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EP About this file: EP3641377

EP3641377 - RADIO ACCESS NETWORK NODE, RADIO TEMINAL AND METHODS THEREFOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.05.2023
Database last updated on 12.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  10.06.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  31.01.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.03.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  22.12.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip19.01.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IE		published on 21.02.2024  [2024/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[2020/17]
Inventor(s)01 / FUTAKI, Hisashi
c/o NEC Corporation
7-1 Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
 [2022/07]
Former [2020/17]01 / FUTAKI Hisashi
c/o NEC Corporation
7-1 Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
Representative(s)MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
[2022/28]
Former [2020/17]MacDougall, Alan John Shaw, et al
Mathys & Squire LLP The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
Application number, filing date18816882.724.01.2018
[2020/17]
WO2018JP02041
Priority number, dateJP2017011809515.06.2017         Original published format: JP 2017118095
[2020/17]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018230027
Date:20.12.2018
Language:JA
[2018/51]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3641377
Date:22.04.2020
Language:EN
[2020/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3641377
Date:13.07.2022
Language:EN
[2022/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP20.12.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.06.2020
ClassificationIPC:H04W16/32, H04W8/22, H04W72/04, H04W80/02, H04W76/15
[2020/29]
CPC:
H04W76/15 (EP); H04W16/32 (EP,KR,US); H04W76/16 (KR,US);
H04W76/19 (KR); H04W8/22 (EP,KR,US); H04W80/02 (EP,KR);
H04W88/06 (EP,KR); H04W88/08 (EP,KR); H04W92/20 (EP,KR);
H04W76/12 (EP); H04W76/22 (EP); H04W8/24 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2020/17]H04W16/32, H04W8/22, H04W72/04, H04W80/02
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 [2020/17]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:FUNKZUGANGSNETZWERKKNOTEN, FUNKENDGERÄT UND VERFAHREN DAFÜR[2020/17]
English:RADIO ACCESS NETWORK NODE, RADIO TEMINAL AND METHODS THEREFOR[2020/17]
French:NOEUD DE RÉSEAU D'ACCÈS RADIOÉLECTRIQUE, TERMINAL RADIOÉLECTRIQUE ET PROCÉDÉS ASSOCIÉS[2020/17]
Entry into regional phase10.12.2019Translation filed 
10.12.2019National basic fee paid 
10.12.2019Search fee paid 
10.12.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
10.12.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.12.2019Examination requested  [2020/17]
08.01.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.02.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.06.2022Fee for grant paid
01.06.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
01.06.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP22176827.8  / EP4075842
Opposition(s)14.04.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
13.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
25.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL13.07.2022
AT13.07.2022
CZ13.07.2022
DK13.07.2022
EE13.07.2022
FI13.07.2022
HR13.07.2022
LT13.07.2022
LV13.07.2022
PL13.07.2022
RO13.07.2022
RS13.07.2022
SE13.07.2022
SI13.07.2022
SK13.07.2022
SM13.07.2022
NO13.10.2022
GR14.10.2022
IS13.11.2022
PT14.11.2022
IE24.01.2023
LU24.01.2023
BE31.01.2023
CH31.01.2023
LI31.01.2023
[2024/08]
Former [2023/49]AL13.07.2022
AT13.07.2022
CZ13.07.2022
DK13.07.2022
EE13.07.2022
FI13.07.2022
HR13.07.2022
LT13.07.2022
LV13.07.2022
PL13.07.2022
RO13.07.2022
RS13.07.2022
SE13.07.2022
SI13.07.2022
SK13.07.2022
SM13.07.2022
NO13.10.2022
GR14.10.2022
IS13.11.2022
PT14.11.2022
LU24.01.2023
BE31.01.2023
CH31.01.2023
LI31.01.2023
Former [2023/47]AL13.07.2022
AT13.07.2022
CZ13.07.2022
DK13.07.2022
EE13.07.2022
FI13.07.2022
HR13.07.2022
LT13.07.2022
LV13.07.2022
PL13.07.2022
RO13.07.2022
RS13.07.2022
SE13.07.2022
SI13.07.2022
SK13.07.2022
SM13.07.2022
NO13.10.2022
GR14.10.2022
IS13.11.2022
PT14.11.2022
LU24.01.2023
CH31.01.2023
LI31.01.2023
Former [2023/43]AL13.07.2022
AT13.07.2022
CZ13.07.2022
DK13.07.2022
EE13.07.2022
FI13.07.2022
HR13.07.2022
LT13.07.2022
LV13.07.2022
PL13.07.2022
RO13.07.2022
RS13.07.2022
SE13.07.2022
SI13.07.2022
SK13.07.2022
SM13.07.2022
NO13.10.2022
GR14.10.2022
IS13.11.2022
PT14.11.2022
LU24.01.2023
Former [2023/37]AL13.07.2022
AT13.07.2022
CZ13.07.2022
DK13.07.2022
EE13.07.2022
FI13.07.2022
HR13.07.2022
LT13.07.2022
LV13.07.2022
PL13.07.2022
RO13.07.2022
RS13.07.2022
SE13.07.2022
SI13.07.2022
SK13.07.2022
SM13.07.2022
NO13.10.2022
GR14.10.2022
IS13.11.2022
PT14.11.2022
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CZ13.07.2022
DK13.07.2022
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FI13.07.2022
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LT13.07.2022
LV13.07.2022
PL13.07.2022
RO13.07.2022
RS13.07.2022
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SM13.07.2022
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GR14.10.2022
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PT14.11.2022
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DK13.07.2022
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FI13.07.2022
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PL13.07.2022
RO13.07.2022
RS13.07.2022
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NO13.10.2022
GR14.10.2022
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PT14.11.2022
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FI13.07.2022
HR13.07.2022
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PL13.07.2022
RO13.07.2022
RS13.07.2022
SE13.07.2022
SM13.07.2022
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GR14.10.2022
IS13.11.2022
PT14.11.2022
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FI13.07.2022
HR13.07.2022
LT13.07.2022
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PL13.07.2022
RS13.07.2022
SE13.07.2022
SM13.07.2022
NO13.10.2022
GR14.10.2022
IS13.11.2022
PT14.11.2022
Former [2023/20]FI13.07.2022
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LT13.07.2022
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PL13.07.2022
RS13.07.2022
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SM13.07.2022
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GR14.10.2022
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PT14.11.2022
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LT13.07.2022
LV13.07.2022
PL13.07.2022
RS13.07.2022
SE13.07.2022
NO13.10.2022
GR14.10.2022
IS13.11.2022
PT14.11.2022
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HR13.07.2022
LT13.07.2022
LV13.07.2022
PL13.07.2022
RS13.07.2022
SE13.07.2022
NO13.10.2022
GR14.10.2022
PT14.11.2022
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HR13.07.2022
LT13.07.2022
LV13.07.2022
RS13.07.2022
SE13.07.2022
NO13.10.2022
GR14.10.2022
PT14.11.2022
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LT13.07.2022
LV13.07.2022
RS13.07.2022
SE13.07.2022
NO13.10.2022
PT14.11.2022
Former [2023/08]FI13.07.2022
LT13.07.2022
RS13.07.2022
SE13.07.2022
NO13.10.2022
Documents cited:Search[I]  - KDDI CORPORATION, "Protocol stacks of dual connectivity solutions targeting the avoidance of frequent handovers", vol. RAN WG2, no. Chicago, USA; 20130415 - 20130419, (20130405), 3GPP DRAFT; R2_131192_SOLUTION, 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/WG2_RL2/TSGR2_81bis/Docs/, (20130405), XP050699182 [I] 1-15 * the whole document *
 [A]  - INTEL CORPORATION, "RRC aspects of unifying split bearer types", vol. RAN WG2, no. Hangzhou, China; 20170515 - 20170519, (20170506), 3GPP DRAFT; R2-1704798-SPLIT-BEARER-MERGE-V3, 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/WG2_RL2/TSGR2_98/Docs/, (20170506), XP051264564 [A] 1-15 * the whole document *
 [AP]  - ZTE, "Consideration on the necessity of unified PDCP version for SRB", vol. RAN WG2, no. Berlin, Germany; 20170821 - 20170825, (20170820), 3GPP DRAFT; R2-1708132 CONSIDERATION ON THE NECESSITY OF UNIFIED PDCP VERSION OF SRB, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANT, URL: http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Meetings_3GPP_SYNC/RAN2/Docs/, (20170820), XP051318035 [AP] 1-15 * the whole document *
International search[A]US2016094446  (KAZMI ZAIGHAM [US], et al) [A] 1-45 * , paragraph [0051], fig. 6 & WO 2014/185953 A1 & TW 201448538 A & EP 2997670 A1 *;
 [A]WO2016138798  (ZTE CORP [CN]) [A] 1-45 * , page 2, line 22, fig. 2 & EP 3253122 A1, column 2, lines 34, 35, fig. 2 & CN 105992288 A *;
 [A]US2016337909  (CAI ZHIJUN [US]) [A] 1-45 * , paragraph [0120], fig. 2 & WO 2016/183078 A1 *;
 [A]  - "Protocol stacks of dual connectivity solutions targeting the avoidance of frequent handovers", 3GPP TSG RAN WG2 Meeting #81bis, (20130405), URL: http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/tsg_ran/wg2_r12/TSGR2_81bis/Docs/R2-131192.zip, (20180209), XP050699182 [A] 1-45 * . especially, see "PDCP" in figure 1 (c). *
 [A]  - ERICSSON, "Bearer type switching in dual connectivity", 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 #98, (20170506), URL: http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/tsg_ran/WG2_RL2/TSGR2_98/Docs/R2-1704415.zip, (20180209), XP051264419 [A] 1-45 * , especially, see line following fig. 1. *
 [A]  - "Further analysis of unified split bearer-NW aspects", 3GPP TSG-RAN WG2 #98, (20170506), URL: http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/tsg_ran/WG2_RL2/TSGR2_98/Docs/R2-1704152.zip, (20180209), XP051264296 [A] 1-45 * . especially, see page 2, lines 1-3; figure 2. 1-1. *
by applicantJP2017118095
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