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EP About this file: EP1415463

EP1415463 - ROBUST RECEPTION OF DIGITAL BROADCAST TRANSMISSION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  24.09.2010
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip24.09.2010Refusal of applicationpublished on 27.10.2010  [2010/43]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Thomson Licensing
1-5, rue Jeanne d'Arc
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux / FR
[N/P]
Former [2010/07]For all designated states
Thomson Licensing
1, rue Jeanne d'Arc
92443 Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex / FR
Former [2005/40]For all designated states
Thomson Licensing
46, quai Alphonse Le Gallo
92100 Boulogne Billancourt / FR
Former [2004/19]For all designated states
Thomson Licensing S.A.
46, quai Alphonse Le Gallo
92648 Boulogne Cedex / FR
Inventor(s)01 / RAMASWAMY, Kumar
7701 Tamarron Drive
Plainsboro, NJ 08536 / US
02 / KNUTSON, Paul, Gothard
5 Huron Way
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 / US
03 / COOPER, Jeffrey, Allen
11 Toth Lane
Rocky Hill, NJ 08543 / US
 [2004/19]
Representative(s)Rumpler, Wolfgang
ATTENTION : ADDRESS INACTIVE - USE ASS-NR - CDR / DE
[N/P]
Former [2005/27]Rumpler, Wolfgang, Dr.
Hofstetter, Schurack & Skora, Patentanwälte, Balanstrasse 57
81541 München / DE
Former [2004/19]Cour, Pierre
THOMSON, 46 quai Alphonse Le Gallo
92100 Boulogne Billancourt / FR
Application number, filing date02752407.317.07.2002
[2004/19]
WO2002US22723
Priority number, dateUS20010306586P19.07.2001         Original published format: US 306586 P
[2004/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO03009578
Date:30.01.2003
Language:EN
[2003/05]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1415463
Date:06.05.2004
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.01.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2004/19]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US04.03.2004
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.08.2005
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/58, H04N7/68
[2005/41]
CPC:
H04L1/02 (EP,US); H04N7/015 (KR); H04H20/16 (EP,US);
H04H20/40 (EP,US); H04H60/11 (EP,US); H04H60/27 (EP,US);
H04N19/61 (EP,US); H04N19/895 (EP,US); H04N21/23406 (EP,US);
H04N21/234327 (EP,US); H04N21/2365 (EP,US); H04N21/2383 (EP,US);
H04N21/25816 (EP,US); H04N21/2585 (EP,US); H04N21/4181 (EP,US);
H04N21/42684 (EP,US); H04N21/4331 (EP,US); H04N21/4347 (EP,US);
H04N21/4382 (EP,US); H04N21/44209 (EP,US); H04N21/6112 (EP,US);
H04N21/6187 (EP,US); H04N21/6402 (EP,US); H04H20/28 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2004/19]H04N5/38
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   SK,   TR [2004/19]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:ROBUSTER EMPFANG DIGITALER RUNDSENDEÜBERTRAGUNGEN[2004/19]
English:ROBUST RECEPTION OF DIGITAL BROADCAST TRANSMISSION[2004/19]
French:RECEPTION FIABLE DE SIGNAUX DE DIFFUSION NUMERIQUES[2004/19]
Entry into regional phase08.01.2004National basic fee paid 
08.01.2004Search fee paid 
08.01.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
08.01.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.01.2003Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
08.01.2004Examination requested  [2004/19]
18.12.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.04.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.08.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
01.09.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.06.2010Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2010/43]
24.06.2010Application refused, date of legal effect [2010/43]
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.01.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
25.07.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
21.07.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
23.07.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
17.07.2008Renewal fee patent year 07
23.07.2009Renewal fee patent year 08
24.07.2010Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[X]CA1065409  (CANADA MAJESTY IN RIGHT OF) [X] 1,2,5,6,10,11,14,15 * the whole document *;
 [X]US5446759  (CAMPANA JR THOMAS J [US]) [X] 1,2,5,6,10,11,14,15 * abstract * * column 21, line 34 - column 23, line 65 * * column 56, line 1 - column 60, line 35 * * column 66, line 29 - column 69, line 67 * * figures 11,12,17-20,22,34 *;
 [X]JP2000078116  (FUJITSU LTD, et al) [X] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraphs [0001] - [0025] * * paragraphs [0029] - [0040] * * paragraphs [0060] - [0095] * * figures 1-15 *;
 [A]  - STEELE R ET AL, "TIME DIVERSITY WITH ADAPTIVE ERROR DETECTION TO COMBAT RAYLEIGH FADING IN DIGITAL MOBILE RADIO", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS, IEEE INC. NEW YORK, US, (198303), vol. COM-31, no. 3, ISSN 0090-6778, pages 378 - 387, XP000758658 [A] 1-15 * the whole document *
International search[X]WO0014967  (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL]);
 [Y]US6038257  (BRUSEWITZ HARALD [SE], et al);
 [Y]US6418549  (RAMCHANDRAN KANNAN [US], et al);
 [A]US4870497  (CHAMZAS CHRISTODOULOS [US], et al);
 [A]US6148005  (PAUL SANJOY [US], et al);
 [A]US6195024  (FALLON JAMES J [US]);
 [T]US6414725  (CLARIN EDSEL A [US], et al)
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