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EP3136623 - OPTICAL REPEATER AND OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  13.03.2020
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.03.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.01.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  22.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip13.03.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 15.04.2020  [2020/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Huawei Marine Networks Co., Limited
5th-6th Floor, W3C Building
West Section, Finance Ave.
No. 3 Street
Economic-Technological Development Area
Tianjin, 300457 / CN
[N/P]
Former [2017/09]For all designated states
Huawei Marine Networks Co., Limited
5th-6th Floor, W3C Building West Section Finance Ave. No. 3 Street Economic-Technological Development Area
Tianjin 300457 / CN
Inventor(s)01 / ZHANG, Wendou
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen Guangdong 518129 / CN
 [2017/09]
Representative(s)Maiwald GmbH
Elisenhof
Elisenstraße 3
80335 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2017/09]Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH
Engineering
Elisenhof
Elisenstrasse 3
80335 München / DE
Application number, filing date14891772.714.05.2014
[2017/09]
WO2014CN77443
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015172328
Date:19.11.2015
Language:ZH
[2015/46]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3136623
Date:01.03.2017
Language:EN
[2017/09]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN19.11.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.03.2017
ClassificationIPC:H04B10/29, H04B10/291
[2017/17]
CPC:
H04B10/29 (EP,US); H04B10/2914 (US); G02B6/4427 (US);
H01S3/06783 (US); H01S3/094015 (US); H01S3/1608 (US);
H04B10/2916 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/09]H04B10/29
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2017/09]
TitleGerman:OPTISCHER REPEATER UND GLASFASERKOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM[2017/09]
English:OPTICAL REPEATER AND OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM[2017/09]
French:RÉPÉTEUR OPTIQUE ET SYSTÈME DE COMMUNICATION PAR FIBRES OPTIQUES[2017/09]
Entry into regional phase22.11.2016Translation filed 
22.11.2016National basic fee paid 
22.11.2016Search fee paid 
22.11.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
22.11.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.11.2016Examination requested  [2017/09]
22.11.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
27.10.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.03.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.07.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.09.2019Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/16]
25.09.2019Date of oral proceedings
14.11.2019Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
29.11.2019Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
31.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
30.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
28.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[XI]EP0954125  (LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC [US]) [X] 1,12 * paragraphs [0017] , [0 18] , [0 29] * * figures 2, 4 * [I] 2-11,13-15;
 [A]EP1018666  (FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0065] , [0066] ** figures 32, 35 *;
 [I]US2004201882  (KIKUCHI NOBUHIKO [JP]) [I] 1-15 * figure 15 * * paragraphs [0215] , [ 217] *
International search[A]WO03069812  (PIRELLI SUBMARINE TELECOM SYSTEMS ITALIA SPA [IT], et al) [A] 1-18* the whole document *;
 [A]CN101997612  (HUAWEI TECH CO LTD) [A] 1-18 * the whole document *;
 [A]CN103701522  (ACCELINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD) [A] 1-18 * the whole document *;
 [A]CN103746283  (STARWAY LASER INC) [A] 1-18 * the whole document *
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