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EP1126294 - Optical configuration for a dynamic gain equalizer and a configurable add/drop multiplexer [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 30.03.2007 Database last updated on 18.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	30.03.2007	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 02.05.2007 [2007/18]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states JDS Uniphase Inc. 570 West Hunt Club Road Nepean Ontario K2G 5W8 / CA
	[2006/21]
Former [2001/34]	For all designated states JDS Uniphase Inc. 570 West Hunt Club Road Nepean, Ontario K2G 5W8 / CA
Inventor(s)	01 / Bouevitch, Oleg 2336 Shanegal Crescent Gloucester, Ontario K1V 9P2 / CA
	02 / Ducellier, Thomas 415 Besserer Street Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6B9 / CA
	03 / Tomlinson, John W. Unit 1, 68 Lovers Lane Princeton, New Jersey 08540 / US
	04 / Colbourne, Paul 6 Bren-Maur Road Nepean, Ontario K2J 3Z7 / CA
	[2001/34]
Representative(s)	McKechnie, Neil Henry, et al Murgitroyd & Company 165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2001/34]	McKechnie, Neil Henry, et al Kennedys Patent Agency Limited Floor 4, Queens House 29 St Vincent Place Glasgow G1 2DT / GB
Application number, filing date	01301296.8	13.02.2001
	[2001/34]
Priority number, date	US20000183155P	17.02.2000 Original published format: US 183155 P
	US20000729270P	05.12.2000 Original published format: US 729270 P
	[2001/34]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1126294
	Date:	22.08.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/34]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1126294
	Date:	12.03.2003
	[2003/11]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1126294
	Date:	24.05.2006
	Language:	EN
	[2006/21]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	27.01.2003
Classification	IPC:	G02B6/293, G02B6/34, G02B6/35, G02F1/31	[2002/50]
	CPC:	G02B6/29383 (EP,US); G02B6/2766 (EP,US); G02B6/2773 (EP,US); G02B6/2793 (EP,US); G02B6/2931 (EP,US); G02B6/29313 (EP,US); (+) G02B6/29395 (EP,US); G02B6/29397 (EP,US) (-)
	Former IPC [2001/34]	G02B6/293
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [2003/49]
Former [2001/34]	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
Title	German:	Optische Konfiguration für einen dynamischen Verstärkungsequalisator und konfigurierbarer Einfüge-/Ausblende-Multiplexer	[2006/03]
	English:	Optical configuration for a dynamic gain equalizer and a configurable add/drop multiplexer	[2001/34]
	French:	Configuration optique pour un égalisateur de gain dynamique et multiplexeur à insertion/extraction configurable	[2001/34]
	Former [2001/34]	Optische Konfiguration fur einen dynamischen Verstärkungsequalisator und konfigurierbarer Einfüge-/Ausblende-Multiplexer
Examination procedure	04.09.2003	Examination requested [2003/45]
	13.09.2003	Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
	14.10.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	09.01.2004	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, ES, FI, GR, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
	20.01.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	16.09.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	14.01.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	07.12.2005	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	31.01.2006	Fee for grant paid
	31.01.2006	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	27.02.2007	No opposition filed within time limit [2007/18]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.02.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
	28.01.2004	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.01.2005	Renewal fee patent year 05
	31.01.2006	Renewal fee patent year 06
	Penalty fee
	Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
	17.10.2003	AT M01 Not yet paid
	17.10.2003	BE M01 Not yet paid
	17.10.2003	CH M01 Not yet paid
	17.10.2003	CY M01 Not yet paid
	17.10.2003	DK M01 Not yet paid
	17.10.2003	ES M01 Not yet paid
	17.10.2003	FI M01 Not yet paid
	17.10.2003	GR M01 Not yet paid
	17.10.2003	IE M01 Not yet paid
	17.10.2003	IT M01 Not yet paid
	17.10.2003	LU M01 Not yet paid
	17.10.2003	MC M01 Not yet paid
	17.10.2003	NL M01 Not yet paid
	17.10.2003	PT M01 Not yet paid
	17.10.2003	SE M01 Not yet paid
	17.10.2003	TR M01 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[XY]US5745271 (FORD JOSEPH EARL [US], et al) [X] 1-3,6,7,9-12 * column 3, line 10 - column 6, line 24; figure 1 * [Y] 4,5,8;
		[Y]WO9938348 (TELLIUM INC [US]) [Y] 1-12 * page 8, line 5 - page 9, line 14; figures 2,5 *;
		[Y]EP0859249 (PHOTONETICS [FR]) [Y] 4,5 * column 8, line 24 - line 55; figures 8,9 *;
		[Y]US5499307 (IWATSUKA SHINJI [JP]) [Y] 5 * column 2, line 21 - line 26 * * column 4, line 39 - line 50; figure 1 *;
		[Y]US5999672 (HUNTER BOYD V [US], et al) [Y] 1-12 * column 10, line 66 - column 11, line 31; figure 13 *;
		[A]EP0947865 (JDS FITEL INC [CA]) [A] 10-12 * column 5, line 18 - column 6, line 29; figures 1,,2A,,2B *;
		[A]US5740288 (PAN JING-JONG [US]) [A] 1-12 * the whole document *;
		[AD]EP0654917 (AT & T CORP [US]) [AD] 1-12 * column 8, line 6 - column 10, line 21; figures 2,3,6 *;
		[A]US5917625 (OGUSU MASAHIRO [JP], et al) [A] 1-12 * figures 1-3,5,6,19,22,26,27,30 *;
		[PXY]US6097859 (SOLGAARD OLAV [US], et al) [PX] 1-3,6,7,9 * column 3, line 54 - column 4, line 8; figures 1,6 * [Y] 4,5,8,10-12
		[XY] - FORD J E ET AL, "WAVELENGTH ADD-DROP SWITCHING USING TILTING MICROMIRRORS", JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY, IEEE. NEW YORK, US, (199905), vol. 17, no. 5, ISSN 0733-8724, pages 904 - 911, XP002947083 [X] 1-3,6,7,9-12 * page 904, column 2, paragraph 3 * * page 905, column 1, paragraph 3 - column 2, paragraph 1; figure 3A * [Y] 4,5,8 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/50.762910
		[A] - MCKNIGHT S W ET AL, "WAVELENGTH DEPENDENCE OF PERSISTENT PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY IN INDIUM-DOPED PB1-XSNXTE", SEMICONDUCTOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS. LONDON, GB, (19900301), vol. 5, no. 3-S, ISSN 0268-1242, pages S155 - 158, XP000127209 [A] 1-12 * figure 1 * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0268-1242/5/3S/034

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