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EP About this file: EP3656178

EP3656178 - DUAL-CONNECTIVITY ESTABLISHMENT METHOD AND DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.02.2023
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  18.03.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.02.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.12.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.04.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.02.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip31.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 03.07.2024 [2024/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
[2020/22]
Inventor(s)01 / WANG, Hong
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
02 / XU, Lixiang
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
03 / KE, Xiaowan
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
 [2020/22]
Representative(s)Gulde & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei mbB
Wallstraße 58/59
10179 Berlin / DE
[2020/22]
Application number, filing date18843558.010.08.2018
[2020/22]
WO2018KR09177
Priority number, dateCN20171068364311.08.2017         Original published format: CN201710683643
[2020/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019031915
Date:14.02.2019
Language:EN
[2019/07]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3656178
Date:27.05.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.02.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/22]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3656178
Date:20.04.2022
Language:EN
[2022/16]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR14.02.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.07.2020
ClassificationIPC:H04W76/15, H04W28/02, H04W28/24
[2020/32]
CPC:
H04W76/15 (EP,CN,KR,US); H04W28/02 (EP); H04W28/0252 (KR);
H04W28/0257 (US); H04W76/11 (CN,US); H04W76/12 (CN,US);
H04W76/27 (US); H04W80/08 (US); H04W88/06 (EP);
H04W92/20 (EP); H04W84/20 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/22]H04W76/15, H04W28/02
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 [2020/22]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON DUALER KONNEKTIVITÄT[2020/22]
English:DUAL-CONNECTIVITY ESTABLISHMENT METHOD AND DEVICE[2020/22]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF D'ÉTABLISSEMENT DE CONNECTIVITÉ DOUBLE[2020/22]
Entry into regional phase20.02.2020National basic fee paid 
20.02.2020Search fee paid 
20.02.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
20.02.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.02.2020Examination requested  [2020/22]
08.09.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.12.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.04.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.02.2022Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 08.02.2022
08.02.2022Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
23.02.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.03.2022Fee for grant paid
10.03.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.03.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP22162883.7  / EP4037424
EP24152888.4  / EP4333556
Opposition(s)23.01.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
24.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU10.08.2018
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO2015108291  (LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR]) [A] 1-15* paragraphs [0100] - [0276]; figures 1-18; claim 18 *;
 [E]EP3656150  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]) [E] 1-15 * the whole document *
International search[A]US2016135174  (LEE INSUN [KR], et al) [A] 1-15 * See paragraphs [0094]-[0121]; and figures 6-8. *;
 [A]US2016323805  (RYU JINSOOK [KR], et al) [A] 1-15 * See paragraphs [0076]-[0135]; and figures 5-9. *;
 [A]US2017019821  (ZHANG XIAOWEI [JP], et al) [A] 1-15 * See paragraphs [0037]-[0040]; and figure 1. *;
 [A]  - "3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; NR; NR and NG-RAN Overall Description; Stage 2 (Release 15)", 3GPP TS 38.300 V0.6.0, (20170807), pages 1 - 58, XP055575772 [A] 1-15 * See sections A.1-A.6. *
 [A]  - "3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; Study on New Radio (NR) access technology (Release 14)", 3GPP TR 38.912 V14.0.1, (20170803), pages 1 - 74, XP055575775 [A] 1-15 * See section 13.2.2; and figure 13.2.2-1. *
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