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EP1324104 - Optical wavelength filter [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.10.2008
Database last updated on 14.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip24.10.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 26.11.2008  [2008/48]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2007/50]For all designated states
FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
Former [2003/27]For all designated states
FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Nakazawa, Tadao, Fujitsu Limited
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
02 / Miyata, Hideyuki, Fujitsu Limited
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
03 / Doi, Masaharu, Fujitsu Limited
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
 [2003/27]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2003/27]HOFFMANN - EITLE
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date02007205.427.03.2002
[2003/27]
Priority number, dateJP2001039924028.12.2001         Original published format: JP 2001399240
[2003/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1324104
Date:02.07.2003
Language:EN
[2003/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1324104
Date:12.12.2007
Language:EN
[2007/50]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.04.2003
ClassificationIPC:G02F1/11, G02F1/125
[2003/27]
CPC:
G02F1/125 (EP,US); G02F1/116 (EP,US); G02F2201/16 (EP,US);
G02F2203/055 (EP,US); G02F2203/06 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2004/13]
Former [2003/27]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Optischer Wellenlängenfilter[2003/27]
English:Optical wavelength filter[2003/27]
French:Filtre à longueur d'onde optique[2003/27]
Examination procedure29.08.2003Examination requested  [2003/44]
10.10.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.04.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.04.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
28.10.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.11.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
29.05.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.07.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
23.10.2007Fee for grant paid
23.10.2007Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP07010964.0  / EP1821135
Opposition(s)15.09.2008No opposition filed within time limit [2008/47]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
23.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
14.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
26.03.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipDE13.03.2008
[2008/48]
Documents cited:Search[X] EP0938017  (FUJITSU LTD et al.) [X] 1,2 * paragraph [0031] - paragraph [0069]; figures 6,7,10,11,14,20,21 *
 [X] US6233379  (KIM BYOUNG YOON et al.) [X] 1,2,4 * column 11, line 16 - column 13, line 6 * * column 14, line 49 - column 15, line 35; figures 10,15,20 *
 [A] EP0887688  (NEC CORP et al.) [A] 1,2,4 * column 6, line 32 - column 7, line 32 * * column 8, line 55 - column 9, line 18 * * figure 8 *
 [A] US5777793  (LITTLE BRENT E et al.) [A] 1 * column 5, line 57 - column 7, line 18 * * figures 5,7 *
 [A] US5455877  (BARAN JANE E et al.) [A] 1 * column 5, line 22 - column 6, line 39 * * figure 4 *
 [X]   MATUSCHEK N ET AL: "Theory of double-chirped mirrors", IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, US, vol. 4, no. 2, March 1998 (1998-03-01), pages 197 - 208, XP002109797, ISSN: 1077-260X [X] 1 * figure 1B *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/2944.686724
 [A]   NAKAZAWA T ET AL: "TI: LINBO3 ACOUSTO-OPTIC TUNABLE FILTER (AOTF)", FUJITSU-SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL JOURNAL, FUJITSU LIMITED. KAWASAKI, JP, vol. 35, no. 1, July 1999 (1999-07-01), pages 107 - 112, XP000926863, ISSN: 0016-2523 [A] 1,2 * section 4, figure 8 *
 [A]   ARONSON L B ET AL: "REDUCED SIDELOBE INTEGRATED ACOUSTO-OPTIC FILTER WITH BIREFRINGENCEAPODIZATION", OPTICS LETTERS, OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, WASHINGTON, US, vol. 18, no. 20, 15 October 1993 (1993-10-15), pages 1721 - 1723, XP000398571, ISSN: 0146-9592 [A] 3 * the whole document *
 [A]   FUKUTOKU M ET AL: "WAVELENGTH-DIVISION-MULTIPLEXING ADD/DROP MULTIPLEXER EMPLOYING A NOVEL POLARISATION INDEPENDENT ACOUSTO-OPTIC TUNABLE FILTER", ELECTRONICS LETTERS, IEE STEVENAGE, GB, vol. 29, no. 10, 13 May 1993 (1993-05-13), pages 905 - 907, XP000367666, ISSN: 0013-5194 [A] 7 * the whole document *
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