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EP0909964 - Dispersion shifted optical fiber [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.06.2008
Database last updated on 28.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.06.2008No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 30.07.2008  [2008/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FUJIKURA LTD.
5-1 Kiba 1-chome
Kohtoh-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2007/34]For all designated states
FUJIKURA LTD.
No. 5-1 Kiba 1-chome Kohtoh-ku
Tokyo / JP
Former [1999/16]For all designated states
FUJIKURA LTD.
No. 5-1 Kiba 1-chome
Kohtoh-ku Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Matsuo, Shoichiro
c/o Fujikura Ltd., Sakura Plant, 1440, Mutsuzaki
Sakura-shi, Chiba-ken / JP
02 / Horikoshi, Masahiro
c/o Fujikura Ltd., Sakura Plant, 1440, Mutsuzaki
Sakura-shi, Chiba-ken / JP
[1999/16]
Representative(s)Calderbank, Thomas Roger, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP
City Tower
40 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5DE / GB
[N/P]
Former [1999/16]Calderbank, Thomas Roger, et al
MEWBURN ELLIS York House 23 Kingsway
London WC2B 6HP / GB
Application number, filing date98308304.913.10.1998
[1999/16]
Priority number, dateJP1997028091514.10.1997         Original published format: JP 28091597
[1999/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0909964
Date:21.04.1999
Language:EN
[1999/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0909964
Date:22.08.2007
Language:EN
[2007/34]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.01.1999
ClassificationIPC:G02B6/036
[2007/22]
CPC:
G02B6/02009 (EP,US); G02B6/02242 (EP,US); G02B6/03666 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1999/16]G02B6/16, G02B6/22
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2000/01]
Former [1999/16]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Dispersionsverschobene optische Faser[1999/16]
English:Dispersion shifted optical fiber[1999/16]
French:Fibre optique à dispersion décalée[1999/16]
Examination procedure12.08.1999Examination requested  [1999/41]
05.07.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.01.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.01.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.07.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.04.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.07.2007Fee for grant paid
10.07.2007Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)26.05.2008No opposition filed within time limit [2008/31]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.10.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
23.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
22.10.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
24.10.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
22.10.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
24.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 08
27.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO9733188  (CORNING INC [US]) [A] 1,2,4 * page 8, line 23 - line 31 * * page 9 - page 12 * * figure -; claim - *;
 [A]EP0774676  (CORNING INC [US]) [A] 1-4 * page 3, line 22 - line 59 * * page 4 - page 6 * * figures 1-3D; claim - *;
 [A]EP0789255  (CORNING INC [US]) [A] 1,2,4 * page 6, line 36 - line 59 * * page 7 - page 8 * * page 9, line 1 - line 21 * * figure - *;
 [A]EP0689068  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES [JP]) [A] 1,4 * column 5, line 9 - line 58 * * column 6 - column 8 * * column 11, line 12 - line 47 * * page 1, column 14, line 11 - line 58 * * column 15 - column 17 * * column 18, line 1 - line 13 * * figures 1,9-11 *;
 [A]  - LIU Y ET AL, "SINGLE-MODE DISPERSION-SHIFTED FIBERS WITH EFFECTIVE AREA LARGER THAN 80 MUM2 AND GOOD BENDING PERFORMANCE", PROCEEDINGS OF THE EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON OPTICAL COMMUNICATION, (19950917), vol. 1, pages 333 - 336, XP000646740 [A] 1 * the whole document *
 [A]  - MATSUO S ET AL, "DISPERSION SHIFTED OPTICAL FIBER FOR WAVELENGTH-DIVISION-MULTIPLEXING TRANSMISSION", FUJIKURA GIHO, (1993), pages 1 - 5, XP000749816 [A] 1 * the whole document *
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