Secure Element Subscription Profile Transmission, Thales Patent, Apr 15

The EPO published European patent application EP3577924A1, filed by Thales Dis France SAS, covering a method for transmitting an existing subscription profile from a mobile network operator to a secure element, along with corresponding servers and secure element configurations. The A1 publication makes the technical details of the application publicly available, including IPC classifications H04W 8/20, H04W 8/26, H04W 12/069, H04L 61/4588, and others covering wireless communication and security protocols.

Affected parties in the telecommunications sector, particularly those developing eSIM provisioning systems, secure element management platforms, or remote subscription update services, should monitor the prosecution of this application through the EPO examination process. The designated contracting states include most EU member states plus Switzerland, Norway, Turkey, and other European countries. No compliance obligations arise from publication alone; patent rights attach only upon grant.