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EP About this file: EP4187979

EP4187979 - COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  28.04.2023
Database last updated on 31.05.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  11.02.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip19.01.2024The date on which the examining division becomes responsible, has been established 
19.01.2024Amendment by applicant 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
[2023/22]
Inventor(s)01 / XU, Shengfeng
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
02 / YANG, Yanmei
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
03 / WANG, Yuan
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
 [2023/22]
Representative(s)Körber, Martin Hans
Mitscherlich PartmbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Karlstraße 7
80333 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2023/22]Körber, Martin Hans
Mitscherlich PartmbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Sonnenstraße 33
80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date20948395.707.08.2020
[2023/22]
WO2020CN108011
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022027687
Date:10.02.2022
Language:ZH
[2022/06]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4187979
Date:31.05.2023
Language:EN
[2023/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN10.02.2022
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.08.2023
ClassificationIPC:H04W40/36, H04W40/12, H04W36/00, H04W76/14, // H04W88/04
[2023/37]
CPC:
H04W36/035 (EP); H04W36/03 (US); H04W40/12 (EP);
H04W40/36 (EP); H04W76/11 (EP); H04W76/14 (EP,US);
H04W36/0055 (EP); H04W36/26 (EP); H04W36/304 (EP);
H04W40/22 (EP); H04W88/04 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2023/22]H04W40/22, H04W36/06
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 [2023/22]
TitleGerman:KOMMUNIKATIONSVERFAHREN UND -VORRICHTUNG[2023/22]
English:COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS[2023/22]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE COMMUNICATION[2023/22]
Entry into regional phase22.02.2023Translation filed 
22.02.2023National basic fee paid 
22.02.2023Search fee paid 
22.02.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
22.02.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.02.2023Examination requested  [2023/22]
19.01.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.01.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
29.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[XI]EP3185612  (CHINA ACADEMY TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY [CN]) [X] 1,3-8,13-15 * figure 4 * * paragraphs [0011] - [0017] - [0021] * [I] 2,9-12;
 [E]WO2021207219  (IDAC HOLDINGS INC [US]) [E] 1-8,13-15 * paragraphs [0103] , [ 132] - [0134]; figure 5 *;
 [A]  - ERICSSON, "Solution for UE-to-UE Relay Selection Without Relay Discovery", vol. SA WG2, no. Incheon, Korea; 20200113 - 20200117, (20200115), 3GPP DRAFT; S2-2001371, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, URL: https://ftp.3gpp.org/tsg_sa/WG2_Arch/TSGS2_136AH_Incheon/Docs/S2-2001371.zip S2-2001371_0468_FS_5G_ProSe_Sol_UEtoUERelaySelection_WODiscovery_Jan16.doc, (20200115), XP051844113 [A] 1-15 * figures 6.x.2-1 *
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