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EP About this file: EP3952149

EP3952149 - SUBMARINE OPTICAL BRANCHING DEVICE, SUBMARINE OPTICAL CABLE SYSTEM, SWITCHING METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.05.2024
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.01.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  02.10.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip13.08.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku
108-8001 Tokyo / JP
[2022/06]
Inventor(s)01 / ABE Ryota
c/o NEC Corporation, 7-1, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-
ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2022/06]01 / ABE Ryota
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstraße 3
81675 München / DE
[2022/06]
Application number, filing date19921814.012.11.2019
[2022/06]
WO2019JP44251
Priority number, dateJP2019006190127.03.2019         Original published format: JP 2019061901
[2022/06]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020194842
Date:01.10.2020
Language:JA
[2020/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3952149
Date:09.02.2022
Language:EN
[2022/06]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP01.10.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.04.2022
ClassificationIPC:H04J14/02, H04B10/27, H04B10/291, H04Q11/00
[2022/19]
CPC:
H04J14/0212 (EP); H04B10/25 (US); H04J14/0217 (EP);
H04Q11/0005 (EP,US); H04Q2011/0024 (EP); H04Q2011/0037 (US);
H04Q2011/0039 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2022/06]H04J14/02, H04B10/27, H04B10/291
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 [2022/06]
TitleGerman:OPTISCHE UNTERWASSERVERZWEIGUNGSVORRICHTUNG, OPTISCHES UNTERWASSERKABELSYSTEM, SCHALTVERFAHREN, NICHTTRANSITORISCHES COMPUTERLESBARES MEDIUM[2022/06]
English:SUBMARINE OPTICAL BRANCHING DEVICE, SUBMARINE OPTICAL CABLE SYSTEM, SWITCHING METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM[2022/06]
French:DISPOSITIF DE DÉRIVATION OPTIQUE SOUS-MARIN, SYSTÈME DE CÂBLE OPTIQUE SOUS-MARIN, PROCÉDÉ DE COMMUTATION, SUPPORT LISIBLE PAR ORDINATEUR NON TRANSITOIRE[2022/06]
Entry into regional phase27.09.2021Translation filed 
27.09.2021National basic fee paid 
27.09.2021Search fee paid 
27.09.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
27.09.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.09.2021Examination requested  [2022/06]
04.11.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.05.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.08.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
24.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
24.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2002057477  (ROCCA CORRADO [IT], et al);
 [E]EP3605890  (SUBCOM LLC [US]);
International search[A]JPH09289488  (KOKUSAI DENSHIN DENWA CO LTD, et al);
 [YA]JPH10150409  (KOKUSAI DENSHIN DENWA CO LTD, et al);
 [YA]WO2012132688  (NEC CORP [JP], et al);
 [YA]WO2016152115  (NEC CORP [JP]);
 [YA]US2016301467  (JI PHILIP NAN [US], et al);
 [YA]JP2017157985  (NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE)
by applicantJPH09289488
 JPH10150409
 JP2019061901
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