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EP About this file: EP3343921

EP3343921 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DIGITAL DATA COMPRESSION WITH SIGN BIT REMOVAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.02.2023
Database last updated on 17.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  11.03.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.01.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.02.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.01.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  01.06.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 16.10.2024 [2024/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
intoPIX
Rue Emile Francqui 9
1435 Mont-Saint-Guibert / BE
[2018/27]
Inventor(s)01 / DESSY, Valentin
Rue des Rabots 113
6220 Fleurus / BE
02 / PELLEGRIN, Pascal Hubert
Rue de Jausse 246
5100 Wierde / BE
03 / DENISON, Thomas
Rue des Communes Beuzet 24
5030 Gembloux / BE
04 / BUYSSCHAERT, Charles Daniel
Square Louisa 30
1150 Bruxelles / BE
05 / ROUVROY, Gaël
Avenue Louis Ceusters 46
1150 Woluwe-Saint-Pierre / BE
06 / CRUCIFIX, Gauthier
Rue Fosse-Moray 81
6800 Libramont-Chevigny / BE
07 / GILMONT, Tanguy
Ruelle Botte 11
1490 Court-Saint-Etienne / BE
 [2018/27]
Representative(s)Debled, Thierry
Pecher & Partners
Rue Louis de Geer, 6
1348 Louvain-la-Neuve / BE
[N/P]
Former [2018/27]Pecher, Nicolas, et al
Pecher & Partners
Rue Louis de Geer, 6
1348 Louvain-la-Neuve / BE
Application number, filing date17176196.815.06.2017
[2018/27]
Priority number, dateUS20161539487930.12.2016         Original published format: US201615394879
[2018/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3343921
Date:04.07.2018
Language:EN
[2018/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3343921
Date:13.04.2022
Language:EN
[2022/15]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.08.2017
ClassificationIPC:H04N19/132, H04N19/645, H04N19/124, H04N19/146, H04N19/18, H04N19/184
[2018/27]
CPC:
H04N19/124 (EP,US); H04N19/12 (US); H04N19/132 (EP,US);
H04N19/137 (US); H04N19/146 (EP,US); H04N19/18 (EP,US);
H04N19/184 (EP,US); H04N19/423 (US); H04N19/44 (US);
H04N19/645 (EP,US); H04N19/91 (US) (-)
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 [2019/07]
Former [2018/27]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR DIGITALDATENKOMPRESSION MIT ZEICHENBITENTFERNUNG[2018/27]
English:METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DIGITAL DATA COMPRESSION WITH SIGN BIT REMOVAL[2018/27]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF DE COMPRESSION DE DONNÉES NUMÉRIQUES AVEC ÉLIMINATION DE BITS DE SIGNE[2018/27]
Examination procedure26.12.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.12.2018Examination requested  [2019/07]
26.12.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
06.02.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.05.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.11.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.01.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.06.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.10.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.11.2021Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 25.11.2021
25.11.2021Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
10.01.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.03.2022Fee for grant paid
03.03.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
03.03.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)16.01.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/12]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
03.06.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
12.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU15.06.2017
AL13.04.2022
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    - "Text of ISO/IEC 21122 WD1 (JPEG XS)", 73. JPEG MEETING;14-10-2016 - 21-10-2016; CHENGDU; (JOINT PICTURE EXPERT GROUP OR ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG1),, (20161021), no. wg1n73016, XP030170292
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