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EP1296486 - DATA TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, DATA RECEPTION APPARATUS, DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, DATA RECEPTION METHOD, AND TRANSFER SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.10.2013
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.10.2013No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 13.11.2013  [2013/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
[2012/49]
Former [2003/13]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / ICHIMURA, Gen, c/o SONY CORPORATION
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
 [2012/49]
Former [2003/13]01 / ICHIMURA, Gen, c/o SONY CORPORATION
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
Representative(s)Nicholls, Michael John
J A Kemp
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
[2012/49]
Former [2008/29]Nicholls, Michael John
J.A. KEMP & CO. 14 South Square Gray's Inn London
WC1R 5JJ / GB
Former [2003/13]Nicholls, Michael John
J.A. KEMP & CO., 14, South Square, Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
Application number, filing date02722759.424.04.2002
[2003/13]
WO2002JP04099
Priority number, dateJP2001013221327.04.2001         Original published format: JP 2001132213
[2003/13]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO02089412
Date:07.11.2002
Language:EN
[2002/45]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1296486
Date:26.03.2003
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.11.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2003/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1296486
Date:05.12.2012
Language:EN
[2012/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP07.11.2002
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.04.2007
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/64, H04L12/40
[2012/16]
CPC:
H04L12/40052 (EP,US); G11B20/10 (KR); H04L12/40058 (EP,US);
H04L12/40071 (EP,US); H04L12/40117 (EP,US); H04L12/6418 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2003/13]H04L12/28
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2012/49]
Former [2003/13]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:DATENÜBERTRAGUNGSVORRICHTUNG, UND -VERFAHREN, DATENEMPFANGSVORRICHTUNG UND -VERFAHREN, UND ÜBERTRAGUNGSSYSTEM[2012/32]
English:DATA TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, DATA RECEPTION APPARATUS, DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, DATA RECEPTION METHOD, AND TRANSFER SYSTEM[2003/13]
French:APPAREIL D'EMISSION DE DONNEES, APPAREIL DE RECEPTION DE DONNEES, PROCEDE D'EMISSION DE DONNEES, PROCEDE DE RECEPTION DE DONNEES ET SYSTEME DE TRANSFERT[2003/13]
Former [2003/13]DATENÜBERTRAGUNGSVORRICHTUNG, VERFAHREN, DATENEMPFANGSVORRICHTUNG, VERFAHREN UND ÜBERTRAGUNGSSYSTEM
Entry into regional phase17.12.2002Translation filed 
17.12.2002National basic fee paid 
17.12.2002Search fee paid 
17.12.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
17.12.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.12.2002Examination requested  [2003/13]
12.06.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.08.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.10.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.02.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.07.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.10.2012Fee for grant paid
24.10.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  12.06.2007
Opposition(s)06.09.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/46]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.06.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
13.04.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
17.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
12.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
28.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 07
16.04.2009Renewal fee patent year 08
26.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 09
21.04.2011Renewal fee patent year 10
23.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 11
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30.04.200403   M06   Fee paid on   28.06.2004
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO0072547  (SONY CORP [JP], et al) [A] 1-5 * passages corresponding to those cited for the &-doc; *;
 [X]EP1093122  (VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN [JP]) [X] 1-5 * paragraph [0121] - paragraph [0132] * * paragraph [0234] - paragraph [0235] * * figures 17,19 *;
 EP1104966  [ ] (SONY CORP [JP]) [ ] * paragraph [0002] - paragraph [0014] ** paragraph [0093] - paragraph [0133] *;
 [PX]US2001006553  (OSAKABE YOSHIO [JP], et al) [PX] 1-5 * paragraph [0069] - paragraph [0079] *;
 [X]  - "TA DOCUMENT 1999014 ENHANCEMENT TO AUDIO AND MUSIC DATA TRANSMISSION PROTOCOL 1.0", DEVICE BAY SPECIFICATION. 1394 TRADE ASSOCIATION DOCUMENT, (20000710), pages 1 - 53, XP002951026 [X] 1-5 * sections 8, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 9.1.3, 9.2.3, 9.3.1, 9.3.3; *
International search[Y]JPH0879216  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD);
 [Y]JP2000115103  (SONY UK LTD);
 [A]JPH03113926  (SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES);
 [A]JP2001028612  (SONY CORP)
by applicantEP1093122
    - "TA DOCUMENT 1999014 ENHANCEMENT TO AUDIO AND MUSIC DATA TRANSMISSION PROTOCOL 1.0", DEVICE BAY SPECIFICATION. 1394 TRADE ASSOCIATION DOCUMENT, (20000710), pages 1 - 53
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