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`INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT
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`interriational application No
`PCT/SG201 9/050582
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`FOR FURTHER ACTION
`i See Form PCT/SA/220 as well as, where applicable, tem 5 below.
`International fling date (day/manth/yea
`(Earliest) Priority Date (day/month/year)
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`23/02/2019
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`[] none ofthe figures is to be published with the abstract.
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`Applicant
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`This international search report has been prepared by this International Searching Authority and is transmitted to the
`applicant according to Article 13. A copy is being transmitted to the International Bureau.
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`This international search report consists of atotalof
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`LL His also accompanied by a copy of each prior art document citecl in this report.
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`Basis of the report
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`the international application in the language in which it was filed.
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`furnished for the purpose of international search (Rules 12.3fa) and 23.7(5)).
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`This international search report has been established taking Into account the rectification of an obvious
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`Certain claims were found unsearchable (see Box No. 1}.
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`Unity of invention is lacking (sec Box No. I).
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`With regard to the title,
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`the text is approved as submitted oy the applicant.
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`F] the text has been established by this Authority to read as follows:
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`With regardto the abstract,
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`the text is approved as submitted oy the applicant.
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`f] the text has been established, according to Rule 38.2, by this Authority as H appears in Box No. IV. The
`applicant may, within one month from the date of mailing of this international search report, submit
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`INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT
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`international application No.
`PCT/ISG 201 B/050532
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`A CLASSIFICATION GF SUBJECT MATTER
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`HO4S 17/400 (2006.01) HOSW 56/00 (2009.07}
`HOW 74/08 (2009.07)
`According to International Patent Classification (IPC)
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`Cc. DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVANT
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`“initial Slot with Flexible Starting Pasitions for NR-U", 3G5PP TSG RAN \G4
`Ad-Hoc Meeting 1901, Taipei, Taiwan, R1~-1900243. 25 January 2019
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`http:/Sapp.orgAtpAsg_ranANVG1RLiTSGR1_AH/NR_AH_1961/Docs/R1-
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`The whole document
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`US 2079/0037509 At (LIY. ET AL.) 37 January 2019
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`US 2078/0082808 Ai JUNG H. Y. ET AL) 1 March 2018
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`Wi 2079/086622 AT UNTEL IP CORPORATION) 21 February 2019
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`INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT
`information on patent family members
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`International application No.
`POTSG2019/850582
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`Patent document
`Patemt farnily
`cited in search report
`member(s}
`US2018/0062806Ai
`Ot/OS/2018
`WO2077/02675414 ——?
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`US 2018/0027509 At RR 20190071698 A|ormaeoig24/01/2019 120419
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`Note: This Annex fists known patent family members relating to the patent documents cited in this international Search
`Report, This Authority is in no way Hable for these particulars which are merely given for the purpose of information.
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`26/04/2018
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`EP 3352393 A4
`KP 20170020233 A
`CN 107837903 A
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`2510 7/2018
`2202/2017
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`Form PCTASA/210 (patent family annex) Giuly 2019)
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