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EP3152628 - MULTI-DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM STABILIZATION OF LARGE-SCALE PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.01.2022
Database last updated on 14.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.02.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  22.12.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.11.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.07.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.03.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  07.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip27.04.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK
published on 29.05.2024  [2024/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Technion Research & Development Foundation Ltd.
Senate House
Technion City
3200004 Haifa / IL
[2017/15]
Inventor(s)01 / NAZARATHY, Moshe
44 Shderot Hatzvi Street
3435524 Haifa / IL
02 / FISHER, Jonathan
15 Menora Street
Apartment no. 21
5349008 Givatayim / IL
 [2017/15]
Representative(s)Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8AP / GB
[2021/10]
Former [2017/15]Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date15803177.304.06.2015
[2017/15]
WO2015IL50572
Priority number, dateUS201462008081P05.06.2014         Original published format: US 201462008081 P
[2017/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015186133
Date:10.12.2015
Language:EN
[2015/49]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3152628
Date:12.04.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.12.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3152628
Date:10.03.2021
Language:EN
[2021/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:IL10.12.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.01.2018
ClassificationIPC:G05B13/04, G05B13/02, G05B13/00, G05B19/402
[2018/04]
CPC:
G05B13/04 (EP,KR,US); G05B19/402 (US); G05B13/00 (US);
G05B13/02 (KR); G05B2219/39414 (US); G05B2219/39415 (US);
G05B2219/39416 (US); G05B2219/39417 (US); G05B2219/39418 (US);
G05B2219/39419 (US); G05B2219/39421 (US); G05B2219/39422 (US);
G05B2219/39423 (US); G05B2219/39424 (US); G05B2219/39425 (US);
G05B2219/39426 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/15]G05B13/04, G05B13/02, G05B13/00
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 [2017/15]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:STABILISIERUNG MIT MEHREREN FREIHEITSGRADEN VON GROSSSKALIGEN PHOTONISCHEN INTEGRIERTEN SCHALTUNGEN[2017/15]
English:MULTI-DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM STABILIZATION OF LARGE-SCALE PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS[2017/15]
French:STABILISATION À DEGRÉS DE LIBERTÉ MULTIPLES DE CIRCUITS PHOTONIQUES INTÉGRÉS À GRANDE ÉCHELLE[2017/15]
Entry into regional phase07.12.2016National basic fee paid 
07.12.2016Search fee paid 
07.12.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
07.12.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.12.2016Examination requested  [2017/15]
07.12.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
31.08.2018Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report not received in time
12.11.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.07.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.11.2020Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
23.12.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.01.2021Fee for grant paid
28.01.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.01.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)13.12.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2022/07]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
12.11.2018Request for further processing filed
12.11.2018Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
26.11.2018Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
27.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
23.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
24.06.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
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