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EP4133638 - CONFIGURED GRANT BASED UPLINK TRANSMISSIONS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  12.12.2025
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.01.2023
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.10.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip14.03.2026New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Apple Inc.
One Apple Park Way
Cupertino CA 95014 / US
[2023/07]
Inventor(s)01 / HE, Hong
One Apple Park Way
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
02 / YE, Chunxuan
12220 Scripps Summit
San Diego, California 92131 / US
03 / ZHANG, Dawei
One Apple Park Way
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
04 / SUN, Haitong
One Apple Park Way
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
05 / ZHAO, Pengkai
One Apple Park Way
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
06 / ZENG, Wei
One Apple Park Way
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
07 / ZHANG, Wei
One Apple Park Way
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
08 / YANG, Weidong
12220 Scripps Summit
San Diego, California 92131 / US
09 / KIM, Yuchul
One Apple Park Way
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
10 / ZHANG, Yushu
25F, International Finance Centre, 8 Jianguomenwai
Avenue, Chaoyang District
Beijing 100022 / CN
11 / WU, Zhibin
One Apple Park Way
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
12 / YAO, Chunhai
25F, International Finance Centre, 8 Jianguomenwai
Avenue, Chaoyang District
Beijing 100022 / CN
 [2023/07]
Representative(s)Zacco Denmark A/S
Arne Jacobsens Allé 15
2300 Copenhagen S / DK
[2023/07]
Application number, filing date20930196.908.04.2020
[2023/07]
WO2020CN83699
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021203278
Date:14.10.2021
Language:EN
[2021/41]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4133638
Date:15.02.2023
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.10.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2023/07]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN14.10.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.10.2023
ClassificationIPC:H04L1/16, H04L1/18, H04L5/00, H04L1/1829
[2023/47]
CPC:
H04L1/1614 (EP,KR); H04L1/1812 (CN,KR,US); H04L1/1867 (CN);
H04W72/1268 (CN,US); H04L1/1607 (CN); H04L1/1621 (KR);
H04L1/1822 (EP,CN,KR); H04L1/1829 (CN); H04L1/1864 (EP,KR);
H04L1/188 (EP); H04L5/001 (EP,CN); H04L5/0055 (EP,CN);
H04W72/23 (US); H04W72/232 (CN,KR); H04L1/1861 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2023/07]H04L1/16, H04L1/18, H04L5/00
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 [2023/07]
TitleGerman:KONFIGURIERTE GEWÄHRUNGSBASIERTE UPLINK-ÜBERTRAGUNGEN IN DER DRAHTLOSEN KOMMUNIKATION[2023/07]
English:CONFIGURED GRANT BASED UPLINK TRANSMISSIONS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION[2023/07]
French:TRANSMISSIONS EN LIAISON MONTANTE BASÉES SUR DES ATTRIBUTIONS CONFIGURÉES DANS UNE COMMUNICATION SANS FIL[2023/07]
Entry into regional phase05.10.2022National basic fee paid 
05.10.2022Search fee paid 
05.10.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
05.10.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.10.2022Examination requested  [2023/07]
07.05.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.05.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
12.12.2025Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
14.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
13.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
13.03.2025Renewal fee patent year 06
13.03.2026Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[X] WO2020032678  (LG ELECTRONICS INC et al.)
 [X]   HUAWEI ET AL: "Remaining issue on configured grant", vol. RAN WG2, no. 20200224 - 20200306, 14 February 2020 (2020-02-14), XP051849394, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20200214]
International search[X] CN110535565  (ZTE CORP et al.) [X] 1-20 * description, paragraphs [0036]-[0090] *
 [A] WO2019217575  (QUALCOMM INC et al.) [A] 1-20 * the whole document *
 [A] WO2016163709  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD et al.) [A] 1-20 * the whole document *
 [A] WO2020034533  (ZTE CORP et al.) [A] 1-20 * the whole document *
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