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EP3229386 - OPTICAL CHANNEL SOUNDER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.03.2021
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  27.03.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.11.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.03.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.03.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  08.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Intellectual Property Department
Huawei Administration Building
Shenzhen
Guangdong 518129 / CN
[2019/50]
Former [2017/41]For all designated states
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
Inventor(s)01 / HAUSKE, Fabian Nikolaus
c/o Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf GmbH
Riesstr. 25
80992 Munich / DE
02 / XIE, Changsong
c/o Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf GmbH
Riesstr. 25
80992 Munich / DE
 [2017/41]
Representative(s)Gill Jennings & Every LLP
The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
[2020/18]
Former [2017/41]Kreuz, Georg Maria
Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf GmbH
Riesstrasse 8
80992 München / DE
Application number, filing date17167475.706.05.2013
[2017/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3229386
Date:11.10.2017
Language:EN
[2017/41]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3229386
Date:29.04.2020
Language:EN
[2020/18]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.08.2017
ClassificationIPC:H04B10/077, H04B10/61
[2017/41]
CPC:
H04B10/0775 (EP,US); H04B10/503 (US); H04B10/516 (US);
H04B10/61 (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 [2018/18]
Former [2017/41]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 
TitleGerman:OPTISCHE KANALLOTUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2017/41]
English:OPTICAL CHANNEL SOUNDER[2017/41]
French:SONDEUR DE CANAL OPTIQUE[2017/41]
Examination procedure21.04.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
21.03.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.03.2018Examination requested  [2018/18]
27.03.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.06.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.11.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.03.2020Fee for grant paid
17.03.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
23.03.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP13722369.9  / EP2995021
Opposition(s)01.02.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
21.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
21.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
31.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
31.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP2487811  (NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS OY [FI]) [A] 1-9 * page 5, paragraph 50 - page 12, paragraph 121; figures 1,2 *;
 [E]WO2014180495  (HUAWEI TECH CO LTD [CN], et al) [E] 1-9 * the whole document *
 [A]  - IRINA STEFAN ET AL, "Optical Wireless OFDM System on FPGA: Study of LED Nonlinearity Effects", VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE (VTC SPRING), 2011 IEEE 73RD, IEEE, (20110515), doi:10.1109/VETECS.2011.5956691, ISBN 978-1-4244-8332-7, pages 1 - 5, XP031897090 [A] 1-9 * Sections II, IV;; figures 1,5 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/VETECS.2011.5956691
 [A]  - PITTALA FABIO ET AL, "Training-based channel estimation for signal equalization and OPM in 16-QAM optical transmission systems", 2012 38TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION ON OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS, OSA, (20120916), doi:10.1364/ECEOC.2012.P3.16, pages 1 - 3, XP032543886 [A] 1-9

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/ECEOC.2012.P3.16
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