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EP4250857 - COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.08.2023
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
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
[2023/39]
Inventor(s)01 / MA, Yuelin
Tokyo, 108-0075 / JP
02 / SUGAYA, Shigeru
Tokyo, 108-0075 / JP
 [2023/39]
Representative(s)Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart / DE
[2023/39]
Application number, filing date23191376.516.08.2017
[2023/39]
Priority number, dateJP2016021250631.10.2016         Original published format: JP 2016212506
[2023/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP4250857
Date:27.09.2023
Language:EN
[2023/39]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP4250857
Date:20.12.2023
Language:EN
[2023/51]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.11.2023
ClassificationIPC:H04W74/00, // H04W84/12
[2023/51]
CPC:
H04W74/006 (EP,RU); H04W74/04 (US); H04B7/0452 (US);
H04W84/12 (EP)
Former IPC [2023/39]H04W74/00
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 [2023/39]
TitleGerman:KOMMUNIKATIONSVORRICHTUNG UND KOMMUNIKATIONSVERFAHREN[2023/39]
English:COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD[2023/39]
French:APPAREIL DE COMMUNICATION ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMUNICATION[2023/39]
Examination procedure14.08.2023Examination requested  [2023/39]
11.06.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.06.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP17866095.7  / EP3534664
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
14.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
14.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
14.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
14.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
20.08.2024Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[YA]US2011149723  (GONG MICHELLE XIAOHONG [US], et al) [Y] 3,6,9,12 * page 2, paragraph 17 - page 3, paragraph 39 * [A] 1,2,4,5,7,8,10,11;
 [XY]US2014307653  (LIU YONG [US], et al) [X] 1,2,4,5,7,8,10,11 * page 3, paragraph 44 - page 4, paragraph 53 * * page 7, paragraph 90 - page 8, paragraph 92 * [Y] 3,6,9,12;
 [A]WO2016108672  (WILUS INST STANDARDS & TECHNOLOGY INC [KR]) [A] 1-12 * the whole document *;
 [A]WO2016129979  (WILUS INST STANDARDS & TECHNOLOGY INC [KR]) [A] 1-12 * the whole document *;
 US2017303292  [ ] (AHN WOOJIN [KR], et al) [ ] * page 8, paragraph 107 - page 9, paragraph 120; figures 12-15 *;
 US2018014334  [ ] (AHN WOOJIN [KR], et al) [ ] * page 7, paragraph 96 - page 9, paragraph 117 *
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