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EP3780879 - COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.04.2023
Database last updated on 21.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.01.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  02.11.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip29.04.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian, Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
[2021/07]
Inventor(s)01 / LIU, Jing
Huawei Administration Building Bantian, Longgang
District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
02 / HAN, Lifeng
Huawei Administration Building Bantian, Longgang
District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
03 / DAI, Mingzeng
Huawei Administration Building Bantian, Longgang
District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
 [2021/07]
Representative(s)Maiwald GmbH
Elisenhof
Elisenstraße 3
80335 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2021/07]Maiwald Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Elisenhof
Elisenstraße 3
80335 München / DE
Application number, filing date19792917.726.04.2019
[2021/07]
WO2019CN84689
Priority number, dateCN20181040496428.04.2018         Original published format: CN201810404964
[2021/07]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019206314
Date:31.10.2019
Language:ZH
[2019/44]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3780879
Date:17.02.2021
Language:EN
[2021/07]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN31.10.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.05.2021
ClassificationIPC:H04W76/11, H04W28/24, H04W76/16
[2021/23]
CPC:
H04W84/047 (EP); H04W28/24 (CN); H04W28/0263 (US);
H04W28/0268 (US); H04W28/22 (US); H04W76/11 (EP,CN,US);
H04W76/12 (EP); H04W76/16 (EP,CN); H04W88/14 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2021/07]H04W76/11
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 [2021/07]
TitleGerman:KOMMUNIKATIONSVERFAHREN UND -VORRICHTUNG[2021/07]
English:COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS[2021/07]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE COMMUNICATION[2021/07]
Entry into regional phase03.11.2020Translation filed 
03.11.2020National basic fee paid 
03.11.2020Search fee paid 
03.11.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
03.11.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.11.2020Examination requested  [2021/07]
08.11.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.04.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
30.05.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
30.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
29.04.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US2014036762  (AL-SHALASH MAZIN [US]) [Y] 1-3,6,8-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0012] - paragraph [0027]; figures 1-6 *;
 [A]CN104717717  (CHINA TELECOM CO LTD ) [A] 1-15* the whole document *;
 [Y]  - ERICSSON ET AL, "TP to internal TR on relay architecture options", 3GPP DRAFT; R2-095336_TP_TO_INTERNAL_TR_ON_RELAY_ARCHITECTURE_OPTIONS, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, (20090824), no. Shanghai; 20091109, XP050399698 [Y] 1-3,6,8-15 * page 1 - page 4; figures 1-5 *
International search[A]WO2018029578  (NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY [FI], et al)[A] 1-19;
 [A]WO2018044358  (INTEL IP CORP [US]) [A] 1-19;
 [A]  - KDDI Corporation, "Consideration on NSA operation in architectures, la, 1b and 2a", 3GPP TSG RAN WG2 #101bis R2-1806198, (20180420), XP051435803 [A] 1-19 * , *
 [A]  - HUAWEI, "Overview on Support of IAB", 3GPP TSG-RAN WG3#99 R3-180815, (20180302), XP051401228 [A] 1-19 * , *
 [A]  - "Study on Integrated Access and Backhaul (Release 15)", 3GPP TR 38. 874 V0.1.0, (20180228), XP051392940 [A] 1-19 * , *
 [A]  - "Overall description Stage 2 (Release 15)", 3GPP TS 36. 300 V15.1.0, (20180331), XP051450927 [A] 1-19 * , *
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