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EP3668138 - COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  10.12.2021
Database last updated on 17.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.05.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.02.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip10.12.2021Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 12.01.2022  [2022/02]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
1 Takumi-cho, Sakai-ku
Sakai City
Osaka 590-8522 / JP
For all designated states
FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
Flat 2623, 26/F Tuen Mun Central Square
22 Hoi Wing Road, Tuen Mun
New Territories / HK
[2020/37]
Former [2020/36]For all designated states
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
1 Takumi-cho, Sakai-ku
Sakai City
Osaka 590-8522 / JP
Former [2020/34]For all designated states
FG Innovation Company Limited
Flat 2623, 26/F Tuen Mun Central Square
22 Hoi Wing Road
Tuen Mun
New Territories, Hong Kong / CN
Former [2020/25]For all designated states
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
1 Takumi-cho
Sakai-ku
Sakai City, Osaka 590-8522 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / TOMEBA, Hiromichi
c/o Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
1, Takumi-cho
Sakai-ku
Sakai City, Osaka 590-8522 / JP
02 / YAMADA, Ryota
c/o Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
1, Takumi-cho
Sakai-ku
Sakai City, Osaka 590-8522 / JP
 [2020/25]
Representative(s)Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Straße 58
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2020/25]Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Strasse 58
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date18844047.307.08.2018
[2020/25]
WO2018JP29617
Priority number, dateJP2017015303908.08.2017         Original published format: JP 2017153039
[2020/25]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019031507
Date:14.02.2019
Language:JA
[2019/07]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3668138
Date:17.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/25]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP14.02.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.03.2021
ClassificationIPC:H04W16/14, H04W72/04
[2020/25]
CPC:
H04W74/0808 (EP,US); H04W72/0453 (US); H04B17/345 (EP);
H04W16/14 (EP)
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 [2020/25]
TitleGerman:KOMMUNIKATIONSVORRICHTUNG UND KOMMUNIKATIONSVERFAHREN[2020/25]
English:COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD[2020/25]
French:DISPOSITIF DE COMMUNICATION ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMUNICATION[2020/25]
Entry into regional phase07.02.2020Translation filed 
07.02.2020National basic fee paid 
07.02.2020Search fee paid 
07.02.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
07.02.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.02.2020Examination requested  [2020/25]
14.10.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.12.2021Application withdrawn by applicant  [2022/02]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
24.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[XYI]EP2654363  (NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE [JP]) [X] 1,5,12 * paragraph [0015] - paragraph [0016] * * figure 2 * [Y] 2,3,6-11 [I] 4;
 [X]US2011216728  (NAGATA KENGO [JP], et al) [X] 1,12 * paragraph [0028] - paragraph [0032] *;
 [Y]US2016234835  (YERRAMALLI SRINIVAS [US], et al) [Y] 2,3,6-11 * paragraph [0052] * * paragraph [0068] *
International search[XA]WO2017010764  (LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR]) [X] 1-5, 8, 12 * , paragraphs [0512]-[0518], [0576]-[0581], fig. 37 & JP 2018-523438 A, paragraphs [0477]-[0483], [0541]-[0546], fig. 37 & US 2018/0199376 A1, paragraphs [0493]-[0499], [0557]-[0562], fig. 37 & CN 107852299 A * [A] 6, 7, 9-11;
 [A]WO2017061157  (SONY CORP [JP]) [A] 1-12 * , paragraphs [0070]-[0076], fig. 5-8 & US 2018/0242359 A1, paragraphs [0115]-[0119], fig. 5-8 & EP 3361808 A1 & CN 108141865 A *
by applicantJP2017153039
    - E. G. LARSSONO. EDFORSF. TUFVESSONT. L. MARZETTA, "Massive MIMO for next generation wireless system", IEEE Commun. Mag., (20140200), vol. 52, no. 2, pages 186 - 195
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