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EP About this file: EP3343778

EP3343778 - SIGNAL GENERATING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.06.2023
Database last updated on 15.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  01.07.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.02.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  17.12.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.06.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 17.07.2024 [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nippon Telegraph And Telephone Corporation
5-1 Otemachi 1-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8116 / JP
[2018/27]
Inventor(s)01 / YAMAZAKI, Hiroshi
c/o NTT Intellectual Property Center
9-11
Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
02 / NAGATANI, Munehiko
c/o NTT Intellectual Property Center
9-11
Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
03 / NOSAKA, Hideyuki
c/o NTT Intellectual Property Center
9-11
Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
04 / SANO, Akihide
c/o NTT Intellectual Property Center
9-11
Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
05 / MIYAMOTO, Yutaka
c/o NTT Intellectual Property Center
9-11
Midori-cho 3-chome
Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
 [2018/27]
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[2018/27]
Application number, filing date16838797.519.08.2016
[2018/27]
WO2016JP03791
Priority number, dateJP2015016821927.08.2015         Original published format: JP 2015168219
[2018/27]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017033446
Date:02.03.2017
Language:JA
[2017/09]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3343778
Date:04.07.2018
Language:EN
[2018/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3343778
Date:03.08.2022
Language:EN
[2022/31]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP02.03.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.03.2019
ClassificationIPC:H03M1/66, H04J11/00, H03M1/74
[2019/16]
CPC:
H04L27/2634 (EP,US); H03M1/66 (US); H03M1/662 (EP,US);
H03M1/74 (US); H04J11/00 (EP,US); H04J11/0056 (US);
H04J11/0036 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/27]H03M1/66, H04J11/00
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 [2018/27]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SIGNALERZEUGUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2018/27]
English:SIGNAL GENERATING DEVICE[2018/27]
French:DISPOSITIF DE GÉNÉRATION DE SIGNAL[2018/27]
Entry into regional phase22.02.2018Translation filed 
22.02.2018National basic fee paid 
22.02.2018Search fee paid 
22.02.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
22.02.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.02.2018Examination requested  [2018/27]
22.02.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
10.10.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.12.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
29.06.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.12.2021Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 21.12.2021
21.12.2021Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
16.02.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.06.2022Fee for grant paid
27.06.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
27.06.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)04.05.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/28]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
23.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
25.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
27.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU19.08.2016
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NO03.11.2022
GR04.11.2022
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PT05.12.2022
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 [A]  - LAPERLE,CHARLES et al., "Advances in High- Speed DACs, ADCs, and DSP for Optical Coherent Transceivers", J. Lightw. Technol., (20140215), vol. 32, no. 4, pages 629 - 643, XP 011537157 [A] 1-13
 [PX]  - YAMAZAKI,HIROSHI et al., "Digital-Preprocessed Analog-Multiplexed DAC for Ultrawideband Multilevel Transmitter", J. Lightw. Technol., vol. 34, no. 7, doi:doi:10.1109/JLT.2015.2508040, pages 1579 - 1584, XP011601719 [PX] 1-3, 4-13

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2015.2508040
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