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EP1278324 - Wavelength assignment in an optical WDM network [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  20.06.2008
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.10.2008Change - representativepublished on 12.11.2008  [2008/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Innovance Inc.
15 Corporate Place South
Piscataway, NJ 08854 / US
[2003/04]
Inventor(s)01 / Solheim, Alan G.
15 Havenwood Trail
Sittsville, Ontario K2S 1C9 / CA
02 / Roorda, Peter D.
68 Hamilton Avenue North
Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 1B9 / CA
03 / Jones, Kevan P.
29 Slade Crescent
Kanata, Ontario K2K 2L1 / CA
04 / Friesham, Greg P.
251A Sunnyside Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario K1S 0R9 / CA
 [2003/04]
Representative(s)Sarup, David Alexander, et al
Alcatel-Lucent Telecom Ltd
Patent Business
c/o Nokia
125 Finsbury Pavement
London EC2A 1NQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/46]Sarup, David Alexander, et al
Alcatel-Lucent Telecom Limited Unit 18, Core 3, Workzone Innova Business Park Electric Avenue Enfield
EN3 7XU / GB
Former [2006/09]Sarup, David Alexander, et al
Lucent Technologie NS UK Limited 5 Mornington Road
Woodford Green, Essex IG8 0TU / GB
Former [2004/50]Watts, Christopher Malcolm Kelway, Dr., et al
Lucent Technologies NS UK Ltd 5 Mornington Road
Woodford Green Essex, IG8 0TU / GB
Former [2003/04]Cutforth, Peter Nicholas
Impetus Intellectual Property Services, The White Chalet, Pountley Copse
Alton, Hampshire GU34 4DL / GB
Application number, filing date02011670.331.05.2002
[2003/04]
Priority number, dateUS2001090926519.07.2001         Original published format: US 909265
US2001001783312.12.2001         Original published format: US 17833
[2003/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1278324
Date:22.01.2003
Language:EN
[2003/04]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1278324
Date:15.11.2006
[2006/46]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.10.2006
ClassificationIPC:H04J14/02
[2003/04]
CPC:
H04J14/0227 (EP); H04J14/02216 (EP); H04J14/0241 (EP);
H04J14/0284 (EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2007/29]
Former [2003/04]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Wellenlängeanweisung in einem optischen Wellenlängenmultiplexierten Netzwerk[2003/04]
English:Wavelength assignment in an optical WDM network[2003/04]
French:Attribution de longeurs d'onde dans un réseau optique à multiplexage en longueur d'onde[2003/04]
Examination procedure27.04.2007Examination requested  [2007/24]
07.08.2007Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
11.09.2007Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, ES, FI, GR, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR
28.05.2008Application withdrawn by applicant  [2008/30]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.10.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
17.05.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
24.05.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
14.05.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
13.05.2008Renewal fee patent year 07
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
25.06.2007AT   M01   Not yet paid
25.06.2007BE   M01   Not yet paid
25.06.2007CH   M01   Not yet paid
25.06.2007CY   M01   Not yet paid
25.06.2007DK   M01   Not yet paid
25.06.2007ES   M01   Not yet paid
25.06.2007FI   M01   Not yet paid
25.06.2007GR   M01   Not yet paid
25.06.2007IE   M01   Not yet paid
25.06.2007IT   M01   Not yet paid
25.06.2007LU   M01   Not yet paid
25.06.2007MC   M01   Not yet paid
25.06.2007NL   M01   Not yet paid
25.06.2007PT   M01   Not yet paid
25.06.2007SE   M01   Not yet paid
25.06.2007TR   M01   Not yet paid
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.05.200403   M06   Fee paid on   11.10.2004
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Documents cited:Search[X]WO0118999  (OPTICAL NETWORKS INC [US]) [X] 1-22 * page 1, line 10 - line 12 * * page 1, line 25 - page 3, line 8; figure 1 * * page 5, line 18 - page 6, line 33; figure 2 * * page 7, line 5 - page 8, line 25; figure 3 * * page 11, line 11 - line 24 * * page 12, line 13 - line 19 * * page 13, line 3 - line 17; figure 4 * * page 14, line 15 - line 21 * * page 15, line 6 - line 28; figure 5 * * page 17, line 22 - page 18, line 4 * * page 42, line 25 - page 45, line 2; figure 12 * * page 46, line 28 - page 48, line 3 *;
 [XA]  - LEHR G ET AL, "MANAGEMENT OF ALL-OPTICAL WDM NETWORKS. FIRST RESULTS OF EUROPEAN RESEARCH PROJECT MOON", NOMS '98. 1998 IEEE NETWORK OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT SYMPOSIUM. NEW ORLEANS, LA, FEBR. 15 - 20, 1998, IEEE NETWORK OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT SYMPOSIUM, NEW YORK, NY : IEEE, US, (19980215), VOL. 3 CONF. 10, ISBN 0-7803-4352-2, pages 870 - 879, XP000793435 [X] 1-22 * page 870, paragraph 1 - paragraph 4 * * page 871, paragraph 1 - paragraph 3; figure 2 * * page 872, paragraph 3 * * page 873, paragraph 1 - page 875, paragraph 3 * * page 877, paragraph 6 * * page 878, paragraph 1 - page 879, paragraph 3; figure 8 * [A]

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/NOMS.1998.655229
 [A]  - GOLMIE N ET AL, "A DIFFERENTED OPTICAL SERVICES MODEL FOR WDM NETWORKS", IEEE COMMUNICATIONS MAGAZINE, IEEE SERVICE CENTER,NEW YORK, NY, US, (200002), vol. 38, no. 2, ISSN 0163-6804, pages 68 - 73, XP000912316 [A] 1-22 * page 69, column L, paragraph 1 - page 70, column R, paragraph 3; figure 1 * * page 71, column L, paragraph 2 - paragraph 4 * * page 71, column R, paragraph 5 * * page 72, column L, paragraph 5 - page 73, column L, paragraph 4 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/35.819898
 [A]  - NASIR GHANI ET AL, "On IP-over-WDM Integration", IEEE COMMUNICATIONS MAGAZINE, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISCATAWAY, US, (200003), vol. 38, no. 3, ISSN 0163-6804, pages 72 - 84, XP011091247 [A] 1-22 * page 74, column R, paragraph 3 - page 77, column R, paragraph 1; figure 3 *
 [A]  - MADER W ED - INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, "RESULTS OF THE PHOTON AND MOON FIELD TRIALS", OFC/IOOC '99 OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION CONFERENCE / INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTEGRATED OPTICS AND OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION. SAN DIEGO, CA, FEB. 21 - 26, 1999, OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION CONFERENCE / INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTEGRATED OP, (19990221), ISBN 0-7803-5430-3, pages 234 - 236, XP000967039 [A] 1-22 * page 235, column L, paragraph 3 - page 236, column L, paragraph 5 *
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