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EP1679713 - Playback apparatus, playback method, recording medium, and program [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.01.2014
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip07.02.2014Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 12.03.2014  [2014/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
[2013/09]
Former [2006/28]For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Maeda, Tetsuhiro
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku Tokyo / JP
02 / Nagao, Kenichiro
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku Tokyo / JP
03 / Mae, Atsushi
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku Tokyo / JP
04 / Shiina, Hiroki
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku Tokyo / JP
 [2013/09]
Former [2006/28]01 / Maeda, Tetsuhiro
Sony Corporation 7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku Tokyo / JP
02 / Nagao, Kenichiro
Sony Corporation 7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku Tokyo / JP
03 / Mae, Atsushi
Sony Corporation 7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku Tokyo / JP
04 / Shiina, Hiroki
Sony Corporation 7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku Tokyo / JP
Representative(s)Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Straße 58
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2013/11]Müller - Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München / DE
Former [2006/28]Müller - Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte, Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München / DE
Application number, filing date06000090.803.01.2006
[2006/28]
Priority number, dateJP2005000031605.01.2005         Original published format: JP 2005000316
[2006/28]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1679713
Date:12.07.2006
Language:EN
[2006/28]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1679713
Date:18.07.2007
[2007/29]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1679713
Date:13.03.2013
Language:EN
[2013/11]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.06.2007
ClassificationIPC:G11B27/00, G11B20/12
[2007/29]
CPC:
G11B27/005 (EP,US); F16K5/0492 (KR); F16K27/065 (KR);
F16K5/08 (KR)
Former IPC [2006/28]G11B27/00
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2008/13]
Former [2006/28]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Wiedergabevorrichtung, Wiedergabeverfahren, Aufzeichnungsmedium und Programm[2006/28]
English:Playback apparatus, playback method, recording medium, and program[2006/28]
French:Appareil de lecture, procédé de lecture, support d'enregistrement et programme[2006/28]
Examination procedure21.12.2007Examination requested  [2008/06]
19.01.2008Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
28.01.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.02.2008Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
08.05.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.09.2012Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 11.09.2012
11.09.2012Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
01.10.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.01.2013Fee for grant paid
22.01.2013Fee 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  28.01.2008
Opposition(s)16.12.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2014/08]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
13.01.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
24.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
25.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
28.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT13.03.2013
[2014/11]
Documents cited:Search[A] US2003194224  (NAGASAWA MASATO et al.) [A] 1-11 * the whole document *
 [A] US2004126097  (ARIDOME KENICHIRO et al.) [A] 1-11 * paragraph [0177] - paragraph [0204]; figure 8 *
 [A] US6480664  (TING HOU-CHUN et al.) [A] 1-11 * column 17, line 26 - column 18, line 10 *
 [A] EP1309195  (HUMAX CO LTD et al.) [A] 1-11 * paragraph [0054] - paragraph [0060]; figure - *
 [A] US2004131332  (WILSON PATRICIA E M et al.) [A] 1-11 * abstract *
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