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EP1596233 - OPTICAL MODULE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been withdrawn Status updated on 05.09.2014 Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	05.09.2014	Withdrawal of application	published on 08.10.2014 [2014/41]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K. K. 1126-1, Ichino-cho Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka 435-8558 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [2005/46]	For all designated states HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K. K. 1126-1, Ichino-cho Hamamatsu-shi Shizuoka 435-8558 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / HOSHINO, Yasuji, C/o Hamamatsu Photonics K.k. 1126 -1, Ichino-cho Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka, 435-8558 / JP
	02 / IIDA, Takashi, C/o Hamamatsu Photonics K.k. 1126-1, Ichino-cho Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka, 435-8558 / JP
	03 / WARASHINA, Yoshihisa, C/o Hamamatsu Photonics K.k. 1126-1, Ichino-cho Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka, 435-8558 / JP
	04 / TABATA, Kei, C/o Hamamatsu Photonics K.k. 1126-1, Ichino-cho, H amamatsu-shi, Shizuoka, 4358558 / JP
	[2005/46]
Representative(s)	Boult Wade Tennant LLP Salisbury Square House 8 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8AP / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2013/51]	Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT / GB
Former [2005/46]	Frost, Alex John, et al Boult Wade Tennant, Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date	04712756.8	19.02.2004
	[2005/46]
	WO2004JP01926
Priority number, date	JP20030041472	19.02.2003 Original published format: JP 2003041472
	[2005/46]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2004074896
	Date:	02.09.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/36]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1596233
	Date:	16.11.2005
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.09.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2005/46]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	02.09.2004
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	20.04.2007
Classification	IPC:	G02B6/42	[2005/46]
	CPC:	G02B6/423 (EP,US); G02B6/38 (KR); G02B6/4201 (EP,US); G02B6/4214 (EP,US); G02B6/4243 (EP,US); G02B6/4249 (EP,US); (+) H01L2224/45144 (EP,US); H01L2224/48091 (EP,US) (-)
	C-Set:	H01L2224/45144, H01L2924/00 (US,EP); H01L2224/48091, H01L2924/00014 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [2006/24]
Former [2005/46]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
Title	German:	OPTISCHES MODUL	[2005/46]
	English:	OPTICAL MODULE	[2005/46]
	French:	MODULE OPTIQUE	[2005/46]
Entry into regional phase	25.08.2005	Translation filed
	25.08.2005	National basic fee paid
	25.08.2005	Search fee paid
	25.08.2005	Designation fee(s) paid
	25.08.2005	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	25.08.2005	Examination requested [2005/46]
	03.08.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	13.12.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	14.06.2010	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	08.12.2010	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	29.08.2014	Application withdrawn by applicant [2014/41]
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 03.08.2007
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	07.02.2006	Renewal fee patent year 03
	21.02.2007	Renewal fee patent year 04
	22.02.2008	Renewal fee patent year 05
	23.02.2009	Renewal fee patent year 06
	22.02.2010	Renewal fee patent year 07
	21.02.2011	Renewal fee patent year 08
	22.02.2012	Renewal fee patent year 09
	21.02.2013	Renewal fee patent year 10
	21.02.2014	Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]US4897711 (BLONDER GREG E [US], et al) [X] 1,8-10 * column 3, line 14 - column 4, line 48 * * column 6, line 20 - line 46 *;
		[A]JPH0339706 (FUJITSU LTD) [A] 2,3,6 * abstract *;
		[X]DE19932430 (HARTING ELEKTROOPTISCHE BAUTEILE GMBH & CO KG [DE]) [X] 1-10 * column 1, line 18 - line 34 * * column 1, line 66 - column 2, line 17 * * column 2, line 45 - column 3, line 6 * * column 4, line 18 - line 56; figure 1 * * column 5, line 35 - line 40 *;
		[A]US6187515 (TRAN DEAN [US], et al) [A] 1-10 * column 2, line 40 - line 46 * * column 4, line 23 - column 5, line 7 * * column 7, line 8 - line 16; figure 6 * * column 8, line 18 - line 32; figure 7 *;
		[A]JP2001051162 (NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE) [A] 2,8 * abstract * * paragraphs [0023] , [0032]; figures 5,8 *;
		[A]US2002181882 (HIBBS-BRENNER MARY K [US], et al) [A] 1,2,6,7,9,10* figure 1a *
	International search	[Y]JPH01183606 (FUJITSU LTD);
		[Y]US4897711 (BLONDER GREG E [US], et al);
		[Y]JPH07301729 (RICOH KK);
		[Y]JP2000275472 (FUJITSU LTD);
		[Y]US6132107 (MORIKAWA TAKENORI [JP]);
		[Y]US6250820 (MELCHIOR LUTZ [DE], et al);
		[Y]US6270263 (IWASE MASAYUKI [JP], et al);
		[A]US6377385 (SAITO TAKESHI [JP])

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