01.04.2020
FI01.04.2020
HR01.04.2020
LT01.04.2020
LV01.04.2020
MC01.04.2020
RO01.04.2020
RS01.04.2020
SI01.04.2020
SK01.04.2020
SM01.04.2020
IE04.04.2020
LU04.04.2020
BG01.07.2020
GR02.07.2020
IS01.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2021/20]AL01.04.2020
AT01.04.2020
EE01.04.2020
FI01.04.2020
HR01.04.2020
LT01.04.2020
LV01.04.2020
MC01.04.2020
RO01.04.2020
RS01.04.2020
SK01.04.2020
SM01.04.2020
IE04.04.2020
LU04.04.2020
BG01.07.2020
GR02.07.2020
IS01.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2021/10]AL01.04.2020
AT01.04.2020
EE01.04.2020
FI01.04.2020
HR01.04.2020
LT01.04.2020
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MC01.04.2020
RO01.04.2020
RS01.04.2020
SK01.04.2020
SM01.04.2020
LU04.04.2020
BG01.07.2020
GR02.07.2020
IS01.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2021/09]AL01.04.2020
AT01.04.2020
EE01.04.2020
FI01.04.2020
HR01.04.2020
LT01.04.2020
LV01.04.2020
MC01.04.2020
RO01.04.2020
RS01.04.2020
SM01.04.2020
LU04.04.2020
BG01.07.2020
GR02.07.2020
IS01.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2021/08]AL01.04.2020
FI01.04.2020
HR01.04.2020
LT01.04.2020
LV01.04.2020
RO01.04.2020
RS01.04.2020
SM01.04.2020
LU04.04.2020
BG01.07.2020
GR02.07.2020
IS01.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2021/04]AL01.04.2020
FI01.04.2020
HR01.04.2020
LT01.04.2020
LV01.04.2020
RS01.04.2020
BG01.07.2020
GR02.07.2020
IS01.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2020/51]FI01.04.2020
HR01.04.2020
LT01.04.2020
LV01.04.2020
RS01.04.2020
BG01.07.2020
GR02.07.2020
IS01.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2020/50]FI01.04.2020
HR01.04.2020
LT01.04.2020
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BG01.07.2020
GR02.07.2020
IS01.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2020/48]FI01.04.2020
LT01.04.2020
BG01.07.2020
IS01.08.2020
PT17.08.2020
Former [2020/47]LT01.04.2020
BG01.07.2020
IS01.08.2020
Former [2020/46]BG01.07.2020
IS01.08.2020
Former [2020/39]BG01.07.2020
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