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EP3978993 - OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE ELEMENT, AND OPTICAL MODULATION DEVICE AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS USING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE ELEMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.12.2023
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.10.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  04.03.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip23.09.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.
1-9-2 Higashi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku
Tokyo, 105-8641 / JP
[2023/48]
Former [2022/14]For all designated states
SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
6-28 Rokuban-cho
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 102-8465 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / KATAOKA, Yu
Tokyo, 102-8465 / JP
02 / TAKANO, Shingo
Tokyo, 102-8465 / JP
03 / MIYAZAKI, Norikazu
Tokyo, 102-8465 / JP
 [2022/14]
Representative(s)Sonnenberg Harrison Partnerschaft mbB
Herzogspitalstraße 10a
80331 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2022/14]Staudt, Hans-Peter
Staudt IP Law
Donaustrasse 7
85049 Ingolstadt / DE
Application number, filing date21200131.730.09.2021
[2022/14]
Priority number, dateJP2020016500230.09.2020         Original published format: JP 2020165002
[2022/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3978993
Date:06.04.2022
Language:EN
[2022/14]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.03.2022
ClassificationIPC:G02F1/035, G02F1/21, G02F1/225
[2022/14]
CPC:
G02F1/0353 (EP,US); G02F1/212 (EP); G02F1/225 (EP);
G02F2201/063 (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 [2022/45]
Former [2022/14]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:OPTISCHES WELLENLEITERELEMENT, OPTISCHE MODULATIONSVORRICHTUNG UND OPTISCHE ÜBERTRAGUNGSVORRICHTUNG MIT EINEM OPTISCHEN WELLENLEITERELEMENT[2022/14]
English:OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE ELEMENT, AND OPTICAL MODULATION DEVICE AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS USING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE ELEMENT[2022/14]
French:ÉLÉMENT DE GUIDE D'ONDE OPTIQUE, ET DISPOSITIF DE MODULATION OPTIQUE ET APPAREIL DE TRANSMISSION OPTIQUE UTILISANT UN ÉLÉMENT DE GUIDE D'ONDE OPTIQUE[2022/14]
Examination procedure04.10.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.10.2022Examination requested  [2022/45]
04.10.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
21.12.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
13.06.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
23.09.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US5838869  (RASCH ANDREAS [DE], et al);
 [A]WO2004008202  (OPTIMER PHOTONICS INC [US], et al);
 [Y]JP2009244812  (SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO LTD);
 [A]US2015277156  (KONDOU KATSUTOSHI [JP]);
 [XY]US2017052424  (IWATSUKA SHINJI [JP], et al)
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