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EP About this file: EP0813349

EP0813349 - Optical transmission system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.06.2004
Database last updated on 08.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.01.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT
published on 13.02.2008  [2008/07]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nortel Networks Limited
2351 Boulevard Alfred-Nobel
St. Laurent, QC H4S 2A9 / CA
[N/P]
Former [2003/41]For all designated states
Nortel Networks Limited
2351 Boulevard Alfred-Nobel
St. Laurent, Quebec H4S 2A9 / CA
Former [2003/31]For all designated states
Nortel Networks Limited
World Trade Center of Montreal, 380 St. Antoine Street West, 8th floor
Montreal, Quebec H2Y 3Y4 / CA
Former [2000/39]For all designated states
Nortel Networks Limited
World Trade Center of Montreal, 380 St. Antoine Street West, 8th floor
Montreal, Quebec H2Y 3Y4 / CA
Former [1999/28]For all designated states
NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION
World Trade Center of Montreal 380 St. Antoine Street West 8th Floor
Montreal, Quebec H2Y 3Y4 / CA
Former [1997/51]For all designated states
NORTHERN TELECOM LIMITED
World Trade Center of Montreal, 380 St. Antoine Street West, 8th Floor
Montreal, Quebec H2Y 3Y4 / CA
Inventor(s)01 / Roberts, Kim Byron
41 Sherrards Park Road, Welwyn Garden City
Herts AL8 7DL / GB
[1997/51]
Representative(s)Anderson, Angela Mary, et al
Nortel Networks
IP Law Group
Harlow Laboratories
London Road, Harlow
Essex CM17 9NA / GB
[N/P]
Former [2003/16]Anderson, Angela, et al
Nortel Networks IP Law Group, Harlow Laboratories, London Road
Harlow, Essex CM17 9NA / GB
Former [2000/37]Bewley, Ewan Stuart, et al
Nortel Networks Intellectual Property Law Group London Road
Harlow, Essex CM17 9NA / GB
Former [1997/51]Dennis, Mark Charles, et al
Nortel Patents, London Road
Harlow, Essex CM17 9NA / GB
Application number, filing date97304025.610.06.1997
[1997/51]
Priority number, dateUS1996066257113.06.1996         Original published format: US 662571
GB1996001528520.07.1996         Original published format: GB 9615285
[1997/51]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0813349
Date:17.12.1997
Language:EN
[1997/51]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0813349
Date:11.04.2001
[2001/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0813349
Date:30.07.2003
Language:EN
[2003/31]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.02.2001
ClassificationIPC:H04Q11/00, H04B10/08
[1997/51]
CPC:
H04Q11/0005 (EP); H04Q2011/0011 (EP); H04Q2011/0015 (EP);
H04Q2011/0043 (EP); H04Q2011/0049 (EP); H04Q2011/0081 (EP);
H04Q2011/0083 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   SE [2002/01]
Former [1997/51]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Optisches Übertragungssystem[1997/51]
English:Optical transmission system[1997/51]
French:Système de transmission optique[1997/51]
Examination procedure16.11.1999Request for accelerated examination filed
11.10.2001Examination requested  [2001/49]
29.01.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.01.2002Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: Yes
26.04.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.11.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.04.2003Fee for grant paid
07.04.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)04.05.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/30]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.05.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
22.05.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
17.05.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
21.05.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
28.05.2003Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT30.07.2003
SE30.10.2003
[2008/07]
Former [2004/16]SE30.10.2003
Documents cited:Search[YA]US4779265  (O'CONNOR MARY G [US], et al) [Y] 12 * abstract * * column 2, lines 40-64 * [A] 3-6;
 [Y]EP0581459  (AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH [US]) [Y] 12 * abstract *;
 [A]EP0703678  (AT & T CORP [US]) [A] 2 * abstract *;
 [XA]  - AKIRA HIMENO ET AL, "PHOTONIC INTER-MODULE CONNECTOR USING 8 X 8 OPTICAL SWITCHES FOR NEAR-FUTURE ELECTRONIC SWITCHING SYSTEMS", IEICE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS,JP,INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS INFORMATION AND COMM. ENG. TOKYO, (19940201), vol. E77-B, no. 2, ISSN 0916-8516, pages 155 - 162, XP000447106 [X] 1,18,19 * figure 7 * * page 159, column L, lines 8-22 * [A] 2
 [A]  - MOSHE KAM ET AL, "SIMPLE SUBOPTIMAL DESIGN OF BAYESIAN DISTRIBUTED DETECTION SYSTEMS", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS,US,NEW YORK, IEEE, (19910611), vol. SYMP. 24, ISBN 0-7803-0050-5, pages 910 - 913, XP000370374 [A] 6 * page 910, column L, line 40 - column R, line 4 *
 [A]  - KAMINOW I P ET AL, "A WIDEBAND ALL0OPTICAL WDM NETWORK", IEEE JOURNAL ON SELECTED AREAS IN COMMUNICATIONS,IEEE INC. NEW YORK,US, (19960601), vol. 14, no. 5, ISSN 0733-8716, pages 780 - 797, XP000590715 [A] 7-9 * figures 20,21 * * page 793, column R, line 14 - page 794, column L, line 13 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/49.510903
ExaminationUS5313453
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