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EP About this file: EP3968562

EP3968562 - COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.02.2023
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.02.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  14.11.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip26.09.2024New entry: Application deemed to be withdrawn: despatch of communication + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
[2022/11]
Inventor(s)01 / MARUYAMA Tatsuya
c/o HITACHI, LTD.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
02 / KIDO Mitsuyasu
c/o HITACHI, LTD.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
03 / YOSHIDA Shoji
c/o HITACHI, LTD.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
04 / TAKAMI Kazuhisa
c/o HITACHI, LTD.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
05 / ENDO Takamichi
c/o HITACHI, LTD.
6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
 [2022/11]
Representative(s)MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München / DE
[2022/11]
Application number, filing date20802540.313.02.2020
[2022/11]
WO2020JP05572
Priority number, dateJP2019008884709.05.2019         Original published format: JP 2019088847
[2022/11]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020225954
Date:12.11.2020
Language:JA
[2020/46]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3968562
Date:16.03.2022
Language:EN
[2022/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP12.11.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.12.2022
ClassificationIPC:H04L7/00, H04J3/06
[2023/02]
CPC:
H04J3/0667 (EP); H04L7/0033 (US); H04L7/04 (US)
Former IPC [2022/11]H04L7/00, H04L12/70
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 [2022/11]
TitleGerman:KOMMUNIKATIONSSTEUERUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND KOMMUNIKATIONSSTEUERUNGSVERFAHREN[2022/11]
English:COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD[2022/11]
French:DISPOSITIF DE COMMANDE DE COMMUNICATION ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE DE COMMUNICATION[2022/11]
Entry into regional phase14.10.2021Translation filed 
09.12.2021National basic fee paid 
09.12.2021Search fee paid 
09.12.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
09.12.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.12.2021Examination requested  [2022/11]
20.01.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.02.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.06.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.09.2024Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
28.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
29.02.202405   M06   Not yet paid
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 [XY]CN105376043  (WUHAN NARI LTD LIABILITY CO OF STATE GRID ELECTRIC POWER RES INST) [X] 1-4,6-10,12-14 * paragraph [0004] * * paragraph [0007] * * paragraph [0019] - paragraph [0022] * * paragraph [0045] - paragraph [0052] * * paragraph [0056] - paragraph [0057] * [Y] 5,11;
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/LCOMM.2014.012214.132540
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