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EP0903597 - Writing bragg reflection gratings in optical waveguides [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.09.2003
Database last updated on 07.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip07.03.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 09.04.2008  [2008/15]
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 [2002/46]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 [1999/12]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 / Byron, Kevin Christopher
24 Elm Grove
Bishop's Stortford, Herts, CM23 5JB / GB
[1999/12]
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 [2001/12]Bewley, Ewan Stuart, et al
Nortel Networks, IP Law Group, London Road
Harlow, Essex CM17 9NA / GB
Former [1999/12]Laurence, Simon French, et al
Nortel Patents, London Road
Harlow, Essex CM17 9NA / GB
Application number, filing date98307083.003.09.1998
[1999/12]
Priority number, dateGB1997002013522.09.1997         Original published format: GB 9720135
[1999/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0903597
Date:24.03.1999
Language:EN
[1999/12]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0903597
Date:10.05.2000
[2000/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0903597
Date:13.11.2002
Language:EN
[2002/46]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.03.2000
ClassificationIPC:G02B6/16, G02B6/34
[2000/19]
CPC:
G03F7/70066 (EP,US); G02B6/02138 (EP,US); G02B6/02152 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1999/12]G02B6/16
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2001/03]
Former [1999/12]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Verfahren zum Schreiben von Bragg-Reflexionsgittern in Lichtwellenleitern[1999/12]
English:Writing bragg reflection gratings in optical waveguides[1999/12]
French:Procédé d'inscription de réseaux de Bragg à réflexion dans guides optiques[1999/12]
Examination procedure10.11.2000Examination requested  [2001/01]
15.02.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.04.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.02.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
29.05.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.09.2002Fee for grant paid
09.09.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)14.08.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2003/45]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.08.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
20.08.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
20.08.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
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[2008/15]
Documents cited:Search[AD]   ARMITAGE J R: "FIBRE BRAGG REFLECTORS WRITTEN AT 262 NM USING A FREQUENCY QUADRUPLED DIODE-PUMPED ND3+: YLF LASER", ELECTRONICS LETTERS,GB,IEE STEVENAGE, vol. 29, no. 13, 24 June 1993 (1993-06-24), pages 1181 - 1183, XP000378395, ISSN: 0013-5194 [AD] 1-4 * the whole document *
 [A]   DYER P E ET AL: "ANALYSIS AND APPLICATION OF A 0/1 ORDER TALBOT INTERFEROMETER FOR 193 NM LASER GRATING FORMATION", OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS,NL,NORTH-HOLLAND PUBLISHING CO. AMSTERDAM, vol. 129, no. 1/02, 1 August 1996 (1996-08-01), pages 98 - 108, XP000594844, ISSN: 0030-4018 [A] 1-4 * page 98 - page 99; figure 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0030-4018(96)00107-1
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