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EP About this file: EP3486699

EP3486699 - CRACK-RESISTANT PANDA POLARIZATION-MAINTAINING OPTICAL FIBER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.04.2023
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  20.05.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  18.04.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  05.02.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  19.04.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  24.03.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip31.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 03.07.2024  [2024/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Limited Company
No. 9 Optics Valley Avenue
East Lake High-tech Development Zone
Wuhan
Hubei 430073 / CN
[2019/21]
Inventor(s)01 / YANG, Kun
No.9 Optics Valley Avenue
East Lake High-tech Development Zone
Wuhan, Hubei 430073 / CN
02 / TONG, Weijun
No.9 Optics Valley Avenue
East Lake High-tech Development Zone
Wuhan, Hubei 430073 / CN
03 / CAO, Beibei
No.9 Optics Valley Avenue
East Lake High-tech Development Zone
Wuhan, Hubei 430073 / CN
04 / YANG, Wu
No.9 Optics Valley Avenue
East Lake High-tech Development Zone
Wuhan, Hubei 430073 / CN
05 / LEI, Gaoqing
No.9 Optics Valley Avenue
East Lake High-tech Development Zone
Wuhan, Hubei 430073 / CN
06 / ZHANG, Xinben
No.9 Optics Valley Avenue
East Lake High-tech Development Zone
Wuhan, Hubei 430073 / CN
07 / WANG, Zhendong
No.9 Optics Valley Avenue
East Lake High-tech Development Zone
Wuhan, Hubei 430073 / CN
08 / ZHENG, Wei
No.9 Optics Valley Avenue
East Lake High-tech Development Zone
Wuhan, Hubei 430073 / CN
09 / TONG, Yilin
No.9 Optics Valley Avenue
East Lake High-tech Development Zone
Wuhan, Hubei 430073 / CN
 [2019/21]
Representative(s)Laufhütte, Dieter
Lorenz Seidler Gossel
Rechtsanwälte Patentanwälte
Partnerschaft mbB
Widenmayerstraße 23
80538 München / DE
[2019/21]
Application number, filing date17850308.217.09.2017
[2019/21]
WO2017CN101991
Priority number, dateCN20161083126219.09.2016         Original published format: CN201610831262
[2019/21]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018050106
Date:22.03.2018
Language:ZH
[2018/12]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3486699
Date:22.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/21]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3486699
Date:22.06.2022
Language:EN
[2022/25]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN22.03.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.07.2019
ClassificationIPC:G02B6/024, G02B6/036, // G02B6/028
[2019/33]
CPC:
G02B6/024 (EP,CN,US); G02B6/03694 (EP,US); G02B6/028 (CN,US);
G02B6/0283 (EP)
Former IPC [2019/21]G02B6/024
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 [2019/21]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:RISSBESTÄNDIGE PANDA-POLARISATIONSERHALTENDE OPTISCHE FASER[2019/21]
English:CRACK-RESISTANT PANDA POLARIZATION-MAINTAINING OPTICAL FIBER[2019/21]
French:FIBRE OPTIQUE À MAINTIEN DE POLARISATION PANDA RÉSISTANTE AUX FISSURES[2022/17]
Former [2019/21]FIBRE OPTIQUE À MAINTIEN DE POLARISATION PANDA RÉSISTANT À LA FISSURATION
Entry into regional phase12.02.2019Translation filed 
12.02.2019National basic fee paid 
12.02.2019Search fee paid 
12.02.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
12.02.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.02.2019Examination requested  [2019/21]
27.01.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.02.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.06.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.03.2022Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 22.04.2022
19.04.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.04.2022Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
12.05.2022Fee for grant paid
12.05.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
12.05.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)23.03.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
28.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
28.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
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 [X]WO2016110153  (FIBERHOME TELECOMM TECH CO LTD [CN]) [X] 1,6,9,10 * abstract *;
 EP3141937  [ ] (FIBERHOME TELECOMMUNICATION TECH CO LTD [CN], et al) [ ] * paragraph [0029] *
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.15.003029
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