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EP About this file: EP0541247

EP0541247 - Optical integrated circuitry [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  23.08.2002
Database last updated on 22.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.08.2002Refusal of applicationpublished on 09.10.2002  [2002/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
AT&T Corp.
32 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10013-2412 / US
[1994/40]
Former [1993/19]For all designated states
AT&T Corp.
32 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10013-2412 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Levi, Anthony Fredric John
7 Pearl Street
Summit, New Jersey 07901 / US
02 / McCall, Samuel Leverte
24 Valley View Road
Chatham, New Jersey 07928 / US
03 / Slusher, Richart Elliott
202 Guinea Hollow Road
Lebanon, New Jersey 08833 / US
[1993/19]
Representative(s)Perkins, Sarah, et al
Stevens Hewlett & Perkins
1 St Augustine's Place
Bristol BS1 4UD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2001/17]Perkins, Sarah, et al
Stevens, Hewlett & Perkins Halton House 20/23 Holborn
London EC1N 2JD / GB
Former [1993/19]Watts, Christopher Malcolm Kelway, Dr., et al
AT&T (UK) Ltd. 5, Mornington Road
Woodford Green Essex, IG8 0TU / GB
Application number, filing date92309166.408.10.1992
[1993/19]
Priority number, dateUS1991077788816.10.1991         Original published format: US 777888
[1993/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0541247
Date:12.05.1993
Language:EN
[1993/19]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.03.1993
ClassificationIPC:G02B6/12, H01L27/15
[1993/19]
CPC:
G02B6/43 (EP,US); G02B6/122 (EP,US); G02B6/262 (EP,US);
H01S5/026 (EP,US); H01S5/1042 (EP,US); H01S5/125 (EP,US);
H01S5/183 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IT,   LI,   NL,   SE [1993/19]
TitleGerman:Optische integrierte Schaltung[1993/19]
English:Optical integrated circuitry[1993/19]
French:Circuit intégré optique[1993/19]
Examination procedure28.10.1993Examination requested  [1993/52]
04.01.1996Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.06.1996Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.04.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.10.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.03.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.07.2000Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.11.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: )
08.05.2002Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: formalities examination [2002/41]
18.05.2002Application refused, date of legal effect [2002/41]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.10.1994Renewal fee patent year 03
17.10.1995Renewal fee patent year 04
23.10.1996Renewal fee patent year 05
10.10.1997Renewal fee patent year 06
16.10.1998Renewal fee patent year 07
18.10.1999Renewal fee patent year 08
20.09.2000Renewal fee patent year 09
08.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0297483  (HONEYWELL INC [US]);
 [A]DE3815293  (LICENTIA GMBH [DE]);
 [A]EP0286528  (COMMISSARIAT ENERGIE ATOMIQUE [FR]);
 [A]US3785717  (CROSET M [FR], et al)
 [T]  - IEEE JOURNAL OF QUANTUM ELECTRONICS vol. 28, no. 6, 6 June 1992, NEW YORK US pages 1554 - 1561 , XP271475 SUPRIYO BANDYOPADHYAY 'coupling and crosstalk between high speed interconnects in ultra large scale integrated circuits', XP000271475
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