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EP0078364 - Opto-electronic coupling device [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 04.10.1989 Database last updated on 26.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	17.04.2015	Change - lapse in a contracting state State(s) deleted from list of lapses: CH, LI	published on 20.05.2015 [2015/21]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-GmbH Theodor-Stern-Kai 1 60596 Frankfurt / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1983/19]	For all designated states Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-GmbH Theodor-Stern-Kai 1 D-60596 Frankfurt / DE
Inventor(s)	01 / Becker, Reinhard, Dr. Dr.-Ing, Entw.-Ing. verstorben / DE
	02 / Schurr, Anton Hudlerstrasse 27 D-7913 Senden-Wullenstetten / DE
	03 / Müssigmann, Artur Georg-Zoller-Strasse 22 D-7930 Ehingen / DE
	[1983/19]
Representative(s)	Schulze, Harald Rudolf, et al Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-GmbH Theodor-Stern-Kai 1 60596 Frankfurt / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1985/17]	Schulze, Harald Rudolf, Dipl.-Ing., et al Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-GmbH Theodor-Stern-Kai 1 D-60596 Frankfurt / DE
Former [1983/19]	Schickle, Gerhard, Dipl.-Ing. Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-GmbH Theodor-Stern-Kai 1 D-6000 Frankfurt/Main 70 / DE
Application number, filing date	82106675.0	23.07.1982
	[1983/19]
Priority number, date	DE19813142918	29.10.1981 Original published format: DE 3142918
	[1983/19]
Filing language	DE
Procedural language	DE
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0078364
	Date:	11.05.1983
	Language:	DE
	[1983/19]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0078364
	Date:	22.05.1985
	Language:	DE
	[1985/21]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0078364
	Date:	08.06.1988
	Language:	DE
	[1988/23]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	21.03.1985
Classification	IPC:	H01L31/02	[1983/19]
	CPC:	G02B6/4249 (EP,US); G02B6/4202 (EP,US); H01L31/02325 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, CH, DE, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL, SE [1983/19]
Title	German:	Opto-elektrische Koppelanordnung	[1983/19]
	English:	Opto-electronic coupling device	[1983/19]
	French:	Elément de couplage opto-électronique	[1983/19]
Examination procedure	19.10.1983	Examination requested [1983/52]
	14.01.1987	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	10.04.1987	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	11.08.1987	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: )
	25.11.1987	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	14.12.1987	Fee for grant paid
	14.12.1987	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 08.03.1989 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Wittelsbacherplatz 2 80333 München / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [1989/18]
	Opponent(s)	01 08.03.1989 Siemens AG Postfach 22 16 34 D-80506 München / DE
	10.04.1989	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	13.05.1989	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	23.06.1989	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	03.07.1989	Legal effect of revocation of patent [1989/47]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	11.07.1984	Renewal fee patent year 03
	20.06.1985	Renewal fee patent year 04
	09.07.1986	Renewal fee patent year 05
	09.07.1987	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	DE	01.04.1989
	[2015/21]
Former [1990/17]	CH	08.06.1988
	LI	08.06.1988
	DE	01.04.1989
Former [1989/49]	DE	01.04.1989
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US4210923 (NORTH JAMES C [US], et al);
		[A]US4225213 (MCBRIDE JR LYLE E, et al)
		[X] - IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, Band 50, Nr. 11, April 1980 New York, US F.E. NOEL et al.: "High Density Fiber-Optic Transducer Modules", Seiten 4857-4858
		[A] - IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, vol. 22, no. 7, December 1979, New York (US) L.D. COMERFORD: "Etched silicon structure for aligning a photodiode and optical fiber", Seiten 2935-2936

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