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EP1335595 - Method and apparatus for controlling copying of a video or audio signal using watermarks [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 09.03.2012 Database last updated on 12.11.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	04.05.2012	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT	published on 06.06.2012 [2012/23]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Rovi Solutions Corporation 2830 De La Cruz Boulevard Santa Clara, CA 95050 / US
	[2011/23]
Former [2011/18]	For all designated states MACROVISION CORPORATION 2830 De La Cruz Boulevard Santa Clara, CA 95050 / US
Former [2003/33]	For all designated states Macrovision Corporation 2830 De La Cruz Boulevard Santa Clara, CA 95050 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Hollar, Mark A. 3395 Birch Street Palo Alto, California 94306 / US
	02 / Wonfor, Peter 962 Malaga El Granada, California 94018 / US
	[2003/33]
Representative(s)	Needle, Jacqueline Beck Greener Fulwood House 12 Fulwood Place London WC1V 6HR / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2003/33]	Needle, Jacqueline W.H. BECK, GREENER & CO 7 Stone Buildings Lincoln's Inn London WC2A 3SZ / GB
Application number, filing date	03007089.0	25.02.2000
	[2003/33]
Priority number, date	US19990121806P	25.02.1999 Original published format: US 121806 P
	US20000505621	16.02.2000 Original published format: US 505621
	[2003/33]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1335595
	Date:	13.08.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/33]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1335595
	Date:	04.05.2011
	Language:	EN
	[2011/18]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	28.05.2003
Classification	IPC:	H04N5/913	[2003/33]
	CPC:	H04L12/40104 (EP,US); H04N5/913 (EP,KR,US); H04L12/40117 (EP,US); H04N21/2543 (EP,US); H04N21/8355 (EP,US); H04N21/8358 (EP,US); (+) H04N7/173 (EP,US); H04N2005/91328 (EP,US); H04N2005/91335 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2003/33]
Title	German:	Verfahren und Gerät zur Kontrolle des Kopierens eines Video- oder Audiosignales unter Verwendung von Wasserzeichen	[2003/33]
	English:	Method and apparatus for controlling copying of a video or audio signal using watermarks	[2003/33]
	French:	Procédé et appareil pour contrôler la copie d'un signal vidéo ou audio, en utilisant des filigranes	[2010/52]
	Former [2003/33]	Procédé et appareil pour contrôler la copie d'un signal vidéo ou audio, en utilisant des filigrannes
Examination procedure	28.03.2003	Examination requested [2003/33]
	23.01.2008	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	31.07.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	29.12.2010	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	28.03.2011	Fee for grant paid
	28.03.2011	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP00911979.3 / EP1155569
Opposition(s)	07.02.2012	No opposition filed within time limit [2012/15]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	28.03.2003	Renewal fee patent year 03
	28.03.2003	Renewal fee patent year 04
	12.02.2004	Renewal fee patent year 05
	14.02.2005	Renewal fee patent year 06
	14.02.2006	Renewal fee patent year 07
	14.02.2007	Renewal fee patent year 08
	13.02.2008	Renewal fee patent year 09
	13.02.2009	Renewal fee patent year 10
	16.02.2010	Renewal fee patent year 11
	15.02.2011	Renewal fee patent year 12
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Rights in Rem or Legal Means of Execution	ID:	01
	For:	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LU MC NL PT SE
	Date:	26.02.2009
	[2009/20]
Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	04.05.2011
	BE	04.05.2011
	CY	04.05.2011
	DK	04.05.2011
	FI	04.05.2011
	IT	04.05.2011
	SE	04.05.2011
	GR	05.08.2011
	ES	15.08.2011
	PT	05.09.2011
	[2012/23]
Former [2012/10]	AT	04.05.2011
	BE	04.05.2011
	CY	04.05.2011
	DK	04.05.2011
	FI	04.05.2011
	SE	04.05.2011
	GR	05.08.2011
	ES	15.08.2011
	PT	05.09.2011
Former [2012/01]	AT	04.05.2011
	BE	04.05.2011
	CY	04.05.2011
	FI	04.05.2011
	SE	04.05.2011
	GR	05.08.2011
	ES	15.08.2011
	PT	05.09.2011
Former [2011/49]	CY	04.05.2011
	FI	04.05.2011
	SE	04.05.2011
	GR	05.08.2011
	ES	15.08.2011
	PT	05.09.2011
Former [2011/47]	PT	05.09.2011
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US5530759 (BRAUDAWAY GORDON W [US], et al) [A] 1,4,6,8,9 * column 1, line 11 - line 61 * * column 4, line 8 - line 50; figure 1 *;
		[A]WO9713248 (PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al) [A] 1,4,6,8,9 * page 5, line 4 - line 24; figure 4 *;
		[A]EP0860997 (NEC CORP [JP]) [A] 1,4,6,8,9* column 3, line 51 - column 5, line 56; figures 12,13 *;
		[PA]WO9911064 (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al) [PA] 1,4,6,8,9 * page 3, line 22 - page 9, line 15; figures 1-4 *;
		[PA]EP0903736 (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [PA] 1,4,6,8,9 * column 7, line 36 - column 10, line 16; figures 1-3A *

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