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EP3972346 - LINK SWITCHING METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.01.2023
Database last updated on 14.06.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.02.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  26.02.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip03.05.2024New entry: Despatch of examination report + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
No. 18 Haibin Road
Wusha, Chang'an
Dongguan, Guangdong 523860 / CN
[2022/12]
Inventor(s)01 / LIU, Jianhua
No. 18 Haibin Road
Wusha
Chang'an
Dongguan, Guangdong 523860 / CN
02 / LU, Qianxi
No. 18 Haibin Road
Wusha
Chang'an
Dongguan, Guangdong 523860 / CN
03 / YANG, Haorui
No. 18 Haibin Road
Wusha
Chang'an
Dongguan, Guangdong 523860 / CN
 [2022/12]
Representative(s)Penza, Giancarlo, et al
Bugnion S.p.A.
Viale Lancetti, 17
20158 Milano / IT
[N/P]
Former [2022/12]Fassio, Valeria
Bugnion S.p.A.
Viale Lancetti, 17
20158 Milano / IT
Application number, filing date19941881.516.08.2019
[2022/12]
WO2019CN101196
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021031022
Date:25.02.2021
Language:ZH
[2021/08]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3972346
Date:23.03.2022
Language:EN
[2022/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN25.02.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.04.2022
ClassificationIPC:H04W40/22, H04W36/00, H04W76/10
[2022/19]
CPC:
H04W76/10 (EP); H04W36/0016 (US); H04W28/0236 (US);
H04W36/00837 (US); H04W36/03 (US); H04W36/033 (EP);
H04W40/12 (EP); H04W40/22 (EP); H04L45/302 (EP);
H04W36/0079 (EP); H04W88/04 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2022/12]H04W40/22, H04W36/00
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 [2022/12]
TitleGerman:VERBINDUNGSUMSCHALTUNGSVERFAHREN UND KOMMUNIKATIONSVORRICHTUNG[2022/12]
English:LINK SWITCHING METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE[2022/12]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE COMMUTATION DE LIAISON ET DISPOSITIF DE COMMUNICATION[2022/12]
Entry into regional phase16.12.2021Translation filed 
16.12.2021National basic fee paid 
16.12.2021Search fee paid 
16.12.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
16.12.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.12.2021Examination requested  [2022/12]
14.11.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.01.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.05.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.06.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.10.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.12.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.03.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.05.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
23.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
21.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[X]WO2018102964  (HUAWEI TECH CO LTD [CN]) [X] 1,8,15 * abstract *;
 [XI]US2019141771  (MA JIE [CN], et al) [X] 1,8,15 * paragraphs [0131] , [0134]; figure 4 * [I] 2-7,9-14;
 US2019320357  [ ] (WANG DA [CN], et al) [ ] * paragraphs [0009] - [0010] - [ 114] - [0116]; figure 2 *;
 [X]  - APPLE, "Summary of [104#56][NR/V2X] AS Level Link Management for Unicast", 3GPP DRAFT; R2-1901900, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, (20190215), pages 1 - 27, XP051603249 [X] 1,8,15 * page 21; example ZTE *
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