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EP2974083 - HIGH-BANDWIDTH UNDERWATER DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.11.2020
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  06.12.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  18.07.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  27.04.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Magseis FF LLC
9811 Katy Fwy, Suite 1200
Houston, TX 77024 / US
[2019/52]
Former [2016/03]For all designated states
Fairfield Industries Incorporated
1111 Gillingham Lane
Sugar Land, Texas 77478 / US
Inventor(s)01 / HOPEWELL, William
8619 North Fitzgerald Way
Missouri City, Texas 77459 / US
02 / LACOVARA, Philip
5264 N. Calle Bujia
Tucson, Arizona 85718 / US
03 / MORRIS, Michael
14 Coventry Court
Sugar Land, Texas 77479 / US
 [2016/03]
Representative(s)Modiano, Micaela Nadia, et al
Modiano & Partners
Thierschstrasse 11
80538 München / DE
[2016/03]
Application number, filing date14798429.812.03.2014
[2016/03]
WO2014US24392
Priority number, dateUS20131384394215.03.2013         Original published format: US201313843942
US20141420355010.03.2014         Original published format: US201414203550
[2016/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2014186034
Date:20.11.2014
Language:EN
[2014/47]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2974083
Date:20.01.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.11.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2974083
Date:08.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/02]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US22.01.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.08.2016
ClassificationIPC:H04B10/564, H04B13/02, H03G3/30, H04B10/50, H04L27/26, H04B10/80
[2019/31]
CPC:
H04B13/02 (EP,CN,MX,RU,US); G01V1/16 (RU); G01V1/24 (RU);
G01V1/38 (RU); G01V1/3808 (RU); H04B10/1125 (MX);
H04B10/2575 (US); H04B10/50 (US); H04B10/564 (US);
H04B10/80 (EP,CN,US); H04B11/00 (MX); H04L27/2601 (US);
H03G3/3084 (EP,US); H04L27/2697 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/36]H04B11/00, H03G3/30, H04B10/50, H04L27/26, H04B10/80, H04B13/02
Former IPC [2016/03]H04B11/00
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2016/03]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:UNTERWASSER-DATENKOMMUNIKATIONSSYSTEM MIT HOHER BANDBREITE[2016/03]
English:HIGH-BANDWIDTH UNDERWATER DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM[2016/03]
French:SYSTÈME SOUS-MARIN DE COMMUNICATION DE DONNÉES À LARGE BANDE PASSANTE[2016/03]
Entry into regional phase22.09.2015National basic fee paid 
22.09.2015Search fee paid 
22.09.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
22.09.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.09.2015Examination requested  [2016/03]
01.04.2016Observations by third parties
06.03.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
18.01.2018Observations by third parties
02.05.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
12.11.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.06.2019Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 25.06.2019
25.06.2019Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
19.07.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.11.2019Fee for grant paid
27.11.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.11.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP19212421.2  / EP3641164
EP21174894.2  / EP3890213
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  02.05.2018
Opposition(s)09.10.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/51]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
27.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
27.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
27.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU12.03.2014
AL08.01.2020
AT08.01.2020
CY08.01.2020
CZ08.01.2020
DK08.01.2020
EE08.01.2020
ES08.01.2020
FI08.01.2020
HR08.01.2020
IT08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
LV08.01.2020
MC08.01.2020
MK08.01.2020
MT08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
PL08.01.2020
RO08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
SE08.01.2020
SI08.01.2020
SK08.01.2020
SM08.01.2020
TR08.01.2020
IE12.03.2020
LU12.03.2020
BE31.03.2020
CH31.03.2020
LI31.03.2020
BG08.04.2020
GR09.04.2020
IS08.05.2020
PT31.05.2020
DE01.10.2020
[2022/31]
Former [2022/30]HU12.03.2014
AL08.01.2020
AT08.01.2020
CY08.01.2020
CZ08.01.2020
DK08.01.2020
EE08.01.2020
ES08.01.2020
FI08.01.2020
HR08.01.2020
IT08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
LV08.01.2020
MC08.01.2020
MT08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
PL08.01.2020
RO08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
SE08.01.2020
SI08.01.2020
SK08.01.2020
SM08.01.2020
TR08.01.2020
IE12.03.2020
LU12.03.2020
BE31.03.2020
CH31.03.2020
LI31.03.2020
BG08.04.2020
GR09.04.2020
IS08.05.2020
PT31.05.2020
DE01.10.2020
Former [2022/27]HU12.03.2014
AT08.01.2020
CY08.01.2020
CZ08.01.2020
DK08.01.2020
EE08.01.2020
ES08.01.2020
FI08.01.2020
HR08.01.2020
IT08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
LV08.01.2020
MC08.01.2020
MT08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
PL08.01.2020
RO08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
SE08.01.2020
SI08.01.2020
SK08.01.2020
SM08.01.2020
TR08.01.2020
IE12.03.2020
LU12.03.2020
BE31.03.2020
CH31.03.2020
LI31.03.2020
BG08.04.2020
GR09.04.2020
IS08.05.2020
PT31.05.2020
DE01.10.2020
Former [2021/10]AT08.01.2020
CZ08.01.2020
DK08.01.2020
EE08.01.2020
ES08.01.2020
FI08.01.2020
HR08.01.2020
IT08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
LV08.01.2020
MC08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
PL08.01.2020
RO08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
SE08.01.2020
SI08.01.2020
SK08.01.2020
SM08.01.2020
IE12.03.2020
LU12.03.2020
BE31.03.2020
CH31.03.2020
LI31.03.2020
BG08.04.2020
GR09.04.2020
IS08.05.2020
PT31.05.2020
DE01.10.2020
Former [2021/07]CZ08.01.2020
DK08.01.2020
EE08.01.2020
ES08.01.2020
FI08.01.2020
HR08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
LV08.01.2020
MC08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
RO08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
SE08.01.2020
SK08.01.2020
SM08.01.2020
IE12.03.2020
LU12.03.2020
CH31.03.2020
LI31.03.2020
BG08.04.2020
GR09.04.2020
IS08.05.2020
PT31.05.2020
DE01.10.2020
Former [2021/04]CZ08.01.2020
DK08.01.2020
EE08.01.2020
ES08.01.2020
FI08.01.2020
HR08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
LV08.01.2020
MC08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
RO08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
SE08.01.2020
SK08.01.2020
SM08.01.2020
LU12.03.2020
BG08.04.2020
GR09.04.2020
IS08.05.2020
PT31.05.2020
Former [2020/50]CZ08.01.2020
DK08.01.2020
EE08.01.2020
ES08.01.2020
FI08.01.2020
HR08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
LV08.01.2020
MC08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
RO08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
SE08.01.2020
SK08.01.2020
SM08.01.2020
BG08.04.2020
GR09.04.2020
IS08.05.2020
PT31.05.2020
Former [2020/49]CZ08.01.2020
DK08.01.2020
ES08.01.2020
FI08.01.2020
HR08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
LV08.01.2020
MC08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
RO08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
SE08.01.2020
SK08.01.2020
SM08.01.2020
BG08.04.2020
GR09.04.2020
IS08.05.2020
PT31.05.2020
Former [2020/48]DK08.01.2020
ES08.01.2020
FI08.01.2020
HR08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
LV08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
RO08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
SE08.01.2020
SM08.01.2020
BG08.04.2020
GR09.04.2020
IS08.05.2020
PT31.05.2020
Former [2020/47]DK08.01.2020
ES08.01.2020
FI08.01.2020
HR08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
LV08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
SE08.01.2020
BG08.04.2020
GR09.04.2020
IS08.05.2020
PT31.05.2020
Former [2020/40]FI08.01.2020
HR08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
LV08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
SE08.01.2020
BG08.04.2020
GR09.04.2020
IS08.05.2020
PT31.05.2020
Former [2020/39]FI08.01.2020
HR08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
LV08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
SE08.01.2020
BG08.04.2020
GR09.04.2020
PT31.05.2020
Former [2020/38]FI08.01.2020
HR08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
LV08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
SE08.01.2020
GR09.04.2020
PT31.05.2020
Former [2020/37]FI08.01.2020
HR08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
LV08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
SE08.01.2020
PT31.05.2020
Former [2020/36]FI08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
RS08.01.2020
PT31.05.2020
Former [2020/35]FI08.01.2020
LT08.01.2020
NL08.01.2020
Former [2020/33]NL08.01.2020
Documents cited:Search[XI]US2003117893  (BARY RENATE [FR]);
 [XI]US2008144442  (COMBEE LEENDERT [NO], et al);
 [X]US2011300794  (RHODES MARK [GB], et al);
International search[A]US2002110048  (VANDENBROUCKE ERIC [FR]);
 [Y]US2006159524  (THOMPSON JAMES N [US], et al);
 [Y]US2011300794  (RHODES MARK [GB], et al)
by applicantUS2003117893
 US2008144442
 US2011300794
otherJPS6139640
 US2005232638
 US2008205892
 WO2010021810
 US2011058814
 US2012170935
 CN102916744
 CN103095380
 WO2013160475
 US2014212142
 US9294201
 EP2657723
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