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EP About this file: EP2047615

EP2047615 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE GENERATION AND DETECTION OF OPTICAL DIFFERENTIAL VARIED-MULTILEVEL PHASE-SHIFT KEYING WITH PULSE AMPLITUDE MODULATION (ODVMPSK/PAM) SIGNALS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.02.2011
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2013Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Updated state(s): BG		published on 16.10.2013  [2013/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill, NJ 07974-0636 / US
[N/P]
Former [2009/36]For all designated states
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill NJ 07974-0636 / US
Former [2009/16]For all designated states
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill NJ 07974-0636 / US
Inventor(s)01 / GILES, Randy, Clinton
114 Parsippany Road
Whippany, NJ 07981 / US
02 / LIU, Xiang
6 Manor Drive
Marlboro, NJ 07746 / US
 [2009/16]
Representative(s)Schmidt, Werner Karl
Alcatel Lucent
Intellectual Property & Standards
70430 Stuttgart / DE
[N/P]
Former [2010/01]Schmidt, Werner Karl
Alcatel-Lucent Intellectual Property & Standards
70430 Stuttgart / DE
Former [2009/16]Kohler Schmid Möbus
Patentanwälte Ruppmannstrasse 27
70565 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date07796793.312.07.2007
[2009/16]
WO2007US15837
Priority number, dateUS2006045882520.07.2006         Original published format: US 458825
[2009/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2008010935
Date:24.01.2008
Language:EN
[2008/04]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2047615
Date:15.04.2009
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.01.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2047615
Date:21.04.2010
Language:EN
[2010/16]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP05.06.2008
ClassificationIPC:H04B10/155, H04L27/32
[2009/16]
CPC:
H04L27/38 (EP,US); H04B10/516 (KR); H04B10/541 (EP,US);
H04B10/5561 (EP,US); H04B14/02 (KR); H04L25/4917 (EP,US);
H04L27/2096 (EP,US); H04L27/34 (EP,US); H04L27/362 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2009/16]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR ERZEUGUNG UND ERKENNUNG OPTISCHER DIFFERENTIELLER MEHRSTUFIGER PHASENMODULATION MIT PULSWEITENMODULATIONSSIGNALEN[2009/16]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE GENERATION AND DETECTION OF OPTICAL DIFFERENTIAL VARIED-MULTILEVEL PHASE-SHIFT KEYING WITH PULSE AMPLITUDE MODULATION (ODVMPSK/PAM) SIGNALS[2009/16]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE GÉNÉRATION ET DE DÉTECTION DE MODULATION OPTIQUE PAR DÉPLACEMENT DE PHASE DIFFÉRENTIELLE À NIVEAUX MULTIPLES VARIABLES (ODVMPSK/PAM) AVEC MODULATION D'IMPULSIONS EN AMPLITUDE[2009/16]
Entry into regional phase20.02.2009National basic fee paid 
20.02.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
20.02.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.02.2009Examination requested  [2009/16]
18.11.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.03.2010Fee for grant paid
04.03.2010Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)24.01.2011No opposition filed within time limit [2011/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.07.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT21.04.2010
BE21.04.2010
CZ21.04.2010
DK21.04.2010
EE21.04.2010
FI21.04.2010
IT21.04.2010
LT21.04.2010
LV21.04.2010
MT21.04.2010
NL21.04.2010
PL21.04.2010
RO21.04.2010
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CY09.06.2010
IE12.07.2010
LU12.07.2010
BG21.07.2010
GR22.07.2010
MC31.07.2010
ES01.08.2010
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PT23.08.2010
HU22.10.2010
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Cited inInternational search[A]WO03049333  (BOOKHAM TECHNOLOGY PLC [GB], et al) [A] 1-10 * abstract * * page 4, line 21 - page 7, line 24 *;
 [A]WO03092237  (QUELLAN INC [US]) [A] 1-10 * abstract * * page 11, line 25 - page 14, line 24 * * figures 4a,4b,5 *;
 [A]EP1519499  (LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC [US]) [A] 1-10 * abstract ** column 3, line 11 - column 3, line 37 *
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