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EP About this file: EP2293550

EP2293550 - Improvements for television receivers [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2011/10]Receivers for television signals
[2014/48]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.02.2016
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip01.09.2017Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY		published on 04.10.2017  [2017/40]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sky CP Limited
Grant Way
Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 5QD / GB
[2015/47]
Former [2015/25]For all designated states
SKY UK LIMITED
Grant Way
Isleworth
Middlesex TW7 5QD / GB
Former [2011/10]For all designated states
British Sky Broadcasting Limited
Grant Way, Isleworth
Middlesex TW7 5QD / GB
Inventor(s)01 / Holliday, David
c/o British Sky Broadcasting Limited Grant Way
Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 5QD / GB
02 / Crossley, Robin
c/o British Sky Broadcasting Limited Grant Way
Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 5QD / GB
03 / James, Nicholas
c/o British Sky Broadcasting Limited Grant Way
Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 5QD / GB
 [2015/17]
Former [2011/10]01 / Holliday, David
c/o British Sky Broadcasting Limited Grant Way
Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 5QD / GB
02 / Crossley, Robin
c/o British Sky Broadcasting Limited Grant Way
Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 5QD / GB
03 / James, Nicholas
c/o British Sky Broadcasting Limited Grant Way
Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 5QD / GB
Representative(s)Cross, James Peter Archibald
Maucher Jenkins
Seventh Floor Offices
Artillery House
11-19 Artillery Row
London SW1P 1RT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2015/17]Cross, James Peter Archibald
RGC Jenkins & Co.
26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Former [2011/10]Cross, James Peter Archibald
R.G.C. Jenkins & Co 26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Application number, filing date10184051.014.06.1999
[2011/10]
Priority number, dateGB1998001279712.06.1998         Original published format: GB 9812797
[2011/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2293550
Date:09.03.2011
Language:EN
[2011/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2293550
Date:22.04.2015
Language:EN
[2015/17]
Type: B8 Corrected title page of specification 
No.:EP2293550
Date:24.06.2015
[2015/26]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.12.2010
ClassificationIPC:H04N5/445
[2011/10]
CPC:
H04N21/4331 (EP,US); H04N21/25883 (EP,US); H04N21/26283 (EP,US);
H04N21/426 (EP,US); H04N21/4532 (EP,US); H04N21/454 (EP,US);
H04N21/4622 (EP,US); H04N21/47 (EP,US); H04N21/47211 (EP,US);
H04N21/482 (EP,US); H04N21/6112 (EP,US); H04N21/6143 (EP,US);
H04N21/8166 (EP,US); H04N21/84 (EP,US); H04N7/163 (EP,US);
Y10S707/99942 (US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2015/17]
Former [2011/10]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Verbesserungen an Fernsehsignalempfängern[2011/10]
English:Improvements for television receivers[2014/48]
French:Améliorations dans des récepteurs de signaux de télévision[2011/10]
Former [2011/10]Receivers for television signals
Examination procedure08.09.2011Examination requested  [2011/42]
09.09.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.01.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.09.2012Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
20.11.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.01.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
29.05.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.11.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.03.2015Fee for grant paid
13.03.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.03.2015Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP02077114.3  / EP1244295
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 (EP20020077114) is  28.09.2007
Opposition(s)25.01.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/13]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
20.11.2012Request for further processing filed
20.11.2012Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
28.11.2012Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 09
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 10
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 11
30.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 12
13.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 13
14.06.2012Renewal fee patent year 14
10.06.2013Renewal fee patent year 15
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 16
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBE22.04.2015
CY22.04.2015
ES22.04.2015
FI22.04.2015
MC22.04.2015
NL22.04.2015
FR30.06.2015
GR23.07.2015
PT24.08.2015
[2017/40]
Former [2016/37]BE22.04.2015
ES22.04.2015
FI22.04.2015
MC22.04.2015
NL22.04.2015
FR30.06.2015
GR23.07.2015
PT24.08.2015
Former [2016/25]ES22.04.2015
FI22.04.2015
MC22.04.2015
NL22.04.2015
FR30.06.2015
GR23.07.2015
PT24.08.2015
Former [2016/09]ES22.04.2015
FI22.04.2015
MC22.04.2015
NL22.04.2015
GR23.07.2015
PT24.08.2015
Former [2015/49]ES22.04.2015
FI22.04.2015
NL22.04.2015
GR23.07.2015
PT24.08.2015
Former [2015/42]NL22.04.2015
Documents cited:Search[AP]JPH1155592  ;
 [A]WO9413107  (DISCOVERY COMMUNICAT INC [US]) [A] 1-11 * page 10 - page 87 *;
 [A]US5371550  (SHIBUTANI ATSUSHI [JP], et al) [A] 1-11 * claims 17-26 *;
 [A]WO9607270  (YUEN HENRY C [US], et al) [A] 1-11 * page 4, line 16 - page 27 *;
 [AD]WO9637996  (BRITISH SKY BROADCASTING LTD [GB], et al) [AD] 1-11 * page 10, line 9 - page 48 *;
 [A]EP0746153  (IBM [US]) [A] 1-11* page 3, line 25 - page 27, line 7 *;
 [A]US5585866  (MILLER LARRY [US], et al) [A] 1-11 * column 7, line 48 - column 36, line 48 *;
 [X]US5619274  (ROOP JOHN H [US], et al) [X] 1-11 * column 9, line 21 - column 49, line 49 *;
 [A]US5635989  (ROTHMULLER MICHAEL [US]) [A] 1-11 * column 3, line 5 - column 8, line 40 *;
 [AD]WO9723997  (BRITISH SKY BROADCASTING LTD [GB], et al) [AD] 1-11 * page 8 - page 45 *;
 [A]US5684525  (KLOSTERMAN BRIAN LEE [US]) [A] 1-11 * column 2, line 58 - column 9, line 25 *;
 [A]EP0822718  (DISCOVERY COMMUNICAT INC [US]) [A] 1-11 * page 3, line 47 - page 28, line 17 *;
 [A]EP0823815  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1-11 * column 10, line 55 - column 17, line 13 *;
 [A]WO9806219  (STARSIGHT TELECAST INC [US]) [A] 1-11 * page 11, line 29 - page 21, line 13 *
 [AP]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19990531), vol. 1999, no. 5, & JP11055592 A 19990226 (HITACHI LTD;HITACHI VIDEO IND INF SYST INC) [AP] 1-11 * abstract *
ExaminationWO9627982
 EP0746119
 WO9725813
    - "European Broadcasting Union Union Européenne de Radio-Télévision E BU U E R Digital broadcasting systems for television; Implementation guidelines for the use of MPEG-2 systems; Guidelines on implementation and usage of service information; ETR 211", IEEE, LIS, SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS CEDEX, FRANCE, (19960401), vol. BC, ISSN 0000-0001, XP014011324
by applicantWO9637996
 WO9723997
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