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EP1350133 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A POLARIZATION BEAM COMBINER WITH AN INTEGRATED OPTICAL ISOLATOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2003/41]METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A POLARIZATION BEAM SPLITTER/COMBINER WITH AN INTEGRATED OPTICAL ISOLATOR
[2006/13]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.07.2007
Database last updated on 17.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.09.2009Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 14.10.2009  [2009/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Finisar Corporation
1308 Moffett Park Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 / US
[N/P]
Former [2003/41]For all designated states
FINISAR CORPORATION
1308 Moffett Park Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 / US
Inventor(s)01 / HUANG, Yonglin
518 Vista Spring Court
Milpitas, CA 95035 / US
02 / MA, Shuqing
1284 Quincy Drive, Apartment 5
San Jose, CA 95132 / US
03 / MA, Meng
4093 Lakecrest Court
San Jose, CA 95148 / US
 [2003/41]
Representative(s)Finnie, Peter John, et al
Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
[N/P]
Former [2004/35]Finnie, Peter John, et al
Gill Jennings & Every, Broadgate House, 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH / GB
Former [2003/41]Orr, William McLean
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord, Tower House, Merrion Way
Leeds LS2 8PA / GB
Application number, filing date02713400.610.01.2002
[2003/41]
WO2002US00901
Priority number, dateUS20010261179P10.01.2001         Original published format: US 261179 P
US2001090009105.07.2001         Original published format: US 900091
[2003/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO02056093
Date:18.07.2002
Language:EN
[2002/29]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1350133
Date:08.10.2003
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.07.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2003/41]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1350133
Date:06.09.2006
Language:EN
[2006/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP22.05.2003
ClassificationIPC:G02B27/28
[2003/41]
CPC:
G02B27/283 (EP,US); G02F1/093 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2003/41]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG FÜR EINEN POLARISIERENDEN STRAHLKOMBINIERER MIT INTEGRIERTEM OPTISCHEN ISOLATOR[2006/13]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A POLARIZATION BEAM COMBINER WITH AN INTEGRATED OPTICAL ISOLATOR[2006/13]
French:PROCEDE ET APPAREIL POUR UN MELANGEUR DE FAISCEAUX DE POLARISATION COMPORTANT UN ISOLATEUR OPTIQUE INTEGRE[2006/13]
Former [2003/41]VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG FÜR EINEN POLARISIERENDEN STRAHLTEILER/-KOMBINIERER MIT INTEGRIERTEM OPTISCHEN ISOLATOR
Former [2003/41]METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A POLARIZATION BEAM SPLITTER/COMBINER WITH AN INTEGRATED OPTICAL ISOLATOR
Former [2003/41]PROCEDE ET APPAREIL POUR UN SEPARATEUR/MELANGEUR DE FAISCEAUX DE POLARISATION COMPORTANT UN ISOLATEUR OPTIQUE INTEGRE
Entry into regional phase08.07.2003National basic fee paid 
08.07.2003Designation fee(s) paid 
08.07.2003Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.08.2002Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
08.07.2003Examination requested  [2003/41]
07.08.2003Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.07.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.11.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.05.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
21.11.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.03.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.07.2006Fee for grant paid
05.07.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)07.06.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/33]
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.07.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
20.01.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
27.01.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT06.09.2006
BE06.09.2006
CH06.09.2006
CY06.09.2006
FI06.09.2006
FR06.09.2006
IT06.09.2006
LI06.09.2006
NL06.09.2006
TR06.09.2006
DK06.12.2006
SE06.12.2006
DE07.12.2006
GR07.12.2006
ES17.12.2006
IE10.01.2007
LU10.01.2007
MC31.01.2007
PT19.02.2007
[2009/42]
Former [2009/38]AT06.09.2006
BE06.09.2006
CH06.09.2006
CY06.09.2006
FI06.09.2006
FR06.09.2006
IT06.09.2006
LI06.09.2006
NL06.09.2006
DK06.12.2006
SE06.12.2006
DE07.12.2006
GR07.12.2006
ES17.12.2006
IE10.01.2007
LU10.01.2007
MC31.01.2007
PT19.02.2007
Former [2008/52]AT06.09.2006
BE06.09.2006
CH06.09.2006
FI06.09.2006
FR06.09.2006
IT06.09.2006
LI06.09.2006
NL06.09.2006
DK06.12.2006
SE06.12.2006
DE07.12.2006
GR07.12.2006
ES17.12.2006
IE10.01.2007
MC31.01.2007
PT19.02.2007
Former [2008/23]AT06.09.2006
BE06.09.2006
CH06.09.2006
FI06.09.2006
IT06.09.2006
LI06.09.2006
NL06.09.2006
DK06.12.2006
SE06.12.2006
DE07.12.2006
GR07.12.2006
ES17.12.2006
IE10.01.2007
MC31.01.2007
PT19.02.2007
FR11.05.2007
Former [2008/21]AT06.09.2006
BE06.09.2006
CH06.09.2006
FI06.09.2006
IT06.09.2006
LI06.09.2006
NL06.09.2006
DK06.12.2006
SE06.12.2006
DE07.12.2006
GR07.12.2006
ES17.12.2006
IE10.01.2007
MC31.01.2007
PT19.02.2007
Former [2007/48]AT06.09.2006
BE06.09.2006
CH06.09.2006
FI06.09.2006
IT06.09.2006
LI06.09.2006
NL06.09.2006
DK06.12.2006
SE06.12.2006
DE07.12.2006
ES17.12.2006
IE10.01.2007
MC31.01.2007
PT19.02.2007
Former [2007/38]AT06.09.2006
BE06.09.2006
CH06.09.2006
FI06.09.2006
IT06.09.2006
LI06.09.2006
NL06.09.2006
DK06.12.2006
SE06.12.2006
DE07.12.2006
ES17.12.2006
PT19.02.2007
Former [2007/28]AT06.09.2006
BE06.09.2006
CH06.09.2006
FI06.09.2006
LI06.09.2006
NL06.09.2006
SE06.12.2006
ES17.12.2006
PT19.02.2007
Former [2007/27]AT06.09.2006
CH06.09.2006
FI06.09.2006
LI06.09.2006
NL06.09.2006
SE06.12.2006
ES17.12.2006
PT19.02.2007
Former [2007/19]CH06.09.2006
FI06.09.2006
LI06.09.2006
NL06.09.2006
SE06.12.2006
ES17.12.2006
Former [2007/11]CH06.09.2006
FI06.09.2006
LI06.09.2006
SE06.12.2006
ES17.12.2006
Cited inInternational search[X]JPS61130921  ;
 [X]JPS60130934  ;
 [X]JPH06113920  ;
 [A]JPS59176721  ;
 [X]US4548478  (SHIRASAKI MASATAKA [JP]) [X] 1-41 * column 4, line 29 - column 5, line 31; figure 4 *;
 [A]EP0520199  (MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL CO [JP]) [A] 1,13,21,22,32* figure 8 *
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19861105), vol. 010, no. 324, Database accession no. (P - 512), & JP61130921 A 19860618 (FUJITSU LTD) [X] 1-41 * abstract *
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19851119), vol. 009, no. 291, Database accession no. (E - 359), & JP60130934 A 19850712 (FUJITSU KK) [X] 1-41 * abstract *
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19940725), vol. 018, no. 395, Database accession no. (C - 1229), & JP06113920 A 19940426 (HIROSHI FUKUBA) [X] 1-41 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19850213), vol. 009, no. 033, Database accession no. (P - 334), & JP59176721 A 19841006 (FUJITSU KK) [A] 1,13,21,22,32 * abstract *
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