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EP3329615 - APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING AN OPTICAL LINK [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 25.02.2022 Database last updated on 20.07.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 19.03.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 25.02.2021
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 04.05.2018
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 03.02.2017
Most recent event Tooltip	14.06.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): TR	published on 17.07.2024 [2024/29]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 164 83 Stockholm / SE
	[2018/23]
Inventor(s)	01 / MAGRI, Roberto Ericsson Telecomunicazioni SpA Via Moruzzi 1 I-56100 Pisa / IT
	02 / DEHO, Alberto Ericsson Telecomunicazioni SpA Via Melen 77 I-16152 Genova / IT
	[2018/23]
Representative(s)	Zacco Sweden AB P.O. Box 5581 Löjtnantsgatan 21 114 85 Stockholm / SE
	[N/P]
Former [2021/16]	Zacco Sweden AB Valhallavägen 117 Box 5581 114 85 Stockholm / SE
Former [2018/23]	Ericsson Patent Development Torshamnsgatan 21-23 164 80 Stockholm / SE
Application number, filing date	15742040.7	27.07.2015
	[2018/23]
	WO2015EP67193
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2017016592
	Date:	02.02.2017
	Language:	EN
	[2017/05]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3329615
	Date:	06.06.2018
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 02.02.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2018/23]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3329615
	Date:	21.04.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/16]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	02.02.2017
Classification	IPC:	H04B10/032, H04B10/071, H04J14/02	[2021/10]
	CPC:	H04B10/071 (EP,US); H04J14/029 (US); H04B10/032 (EP,US); H04J14/0291 (EP,US); H04Q11/0005 (US); H04Q11/0066 (US); (+) H04Q2011/0009 (US); H04Q2011/0049 (US); H04Q2011/0079 (US); H04Q2011/0081 (US) (-)
	Former IPC [2018/23]	H04B10/00, H04B10/038, H04J14/02, H04B10/071
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2018/23]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	MA	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VORRICHTUNG ZUM SCHUTZ EINER OPTISCHEN VERBINDUNG	[2018/23]
	English:	APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING AN OPTICAL LINK	[2018/23]
	French:	APPAREIL DE PROTECTION D'UNE LIAISON OPTIQUE	[2018/23]
Entry into regional phase	18.01.2018	National basic fee paid
	18.01.2018	Designation fee(s) paid
	18.01.2018	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	18.01.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	18.01.2018	Examination requested [2018/23]
	18.01.2018	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	26.02.2021	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	15.03.2021	Fee for grant paid
	15.03.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	15.03.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	24.01.2022	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/13]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	19.02.2018	Renewal fee patent year 03
	27.07.2018	Renewal fee patent year 04
	29.07.2019	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.07.2020	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	27.07.2015
	AL	21.04.2021
	AT	21.04.2021
	CY	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
	EE	21.04.2021
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	FI	21.04.2021
	HR	21.04.2021
	IT	21.04.2021
	LT	21.04.2021
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	MC	21.04.2021
	MK	21.04.2021
	NL	21.04.2021
	PL	21.04.2021
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	SE	21.04.2021
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	TR	21.04.2021
	BG	21.07.2021
	NO	21.07.2021
	GR	22.07.2021
	GB	27.07.2021
	IE	27.07.2021
	LU	27.07.2021
	BE	31.07.2021
	CH	31.07.2021
	FR	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
	[2024/29]
Former [2024/22]	HU	27.07.2015
	AL	21.04.2021
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	CZ	21.04.2021
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	LV	21.04.2021
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	CZ	21.04.2021
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	CZ	21.04.2021
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	BE	31.07.2021
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	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
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	CZ	21.04.2021
	DK	21.04.2021
	EE	21.04.2021
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	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
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	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
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	CH	31.07.2021
	FR	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
Former [2022/26]	AL	21.04.2021
	AT	21.04.2021
	CZ	21.04.2021
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	EE	21.04.2021
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	CH	31.07.2021
	FR	31.07.2021
	LI	31.07.2021
	IS	21.08.2021
	PT	23.08.2021
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	PT	23.08.2021
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	ES	21.04.2021
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Cited in	International search	[Y]US2003011855 (FUJIWARA HARUO [JP]) [Y] 1,15-19 * paragraph [0012]; figure 23 ** paragraph [0041] - paragraph [0044] *;
		[IY]US2009226163 (SUGAHARA HIROMITSU [JP]) [I] 2-14 * paragraph [0048] - paragraph [0056]; figures 2, 6 * * paragraph [0030] - paragraph [0031]; figure 1 * * paragraph [0033]; figures 3,5 * [Y] 1,15-19

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