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EP3266131 - ENCAPSULATING DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS SIGNALS FOR TRANSMISSION ON AN OPTICAL LINK [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 21.10.2022 Database last updated on 08.04.2026
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 12.11.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 11.10.2021
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 04.03.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 08.12.2017
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 21.07.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	19.12.2025	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): TR	published on 21.01.2026 [2026/04]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 164 83 Stockholm / SE
	[2021/50]
Former [2018/02]	For all designated states Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 164 83 Stockholm / SE
Inventor(s)	01 / CAVALIERE, Fabio Ericsson Telecomunicazioni SpA Via Moruzzi 1 I-56100 Pisa / IT
	02 / STRACCA, Stefano Ericsson Telecomunicazioni SpA Via Moruzzi 1 I-56100 Pisa / IT
	03 / BOTTARI, Giulio Ericsson Telecomunicazioni SpA Via Moruzzi 1 I-56100 Pisa / IT
	[2018/08]
Former [2018/02]	01 / CAVALIERE, Fabio Via Moruzzi I-56100 Pisa / IT
	02 / STRACCA, Stefano Via Moruzzi I-56100 Pisa / IT
	03 / BOTTARI, Giulio Via Moruzzi I-56100 Pisa / IT
Representative(s)	Zacco Sweden AB P.O. Box 5581 Löjtnantsgatan 21 114 85 Stockholm / SE
	[N/P]
Former [2021/50]	Zacco Sweden AB Valhallavägen 117 Box 5581 114 85 Stockholm / SE
Former [2018/02]	Ericsson Patent Development Torshamnsgatan 21-23 164 80 Stockholm / SE
Application number, filing date	15709140.6	04.03.2015
	[2018/02]
	WO2015EP54502
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2016138950
	Date:	09.09.2016
	Language:	EN
	[2016/36]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3266131
	Date:	10.01.2018
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.09.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2018/02]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3266131
	Date:	15.12.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/50]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	09.09.2016
Classification	IPC:	H04J3/16	[2018/02]
	CPC:	H04J3/1652 (EP,US); H04J3/0688 (US); H04J3/1664 (EP,US); H04L1/0058 (US); H04L1/0071 (US)
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2018/02]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VERKAPSELUNG VON DIGITALEN KOMMUNIKATIONSSIGNALEN ZUR ÜBERTRAGUNG ÜBER EINE OPTISCHE VERBINDUNG	[2018/02]
	English:	ENCAPSULATING DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS SIGNALS FOR TRANSMISSION ON AN OPTICAL LINK	[2018/02]
	French:	ENCAPSULATION DE SIGNAUX DE COMMUNICATION NUMÉRIQUES POUR UNE ÉMISSION SUR UNE LIAISON OPTIQUE	[2018/02]
Entry into regional phase	21.07.2017	National basic fee paid
	21.07.2017	Designation fee(s) paid
	21.07.2017	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	21.07.2017	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	21.07.2017	Examination requested [2018/02]
	21.07.2017	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	09.03.2020	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	09.07.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	12.10.2021	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	02.11.2021	Fee for grant paid
	02.11.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	02.11.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	16.09.2022	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/47]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	18.09.2017	Renewal fee patent year 03
	27.03.2018	Renewal fee patent year 04
	27.03.2019	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.03.2020	Renewal fee patent year 06
	29.03.2021	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	04.03.2015
	AL	15.12.2021
	AT	15.12.2021
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	CZ	15.12.2021
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	BG	15.03.2022
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	GR	16.03.2022
	BE	31.03.2022
	CH	31.03.2022
	FR	31.03.2022
	LI	31.03.2022
	IS	15.04.2022
	PT	18.04.2022
	[2026/04]
Former [2024/42]	HU	04.03.2015
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Cited in	International search	[I] US2007104485 (ZHANG JIANMEI et al.) [I] 1-19 * paragraph [0002] - paragraph [0004] * * paragraph [0013] * * paragraph [0037] - paragraph [0049] * * paragraph [0057] - paragraph [0059] * * paragraph [0064] * * paragraph [0077] * * paragraph [0096] * * figures 1,2,6,11 *
		[A] US2011229133 (KATAGIRI TORU et al.) [A] 1-19 * paragraph [0002] * * paragraph [0037] * * paragraph [0049] * * paragraph [0057] * * paragraph [0066] * * figures 7,9 *
		[A] US2007091896 (LIU SHENG et al.) [A] 1-19 * paragraph [0002] * * paragraph [0010] - paragraph [0011] * * paragraph [0022] - paragraph [0025] * * paragraph [0061] * * paragraph [0064] * * paragraph [0073] *
		[A] US2008075110 (FOURCAND SERGE FRANCOIS et al.) [A] 1-19 * paragraph [0008] - paragraph [0010] * * paragraph [0035] - paragraph [0036] * * paragraph [0040] * * paragraph [0044] - paragraph [0046] *

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