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EP4207938 - COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  02.06.2023
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  22.04.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip20.08.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2023/27]For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-Ku, Tokyo, 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / AIO, Kosuke
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / SAKODA, Kazuyuki
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
03 / SUGAYA, Shigeru
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2023/27]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2023/27]D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date21879740.518.08.2021
[2023/27]
WO2021JP30105
Priority number, dateJP2020017251413.10.2020         Original published format: JP 2020172514
[2023/27]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022079998
Date:21.04.2022
Language:JA
[2022/16]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4207938
Date:05.07.2023
Language:EN
[2023/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP21.04.2022
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.01.2024
ClassificationIPC:H04W92/20, H04W48/16, H04W88/08
[2023/27]
CPC:
H04W28/14 (EP); H04B7/026 (US); H04W28/0278 (US);
H04W84/12 (EP,US); H04W92/20 (EP,US)
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 [2023/27]
TitleGerman:KOMMUNIKATIONSVORRICHTUNG UND KOMMUNIKATIONSVERFAHREN[2023/27]
English:COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD[2023/27]
French:DISPOSITIF DE COMMUNICATION ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMUNICATION[2023/27]
Entry into regional phase03.03.2023Translation filed 
31.03.2023National basic fee paid 
31.03.2023Search fee paid 
31.03.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
31.03.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.03.2023Examination requested  [2023/27]
24.07.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.07.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
20.08.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2016234802  (YANG XUN [CN], et al) [A] 1-11 * abstract *;
 [XAY]CN110691381  (HUAWEI TECH CO LTD) [X] 1,11 * see the references in "EP" * [A] 3-10 [Y] 2;
 [Y]CN110944358  (HUAWEI TECH CO LTD) [Y] 2 * see the references in "EP" *;
 [A]WO2020191753  (ZTE CORP [CN]) [A] 1-11* abstract *;
 [P]EP3806535  (HUAWEI TECH CO LTD [CN]) [P] * paragraphs [0110] , [ 112] * * paragraph [0121] * * paragraph [0223] * * figures 1,17 *;
 [P]EP3846529  (HUAWEI TECH CO LTD [CN]) [P] * paragraphs [0049] , [0 59] , [ 127] , [ 128] , [ 134] - [0137] *
International search[Y]WO2008065697  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP], et al) [Y] 1-11 * paragraphs [0084]-[0095] *;
 [Y]WO2011155256  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP [JP], et al) [Y] 1-11 * paragraphs [0022]-[0045], [0051], [0156] *;
 [A]JP2019036874  (NTT DOCOMO INC) [A] 1-11* whole document *
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