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EP2611159 - Method and apparatus for image encoding and image decoding [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  04.06.2021
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  07.07.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip04.06.2021Refusal of applicationpublished on 07.07.2021  [2021/27]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Gyeonggi-do 443-742 / KR
[2013/27]
Inventor(s)01 / Sohn, Yu-Mi
503-1005 Tap Maeul Ssangyong Apt,
Yatap-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si
Gyeonggi-do / KR
02 / Han, Woo-Jin
102-1104 Acropark Apt, 296-6 Woncheon-dong
Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si
Gyeonggi-do / KR
 [2013/27]
Representative(s)Appleyard Lees IP LLP
15 Clare Road
Halifax HX1 2HY / GB
[N/P]
Former [2013/27]Clark, David James
Appleyard Lees
15 Clare Road
Halifax, Yorkshire HX1 2HY / GB
Application number, filing date13161879.510.01.2008
[2013/27]
Priority number, dateKR2007002888623.03.2007         Original published format: KR 20070028886
[2013/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2611159
Date:03.07.2013
Language:EN
[2013/27]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.05.2013
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/36, H04N7/34
[2013/27]
CPC:
H04N19/105 (EP,US); H04N19/176 (EP,KR,US); H04N19/109 (EP,US);
H04N19/11 (EP,US); H04N19/122 (EP,US); H04N19/147 (EP,US);
H04N19/169 (EP,US); H04N19/50 (EP,US); H04N19/523 (EP,US);
H04N19/593 (EP,US); H04N19/60 (KR); H04N19/61 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2013/27]
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Bildcodierung und Bilddecodierung[2013/27]
English:Method and apparatus for image encoding and image decoding[2013/27]
French:Procédé et appareil destinés à coder et décoder une image[2013/27]
Examination procedure03.01.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.01.2014Examination requested  [2014/09]
07.07.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.11.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.08.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.12.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.02.2021Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 15.03.2021
22.02.2021Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/27]
04.03.2021Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/27]
15.03.2021Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP08704690.0  / EP2127380
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 (EP20080704690) is  25.03.2011
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
29.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
29.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
29.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
23.01.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
22.01.2015Renewal fee patent year 08
27.01.2016Renewal fee patent year 09
31.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 10
26.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 11
23.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 12
23.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 13
22.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 14
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Documents cited:Search[X]US2007065026  (LEE YUNG-LYUL [KR], et al) [X] 1-11 * abstract * * paragraph [0036] - paragraph [0041] * * figures 1, 4, 5 *;
 [X]US2006146930  (KIM WOOSHIK [KR], et al) [X] 1-11 * abstract * * paragraph [0034] - paragraph [0038] * * paragraph [0053] - paragraph [0056] * * figures 1, 2, 4 *;
 [A]EP1569461  (NTT DOCOMO INC [JP]) [A] 1-11 * paragraph [0084] * * paragraph [0112] *
 [X]  - Y-L LEE, "Lossless intra coding for improved 4:4:4", ITU STUDY GROUP 16 - VIDEO CODING EXPERTS GROUP -ISO/IEC MPEG & ITU-T VCEG(ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11 AND ITU-T SG16 Q6), XX, XX, (20050719), no. JVT-P016, XP030006058 [X] 1-11 * Section 1 * * Section 2.2 (A and B) * * Section 5 *
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