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EP1146671 - High capacity ultra-long haul dispersion and nonlinearity managed lightwave communication systems [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.09.2005
Database last updated on 15.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip03.10.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): FR
published on 05.11.2008  [2008/45]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Qtera Corporation
6100 Broken Sound Parkway N.W. Boca Raton
Florida 33487 / US
[N/P]
Former [2001/42]For all designated states
Qtera Corporation
6100 Broken Sound Parkway N.W.
Boca Raton, Florida 33487 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Cao, Xiang-Dong
19620 Star Island Drive
Boca Raton, Florida 33487 / US
 [2001/42]
Representative(s)Ertl, Nicholas Justin, et al
Elkington and Fife LLP
Prospect House
8 Pembroke Road
Sevenoaks
Kent TN13 1XR / GB
[N/P]
Former [2001/42]Ertl, Nicholas Justin, et al
Elkington and Fife, Prospect House, 8 Pembroke Road
Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR / GB
Application number, filing date01301954.205.03.2001
[2001/42]
Priority number, dateUS2000051844803.03.2000         Original published format: US 518448
[2001/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1146671
Date:17.10.2001
Language:EN
[2001/42]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1146671
Date:11.06.2003
[2003/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1146671
Date:10.11.2004
Language:EN
[2004/46]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.04.2003
ClassificationIPC:H04B10/17, H04B10/18, H04J14/02
[2003/23]
CPC:
H04B10/2916 (EP,US); H04B10/2525 (EP,US); H04B2210/258 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2001/42]H04B10/17
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2004/10]
Former [2001/42]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Lichtwellenübertragungssysteme hoher Kapazität für Fernübertragung mit kontrollierter Dispersion und Nichtlinearitäten[2001/42]
English:High capacity ultra-long haul dispersion and nonlinearity managed lightwave communication systems[2001/42]
French:Système optique de communication à grande distance et haute capacité avec dispersion et non-linearités controlées[2001/42]
Examination procedure19.11.2003Examination requested  [2004/03]
11.12.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.04.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.05.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.09.2004Fee for grant paid
08.09.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)11.08.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
04.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipGB05.03.2005
FR31.03.2005
[2008/45]
Former [2006/13]GB05.03.2005
Documents cited:Search[A]EP0554714  (CORNING INC [US]) [A] 1-19 * abstract *;
 [A]US5504609  (ALEXANDER STEPHEN B [US], et al) [A] 1-19* abstract *;
 [A]EP0862284  (FUJITSU LTD [JP]) [A] 1-19 * abstract *;
 [DA]  - KAMINOW I. P. ET AL, "OPTICAL FIBER TELECOMMUNICATIONS IIIA", ACADEMIC PRESS, (1997), pages 373 - 461, XP009009245 [DA] 1-19 * page 438 - page 439; figure 12.45 *
 [A]  - HENMI N ET AL, "PRECHIRP TECHNIQUE AS A LINEAR DISPERSION COMPENSATION FOR ULTRAHIGH-SPEED LONG-SPAN INTENSITY MODULATION DIRECTED DETECTION OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS", JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY, IEEE. NEW YORK, US, (19941001), vol. 12, no. 10, ISSN 0733-8724, pages 1706 - 1719, XP000469524 [A] 1-19 * abstract *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/50.337482
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