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EP3499729 - LIKELIHOOD GENERATION DEVICE, RECEPTION DEVICE, LIKELIHOOD GENERATION METHOD, AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.04.2021
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  24.04.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.12.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.05.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  10.03.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
[2019/25]
Inventor(s)01 / YOSHIDA, Tsuyoshi
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
7-3 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
02 / DOHI, Keisuke
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
7-3 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
03 / MATSUDA, Keisuke
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
7-3 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
04 / MIURA, Hiroshi
c/o Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
7-3 Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
 [2019/25]
Representative(s)Plasseraud IP
104 Rue de Richelieu
CS92104
75080 Paris Cedex 02 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2020/22]Plasseraud IP
66, rue de la Chaussée d'Antin
75440 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
Former [2019/25]Cabinet Plasseraud
66, rue de la Chaussée d'Antin
75440 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
Application number, filing date16915155.201.09.2016
[2019/25]
WO2016JP75673
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018042594
Date:08.03.2018
Language:JA
[2018/10]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3499729
Date:19.06.2019
Language:EN
[2019/25]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3499729
Date:27.05.2020
Language:EN
[2020/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP08.03.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.07.2019
ClassificationIPC:H03M13/45, H03M13/25, H04L25/03, H04L27/38, H04L1/00, H04J14/06, H04L25/06
[2020/01]
CPC:
H04L25/067 (EP,US); H03M13/458 (US); H03M13/25 (EP,US);
H03M13/45 (EP,US); H04J14/06 (US); H04L1/00 (US);
H04L1/0041 (US); H04L1/0047 (EP); H04L25/03171 (US);
H04L27/38 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/33]H03M13/45, H03M13/25, H04L25/03, H04L27/38, H04L1/00, H04J14/06
Former IPC [2019/25]H03M13/45, H03M13/25
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 [2019/25]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:WAHRSCHEINLICHKEITSGENERATOR, EMPFANGSVORRICHTUNG, WAHRSCHEINLICHKEITSGENERIERUNGSVERFAHREN UND OPTISCHES ÜBERTRAGUNGSSYSTEM[2019/25]
English:LIKELIHOOD GENERATION DEVICE, RECEPTION DEVICE, LIKELIHOOD GENERATION METHOD, AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM[2019/25]
French:DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE GÉNÉRATION DE PROBABILITÉ, DISPOSITIF DE RÉCEPTION ET SYSTÈME DE TRANSMISSION OPTIQUE[2019/25]
Entry into regional phase22.02.2019Translation filed 
22.02.2019National basic fee paid 
22.02.2019Search fee paid 
22.02.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
22.02.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.02.2019Examination requested  [2019/25]
07.10.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.12.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.04.2020Fee for grant paid
14.04.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
14.04.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)02.03.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
13.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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