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DE file number : 60 2012 065 744.8 (Status: pending/in force, Query started: May 21, 2025)

Please note: This English version is a non-binding translation of the German register excerpt. Only the German version of the register excerpt is legally binding.

Master data
INID	Criterion	Field	Content
	Type of IP right	SART	Patent
	Status	ST	Pending/in force
21	DE file number	DAKZ	60 2012 065 744.8
96	EP file number	EAKZ	15 19 1310.0
97	EP publication number	EPN	3012981
54	Designation/title	TI	NAHFELDKOMMUNIKATION (NFC) UND NÄHERUNGSSENSOR FÜR TRAGBARE VORRICHTUNGEN
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	H04B 5/00 (2024.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	G06K 7/10 (2006.01), H04W 4/80 (2018.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Mar 15, 2012
96	EP application date	EAT	Mar 15, 2012
43	Date of first publication	OT	Apr 21, 2016
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Nov 13, 2019
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA, US
72	Inventor	IN	YANG, Songnan, San Jose, California 95123, US; KONANUR, Anand S, Sunnyvale, California 94089, US; HSU, Hao-Han, Portland, Oregon 97229, US; KARACAOGLU, Ulun, San Diego, California 92110, US
	Address for service		RWS Group, Translation Division, CHALFONT ST PETER, Bucks SL9 9FG, GB
	Due date	FT FG	Mar 31, 2026 Annual fee for the 15th year Patent fees
	Patent division in charge		35
97	EP language of publication	ELANG	EN - Englisch
84	Designated EP contracting states	EDS	AL, 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
	Published EP/WO documents	EPWOPN	Original document: EP000003012981 Searchable text: EP000003012981 Original document: EP000003012981B1 Searchable text: EP000003012981B1
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Apr 21, 2016
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Apr 21, 2016
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Jan 15, 2025 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Jan 15, 2025 Due date: changed Jan 17, 2024; Jan 25, 2023; Jan 22, 2022; Mar 12, 2021; Nov 5, 2020; Sep 30, 2020; Jul 16, 2020; Jun 25, 2020; Mar 17, 2020; Jan 21, 2020; Nov 28, 2019; Oct 24, 2019; Aug 16, 2019; Jul 4, 2019; Jun 6, 2019; May 30, 2019; Jan 11, 2018 Historical data not available for this/these date(s) Apr 21, 2016 Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister

Procedural data
No.	Kind of procedure	Legal status	Date of legal/procedural status	Publication date	Alle Details anzeigen
1	Publications	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA	Apr 21, 2016	Apr 21, 2016	Details anzeigen
2	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO 1st publication	Apr 27, 2016		Details anzeigen
3	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	May 13, 2019		Details anzeigen
4	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)	Nov 13, 2019		Details anzeigen
5	Publications	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant	Nov 28, 2019	Nov 28, 2019	Details anzeigen
6	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Jun 24, 2020	Jul 30, 2020	Details anzeigen
7	Procedure relating to EP application	No opposition to patent grant filed, or opposition proceedings at EPO completed without decision	Aug 14, 2020	Nov 5, 2020	Details anzeigen

View procedures Publications (No.: 1)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Publications
Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 21, 2016
Issue number	HN	16
Year	PJ	2016
Publication date	VT	Apr 21, 2016
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 2)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO 1st publication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 27, 2016

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 3)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Change of classification
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Change of IPC main class
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	May 13, 2019
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	H04B 5/00 (2024.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	H04B 5/00 (2006.01)
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jan 17, 2024

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 4)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 13, 2019

View procedures Publications (No.: 5)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Publications
Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 28, 2019
Issue number	HN	48
Year	PJ	2019
Publication date	VT	Nov 28, 2019
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 5

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 6)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New applicant/owner details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New applicant/owner details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 24, 2020
	Issue number	HN	31
	Year	PJ	2020
	Publication date	VT	Jul 30, 2020
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA, US
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, Calif., US
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jul 16, 2020

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 7)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	No opposition to patent grant filed, or opposition proceedings at EPO completed without decision
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 14, 2020
Issue number	HN	45
Year	PJ	2020
Publication date	VT	Nov 5, 2020
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Nov 5, 2020