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EP0626768 - High capacity optical fiber network and fiber [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1994/48]	High capacity optical fiber network
	[2005/47]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 18.05.2007 Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	10.10.2008	Change - representative	published on 12.11.2008 [2008/46]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states AT&T Corp. 32 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10013-2412 / US
	[1994/48]
Inventor(s)	01 / Chraplyvy, Andrew R. 32 Somerset Place Matawan, New Jersey 07747 / US
	02 / Tkach, Robert William 27 Westwood Road Little Silver, New Jersey 07739 / US
	[2006/28]
Former [1994/48]	01 / Chraplyvy, Andrew R. 32 Somerset PLace Matawan, New Jersey 07747 / US
	02 / Tkach, Robert William 27 Westwood Road Little Silver, New Jersey 07739 / US
Representative(s)	Sarup, David Alexander, et al Alcatel-Lucent Telecom Ltd Patent Business c/o Nokia 125 Finsbury Pavement London EC2A 1NQ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2008/46]	Sarup, David Alexander, et al Alcatel-Lucent Telecom Limited Unit 18, Core 3, Workzone Innova Business Park Electric Avenue Enfield EN3 7XU / GB
Former [2006/09]	Sarup, David Alexander, et al Lucent Technologie NS UK Limited 5 Mornington Road Woodford Green, Essex IG8 0TU / GB
Former [1994/48]	Watts, Christopher Malcolm Kelway, Dr., et al AT&T (UK) Ltd. 5, Mornington Road Woodford Green Essex, IG8 0TU / GB
Application number, filing date	94303537.8	18.05.1994
	[1994/48]
Priority number, date	US19930069952	28.05.1993 Original published format: US 69952
	[1994/48]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0626768
	Date:	30.11.1994
	Language:	EN
	[1994/48]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0626768
	Date:	12.07.2006
	Language:	EN
	[2006/28]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	11.08.1994
Classification	IPC:	H04B10/18	[1994/48]
	CPC:	H04B10/2525 (EP,US); H04B10/255 (EP,US); H04B10/2563 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	DE, DK, FR, GB, IT [1994/48]
Title	German:	Lichtwellenleiternetzwerk mit hoher Kapazität und Lichtwellenleiter	[2005/47]
	English:	High capacity optical fiber network and fiber	[2005/47]
	French:	Réseau à fibres optiques à haute capacité et fibre	[2005/47]
	Former [1994/48]	Lichtwellenleiternetzwerk mit hoher Kapazität
	Former [1994/48]	High capacity optical fiber network
	Former [1994/48]	Réseau à fibres optiques à haute capacité
Examination procedure	18.05.1995	Examination requested [1995/29]
	26.01.1999	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	02.08.1999	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	08.12.1999	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	10.04.2000	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.04.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	30.09.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	26.10.2005	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	21.02.2006	Fee for grant paid
	21.02.2006	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	13.04.2007	No opposition filed within time limit [2007/25]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	20.05.1996	Renewal fee patent year 03
	20.05.1997	Renewal fee patent year 04
	18.05.1998	Renewal fee patent year 05
	14.05.1999	Renewal fee patent year 06
	19.05.2000	Renewal fee patent year 07
	26.03.2001	Renewal fee patent year 08
	13.04.2002	Renewal fee patent year 09
	15.05.2003	Renewal fee patent year 10
	21.05.2004	Renewal fee patent year 11
	17.05.2005	Renewal fee patent year 12
	24.05.2006	Renewal fee patent year 13
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	DK	12.10.2006
	[2007/22]
Documents cited:	Search	[Y]EP0531210 (CIT ALCATEL [FR]) [Y] 3,4,6 * column 1, line 18 - line 31 * * column 2, line 26 - line 43 * * column 3, line 13 - line 36 * * column 3, line 56 - column 4, line 7 * * column 4, line 18 - line 24 * * figure 1 *;
		[A]EP0532388 (ALCATEL CABLE [FR]) [A] 1-14 * column 1, line 33 - line 38 * * column 1, line 47 - line 53 * * column 2, line 2 - line 23 * * column 2, line 50 - column 3, line 12 ** column 3, line 25 - line 32 *;
		[Y]FR2681745 (THOMSON CSF [FR]) [Y] 12,13 * page 2, line 20 - line 22 * * page 6, line 5 - line 15 * * page 7, line 21 - page 8, line 3 * * page 9, line 4 - line 21 * * figure 1 *;
		[XY] - MARCUSE, "Single-channel operation in very long nonlinear fibres with optical amplifiers at zero dispersion", JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY, NEW YORK US, (199103), vol. 9, no. 3, doi:doi:10.1109/50.70012, pages 356 - 361, XP000206865 [X] 1,2,5,7,10,11,14 * page 356, column L, line 1 - column R, line 3 * * page 356, column R, line 33 - line 35 * * page 359, column R, line 8 - line 19 * * figure 8 * [Y] 3,4,6,8,9,12,13 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/50.70012
		[YA] - MARCUSE ET AL, "Effect of fibre nonlinearity on long-distance transmission", JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY, NEW YORK, US, (199101), vol. 9, no. 1, doi:doi:10.1109/50.64931, pages 121 - 128, XP001151813 [Y] 8,9 * page 121, column R, line 9 - line 13 * * page 125, column R, line 38 - line 48 * * page 126, column R, line 29 - page 127, column L, line 8 * * page 126, column L, line 13 - line 20 * [A] 1-7,9-14 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/50.64931
	Examination	US4969710
		EP0554714
		EP0590633
		- WAARTS R.G. ET AL: 'Nonlinear Effects in Coherent Multichannel Transmission Through Optical Fibers', Proceedings of The IEEE, 78(1990), No. 8, New Yotk, US; pp. 1344.
		- OHASHI ET AL, "Dispersion-Modified Single-Mode Fiber by VAD Method", TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERS OF JAPAN, SECTION E, TOKYO JP, (199004), vol. E73, no. 4, pages 571 - 575

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