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EP About this file: EP4084544

EP4084544 - COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.01.2026
Database last updated on 30.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  24.01.2025
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  27.07.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.09.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  23.07.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip01.01.2026No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 04.02.2026  [2026/06]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
No. 18 Haibin Road
Wusha, Chang'an
Dongguan, Guangdong 523860 / CN
[2022/44]
Inventor(s)01 / ZHAO, Zhenshan
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
 [2022/44]
Representative(s)Taor, Simon Edward William, et al
Venner Shipley LLP
200 Aldersgate
London EC1A 4HD / GB
[2022/44]
Application number, filing date20914640.619.01.2020
[2022/44]
WO2020CN73046
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021142846
Date:22.07.2021
Language:ZH
[2021/29]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4084544
Date:02.11.2022
Language:EN
[2022/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4084544
Date:26.02.2025
Language:EN
[2025/09]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN22.07.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.12.2022
ClassificationIPC:H04W76/14, H04W68/00, H04L1/18, H04L5/00, H04L1/1825, H04L1/1867, // H04W76/34, H04L1/1829, H04L1/00
[2024/45]
CPC:
H04L1/1858 (EP); H04W72/0446 (CN); H04L5/0053 (US);
H04L1/1812 (CN); H04L1/1825 (EP); H04L1/1854 (EP);
H04L1/1887 (EP); H04L5/0055 (EP); H04W4/40 (CN);
H04W72/0453 (CN); H04W72/23 (US); H04W76/14 (EP);
H04W92/18 (US); H04L2001/0093 (EP); H04W76/34 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2023/03]H04W68/00, H04L1/18, H04L5/00
Former IPC [2022/44]H04W68/00
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 [2022/44]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KOMMUNIKATIONSVERFAHREN UND -VORRICHTUNG SOWIE SPEICHERMEDIUM[2022/44]
English:COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM[2022/44]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF DE COMMUNICATION, ET SUPPORT D'ENREGISTREMENT[2022/44]
Entry into regional phase25.07.2022Translation filed 
25.07.2022National basic fee paid 
25.07.2022Search fee paid 
25.07.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
25.07.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.07.2022Examination requested  [2022/44]
19.05.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.05.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
26.07.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.11.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.01.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
26.07.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.10.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.01.2025Fee for grant paid
10.01.2025Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.01.2025Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)27.11.2025No opposition filed within time limit [2026/06]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
23.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
19.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
16.01.2025Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT26.02.2025
BG26.02.2025
CZ26.02.2025
DK26.02.2025
EE26.02.2025
ES26.02.2025
FI26.02.2025
HR26.02.2025
IT26.02.2025
LV26.02.2025
NL26.02.2025
PL26.02.2025
RO26.02.2025
SE26.02.2025
SK26.02.2025
SM26.02.2025
NO26.05.2025
RS26.05.2025
GR27.05.2025
IS26.06.2025
PT26.06.2025
[2025/49]
Former [2025/48]AT26.02.2025
BG26.02.2025
CZ26.02.2025
DK26.02.2025
EE26.02.2025
ES26.02.2025
FI26.02.2025
HR26.02.2025
IT26.02.2025
LV26.02.2025
NL26.02.2025
PL26.02.2025
SE26.02.2025
SM26.02.2025
NO26.05.2025
RS26.05.2025
GR27.05.2025
IS26.06.2025
PT26.06.2025
Former [2025/47]BG26.02.2025
DK26.02.2025
ES26.02.2025
FI26.02.2025
HR26.02.2025
IT26.02.2025
LV26.02.2025
NL26.02.2025
PL26.02.2025
SE26.02.2025
SM26.02.2025
NO26.05.2025
RS26.05.2025
GR27.05.2025
IS26.06.2025
PT26.06.2025
Former [2025/46]BG26.02.2025
ES26.02.2025
FI26.02.2025
HR26.02.2025
LV26.02.2025
NL26.02.2025
PL26.02.2025
SE26.02.2025
SM26.02.2025
NO26.05.2025
RS26.05.2025
GR27.05.2025
IS26.06.2025
PT26.06.2025
Former [2025/42]BG26.02.2025
ES26.02.2025
FI26.02.2025
HR26.02.2025
LV26.02.2025
NL26.02.2025
PL26.02.2025
SE26.02.2025
NO26.05.2025
RS26.05.2025
GR27.05.2025
IS26.06.2025
PT26.06.2025
Former [2025/35]BG26.02.2025
ES26.02.2025
FI26.02.2025
HR26.02.2025
LV26.02.2025
NL26.02.2025
PL26.02.2025
NO26.05.2025
RS26.05.2025
GR27.05.2025
IS26.06.2025
PT26.06.2025
Former [2025/34]ES26.02.2025
FI26.02.2025
HR26.02.2025
LV26.02.2025
NL26.02.2025
PL26.02.2025
NO26.05.2025
RS26.05.2025
IS26.06.2025
PT26.06.2025
Former [2025/33]ES26.02.2025
FI26.02.2025
PL26.02.2025
RS26.05.2025
Documents cited:Search[XAY] CN110311762  (BEIJING SPREADTRUM HIGH TECH COMMUNICATIONS TECH CO LTD et al.)
 [A] CN108923894  (ZTE CORP et al.)
 [XAY] CN109792594  (BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO LTD et al.) [X] 1,2,6-9,12-15 * figures 9-12 * * page 11 - page 16 *[A] 11 [Y] 3-5,10
 [XAY] EP3905569  (BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO LTD et al.) * figures 6-8 *[A] 11 [Y] 3-5,10
 [E] WO2019019184  (PANASONIC IP CORP AMERICA et al.) [E] 1-15 * the whole document *
 [XAY]   VIVO: "Discussion on mode 1 resource allocation mechanism", vol. RAN WG1, no. Prague, CZ; 20190826 - 20190830, 17 August 2019 (2019-08-17), XP051764768, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20190817] [A] 11 [Y] 3-5,10
International search[X] CN104080170  (CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMM TECH et al.) [X] 1-76 * description, paragraphs [0049]-[0147], and figures 1-11 *
 [A] WO2019113774  (HUAWEI TECH CO LTD et al.) [A] 1-76 * entire document *
 [A] US2010098043  (HAFEEZ ABDULRAUF et al.) [A] 1-76 * entire document *
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