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EP3831107 - CARRIER SWITCHING AND ANTENNA SWITCHING FOR LONG TERM EVOLUTION AND NEW RADIO DUAL CONNECTIVITY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  15.08.2025
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.04.2025
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.12.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.05.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  08.02.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  27.08.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip30.01.2026Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): RS
published on 04.03.2026  [2026/10]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
ATTN: International IP Administration
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, California 92121-1714 / US
[2021/23]
Inventor(s)01 / RICO ALVARINO, Alberto
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121 / US
02 / KITAZOE, Masato
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121 / US
03 / GAAL, Peter
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121 / US
04 / LIU, Le
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121 / US
05 / GHOLMIEH, Aziz
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121 / US
06 / PHUYAL, Umesh
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121 / US
07 / FARAJIDANA, Amir
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121 / US
08 / HOSSEINI, Seyedkianoush
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121 / US
 [2021/23]
Representative(s)Jaeger, Michael David
Maucher Jenkins
Seventh Floor Offices
Artillery House
11-19 Artillery Row
London SW1P 1RT / GB
[2025/38]
Former [2021/23]Dunlop, Hugh Christopher, et al
Maucher Jenkins
26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Application number, filing date19755733.330.07.2019
[2021/23]
WO2019US44143
Priority number, dateUS201862711992P30.07.2018         Original published format: US 201862711992 P
US20191652499529.07.2019         Original published format: US201916524995
[2021/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020028366
Date:06.02.2020
Language:EN
[2020/06]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3831107
Date:09.06.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.02.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3831107
Date:17.09.2025
Language:EN
[2025/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP06.02.2020
ClassificationIPC:H04W8/24, H04L5/00, // H04W88/06, H04B7/06
[2025/20]
CPC:
H04W8/24 (EP,CN,KR,US); H04B7/0608 (KR); H04W16/14 (US);
H04B7/0602 (EP,CN,US); H04B7/0802 (KR); H04L25/0226 (US);
H04L5/001 (KR); H04L5/0051 (KR,US); H04L5/0094 (EP,CN);
H04L5/0096 (KR); H04W72/0453 (KR,US); H04W72/21 (KR);
H04W72/51 (KR); H04W76/16 (KR,US); H04W88/06 (EP,CN,KR,US);
H04W88/10 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2021/23]H04W8/24, H04B7/06, H04W88/06
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 [2021/23]  
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:TRÄGERUMSCHALTUNG UND ANTENNENUMSCHALTUNG FÜR LONG-TERM-EVOLUTION- UND NEW-RADIO-KONNEKTIVITÄT[2021/23]
English:CARRIER SWITCHING AND ANTENNA SWITCHING FOR LONG TERM EVOLUTION AND NEW RADIO DUAL CONNECTIVITY[2021/23]
French:COMMUTATION DE PORTEUSE ET COMMUTATION D'ANTENNE POUR CONNECTIVITÉ DOUBLE LTE (ÉVOLUTION À LONG TERME)/NR (NEW RADIO)[2021/23]
Entry into regional phase13.01.2021National basic fee paid 
13.01.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
13.01.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.01.2021Examination requested  [2021/23]
13.01.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
04.08.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.12.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.03.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.07.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.10.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.04.2025Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.08.2025Fee for grant paid
13.08.2025Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.08.2025Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP25185310.7  / EP4601236
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
11.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
11.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
11.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
09.07.2025Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHR17.09.2025
NO17.12.2025
RS17.12.2025
GR18.12.2025
[2026/10]
Former [2026/09]HR17.09.2025
NO17.12.2025
GR18.12.2025
Former [2026/08]HR17.09.2025
NO17.12.2025
Cited inInternational search[A] US2012213154  (GAAL PETER et al.) [A] 1-56 * paragraph [0073] - paragraph [0077] *
 [XYI]   QUALCOMM INCORPORATED: "Remaining details on SRS", vol. RAN WG1, no. Prague, CZ; 20171009 - 20171013, 8 October 2017 (2017-10-08), XP051341730, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20171008] [X] 1,18,35,47 * section 3.2 *[Y] 3,6-14,20,25-32,37,40-44,49,52-54 [I] 2,4,5,17,19,21-24,36,38,39,48,50,51
 [I]   QUALCOMM INCORPORATED ET AL: "UE capabilities for Tx antenna selection", vol. RAN WG2, no. Reno, Nevada; 20171127 - 20171201, 14 December 2017 (2017-12-14), XP051670707, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20171214] [I] 1,18,35,47 * pages 1 - 3, "Summary of change" * * page 42, "txAntennaSwitchDL, txAntennaSwitchUL" *
 [Y]   HUAWEI ET AL: "High layer impacts on SRS Carrier Based Switching for LTE", vol. RAN WG2, no. Kaohsiung; 20161010 - 20161014, 9 October 2016 (2016-10-09), XP051151124, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20161009] [Y] 6-14,25-32,40-44,52-54 * section 2.2.6 *
 [Y]   QUALCOMM INCORPORATED: "Remaining details on SRS", vol. RAN WG1, no. Reno, USA; 20171127 - 20171201, 18 November 2017 (2017-11-18), XP051370131, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20171118] [Y] 3,20,37,49 * section 4.1, proposal 6 *
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