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EP1542046 - OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTION COMPONENT, OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTION STRUCTURE, AND OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.07.2008
Database last updated on 30.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.07.2008No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 06.08.2008  [2008/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
TOMOEGAWA PAPER CO. LTD.
5-15 Kyobashi 1-chome Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-8335 / JP
[2007/35]
Former [2005/24]For all designated states
TOMOEGAWA PAPER CO. LTD.
5-15 Kyobashi 1-chome
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8335 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Sasaki, Kyoichi, c/o Technical Res. Lab.
Tomoegawa Paper Co., Ltd., 3-1, Mochimunetomoe-cho
Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka 421-0192 / JP
02 / Kawase, Ritsu, c/o Technical Res. Lab.
Tomoegawa Paper Co., Ltd., 3-1, Mochimunetomoe-cho
Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka 421-0192 / JP
03 / Suzuki, Masayoshi, c/o Technical Res. Lab.
Tomoegawa Paper Co., Ltd., 3-1, Mochimunetomoe-cho
Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka 421-0192 / JP
04 / Kobayashi, Tatsushi, c/o Technical Res. Lab.
Tomoegawa Paper Co., Ltd., 3-1, Mochimunetomoe-cho
Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka 421-0192 / JP
 [2005/24]
Representative(s)Banzer, Hans-Jörg, et al
Kraus & Weisert
Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 15
80539 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2005/24]Banzer, Hans-Jörg, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Kraus & Weisert Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 15
80539 München / DE
Application number, filing date03764188.314.07.2003
[2005/24]
WO2003JP08915
Priority number, dateJP2002020532815.07.2002         Original published format: JP 2002205328
[2005/24]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004008213
Date:22.01.2004
Language:EN
[2004/04]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1542046
Date:15.06.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.01.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1542046
Date:29.08.2007
Language:EN
[2007/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP22.01.2004
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.11.2005
ClassificationIPC:G02B6/38
[2005/24]
CPC:
G02B6/3869 (EP,KR,US); G02B6/3839 (EP,KR,US); G02B6/255 (KR);
G02B6/3806 (EP,KR,US); G02B6/3878 (EP,KR,US); G02B6/3882 (EP,KR,US);
G02B6/3885 (EP,KR,US); G02B6/3897 (EP,KR,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2005/44]
Former [2005/24]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:FASEROPTISCHE VERBINDUNGSKOMPONENTE,FASEROPTISCHE VERBINDUNGSSTRUKTUR UND FASEROPTISCHES VERBINDUNGSVERFAHREN[2005/24]
English:OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTION COMPONENT, OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTION STRUCTURE, AND OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTION METHOD[2005/24]
French:COMPOSANT DE CONNEXION DE FIBRES OPTIQUES, STRUCTURE DE CONNEXION DE FIBRES OPTIQUES ET PROCEDE DE CONNEXION DE FIBRES OPTIQUES[2005/24]
Entry into regional phase28.01.2005Translation filed 
28.01.2005National basic fee paid 
28.01.2005Search fee paid 
28.01.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
28.01.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.07.2003Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
28.01.2005Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.01.2005Examination requested  [2005/24]
16.01.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.05.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.02.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.05.2007Fee for grant paid
29.05.2007Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)30.05.2008No opposition filed within time limit [2008/32]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.07.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
12.07.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
13.07.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XY]JPH1114862  ;
 [A]JPS56114914  ;
 [A]JPH10170759  ;
 [A]US4166672  (GILBERT ALAN R [GB]) [A] 1-10 * column 10, line 50 - column 2, line 7; figure 1 *;
 [Y]US5757996  (VINE RAYMOND GEORGE [GB]) [Y] 4 * column W *;
 [A]US5920670  (LEE NICHOLAS A [US], et al) [A] 1-10 * column W *
 [XY]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19990430), vol. 1999, no. 04, & JP11014862 A 19990122 (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC IND LTD; NIPPON TELEGR & TELEPH CORP ) [X] 1-3 * abstract * [Y] 4
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19811205), vol. 005, no. 191, Database accession no. (P - 092), & JP56114914 A 19810909 (NIPPON TELEGR & TELEPH CORP ; others: 01) [A] 1-10 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19980930), vol. 1998, no. 11, & JP10170759 A 19980626 (FUJIKURA LTD) [A] 1-10 * abstract *
International search[Y]JPH0485305U  ;
 [X]JPH10170759  (FUJIKURA LTD);
 [Y]US5838856  (LEE HO-KYUNG [KR]);
 [X]JPH1114862  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, et al);
 [X]JP2972584B  ;
 [X]JP2000292652  (FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD);
 [Y]EP1118892  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES [JP], et al)
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