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EP1182905 - Optical router [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.09.2004
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip24.09.2004No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 10.11.2004  [2004/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill, NJ 07974-0636 / US
[N/P]
Former [2002/09]For all designated states
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974-0636 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Gripp, Jurgen
217 Prospect Avenue, Apt. 6-1A
Cranford, New Jersey 07016 / US
02 / Zirngibl, Martin
30 Hunterspoint Road
Middletown, New Jersey 07748 / US
 [2002/09]
Representative(s)Watts, Christopher Malcolm Kelway, et al
Lucent Technologies (UK) Ltd, 5 Mornington Road Woodford Green
Essex, IG8 0TU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2002/09]Watts, Christopher Malcolm Kelway, Dr., et al
Lucent Technologies (UK) Ltd, 5 Mornington Road
Woodford Green Essex, IG8 0TU / GB
Application number, filing date01301961.705.03.2001
[2002/09]
Priority number, dateUS2000064882225.08.2000         Original published format: US 648822
[2002/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1182905
Date:27.02.2002
Language:EN
[2002/09]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1182905
Date:19.11.2003
Language:EN
[2003/47]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.07.2001
ClassificationIPC:H04Q11/00
[2002/09]
CPC:
H04Q11/0005 (EP,US); H04Q2011/0011 (EP,US); H04Q2011/0015 (EP,US);
H04Q2011/0016 (EP,US); H04Q2011/0026 (EP,US); H04Q2011/0032 (EP,US);
H04Q2011/0039 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2002/46]
Former [2002/09]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Optischer Router[2002/09]
English:Optical router[2002/09]
French:Routeur optique[2002/09]
Examination procedure05.03.2001Request for accelerated examination filed
19.03.2001Examination requested  [2002/09]
14.09.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.09.2001Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes
16.01.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.03.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.09.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.06.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.09.2003Fee for grant paid
08.09.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)20.08.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/46]
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.01.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/50.736584
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/50.736587
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/50.507936
 [A]   SASAYAMA K ET AL: "PHOTONIC ATM SWITCH USING FREQUENCT-ROUTING-TYPE TIME-DIVISION INTERCONNECTION NETWORK", ELECTRONICS LETTERS,IEE STEVENAGE,GB, vol. 29, no. 20, 30 September 1993 (1993-09-30), pages 1778 - 1780, XP000400431, ISSN: 0013-5194 [A] 1,9,14,21,22,25 * the whole document *
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