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EP About this file: EP3909280

EP3909280 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BEAM FAILURE RECOVERY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.09.2025
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  18.10.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  02.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.04.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.10.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.07.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip23.01.2026Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IE		published on 25.02.2026  [2026/09]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
6 Shangdi West Road
Haidian District
Beijing 100085 / CN
[2021/46]
Inventor(s)01 / LING, Wei
Shuangying West Road 78,
18-3-202, Changping District
Beijing 102299 / CN
02 / ZHU, Chenxi
F2, Building B, No. 6
Shang Di West Road, Haidian District
Beijing 100085 / CN
 [2024/47]
Former [2021/46]01 / LING, Wei
Beijing 102299 / CN
02 / ZHU, Chenxi
Beijing 100085 / CN
Representative(s)Openshaw & Co.
8 Castle Street
Farnham, Surrey GU9 7HR / GB
[2021/46]
Application number, filing date19909506.811.01.2019
[2021/46]
WO2019CN71462
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020143049
Date:16.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/29]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3909280
Date:17.11.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.07.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/46]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3909280
Date:20.11.2024
Language:EN
[2024/47]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN16.07.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.06.2022
ClassificationIPC:H04L5/00, H04W16/28, H04B7/024, H04B7/06, // H04W74/00
[2024/34]
CPC:
H04B7/06964 (EP,US); H04B7/024 (EP); H04L5/0053 (EP);
H04L5/0094 (EP); H04W16/28 (US); H04W74/0833 (EP,US);
H04W74/0866 (US); H04W76/19 (US); H04L5/0023 (EP);
H04W74/002 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2022/30]H04L5/00, H04W16/28, H04B7/024, H04B7/06
Former IPC [2021/46]H04W16/28
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 [2021/46]  
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR STRAHLAUSFALLWIEDERHERSTELLUNG[2021/46]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BEAM FAILURE RECOVERY[2021/46]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE REPRISE APRÈS DÉFAILLANCE DE FAISCEAU[2021/46]
Entry into regional phase14.06.2021National basic fee paid 
14.06.2021Search fee paid 
14.06.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
14.06.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.06.2021Examination requested  [2021/46]
18.01.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.04.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.06.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.09.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.10.2024Fee for grant paid
09.10.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.10.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)21.08.2025No opposition filed within time limit [2025/43]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
26.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
26.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
25.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipCZ20.11.2024
HR20.11.2024
MC20.11.2024
PL20.11.2024
SK20.11.2024
SM20.11.2024
IE11.01.2025
CH31.01.2025
NO20.02.2025
RS20.02.2025
GR21.02.2025
IS20.03.2025
[2026/09]
Former [2025/48]CZ20.11.2024
HR20.11.2024
MC20.11.2024
PL20.11.2024
SK20.11.2024
SM20.11.2024
CH31.01.2025
NO20.02.2025
RS20.02.2025
GR21.02.2025
IS20.03.2025
Former [2025/43]CZ20.11.2024
HR20.11.2024
MC20.11.2024
PL20.11.2024
SK20.11.2024
SM20.11.2024
NO20.02.2025
RS20.02.2025
GR21.02.2025
IS20.03.2025
Former [2025/36]CZ20.11.2024
HR20.11.2024
PL20.11.2024
SK20.11.2024
SM20.11.2024
NO20.02.2025
RS20.02.2025
GR21.02.2025
IS20.03.2025
Former [2025/32]HR20.11.2024
PL20.11.2024
SM20.11.2024
NO20.02.2025
RS20.02.2025
GR21.02.2025
IS20.03.2025
Former [2025/23]HR20.11.2024
PL20.11.2024
NO20.02.2025
RS20.02.2025
GR21.02.2025
IS20.03.2025
Former [2025/22]HR20.11.2024
NO20.02.2025
GR21.02.2025
IS20.03.2025
Former [2025/21]HR20.11.2024
IS20.03.2025
Documents cited:Search[X] US2018227899  (YU CHIA-HAO et al.) [X] 1-4,8-15 * paragraphs [0032] - [0043] *
 [X]   HUAWEI ET AL: "Summary of remaining issues on beam failure recovery", vol. RAN WG1, no. Sanya, China; 20180416 - 20180420, 15 April 2018 (2018-04-15), XP051425934, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20180415] [X] 1-15 * sections 2.4-2.5 *
 [X]   MEDIATEK INC: "Summary on Beam Failure Recovery", vol. RAN WG1, no. Chengdu, China; 20181015 - 20181019, 9 October 2018 (2018-10-09), XP051519191, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20181009] [X] 1-15 * sections 3.1-3.4 *
 [A]   QUALCOMM INCORPORATED: "Beam management for NR", vol. RAN WG1, no. Gothenburg, Sweden; 20180820 - 20180824, 11 August 2018 (2018-08-11), XP051516786, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20180811] [A] 1-15 * the whole document *
International search[Y] CN108632837  (HUIZHOU TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO LTD et al.) [Y] 1-42 * description paragraphs [0044]-[0136], [0181]-[0188] *
 [Y] CN108702767  (MEDIATEK INC et al.) [Y] 1-42 * description paragraphs [0037]-[0040] *
 [A] CN1984368  (HUAWEI TECH CO LTD et al.) [A] 1-42 * the whole document *
 [A] US2014269251  (ZHOU YAN et al.) [A] 1-42 * the whole document *
Examination  SAMSUNG: "WI Proposal on NR MIMO Enhancements", vol. TSG RAN, no. La Jolla, USA; 20180611 - 20180614, 15 June 2018 (2018-06-15), XP051512093, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20180615]
by applicantUS2018227899
   HUAWEI ET AL.: "Summary of remaining issues on beam failure recovery'', R1-1803637", 3GPP TSG RAN WGI MEETING #92BIS, 16 March 2018 (2018-03-16)
   MEDIATEK: "Summary on Beam Failure Recovery", R1-1811867, 3GPP TSG RAN WG1 MEETING #94BIS, 15 October 2018 (2018-10-15)
   QUALCOMM: "Beam management for NR", R1- 1809423, 3GPP TSG-RAN WG1 MEETING #94, 20 August 2018 (2018-08-20)
   SAMSUNG: "WI Proposal on NR MIMO Enhancements", RP-181453, 3GPP TSG RAN MEETING #80, 11 June 2018 (2018-06-11)
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