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EP2926548 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SELECTING A DESIRABLE CHANNEL WHEN POWERED-ON [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  03.05.2019
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  28.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip03.05.2019Refusal of applicationpublished on 05.06.2019  [2019/23]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Thomson Licensing
1-5, rue Jeanne d'Arc
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux / FR
[N/P]
Former [2015/41]For all designated states
Thomson Licensing
1-5, rue Jeanne d'Arc
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux / FR
Inventor(s)01 / ZHANG, Zhigang
c/o Technicolor (China) Technology Co., Ltd.
8th Floor, Building A
Technology Fortune Center
8 Xueqing Road, Haidian District
Beijing 100192 / CN
02 / SHI, Yuntao
c/o Technicolor (China) Technology Co., Ltd.
8th Floor, Building A
Technology Fortune Center
8 Xueqing Road, Haidian District
Beijing 100192 / CN
03 / ZHANG, Yanfeng
c/o Technicolor (China) Technology Co., Ltd.
8th Floor, Building A
Technology Fortune Center
8 Xueqing Road, Haidian District
Beijing 100192 / CN
 [2015/41]
Representative(s)Vidon Brevets & Stratégie
16B, rue de Jouanet
BP 90333
35703 Rennes Cedex 7 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2015/41]Rossmanith, Manfred
Deutsche Thomson OHG
European Patent Operations
Karl-Wiechert-Allee 74
30625 Hannover / DE
Application number, filing date12889364.130.11.2012
[2015/41]
WO2012CN85626
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014082283
Date:05.06.2014
Language:EN
[2014/23]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2926548
Date:07.10.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.06.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN05.06.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.06.2016
ClassificationIPC:H04N21/438, H04N21/442, H04N21/443
[2016/27]
CPC:
H04N21/4432 (EP,CN,US); H04N21/4383 (EP,CN,US); H04N21/44222 (EP,CN,US)
Former IPC [2015/41]H04N5/44
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2015/41]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR AUSWAHL EINES GEWÜNSCHTEN KANALS BEIM EINSCHALTEN[2015/41]
English:METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SELECTING A DESIRABLE CHANNEL WHEN POWERED-ON[2015/41]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF PERMETTANT DE SÉLECTIONNER UN CANAL SOUHAITÉ LORS DE LA MISE SOUS TENSION[2015/41]
Entry into regional phase27.05.2015National basic fee paid 
27.05.2015Search fee paid 
27.05.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
27.05.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.05.2015Examination requested  [2015/41]
20.12.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.05.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.08.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.06.2018Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 09.07.2018
19.06.2018Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2019/23]
09.07.2018Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
18.04.2019Application refused, date of legal effect [2019/23]
Appeal following examination17.08.2018Appeal received No.  T2925/18
03.04.2019Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant inadmissible
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  03.05.2017
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.05.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
26.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
29.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
28.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
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30.11.201807   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[A]JP2001185992  (AIWA CO);
 [XI]US2004133906  (PRZYBYLEK PIOTR [PL]);
 [A]US2006026644  (YAMAGISHI TORU [JP])
International search[X]CN1579089  (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL]);
 [A]CN1870718  (LENOVO BEIJING CO LTD [CN]);
 [A]JP2007049539  (SANYO ELECTRIC CO)
ExaminationJP2000224498
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