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EP1130428 - DISPERSION COMPENSATING FIBER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  25.05.2012
Database last updated on 05.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip25.05.2012Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 27.06.2012  [2012/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
5-33, Kitahama 4-chome Chuo-ku Osaka-shi
Osaka 541-0041 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2001/36]For all designated states
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
5-33, Kitahama 4-chome Chuo-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 541-0041 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / OKUNO, Toshiaki Yokohama Works of Sumitomo
Electric Industries Ltd. 1, Taya-cho
Sakae-ku Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 244-8588 / JP
02 / ISHIKAWA, Shinji Yokohama Works of Sumitomo
Electric Industries Ltd. 1, Taya-cho
Sakae-ku Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 244-8588 / JP
03 / KASHIWADA, Tomonori Yokohama Works of Sumitomo
Electric Industries Ltd. 1, Taya-cho
Sakae-ku Yokohama-shi Kanagawa 244-8588 / JP
 [2001/36]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastrasse 30
81925 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2001/36]HOFFMANN - EITLE
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München / DE
Application number, filing date99937081.017.08.1999
[2001/36]
WO1999JP04413
Priority number, dateJP1998026545318.09.1998         Original published format: JP 26545398
[2001/36]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0017685
Date:30.03.2000
Language:EN
[2000/13]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1130428
Date:05.09.2001
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.03.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2001/36]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP30.03.2000
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.07.2005
ClassificationIPC:G02B6/16, G02B6/22
[2001/36]
CPC:
G02B6/02242 (EP,US); G02B6/02261 (EP,US); G02B6/03627 (EP,US);
G02B6/03644 (EP,US); G02B6/29377 (EP,US); H04B10/2525 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2004/22]
Former [2001/36]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:OPTISCHE FASER MIT DISPERSIONSKOMPENSATION[2001/36]
English:DISPERSION COMPENSATING FIBER[2001/36]
French:FIBRE A COMPENSATION DE DISPERSION[2001/36]
Entry into regional phase30.03.2001Translation filed 
30.03.2001National basic fee paid 
30.03.2001Search fee paid 
30.03.2001Designation fee(s) paid 
30.03.2001Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.12.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
30.03.2001Examination requested  [2001/36]
22.08.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
01.03.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.02.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.06.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.05.2009Request for decision received: Application is deemed to be withdrawn
15.06.2009Result of request for decision (Application is deemed to be withdrawn): Request granted
16.06.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.09.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.08.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.01.2012Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2012/26]
13.02.2012Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2012/26]
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  22.08.2005
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.08.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
29.08.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
21.08.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
24.08.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
25.08.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
17.08.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
28.08.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
27.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 10
24.08.2009Renewal fee patent year 11
26.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 12
29.08.2011Renewal fee patent year 13
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Documents cited:Search   [ ] - No further relevant documents disclosed
International search[Y]JPH1039155  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES);
 [Y]JPH09127354  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES);
 [A]JPH10221562  (LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC);
 [A]JPH08313750  (FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD);
 [A]JPH08136758  (FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD);
 [A]JPH07270636  (AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH);
 [A]JPH06222235  (AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH);
 [A]JPH0611620  (CORNING INC);
 [XP]JPH10319266  (FUJIKURA LTD);
 [A]  - NIELSEN L.G. ET AL., "Large volume manufacturing of dispersion-compensating fibers", OFC '98 TECHNICAL DIGEST, JICST, (19980529), pages 24 - 25, XP002925743

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/OFC.1998.657172
 [A]  - M. ONISHI ET AL., "Third-order dispersion compensating fibres for non-zero dispersion shifted fibre links", ELECTRONICS LETTERS, (19961205), vol. 32, no. 25, pages 2344 - 2345, XP002925744

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/el:19961584
 [AP]  - T. TSUDA ET AL., "Broad band dispersion slope compensation of dispersion shifted fiber using negative slope fiber", ECOC '98, (19980920), vol. 1, pages 233 - 234, XP002925745
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