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EP1043849 - Splitter for use with an optical amplifier [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  31.08.2007
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip31.08.2007No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 03.10.2007  [2007/40]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Agere Systems Optoelectronics Guardian Corporation
9333 South John Young Parkway Orlando
Florida 32819-8698 / US
[2006/43]
Former [2001/30]For all designated states
Agere Systems Optoelectronics Guardian Corporation
9333 South John Young Parkway
Orlando, Florida 32819-8698 / US
Former [2000/41]For all designated states
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974-0636 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Arney, Susanne
130 North 6th Street
Highland Park, New Jersey 08904 / US
02 / Legrange, Jane Deborah
85 Wilson Road
Princeton, New Jersey 08540 / US
[2000/41]
Representative(s)Perkins, Sarah, et al
Stevens Hewlett & Perkins
1 St Augustine's Place
Bristol BS1 4UD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2001/17]Perkins, Sarah, et al
Stevens, Hewlett & Perkins Halton House 20/23 Holborn
London EC1N 2JD / GB
Former [2000/41]Watts, Christopher Malcolm Kelway, Dr., et al
Lucent Technologies (UK) Ltd, 5 Mornington Road
Woodford Green Essex, IG8 0TU / GB
Application number, filing date00302506.128.03.2000
[2000/41]
Priority number, dateUS1999028747506.04.1999         Original published format: US 287475
[2000/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1043849
Date:11.10.2000
Language:EN
[2000/41]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1043849
Date:08.05.2002
[2002/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1043849
Date:25.10.2006
Language:EN
[2006/43]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.03.2002
ClassificationIPC:H04B10/17
[2000/41]
CPC:
G02B6/3512 (EP,KR,US); H01S3/06708 (EP,KR,US); H01S3/06754 (EP,KR,US);
G02B6/2817 (EP,KR,US); G02B6/3514 (EP,KR,US); G02B6/3548 (EP,KR,US);
G02B6/357 (EP,KR,US); H01S3/06716 (EP,KR,US); H01S3/094003 (EP,KR,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2003/05]
Former [2000/41]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Verzweiger zur Verwendung mit einem optischen Verstärker[2000/41]
English:Splitter for use with an optical amplifier[2000/41]
French:Séparateur utilisé avec un amplificateur optique[2000/41]
Examination procedure04.11.2002Examination requested  [2003/01]
26.01.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
29.07.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.05.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.09.2006Fee for grant paid
07.09.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)26.07.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/40]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.01.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
24.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
14.05.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
08.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
15.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 07
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.03.200405   M06   Fee paid on   14.05.2004
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPS6010219  ;
 [Y]EP0497243  (CSELT CENTRO STUDI LAB TELECOM [IT]) [Y] 4-7 * column 4, line 23 - line 32 * * figure 4 *;
 [XY]EP0779687  (NEC CORP [JP]) [X] 1-3 * page 5, line 6 - line 22 * * figure 1 * [Y] 4-12;
 [Y]WO9812589  (ASCOM TECH AG [CH], et al) [Y] 8-12 * abstract * * figure 1 *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19850531), vol. 009, no. 127, Database accession no. (P - 360), & JP60010219 A 19850119 (TOSHIBA KK) [A] 8-12 * abstract *
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