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EP About this file: EP1973115

EP1973115 - CONTENTS REPRODUCER AND REPRODUCTION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  04.01.2019
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.01.2019Refusal of applicationpublished on 06.02.2019  [2019/06]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2008/39]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / KOMORI, Akihiro
C/O SONY CORPORATION 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
02 / TAKATSUKA, Susumu
C/O SONY CORPORATION 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
03 / SASAKI, Toru
C/O SONY CORPORATION 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
04 / SAKAI, Yuichi
C/O SONY CORPORATION 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
05 / SAKO, Yoichiro
C/O SONY CORPORATION 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
06 / TERAUCHI, Toshiro
C/O SONY CORPORATION 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
07 / TAMORI, Hirofumi
C/O SONY CORPORATION 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
08 / INOUE, Makoto
C/O SONY CORPORATION 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
09 / SHIRAI, Katsuya
C/O SONY CORPORATION 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
10 / TAKAI, Motoyuki
C/O SONY CORPORATION 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
11 / MAKINO, Kenichi
C/O SONY CORPORATION 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
12 / NAKAMURA, Takatoshi
C/O SONY CORPORATION 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
13 / SANO, Akane
C/O SONY CORPORATION 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
 [2008/39]
Representative(s)Beder, Jens
Mitscherlich PartmbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Karlstraße 7
80333 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/39]Beder, Jens
Mitscherlich & Partner Patent-und Rechtsanwälte Sonnenstrasse 33
80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date07706943.311.01.2007
[2008/39]
WO2007JP50636
Priority number, dateJP2006000502212.01.2006         Original published format: JP 2006005022
[2008/39]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007081051
Date:19.07.2007
Language:JA
[2007/29]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1973115
Date:24.09.2008
Language:EN
[2008/39]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP19.07.2007
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.04.2011
ClassificationIPC:G11B27/10, G11B20/10, G10H1/00, A63B71/06
[2011/21]
CPC:
G11B27/105 (EP,US); G11B20/10 (KR); A63B71/0686 (EP,US);
G10H1/00 (KR); G10H1/40 (EP,US); A63B2024/0071 (EP,US);
A63B2071/0625 (EP,US); A63B2220/30 (EP,US); A63B2220/36 (EP,US);
A63B2225/50 (EP,US); G10H2210/385 (EP,US); G10H2240/131 (EP,US);
G11B2220/61 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2008/39]G11B27/10, G11B20/10
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2009/10]
Former [2008/39]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 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:INHALTSWIEDERGABEVORRICHTUNG UND -VERFAHREN[2008/39]
English:CONTENTS REPRODUCER AND REPRODUCTION METHOD[2008/39]
French:REPRODUCTEUR DE CONTENU ET PROCEDE DE REPRODUCTION[2008/39]
Entry into regional phase11.07.2008Translation filed 
11.07.2008National basic fee paid 
11.07.2008Search fee paid 
11.07.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
11.07.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.07.2007Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
11.07.2008Examination requested  [2008/39]
22.09.2008Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
03.12.2008Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
26.10.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.12.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.03.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.11.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.03.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.09.2018Application refused, date of legal effect [2019/06]
04.09.2018Date of oral proceedings
13.09.2018Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2019/06]
13.09.2018Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
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  28.12.2011
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.01.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
13.01.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
24.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
25.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
28.01.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
30.01.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
23.01.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
27.01.2016Renewal fee patent year 10
20.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 11
26.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 12
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Documents cited:Search[A]JP2001299980  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP) [A] 1-6 * abstract *;
 [I]WO03094148  (NOKIA CORP [FI], et al) [I] 1-6 * page 10 - page 13 *;
 [A]WO2005082472  (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al) [A] 1-6* the whole document *;
 [I]  - WIJNALDA G ET AL, "A PERSONALIZED MUSIC SYSTEM FOR MOTIVATION IN SPORT PERFORMANCE", IEEE PERVASIVE COMPUTING, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, US, (20050701), vol. 4, no. 3, doi:10.1109/MPRV.2005.47, ISSN 1536-1268, pages 26 - 32, XP002393734 [I] 1-6 * page 30 - page 31 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MPRV.2005.47
International search[A]JPH1063265  (CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD);
 [A]JP2004113552  (CLARION CO LTD);
 [A]JP2005274790  (FUJI PHOTO FILM CO LTD)
by applicantJP2003085888
 JP2005156641
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