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EP About this file: EP3553903

EP3553903 - WAVELENGTH-SWEPT LIGHT SOURCE, METHOD FOR GENERATING DRIVE DATA FOR WAVELENGTH-SWEPT LIGHT SOURCE, AND OPTICAL DEFLECTOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.02.2024
Database last updated on 28.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  10.03.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  24.10.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.04.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.09.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.06.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 26.06.2024  [2024/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
5-1, Otemachi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8116 / JP
[2023/15]
Former [2019/42]For all designated states
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
5-1 Otemachi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8116 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / UENO, Masahiro
c/o NTT Intellectual Property Center
9-11 Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
02 / CHIN, Meishin
c/o NTT Intellectual Property Center
9-11 Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
03 / TATSUMI, Shoko
c/o NTT Intellectual Property Center
9-11 Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
04 / SAKAMOTO, Takashi
c/o NTT Intellectual Property Center
9-11 Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
05 / SASAKI, Yuzo
c/o NTT Intellectual Property Center
9-11 Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
06 / TOYODA, Seiji
c/o NTT Intellectual Property Center
9-11 Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
07 / AKAGE, Yuichi
c/o NTT Intellectual Property Center
9-11 Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
08 / YAMAGUCHI, Joji
c/o NTT Intellectual Property Center
9-11 Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
09 / SAKAMOTO, Tadashi
c/o NTT Intellectual Property Center
9-11 Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
 [2019/42]
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[2019/42]
Application number, filing date17878420.304.12.2017
[2019/42]
WO2017JP43446
Priority number, dateJP2016023935409.12.2016         Original published format: JP 2016239354
[2019/42]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018105549
Date:14.06.2018
Language:JA
[2018/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3553903
Date:16.10.2019
Language:EN
[2019/42]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3553903
Date:12.04.2023
Language:EN
[2023/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP14.06.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.07.2020
ClassificationIPC:H01S3/107, H01S5/0687, G01B9/02091, G01B9/02004, G01J9/00, H01S5/06, H01S5/062, H01S5/14
[2022/45]
CPC:
H01S3/107 (EP,US); H01S3/131 (US); G01J9/00 (EP);
H01S3/08009 (US); H01S3/10007 (US); H01S3/10069 (US);
H01S3/136 (US); H01S5/0617 (EP,US); H01S5/143 (EP);
G01B9/02004 (EP); G01B9/02091 (EP); H01S5/02251 (EP);
H01S5/06213 (EP); H01S5/0687 (EP); H01S5/141 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2020/33]H01S5/06, G01J9/00, H01S3/106, H01S3/131, H01S5/14, H01S5/062, G01B9/02
Former IPC [2019/42]H01S5/06, G01J9/00, H01S3/106, H01S3/131, H01S5/14
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 [2019/42]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:WELLENLÄNGENGEWOBBELTE LICHTQUELLE, VERFAHREN ZUR ERZEUGUNG VON ANTRIEBSDATEN FÜR EINE WELLENLÄNGENGEWOBBELTE LICHTQUELLE UND OPTISCHER DEFLEKTOR[2019/42]
English:WAVELENGTH-SWEPT LIGHT SOURCE, METHOD FOR GENERATING DRIVE DATA FOR WAVELENGTH-SWEPT LIGHT SOURCE, AND OPTICAL DEFLECTOR[2019/42]
French:SOURCE DE LUMIÈRE À BALAYAGE DE LONGUEUR D'ONDE, PROCÉDÉ DE GÉNÉRATION DE DONNÉES DE COMMANDE DESTINÉ À UNE SOURCE DE LUMIÈRE À BALAYAGE DE LONGUEUR D'ONDE, ET DÉFLECTEUR OPTIQUE[2019/42]
Entry into regional phase07.06.2019Translation filed 
07.06.2019National basic fee paid 
07.06.2019Search fee paid 
07.06.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
07.06.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.06.2019Examination requested  [2019/42]
05.02.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.04.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.08.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.10.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.02.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.04.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.08.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.10.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.02.2023Fee for grant paid
27.02.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
27.02.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP23153071.8  / EP4191808
Opposition(s)15.01.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/12]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
29.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
27.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
27.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL12.04.2023
AT12.04.2023
CZ12.04.2023
DK12.04.2023
EE12.04.2023
ES12.04.2023
FI12.04.2023
HR12.04.2023
IT12.04.2023
LT12.04.2023
LV12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
PL12.04.2023
RO12.04.2023
RS12.04.2023
SE12.04.2023
SI12.04.2023
SK12.04.2023
SM12.04.2023
NO12.07.2023
GR13.07.2023
IS12.08.2023
PT14.08.2023
[2024/26]
Former [2024/24]AL12.04.2023
AT12.04.2023
CZ12.04.2023
DK12.04.2023
EE12.04.2023
ES12.04.2023
FI12.04.2023
HR12.04.2023
LT12.04.2023
LV12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
PL12.04.2023
RO12.04.2023
RS12.04.2023
SE12.04.2023
SI12.04.2023
SK12.04.2023
SM12.04.2023
NO12.07.2023
GR13.07.2023
IS12.08.2023
PT14.08.2023
Former [2024/10]AL12.04.2023
AT12.04.2023
CZ12.04.2023
DK12.04.2023
EE12.04.2023
ES12.04.2023
FI12.04.2023
HR12.04.2023
LT12.04.2023
LV12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
PL12.04.2023
RO12.04.2023
RS12.04.2023
SE12.04.2023
SK12.04.2023
SM12.04.2023
NO12.07.2023
GR13.07.2023
IS12.08.2023
PT14.08.2023
Former [2024/08]AL12.04.2023
AT12.04.2023
ES12.04.2023
FI12.04.2023
HR12.04.2023
LT12.04.2023
LV12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
PL12.04.2023
RS12.04.2023
SE12.04.2023
SK12.04.2023
SM12.04.2023
NO12.07.2023
GR13.07.2023
IS12.08.2023
PT14.08.2023
Former [2024/03]AL12.04.2023
AT12.04.2023
ES12.04.2023
FI12.04.2023
HR12.04.2023
LT12.04.2023
LV12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
PL12.04.2023
RS12.04.2023
SE12.04.2023
NO12.07.2023
GR13.07.2023
IS12.08.2023
PT14.08.2023
Former [2024/01]AL12.04.2023
AT12.04.2023
ES12.04.2023
HR12.04.2023
LT12.04.2023
LV12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
PL12.04.2023
RS12.04.2023
SE12.04.2023
NO12.07.2023
GR13.07.2023
IS12.08.2023
PT14.08.2023
Former [2023/51]AL12.04.2023
AT12.04.2023
ES12.04.2023
HR12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
PL12.04.2023
RS12.04.2023
SE12.04.2023
NO12.07.2023
GR13.07.2023
IS12.08.2023
PT14.08.2023
Former [2023/50]AL12.04.2023
AT12.04.2023
ES12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
PL12.04.2023
SE12.04.2023
NO12.07.2023
GR13.07.2023
IS12.08.2023
PT14.08.2023
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ES12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
SE12.04.2023
NO12.07.2023
PT14.08.2023
Former [2023/46]ES12.04.2023
NL12.04.2023
PT14.08.2023
Former [2023/43]NL12.04.2023
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