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EP3418786 - OPTICAL FIBER JOINT AND OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.03.2021
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  27.03.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  08.12.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.07.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  23.11.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE, MK		published on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District
Shenzhen
Guangdong 518129 / CN
[N/P]
Former [2018/52]For all designated states
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian
Longgang District Shenzhen
Guangdong 518129 / CN
Inventor(s)01 / WU, Wenxin
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian, Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
02 / HUANG, Xuesong
Huawei Administration Building
Bantian, Longgang District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 / CN
 [2018/52]
Representative(s)Pfenning, Meinig & Partner mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Joachimsthaler Straße 10-12
10719 Berlin / DE
[2018/52]
Application number, filing date18169537.012.11.2013
[2018/52]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3418786
Date:26.12.2018
Language:EN
[2018/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3418786
Date:29.04.2020
Language:EN
[2020/18]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.11.2018
ClassificationIPC:G02B6/38
[2018/52]
CPC:
G02B6/3825 (EP,BR,CN,KR,US); G02B6/3869 (BR,KR,US); G02B6/3874 (CN);
G02B6/3831 (EP,BR,CN,US); G02B6/3849 (EP,BR,KR,US); G02B6/3891 (EP,KR,US);
G02B6/38 (RU); G02B6/3816 (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 [2019/32]
Former [2018/52]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:GLASFASERVERBINDUNG UND GLASFASERSTECKER[2018/52]
English:OPTICAL FIBER JOINT AND OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR[2018/52]
French:JOINT DE FIBRE OPTIQUE ET CONNECTEUR DE FIBRE OPTIQUE[2018/52]
Examination procedure26.06.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.06.2019Examination requested  [2019/32]
26.06.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
09.12.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.03.2020Fee for grant paid
15.03.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
19.03.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP13823910.8  / EP2894501
Opposition(s)01.02.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/14]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
26.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
26.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
29.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
29.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU12.11.2013
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