EP1109054 - Travelling wave optical modulators and a method for the production thereof [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 23.06.2006 Database last updated on 26.03.2025 | Most recent event Tooltip | 23.06.2006 | No opposition filed within time limit | published on 26.07.2006 [2006/30] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states NGK Insulators, Ltd. 2-56 Suda-cho, Mizuho-ku Nagoya-City, Aichi Pref. 467-8530 / JP | [N/P] |
Former [2001/25] | For all designated states NGK INSULATORS, LTD. 2-56 Suda-cho, Mizuho-ku Nagoya-City, Aichi Prefecture 467-8530 / JP | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Kondo, Atsuo, NGK Insulators, Ltd. 2-56, Suda-cho, Mizuho-ku Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture / JP | 02 /
Kondo, Jungo, NGK Insulators, Ltd. 2-56, Suda-cho, Mizuho-ku Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture / JP | 03 /
Aoki, Kenji, NGK Insulators, Ltd. 2-56, Suda-cho, Mizuho-ku Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture / JP | [2002/37] |
Former [2001/25] | 01 /
Kondo, Atsuo, NGK Insulators, Ltd. 2-56, Suda-cho, Mizuho-ku Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture / JP | ||
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Kondo, Jungo, NGK Insulators, Ltd. 2-56, Suda-cho, Mizuho-ku Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture / JP | |||
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Kondo, Kenji, NGK Insulators, Ltd. 2-56, Suda-cho, Mizuho-ku Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture / JP | Representative(s) | Paget, Hugh Charles Edward, et al Mewburn Ellis LLP City Tower 40 Basinghall Street London EC2V 5DE / GB | [N/P] |
Former [2001/25] | Paget, Hugh Charles Edward, et al MEWBURN ELLIS York House 23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP / GB | Application number, filing date | 00311181.2 | 14.12.2000 | [2001/25] | Priority number, date | JP19990355614 | 15.12.1999 Original published format: JP 35561499 | [2001/25] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP1109054 | Date: | 20.06.2001 | Language: | EN | [2001/25] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP1109054 | Date: | 29.05.2002 | [2002/22] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP1109054 | Date: | 17.08.2005 | Language: | EN | [2005/33] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 16.04.2002 | Classification | IPC: | G02F1/225, G02F1/035 | [2002/22] | CPC: |
G02F1/2255 (EP,US);
G02F1/0356 (EP,US)
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Former IPC [2001/25] | G02F1/225 | Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB, IT [2003/08] |
Former [2001/25] | AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR | Title | German: | Optischer Wanderwellenmodulator und Verfahren zu seiner Herstellung | [2001/25] | English: | Travelling wave optical modulators and a method for the production thereof | [2001/25] | French: | Modulateur optique à ondes progressives et son procédé de fabrication | [2001/25] | Examination procedure | 17.10.2002 | Examination requested [2002/51] | 25.11.2002 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 15.02.2005 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 21.06.2005 | Fee for grant paid | 21.06.2005 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 18.05.2006 | No opposition filed within time limit [2006/30] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 27.12.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 23.12.2003 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 22.12.2004 | Renewal fee patent year 05 |
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