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EP About this file: EP3358397

EP3358397 - OPTICAL MODULATOR, OPTICAL TRANSMITTER, AND OPTICAL MODULATION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.12.2021
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  15.01.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  13.10.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  06.07.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  08.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 16.10.2024  [2024/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[2018/32]
Inventor(s)01 / KOGA, Tadashi
c/o NEC CORPORATION
7-1 Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
 [2018/32]
Representative(s)Reeve, Nicholas Edward
Reddie & Grose LLP The White Chapel Building
10 Whitechapel High Street
London E1 8QS / GB
[2018/32]
Application number, filing date16850621.015.09.2016
[2018/32]
WO2016JP04220
Priority number, dateJP2015018932728.09.2015         Original published format: JP 2015189327
[2018/32]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017056440
Date:06.04.2017
Language:JA
[2017/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3358397
Date:08.08.2018
Language:EN
[2018/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3358397
Date:17.02.2021
Language:EN
[2021/07]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP06.04.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.09.2018
ClassificationIPC:G02F1/01, H04B10/556
[2018/32]
CPC:
G02F1/0123 (EP,US); G02F1/225 (EP,US); H04B10/50575 (EP);
H04B10/541 (US); H04B10/556 (EP,US)
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 [2018/32]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:OPTISCHER MODULATOR, OPTISCHER SENDER UND OPTISCHES MODULATIONSVERFAHREN[2018/32]
English:OPTICAL MODULATOR, OPTICAL TRANSMITTER, AND OPTICAL MODULATION METHOD[2018/32]
French:MODULATEUR OPTIQUE, ÉMETTEUR OPTIQUE, ET PROCÉDÉ DE MODULATION OPTIQUE[2018/32]
Entry into regional phase13.03.2018Translation filed 
13.03.2018National basic fee paid 
13.03.2018Search fee paid 
13.03.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
13.03.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.03.2018Examination requested  [2018/32]
13.03.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
28.03.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.10.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.01.2021Fee for grant paid
05.01.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
05.01.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)18.11.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2022/04]
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
13.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
14.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
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 [Y]US2013101296  (NISHIMOTO HIROSHI [JP]) [Y] 1-9 * figures 1-3 * * paragraphs [0023] - [0041] *;
 [Y]US2014334829  (AKIYAMA YUICHI [JP]) [Y] 3,4 * paragraphs [0013] , [ 0014] , [ 0037] - [0039] *;
 [Y]JP2015162720  (NEC CORP) [Y] 4* paragraph [0023] *
International search[Y]JP2010062654  (YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP) [Y] 1-9 * , paragraph [0049] (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2013090292  (FUJITSU OPTICAL COMPONENTS LTD) [Y] 1-9 * , paragraphs [0017] to [0035]; fig. 1 to 3 & US 2013/0101296 A1 paragraphs [0023] to [0041]; fig. 1 to 3 & US 8811821 B2 & EP 2584718 A1 & CN 103067091 A *;
 [Y]WO2013114628  (FUJITSU LTD [JP], et al) [Y] 3-4 * , paragraphs [0013], [0014], [0020] to [0022] & JP 5924349 B2 & US 2014/0334829 A1 paragraphs [0013], [0014], [0037] to [0039] & US 9350455 B2 *;
 [Y]JP2015162720  (NEC CORP) [Y] 4 * , paragraph [0023] & US 2015/0244467 A1 paragraph [0033] *;
 [A]US2015270905  (RASMUSSEN CHRISTIAN [US], et al) [A] 1-9* , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *;
 [PX]JP2016102870  (FUJITSU OPTICAL COMPONENTS LTD) [PX] 1-2, 5-9 * , paragraphs [0019] to [0050]; fig. 6 to 17 & US 2016/0156416 A1 paragraphs [0045] to [0077]; fig. 1 to 17 & EP 3026832 A1 & CN 105656563 A *
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