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EP About this file: EP3637946

EP3637946 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS POINT FUNCTION IN PORTABLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.05.2024
Database last updated on 16.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  16.06.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.03.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.09.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.07.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  13.03.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip20.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): LU		published on 24.07.2024 [2024/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si
Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
[2020/16]
Inventor(s)01 / CHOI, Jong-Mu
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
129 Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si
Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
02 / KWON, Keum-Youn
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
129 Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si
Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
 [2020/16]
Representative(s)HGF
HGF Limited
1 City Walk
Leeds LS11 9DX / GB
[2023/29]
Former [2020/16]HGF Limited
Saviour House
9 St. Saviourgate
York YO1 8NQ / GB
Application number, filing date19200391.113.10.2010
[2020/16]
Priority number, dateKR2009009718213.10.2009         Original published format: KR 20090097182
[2020/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3637946
Date:15.04.2020
Language:EN
[2020/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3637946
Date:19.07.2023
Language:EN
[2023/29]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.02.2020
ClassificationIPC:H04W88/04
[2020/16]
CPC:
H04W88/04 (EP,KR,US); H04B1/40 (KR)
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 [2020/32]
Former [2020/16]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:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR BEREITSTELLUNG EINER ZUGANGSPUNKTFUNKTION IN EINEM TRAGBAREN KOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM[2020/16]
English:APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS POINT FUNCTION IN PORTABLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM[2020/16]
French:APPAREIL ET PROCÉDÉ POUR FOURNIR UNE FONCTION DE POINT D'ACCÈS DANS UN SYSTÈME DE COMMUNICATION MOBILE[2020/16]
Examination procedure01.07.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.07.2020Examination requested  [2020/32]
01.07.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
09.09.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.01.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.03.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.06.2023Fee for grant paid
12.06.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
12.06.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP10187438.6  / EP2312905
Opposition(s)22.04.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/26]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
30.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
30.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
30.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
30.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
30.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
30.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 09
30.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 10
22.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 11
22.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 12
21.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 13
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT19.07.2023
CZ19.07.2023
DK19.07.2023
EE19.07.2023
ES19.07.2023
FI19.07.2023
HR19.07.2023
IT19.07.2023
LT19.07.2023
LV19.07.2023
MC19.07.2023
NL19.07.2023
PL19.07.2023
RO19.07.2023
RS19.07.2023
SE19.07.2023
SK19.07.2023
SM19.07.2023
LU13.10.2023
NO19.10.2023
GR20.10.2023
IS19.11.2023
PT20.11.2023
[2024/30]
Former [2024/28]AT19.07.2023
CZ19.07.2023
DK19.07.2023
EE19.07.2023
ES19.07.2023
FI19.07.2023
HR19.07.2023
IT19.07.2023
LT19.07.2023
LV19.07.2023
MC19.07.2023
NL19.07.2023
PL19.07.2023
RO19.07.2023
RS19.07.2023
SE19.07.2023
SK19.07.2023
SM19.07.2023
NO19.10.2023
GR20.10.2023
IS19.11.2023
PT20.11.2023
Former [2024/26]AT19.07.2023
CZ19.07.2023
DK19.07.2023
EE19.07.2023
ES19.07.2023
FI19.07.2023
HR19.07.2023
IT19.07.2023
LT19.07.2023
LV19.07.2023
NL19.07.2023
PL19.07.2023
RO19.07.2023
RS19.07.2023
SE19.07.2023
SK19.07.2023
SM19.07.2023
NO19.10.2023
GR20.10.2023
IS19.11.2023
PT20.11.2023
Former [2024/23]AT19.07.2023
CZ19.07.2023
DK19.07.2023
EE19.07.2023
ES19.07.2023
FI19.07.2023
HR19.07.2023
LT19.07.2023
LV19.07.2023
NL19.07.2023
PL19.07.2023
RO19.07.2023
RS19.07.2023
SE19.07.2023
SK19.07.2023
SM19.07.2023
NO19.10.2023
GR20.10.2023
IS19.11.2023
PT20.11.2023
Former [2024/22]AT19.07.2023
CZ19.07.2023
DK19.07.2023
FI19.07.2023
HR19.07.2023
LT19.07.2023
LV19.07.2023
NL19.07.2023
PL19.07.2023
RO19.07.2023
RS19.07.2023
SE19.07.2023
SM19.07.2023
NO19.10.2023
GR20.10.2023
IS19.11.2023
PT20.11.2023
Former [2024/20]AT19.07.2023
FI19.07.2023
HR19.07.2023
LT19.07.2023
LV19.07.2023
NL19.07.2023
PL19.07.2023
RS19.07.2023
SE19.07.2023
SM19.07.2023
NO19.10.2023
GR20.10.2023
IS19.11.2023
PT20.11.2023
Former [2024/10]AT19.07.2023
FI19.07.2023
HR19.07.2023
LT19.07.2023
LV19.07.2023
NL19.07.2023
PL19.07.2023
RS19.07.2023
SE19.07.2023
NO19.10.2023
GR20.10.2023
IS19.11.2023
PT20.11.2023
Former [2024/09]AT19.07.2023
FI19.07.2023
LT19.07.2023
NL19.07.2023
SE19.07.2023
NO19.10.2023
GR20.10.2023
IS19.11.2023
Former [2024/08]LT19.07.2023
NL19.07.2023
NO19.10.2023
GR20.10.2023
Former [2024/05]NL19.07.2023
Documents cited:Search[XI]US2009005005  (FORSTALL SCOTT [US], et al) [X] 1,4,7,9 * the whole document *[I] 2,3,5,6,8,10;
 [XI]US2009180449  (MAKI LASSE [FI]) [X] 1,4,7,9 * the whole document * [I] 2,3,5,6,8,10
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