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EP About this file: EP2002657

EP2002657 - VIDEO CODING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.06.2019
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  06.07.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  05.04.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip23.07.2021Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 25.08.2021  [2021/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
British Telecommunications public limited company
81 Newgate Street
London EC1A 7AJ / GB
[2018/01]
Former [2009/47]For all designated states
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company
81 Newgate Street London
EC1A 7AJ / GB
Former [2008/51]For all designated states
British Telecommunications Public Limited Company
81 Newgate Street
London, Greater London EC1A 7AJ / GB
Inventor(s)01 / NILSSON, Michael, Erling
5 Laburnum Gardens
Rushmere St Andrew
Ipswich
Suffolk IP5 1BY / GB
02 / APPLEBY, Stephen, Clifford
Woodside
Alresford Road
Wivenhoe
Colchester
Essex CO7 9JU / GB
 [2018/32]
Former [2008/51]01 / NILSSON, Michael, Erling
5 Laburnum Gardens Rushmere St Andrew Ipswich
Suffolk IP5 1BY / GB
02 / APPLEBY, Stephen, Clifford
Woodside Alresford Road Wivenhoe Colchester
Essex CO7 9JU / GB
Representative(s)British Telecommunications public limited company Intellectual Property Department
9th Floor
One Braham
Braham Street
London E1 8EE / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/32]British Telecommunications public limited company Intellectual Property Department
Ground Floor, Faraday Building
1 Knightrider Street
London EC4V 5BT / GB
Former [2011/23]Lidbetter, Timothy Guy Edwin, et al
BT Group Legal Intellectual Property Department PP C5A, BT Centre 81 Newgate Street London
EC1A 7AJ / GB
Former [2009/40]Lloyd, Barry George William
BT Group Legal Intellectual Property Department - PP C5A BT Centre 81 Newgate Street London
EC1A 7AJ / GB
Former [2008/51]Lloyd, Barry George William
British Telecommunications plc Intellectual Property Department PPC5A BT Centre 81 Newgate Street
London EC1A 7AJ / GB
Application number, filing date07732282.403.04.2007
[2008/51]
WO2007GB01234
Priority number, dateEP2006025188503.04.2006         Original published format: EP 06251885
[2008/51]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007113559
Date:11.10.2007
Language:EN
[2007/41]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2002657
Date:17.12.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.10.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/51]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2002657
Date:08.08.2018
Language:EN
[2018/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP11.10.2007
ClassificationIPC:H04N19/194, H04N19/124, H04N19/159, H04N19/176, H04N19/147, H04N19/15, H04N19/137
[2018/16]
CPC:
H04N19/194 (EP,US); H04N19/51 (KR); H04N19/124 (EP,US);
H04N19/137 (EP,US); H04N19/147 (EP,US); H04N19/15 (EP,US);
H04N19/159 (EP,US); H04N19/176 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2008/51]H04N7/26
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2018/32]
Former [2008/51]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  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:VIDEOKODIERUNG[2008/51]
English:VIDEO CODING[2008/51]
French:CODAGE VIDÉO[2008/51]
Entry into regional phase11.09.2008National basic fee paid 
11.09.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
11.09.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.09.2008Examination requested  [2008/51]
30.03.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
27.01.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.09.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.05.2017Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
08.07.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.04.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.07.2018Fee for grant paid
02.07.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
02.07.2018Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  30.03.2009
Opposition(s)09.05.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/29]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
08.07.2017Request for further processing filed
08.07.2017Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
18.07.2017Decision despatched
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
27.01.2010Request for further processing filed
27.01.2010Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
09.03.2010Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.06.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
22.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
30.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
02.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
24.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
19.02.2015Renewal fee patent year 09
01.02.2016Renewal fee patent year 10
31.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 11
31.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 12
Penalty fee
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30.04.200903   M06   Fee paid on   02.06.2009
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU03.04.2007
AT08.08.2018
CY08.08.2018
CZ08.08.2018
DK08.08.2018
EE08.08.2018
ES08.08.2018
FI08.08.2018
IT08.08.2018
LT08.08.2018
LV08.08.2018
MC08.08.2018
MT08.08.2018
NL08.08.2018
PL08.08.2018
RO08.08.2018
SE08.08.2018
SI08.08.2018
SK08.08.2018
TR08.08.2018
BG08.11.2018
GR09.11.2018
IS08.12.2018
PT08.12.2018
IE03.04.2019
LU03.04.2019
BE30.04.2019
CH30.04.2019
LI30.04.2019
[2021/34]
Former [2021/32]HU03.04.2007
AT08.08.2018
CY08.08.2018
CZ08.08.2018
DK08.08.2018
EE08.08.2018
ES08.08.2018
FI08.08.2018
IT08.08.2018
LT08.08.2018
LV08.08.2018
MC08.08.2018
NL08.08.2018
PL08.08.2018
RO08.08.2018
SE08.08.2018
SI08.08.2018
SK08.08.2018
TR08.08.2018
BG08.11.2018
GR09.11.2018
IS08.12.2018
PT08.12.2018
IE03.04.2019
LU03.04.2019
BE30.04.2019
CH30.04.2019
LI30.04.2019
Former [2021/26]AT08.08.2018
CY08.08.2018
CZ08.08.2018
DK08.08.2018
EE08.08.2018
ES08.08.2018
FI08.08.2018
IT08.08.2018
LT08.08.2018
LV08.08.2018
MC08.08.2018
NL08.08.2018
PL08.08.2018
RO08.08.2018
SE08.08.2018
SI08.08.2018
SK08.08.2018
TR08.08.2018
BG08.11.2018
GR09.11.2018
IS08.12.2018
PT08.12.2018
IE03.04.2019
LU03.04.2019
BE30.04.2019
CH30.04.2019
LI30.04.2019
Former [2020/29]AT08.08.2018
CZ08.08.2018
DK08.08.2018
EE08.08.2018
ES08.08.2018
FI08.08.2018
IT08.08.2018
LT08.08.2018
LV08.08.2018
MC08.08.2018
NL08.08.2018
PL08.08.2018
RO08.08.2018
SE08.08.2018
SI08.08.2018
SK08.08.2018
TR08.08.2018
BG08.11.2018
GR09.11.2018
IS08.12.2018
PT08.12.2018
IE03.04.2019
LU03.04.2019
BE30.04.2019
CH30.04.2019
LI30.04.2019
Former [2020/21]AT08.08.2018
CZ08.08.2018
DK08.08.2018
EE08.08.2018
ES08.08.2018
FI08.08.2018
IT08.08.2018
LT08.08.2018
LV08.08.2018
MC08.08.2018
NL08.08.2018
PL08.08.2018
RO08.08.2018
SE08.08.2018
SI08.08.2018
SK08.08.2018
TR08.08.2018
BG08.11.2018
GR09.11.2018
IS08.12.2018
IE03.04.2019
LU03.04.2019
BE30.04.2019
CH30.04.2019
LI30.04.2019
Former [2020/16]AT08.08.2018
CZ08.08.2018
DK08.08.2018
EE08.08.2018
ES08.08.2018
FI08.08.2018
IT08.08.2018
LT08.08.2018
LV08.08.2018
MC08.08.2018
NL08.08.2018
PL08.08.2018
RO08.08.2018
SE08.08.2018
SI08.08.2018
SK08.08.2018
TR08.08.2018
BG08.11.2018
GR09.11.2018
IS08.12.2018
LU03.04.2019
BE30.04.2019
CH30.04.2019
LI30.04.2019
Former [2020/11]AT08.08.2018
CZ08.08.2018
DK08.08.2018
EE08.08.2018
ES08.08.2018
FI08.08.2018
IT08.08.2018
LT08.08.2018
LV08.08.2018
MC08.08.2018
NL08.08.2018
PL08.08.2018
RO08.08.2018
SE08.08.2018
SI08.08.2018
SK08.08.2018
BG08.11.2018
GR09.11.2018
IS08.12.2018
LU03.04.2019
BE30.04.2019
CH30.04.2019
LI30.04.2019
Former [2020/04]AT08.08.2018
CZ08.08.2018
DK08.08.2018
EE08.08.2018
ES08.08.2018
FI08.08.2018
IT08.08.2018
LT08.08.2018
LV08.08.2018
MC08.08.2018
NL08.08.2018
PL08.08.2018
RO08.08.2018
SE08.08.2018
SI08.08.2018
SK08.08.2018
BG08.11.2018
GR09.11.2018
IS08.12.2018
LU03.04.2019
Former [2020/02]AT08.08.2018
CZ08.08.2018
DK08.08.2018
EE08.08.2018
ES08.08.2018
FI08.08.2018
IT08.08.2018
LT08.08.2018
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MC08.08.2018
NL08.08.2018
PL08.08.2018
RO08.08.2018
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SI08.08.2018
SK08.08.2018
BG08.11.2018
GR09.11.2018
IS08.12.2018
Former [2019/37]AT08.08.2018
CZ08.08.2018
DK08.08.2018
EE08.08.2018
ES08.08.2018
FI08.08.2018
IT08.08.2018
LT08.08.2018
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PL08.08.2018
RO08.08.2018
SE08.08.2018
SI08.08.2018
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BG08.11.2018
GR09.11.2018
IS08.12.2018
Former [2019/26]AT08.08.2018
CZ08.08.2018
DK08.08.2018
EE08.08.2018
ES08.08.2018
FI08.08.2018
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NL08.08.2018
PL08.08.2018
RO08.08.2018
SE08.08.2018
SK08.08.2018
BG08.11.2018
GR09.11.2018
IS08.12.2018
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NL08.08.2018
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BG08.11.2018
GR09.11.2018
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LT08.08.2018
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Former [2019/08]FI08.08.2018
LT08.08.2018
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