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EP3486714 - TRANSMITTER AND BIAS ADJUSTMENT METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 14.01.2022 Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 05.02.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 04.11.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 19.04.2019
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 20.01.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	13.09.2024	Lapse 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
	[2019/21]
Inventor(s)	01 / KOGA, Tadashi c/o NEC Corporation 7-1 Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
	[2019/21]
Representative(s)	Betten & Resch Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB Maximiliansplatz 14 80333 München / DE
	[2019/21]
Application number, filing date	17827188.8	03.04.2017
	[2019/21]
	WO2017JP13951
Priority number, date	JP20160140698	15.07.2016 Original published format: JP 2016140698
	[2019/21]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2018012054
	Date:	18.01.2018
	Language:	JA
	[2018/03]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3486714
	Date:	22.05.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/21]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3486714
	Date:	10.03.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/10]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	18.01.2018
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	26.06.2019
Classification	IPC:	G02F1/01, H04B10/516	[2019/21]
	CPC:	G02F1/0123 (EP,US); H04B10/516 (EP,US); H04B10/5161 (US); H04B10/541 (US); H04B10/564 (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 [2019/21]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
Title	German:	SENDER UND VORSPANNUNGSANPASSUNGSVERFAHREN	[2019/21]
	English:	TRANSMITTER AND BIAS ADJUSTMENT METHOD	[2019/21]
	French:	ÉMETTEUR ET PROCÉDÉ D'AJUSTEMENT DE POLARISATION	[2019/21]
Entry into regional phase	19.12.2018	Translation filed
	15.02.2019	National basic fee paid
	15.02.2019	Search fee paid
	15.02.2019	Designation fee(s) paid
	15.02.2019	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	15.02.2019	Examination requested [2019/21]
	24.09.2019	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	05.11.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	01.02.2021	Fee for grant paid
	01.02.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	01.02.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	13.12.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/07]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	30.04.2019	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.03.2020	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:	Search	[YA]US2016156418 (YAMANAKA SHINGO [JP], et al) [Y] 1-3,5-7 * paragraphs [0071] , [ 0074] * [A] 4;
		[YA]US2016173304 (LE TAILLANDIER DE GABORY EMMANUEL [JP], et al) [Y] 1-3,5-7 * abstract * * paragraphs [0018] - [0028] * * figure 18 * [A] 4;
		[A] - PAK S. CHO ET AL, "Bias Control for Optical OFDM Transmitters", IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS., US, (20100701), vol. 22, no. 14, doi:10.1109/LPT.2010.2049198, ISSN 1041-1135, pages 1030 - 1032, XP055554798 [A] 1-7 * the whole document * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2010.2049198
		[A] - MOHAMMAD SOTOODEH ET AL, "Modulator Bias and Optical Power Control of Optical Complex E-Field Modulators", JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY, IEEE, USA, (20110801), vol. 29, no. 15, doi:10.1109/JLT.2011.2158291, ISSN 0733-8724, pages 2235 - 2248, XP011336451 [A] 1-7 * the whole document * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2011.2158291
	International search	[A]JP2008249848 (FUJITSU LTD) [A] 1-7 * , paragraphs [0040] to [0088]; all drawings & US 2008/0239448 A1 paragraphs [0060] to [0108]; all drawings & US 2011/0032594 A1 & EP 1975693 A1 *;
		[A]EP2782270 (XIEON NETWORKS S R L [LU]) [A] 1-7 * , fig. la, lb, 3 & US 2016/0282699 A1 & WO 2014/146887 A1 & CN 105075153 A *;
		[A]WO2015015533 (NEC CORP [JP]) [A] 1-7 * , fig. 1, 2 & JP 2016-527552 A & US 2016/0173304 A1 *;
		[A] - CHO,P.S. et al., "Bias Control for Optical OFDM Transmitters", IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS, (20100715), vol. 22, no. 14, pages 1030 - 1032, XP055554798 [A] 1-7 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2010.2049198
		[A] - SOTOODEH,MOHAMMAD et al., "Modulator Bias and Optical Power Control of Optical Complex E- Field Modulators", JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY, (20110801), vol. 29, no. 15, pages 2235 - 2248, XP011336451 [A] 1-7 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2011.2158291
	by applicant	JP2008249848
		JP20160140698

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