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EP About this file: EP1412814

EP1412814 - WIDE BAND ELECTRO-OPTICAL MODULATORS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.01.2011
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.10.2012Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 21.11.2012  [2012/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE -CNRS-
3, rue Michel-Ange
75794 Paris Cedex 16 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2010/09]For all designated states
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS)
3, rue Michel-Ange
75794 Paris Cedex 16 / FR
Former [2004/18]For all designated states
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS)
3, rue Michel Ange
75794 Paris Cedex 16 / FR
Inventor(s)01 / PORTE, Henri
11 rue des Véroniques
F-25770 SERRE les SAPINS / FR
02 / HAUDEN, Jérôme
18 rue Velotte
F-25000 BESANCON / FR
03 / MOLLIER, Pascal
5 rue de Lorraine
F-25000 BESANCON / FR
 [2004/18]
Representative(s)Michelet, Alain
Cabinet HARLE et PHELIP
14-16, rue Ballu
75009 Paris / FR
[N/P]
Former [2007/14]Michelet, Alain
Cabinet Harlé et Phélip 7, rue de Madrid
75008 Paris / FR
Former [2007/07]Jacquard, Philippe Jean-Luc, et al
Cabinet ORES 36, rue de St Pétersbourg
75008 Paris / FR
Former [2004/18]Michelet, Alain, et al
Cabinet Harlé et Phélip 7, rue de Madrid
75008 Paris / FR
Application number, filing date01996767.815.11.2001
[2004/18]
WO2001FR03590
Priority number, dateFR2000001480416.11.2000         Original published format: FR 0014804
[2004/18]
Filing languageFR
Procedural languageFR
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0241073
Date:23.05.2002
Language:FR
[2002/21]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1412814
Date:28.04.2004
Language:FR
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.05.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2004/18]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1412814
Date:03.03.2010
Language:FR
[2010/09]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP23.05.2002
ClassificationIPC:G02F1/225
[2004/18]
CPC:
G02F1/2255 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2004/18]
TitleGerman:BREITBAND-ELEKTROOPTISCHE MODULATOREN[2004/18]
English:WIDE BAND ELECTRO-OPTICAL MODULATORS[2004/18]
French:MODULATEURS ELECTRO-OPTIQUES LARGE BANDE[2004/18]
Entry into regional phase24.07.2003National basic fee paid 
24.07.2003Designation fee(s) paid 
24.07.2003Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.06.2002Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
24.07.2003Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: filing fee / search fee not paid in time
24.07.2003Examination requested  [2004/18]
05.02.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.05.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.09.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.01.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.11.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.01.2010Fee for grant paid
22.01.2010Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)06.12.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2011/06]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.11.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
25.11.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
28.11.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
27.11.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
28.11.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
26.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 08
03.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 09
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
25.08.2003AT   M02   Fee paid on   25.08.2003
25.08.2003BE   M02   Fee paid on   25.08.2003
25.08.2003CH   M02   Fee paid on   25.08.2003
25.08.2003CY   M02   Fee paid on   25.08.2003
25.08.2003DE   M02   Fee paid on   25.08.2003
25.08.2003DK   M02   Fee paid on   25.08.2003
25.08.2003ES   M02   Fee paid on   25.08.2003
25.08.2003FI   M02   Fee paid on   25.08.2003
25.08.2003FR   M02   Fee paid on   25.08.2003
25.08.2003GB   M02   Fee paid on   25.08.2003
25.08.2003GR   M02   Fee paid on   25.08.2003
25.08.2003IE   M02   Fee paid on   25.08.2003
25.08.2003IT   M02   Fee paid on   25.08.2003
25.08.2003LU   M02   Fee paid on   25.08.2003
25.08.2003MC   M02   Fee paid on   25.08.2003
25.08.2003NL   M02   Fee paid on   25.08.2003
25.08.2003PT   M02   Fee paid on   25.08.2003
25.08.2003SE   M02   Fee paid on   25.08.2003
25.08.2003TR   M02   Fee paid on   25.08.2003
Penalty fee Rule 85b EPC 1973
25.08.2003M02   Fee paid on   25.08.2003
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT03.03.2010
CY03.03.2010
DK03.03.2010
FI03.03.2010
IE03.03.2010
IT03.03.2010
NL03.03.2010
SE03.03.2010
TR03.03.2010
GR04.06.2010
ES14.06.2010
PT05.07.2010
LU15.11.2010
BE30.11.2010
MC30.11.2010
[2012/47]
Former [2012/44]AT03.03.2010
CY03.03.2010
DK03.03.2010
FI03.03.2010
IE03.03.2010
IT03.03.2010
NL03.03.2010
SE03.03.2010
GR04.06.2010
ES14.06.2010
PT05.07.2010
LU15.11.2010
BE30.11.2010
MC30.11.2010
Former [2011/41]AT03.03.2010
CY03.03.2010
DK03.03.2010
FI03.03.2010
IE03.03.2010
IT03.03.2010
NL03.03.2010
SE03.03.2010
GR04.06.2010
ES14.06.2010
PT05.07.2010
BE30.11.2010
MC30.11.2010
Former [2011/31]AT03.03.2010
CY03.03.2010
DK03.03.2010
FI03.03.2010
IE03.03.2010
IT03.03.2010
NL03.03.2010
SE03.03.2010
GR04.06.2010
ES14.06.2010
PT05.07.2010
MC30.11.2010
Former [2011/14]AT03.03.2010
CY03.03.2010
DK03.03.2010
FI03.03.2010
IE03.03.2010
IT03.03.2010
NL03.03.2010
SE03.03.2010
GR04.06.2010
ES14.06.2010
PT05.07.2010
Former [2011/08]AT03.03.2010
CY03.03.2010
DK03.03.2010
FI03.03.2010
IE03.03.2010
NL03.03.2010
SE03.03.2010
GR04.06.2010
ES14.06.2010
PT05.07.2010
Former [2011/07]AT03.03.2010
CY03.03.2010
DK03.03.2010
FI03.03.2010
IE03.03.2010
NL03.03.2010
SE03.03.2010
GR04.06.2010
ES14.06.2010
Former [2010/49]AT03.03.2010
CY03.03.2010
FI03.03.2010
IE03.03.2010
NL03.03.2010
SE03.03.2010
GR04.06.2010
ES14.06.2010
Former [2010/47]AT03.03.2010
CY03.03.2010
FI03.03.2010
IE03.03.2010
NL03.03.2010
GR04.06.2010
ES14.06.2010
Former [2010/46]AT03.03.2010
FI03.03.2010
IE03.03.2010
NL03.03.2010
GR04.06.2010
ES14.06.2010
Former [2010/45]AT03.03.2010
FI03.03.2010
NL03.03.2010
Former [2010/38]AT03.03.2010
FI03.03.2010
Former [2010/37]AT03.03.2010
Cited inInternational search[A]JP2000249994  ;
 [A]  - KISHINO T ET AL, "70+ mu m deep domain inversion in X-cut LiNbO/sub 3/ and its use in a high-speed bandpass integrated-optic modulator", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 26 JUNE 2000, AIP, USA, vol. 76, no. 26, ISSN 0003-6951, pages 3852 - 3854, XP000963351 [A] 1-6,10-19 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.126799
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (20010103), vol. 2000, no. 12, & JP2000249994 A 20000914 (FUJITSU LTD) [A] 1-6,10-19 * abstract *
 [A]  - SCHAFFNER J H ET AL, "VELOCITY-MATCHING IN MILLIMETER WAVE INTEGRATED OPTIC MODULATORS WITH PERIODIC ELECTRODES", JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY,US,IEEE. NEW YORK, (19940301), vol. 12, no. 3, ISSN 0733-8724, pages 503 - 511, XP000469804 [A] 1 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/50.285333
 [A]  - HUI K W ET AL, "ELECTRODE OPTIMIZATION FOR HIGH-SPEED TRAVELING-WAVE INTEGRATED OPTIC MODULATORS", JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY,US,IEEE. NEW YORK, (19980201), vol. 16, no. 2, ISSN 0733-8724, pages 232 - 238, XP000750663 [A] 1 * Chapter III. Phase reversal electrode *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/50.661015
 [A]  - SEMENOV A S ET AL, "COMPENSATION OF THE VELOCITY MISMATCH IN TRAVELING-WAVE MODULATORS UTILIZING A CUMULATIVE INTERACTION", SOVIET JOURNAL OF QUANTUM ELECTRONICS,US,AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS. WOODBURY, NY, (1992), vol. 22, no. 1, pages 73 - 78, XP000273648 [A] 1 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1070/QE1992v022n01ABEH003341
 [A]  - SAMSON S ET AL, "Electro-optic measurements using a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with domain reversals", PHOTONIC COMPONENT ENGINEERING AND APPLICATIONS, ORLANDO, FL, USA, 8-9 APRIL 1996, Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 1996, SPIE-Int. Soc. Opt. Eng, USA, vol. 2749, ISSN 0277-786X, pages 186 - 194, XP001016441 [A] 1 * Paragraphe: 3. Discussion;; figure 6 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.243103
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