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EP1734529 - Disk recording medium, disk drive apparatus, reproducing method, and disk manufacturing method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.01.2013
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.01.2013No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 06.02.2013  [2013/06]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
6-7-35 Kitashinagawa
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2006/51]For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
6-7-35 Kitashinagawa Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Kobayashi, Shoei, c/o Sony Corporation
IP Departament, 6-7-35 Kitashinagawa
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP
 [2012/09]
Former [2006/51]01 / Kobayashi, Shoei, c/o Sony Corporation
IP Departament, 6-7-35 Kitashinagawa
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP
Representative(s)Jackson, Jonathan Andrew, et al
D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
[N/P]
Former [2006/51]Jackson, Jonathan Andrew, et al
D Young & Co 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date06076594.804.10.2002
[2006/51]
Priority number, dateJP2001031148909.10.2001         Original published format: JP 2001311489
[2006/51]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1734529
Date:20.12.2006
Language:EN
[2006/51]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1734529
Date:30.05.2007
[2007/22]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1734529
Date:29.02.2012
Language:EN
[2012/09]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.05.2007
ClassificationIPC:G11B20/12, G11B20/14, G11B20/18, G11B20/00, G11B7/007, G11B7/24
[2007/20]
CPC:
G11B20/1217 (EP,US); G11B7/007 (KR); G11B20/1419 (EP,US);
G11B20/1833 (EP,US); G11B20/22 (EP,US); G11B27/24 (EP,US);
G11B7/0053 (EP,US); G11B7/00736 (EP,US); G11B7/24082 (EP,US);
G11B20/00086 (EP,US); G11B20/00601 (EP,US); G11B2020/1269 (EP,US);
G11B2020/1272 (EP,US); G11B2020/1287 (EP,US); G11B2020/1288 (EP,US);
G11B2020/1836 (EP,US); G11B2020/1846 (EP,US); G11B2220/216 (EP,US);
G11B2220/218 (EP,US); G11B2220/2529 (EP,US); G11B2220/2541 (EP,US);
G11B2220/2545 (EP,US); G11B2220/2562 (EP,US); G11B2220/2575 (EP,US);
G11B7/261 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2006/51]G11B20/12, G11B7/007, G11B7/24, // G11B20/14, G11B20/18, G11B27/24, G11B20/00
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2006/51]
TitleGerman:Plattenaufzeichnungsmedium, Plattenlaufwerk, Wiedergabeverfahren und Plattenherstellungsverfahren[2006/51]
English:Disk recording medium, disk drive apparatus, reproducing method, and disk manufacturing method[2006/51]
French:Support d'enregistrement du disque, unité de disque, procédé de lecture et procédé de fabrication du disque[2006/51]
Examination procedure17.08.2006Examination requested  [2006/51]
16.08.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
01.02.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.04.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
21.10.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.03.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.07.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.02.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
29.03.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.10.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
03.12.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.09.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.01.2012Fee for grant paid
18.01.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP02800774.8  / EP1435607
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 (EP20020800774) is  05.03.2007
Opposition(s)30.11.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2013/06]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.08.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
17.08.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
17.08.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
12.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 07
13.10.2009Renewal fee patent year 08
25.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 09
20.10.2011Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[Y]EP0414516  (SONY CORP [JP]) [Y] 1-12 * column 4, lines 45-50 * * column 5, line 56 - column 6, line 13 *;
 [Y]  - NARAHARA T ET AL, "OPTICAL DISC SYSTEM FOR DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDING", JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, JAPAN SOCIETY OF APPLIED PHYSICS, TOKYO, JP, (19990711), vol. 39, no. 2B, PART 1, ISSN 0021-4922, pages 912 - 919, XP001005912 [Y] 1-12 * pages 912-914 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1143/JJAP.39.912
 [A]  - PROAKIS J G, Digital Communications, NEW YORK, US, MCGRAW HILL, (1989), XP002042235 [A] 6,7 * pages 172-183 *
 [A]  - KUIJPER M ET AL, "Groove-only recording under DVR conditions", OPTICAL DATA STORAGE 2001, PROC. SPIE VOL. 4342, (20010422), pages 178 - 185, XP002371452 [A] 6,7 * page 184 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.453401
by applicantEP0414516
 EP0973158
    - NARAHARA ET AL., "Optical Disc System for Digital Video Recording", JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, (19990711), vol. 39, no. 2B, pages 912 - 919
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