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EP1421716 - POLARISATION MODE DISPERSION COMPENSATOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.08.2008
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip15.08.2008No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 17.09.2008  [2008/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2007/41]For all designated states
FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
Former [2004/22]For all designated states
FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / RASMUSSEN, Jens C., c/o Fujitsu Limited
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
02 / ISHIKAWA, George, c/o Fujitsu Limited
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
 [2007/41]
Former [2004/22]01 / RASMUSSEN, Jens C., Fujitsu Limited
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
02 / ISHIKAWA, George, Fujitsu Limited
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastrasse 30
81925 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2004/22]HOFFMANN - EITLE
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date01961281.131.08.2001
[2004/22]
WO2001JP07567
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO03021821
Date:13.03.2003
Language:EN
[2003/11]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1421716
Date:26.05.2004
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.03.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2004/22]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1421716
Date:10.10.2007
Language:EN
[2007/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP13.03.2003
ClassificationIPC:H04B10/18, G02B6/34
[2004/22]
CPC:
G02B6/2713 (EP,US); G02B6/274 (EP,US); G02B6/278 (EP,US);
H04B10/2569 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2004/22]
TitleGerman:POLARISATIONSMODENDISPERSION-KOMPENSATOR[2004/22]
English:POLARISATION MODE DISPERSION COMPENSATOR[2004/22]
French:COMPENSATEUR DE DISPERSION DE MODE DE POLARISATION[2004/22]
Entry into regional phase14.01.2004National basic fee paid 
14.01.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
14.01.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.01.2004Examination requested  [2004/22]
19.07.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.01.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.04.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.07.2007Fee for grant paid
10.07.2007Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)11.07.2008No opposition filed within time limit [2008/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.02.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
24.08.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
25.08.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
17.08.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
28.08.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
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Cited inInternational search[E]US2002018267  (SUN FENGQING [US], et al) [E] 1,2,5,7 * abstract * * page 3, column L, paragraph 30 * * page 3, column R, line 1 - line 5 * * page 7, line 5 - line 32 * * claims 1-6 * * figure 6 *
 [XAY]  - PATSCHER J ET AL, "COMPONENT FOR SECOND-ORDER COMPENSATION OF POLARISATION-MODE DISPERSION", ELECTRONICS LETTERS, IEE STEVENAGE, GB, (19970619), vol. 33, no. 13, ISSN 0013-5194, pages 1157 - 1159, XP000734134 [X] 1-4,7 * the whole document * * figure 2 * [A] 6 [Y] 5

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/el:19970775
 [XY]  - SANDEL D ET AL, "AUTOMATIC POLARISATION MODE DISPERSION COMPENSATION IN 40GBIT/S OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM", ELECTRONICS LETTERS, IEE STEVENAGE, GB, (19981112), vol. 34, no. 23, ISSN 0013-5194, pages 2258 - 2259, XP000871255 [X] 1,2 * page 1, column R, line 12 - line 16 * * figure 2 * [Y] 5

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/el:19981526
 [XA]  - Q. YU; L.S. YAN; Y. XIE; M. HAUER; A.E WILLNER, "Higher Order Polarization Mode Dispersion Compensation Using a Fixed Time Delay Followed by a Variable Time Delay", IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS, (200108), vol. 13, no. 8, pages 863 - 865, XP002197429 [X] 1,2,5-7 * page 863, column L, line 26 - column R, line 3 * * page 863, column R, line 28 - line 36 * * figures 1,3 * [A] 3,4

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/68.935829
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