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EP About this file: EP3869717

EP3869717 - COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.09.2025
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  27.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  12.06.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  23.07.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  06.06.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip24.10.2025Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): FR, IE		published on 26.11.2025  [2025/48]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
[2021/34]
Inventor(s)01 / QIN, Chao
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
02 / KONG, Xiangzhen
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
03 / ZHU, Jiman
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
 [2021/34]
Representative(s)Epping - Hermann - Fischer
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Schloßschmidstraße 5
80639 München / DE
[2021/34]
Application number, filing date18941478.228.11.2018
[2021/34]
WO2018CN117986
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020107278
Date:04.06.2020
Language:ZH
[2020/23]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3869717
Date:25.08.2021
Language:EN
[2021/34]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3869717
Date:30.10.2024
Language:EN
[2024/44]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN04.06.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.09.2021
ClassificationIPC:H04L1/1812, H04L1/1825, H04W24/10
[2024/26]
CPC:
H04L1/1825 (EP); H04W72/23 (US); H04L1/1819 (EP,US);
H04L1/189 (US); H04W24/10 (EP,US); H04W72/1263 (US)
Former IPC [2021/34]H04L1/18, H04W24/00, H04W72/14
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 [2021/34]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KOMMUNIKATIONSVERFAHREN UND -VORRICHTUNG[2021/34]
English:COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS[2021/34]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE COMMUNICATION[2021/34]
Entry into regional phase21.05.2021Translation filed 
21.05.2021National basic fee paid 
21.05.2021Search fee paid 
21.05.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
21.05.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.05.2021Examination requested  [2021/34]
31.01.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.06.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.09.2024Fee for grant paid
20.09.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.09.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)31.07.2025No opposition filed within time limit [2025/41]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
23.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
22.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
22.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT30.10.2024
BG30.10.2024
CZ30.10.2024
DK30.10.2024
EE30.10.2024
ES30.10.2024
FI30.10.2024
HR30.10.2024
IT30.10.2024
LV30.10.2024
MC30.10.2024
NL30.10.2024
PL30.10.2024
RO30.10.2024
SE30.10.2024
SK30.10.2024
SM30.10.2024
IE28.11.2024
LU28.11.2024
BE30.11.2024
CH30.11.2024
FR30.12.2024
NO30.01.2025
RS30.01.2025
GR31.01.2025
IS28.02.2025
PT28.02.2025
[2025/48]
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Documents cited:Search[X] US2013235808  (EARNSHAW ANDREW MARK et al.) [X] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraphs [0050] , [0051]; claims 1-20 *
 [X] US2006150051  (KWON SUNG-LARK et al.) [X] 1-15 * paragraphs [0003] , [0059]; claims 1,14,25 *
 [X] US10038538  (KIM SOENG-HUN et al.) [X] 1-15 * column 2, line 57 - column 3, line 13 *
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