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EP About this file: EP3677938

EP3677938 - OPTICAL CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING OPTICAL CONNECTOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.05.2024
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  09.06.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  05.03.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.12.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.06.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  05.07.2019
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
FUJIKURA LTD.
5-1 Kiba 1-chome
Koto-ku
Tokyo 135-8512 / JP
For all designated states
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
5-1, Otemachi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8116 / JP
[2020/28]
Inventor(s)01 / OTOMITSU, Takahito
c/o FUJIKURA LTD., Sakura Plant, 1440, Mutsuzaki
Sakura-shi, Chiba 285-8550 / JP
02 / KIHARA, Mitsuru
c/o NTT Intellectual Property Center, 9-11,
Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
03 / KOYAMA, Ryo
c/o NTT Intellectual Property Center, 9-11,
Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
 [2020/28]
Representative(s)Osha BWB
2, rue de la Paix
75002 Paris / FR
[N/P]
Former [2020/28]Osha Liang
2, rue de la Paix
75002 Paris / FR
Application number, filing date17936391.628.12.2017
[2020/28]
WO2017JP47361
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019130580
Date:04.07.2019
Language:JA
[2019/27]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3677938
Date:08.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/28]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3677938
Date:12.07.2023
Language:EN
[2023/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP04.07.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.03.2021
ClassificationIPC:G02B6/40, G02B6/38
[2020/28]
CPC:
G02B6/3875 (EP); G02B6/406 (EP,US); G02B6/38 (EP);
G02B6/3821 (EP); G02B6/3831 (EP,US); G02B6/3853 (EP,US);
G02B6/3885 (EP); G02B6/3894 (EP,US); G02B6/40 (EP) (-)
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 [2020/28]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:OPTISCHER STECKVERBINDER UND VERFAHREN ZUM ANSCHLUSS EINES OPTISCHEN STECKVERBINDERS[2020/28]
English:OPTICAL CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING OPTICAL CONNECTOR[2020/28]
French:CONNECTEUR OPTIQUE ET PROCÉDÉ DE RACCORDEMENT DU CONNECTEUR OPTIQUE[2020/28]
Entry into regional phase02.04.2020Translation filed 
02.04.2020National basic fee paid 
02.04.2020Search fee paid 
02.04.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
02.04.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.04.2020Examination requested  [2020/28]
03.06.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.12.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.02.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.03.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.06.2023Fee for grant paid
07.06.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.06.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)15.04.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
28.12.2020Renewal 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  TooltipAT12.07.2023
CZ12.07.2023
DK12.07.2023
EE12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
IT12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
PL12.07.2023
RO12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
SK12.07.2023
SM12.07.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
[2024/26]
Former [2024/23]AT12.07.2023
CZ12.07.2023
DK12.07.2023
EE12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
PL12.07.2023
RO12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
SK12.07.2023
SM12.07.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
Former [2024/22]AT12.07.2023
CZ12.07.2023
DK12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
PL12.07.2023
RO12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
SM12.07.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
Former [2024/20]AT12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
PL12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
SM12.07.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
Former [2024/10]AT12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
HR12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
LV12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
PL12.07.2023
RS12.07.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
PT13.11.2023
Former [2024/09]AT12.07.2023
ES12.07.2023
LT12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
IS12.11.2023
Former [2024/08]LT12.07.2023
NL12.07.2023
NO12.10.2023
GR13.10.2023
Former [2024/05]NL12.07.2023
Documents cited:Search[A]GB1450760  (STANDARD TELEPHONES CABLES LTD) [A] 9-11 * abstract * * page 2, line 53 - line 64; figures 2,3 *;
 [A]JPS59136709  (SEIKO INSTR & ELECTRONICS) [A] 9-11 * abstract ** page 48, column Topright, paragraph 3 - page 48, column Final; figure - *;
 [A]US4699458  (OHTSUKI TOMONARI [JP], et al) [A] 9-11 * abstract * * column 4, line 6 - column 5, line 45; figures 6,7 *;
 [A]US5064268  (MORENCY ROGER L [US], et al) [A] 9-11 * column 3, line 4 - line 62; figure 1 *;
 [A]JPH0521211U  (HIROSE ELECTRIC CO LTD) [A] 6 * abstract * * paragraphs [0006] - [0027]; figures 1-3,5 *;
 [A]US2010215322  (MATSUMOTO SHINICHI [JP], et al) [A] 8 * paragraph [0051]; figure 1 *;
 [A]US2012093462  (CHILDERS DARRELL R [US], et al) [A] 6 * abstract * * paragraphs [0018] - [0019]; figure 1 *;
 [A]US2015104135  (BUSHNELL BRIAN K [US], et al) [A] 6 * abstract * * paragraphs [0047] - [0053]; figures 1-4 *;
 [XAI]US2015346438  (KATO SEIJI [JP]) [X] 1,5,7 * abstract * * paragraphs [0051] - [0175]; figure - * [A] 2-4 [I] 6,8-13
International search[Y]JPH09311245  (NEC CORP) [Y] 5 * , *;
 [Y]JP2000039536  (HARTING KG AA) [Y] 2-5, 8-13 * , *;
 [XY]JP2001313119  (MOLEX INC) [X] 1, 6-7 * , [0002], [0009] - [0017], & JP 3364838 B2 & US * [Y] 2-5, 8-13;
 [XY]JP2002082254  (MOLEX INC) [X] 1, 6-7 * , * [Y] 2-5, 8-13;
 [A]JP2010525385  [A] 1-13* , *;
 [Y]JP2017504843  [Y] 2-5, 8-13 * , *
by applicantJP5690005B
 JP2015227938
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