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EP3073569 - COMPACT BUTLER MATRIX , PLANAR BI-DIMENSIONAL BEAM-FORMER, AND PLANAR ANTENNA WITH SUCH A BUTLER MATRIX [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.03.2021
Database last updated on 24.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  17.04.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  01.01.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.03.2017
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
THALES
Tour Carpe Diem
Place des Corolles
Esplanade Nord
92400 Courbevoie / FR
For all designated states
Université de Rennes 1
2, rue du Thabor
CS 46510
35065 Rennes Cedex / FR
For all designated states
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
3, rue Michel-Ange
75016 Paris / FR
[2016/39]
Inventor(s)01 / LEGAY, Hervé
28 avenue de la Casse
31830 Plaisance Du Touch / FR
02 / FRAYSSE, Jean-Philippe
10 rue Claude Monet
31200 Toulouse / FR
03 / GIRARD, Etienne
23 rue Gustave Flaubert
31830 Plaisance Du Touch / FR
04 / ETTORRE, Mauro
10 rue Monseigneur Duchesne
35000 Rennes / FR
05 / SAULEAU, Ronan
21Q, rue des Onglées
35690 Acigne / FR
 [2016/39]
Representative(s)Atout PI Laplace
Immeuble Up On
25 Boulevard Romain Rolland
CS 40072
75685 Paris Cedex 14 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2020/21]Esselin, Sophie, et al
Marks & Clerk France
Conseils en Propriété Industrielle
Immeuble Visium
22 avenue Aristide Briand
94117 Arcueil Cedex / FR
Former [2016/39]Nguyen, Dominique, et al
Marks & Clerk France
Immeuble Visium
22, avenue Aristide Briand
94117 Arcueil Cedex / FR
Application number, filing date16161459.921.03.2016
[2016/39]
Priority number, dateFR2015000056523.03.2015         Original published format: FR 1500565
[2016/39]
Filing languageFR
Procedural languageFR
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3073569
Date:28.09.2016
Language:FR
[2016/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3073569
Date:20.05.2020
Language:FR
[2020/21]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.04.2016
ClassificationIPC:H01Q19/13, H01Q1/28, H01Q3/26, H01P3/12, H04B7/185, H01P5/18, H01P5/02, H01P3/20, H01P1/18, H01Q15/16, H01Q15/10, H01Q15/08, H01Q15/00, H01Q25/00, H01Q21/06, H01Q3/40, H01Q21/00
[2019/50]
CPC:
H01Q3/40 (EP,US); H01P1/182 (EP,US); H01P3/121 (US);
H01P5/024 (EP,US); H01Q1/288 (EP,US); H01Q15/0073 (EP,US);
H01Q15/008 (EP,US); H01Q15/0086 (EP,US); H01Q15/08 (EP,US);
H01Q15/10 (EP,US); H01Q15/16 (EP,US); H01Q19/138 (EP);
H01Q21/0031 (EP,US); H01Q21/061 (US); H01Q21/064 (EP,US);
H01Q25/008 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2016/39]H01Q1/28, H01Q3/26, H01Q3/40, H01Q21/06, H01Q25/00, H01Q15/00, H01Q15/08, H01Q15/10, H01Q15/16, H01P1/18, H01P3/20, H01P5/02, H01P5/18, H04B7/185, H01P3/12
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]
Former [2016/39]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 
TitleGerman:BUTLER MATRIX COMPACT, BI-DIMENSIONALES PLANARE BEAM-FORMER UND PLANARANTENNE MIT EINER SOLCHEN BUTLER MATRIX[2016/39]
English:COMPACT BUTLER MATRIX , PLANAR BI-DIMENSIONAL BEAM-FORMER, AND PLANAR ANTENNA WITH SUCH A BUTLER MATRIX[2016/39]
French:MATRICE DE BUTLER COMPACTE, FORMATEUR DE FAISCEAUX BIDIMENSIONNEL PLANAIRE ET ANTENNE PLANE COMPORTANT UNE TELLE MATRICE DE BUTLER[2016/39]
Examination procedure21.03.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
24.02.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.02.2017Examination requested  [2017/15]
02.01.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.04.2020Fee for grant paid
09.04.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.04.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)23.02.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/17]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
13.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
12.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
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