blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP0524625

EP0524625 - Method and apparatus for communicating compressed video using trellis coded QAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.12.1999
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.12.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT
published on 09.01.2008  [2008/02]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION
101 Tournament Drive
Horsham, PA 19044 / US
[N/P]
Former [1998/44]For all designated states
General Instrument Corporation
101 Tournament Drive
Horsham, PA 19044 / US
Former [1998/43]For all designated states
NextLevel Systems, Inc.
101 Tournament Drive
Horsham, PA 19044 / US
Former [1994/38]For all designated states
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION OF DELAWARE
181 West Madison Street
Chicago, Illinois 60602 / US
Former [1994/31]For all designated states
GI CORPORATION
2200 Byberry Road
Hatboro, Pennsylvania 19040 / US
Former [1993/04]For all designated states
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION
2200 Byberry Road
Hatboro, Pennsylvania 19040 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Paik, Woo H.
3470 Fortuna Ranch Road
Encinitas, California 92024 / US
02 / Lery, Scott A.
1183 Hymettus Avenue
Leucadia, California 92024 / US
03 / Heegard, Chris
4 Woodland Road, RD# 2
Ithaca, New York 14850 / US
04 / Krause, Edward A.
2720-32 Ariane Drive
San Diego, California 92117 / US
05 / Heller, Jerrold A.
4932 Rancho Viejo Drive
Del Mar, California 92014 / US
[1993/04]
Representative(s)Hoeger, Stellrecht & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Uhlandstrasse 14c
70182 Stuttgart / DE
[N/P]
Former [1993/04]Hoeger, Stellrecht & Partner
Uhlandstrasse 14 c
D-70182 Stuttgart / DE
Application number, filing date92112592.823.07.1992
[1993/04]
Priority number, dateUS1991073673826.07.1991         Original published format: US 736738
US1992090840710.07.1992         Original published format: US 908407
[1993/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0524625
Date:27.01.1993
Language:EN
[1993/04]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0524625
Date:19.01.1994
Language:EN
[1994/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0524625
Date:03.02.1999
Language:EN
[1999/05]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.12.1993
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/24, H04L27/34, H04N7/00
[1998/50]
CPC:
H04L1/0057 (EP,US); H04N7/12 (KR); H04L1/006 (EP,US);
H04L1/0065 (EP,US); H04L1/0071 (EP,US); H04L27/3438 (EP,US);
H04N21/2383 (EP,US); H04N21/4382 (EP,US); H04N7/015 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1994/02]H04N7/13, H04L27/34, H04N7/00
Former IPC [1993/04]H04N7/13
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IT,   LI,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1993/04]
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Einrichtung zur Übertragung von komprimierten Videosignalen mit Trellis-Q.A.M.-Kodierung[1993/04]
English:Method and apparatus for communicating compressed video using trellis coded QAM[1993/04]
French:Méthode et dispositif de communication de vidéo comprimée avec un codage Q.A.M. en trellis[1993/04]
Examination procedure22.04.1994Examination requested  [1994/24]
18.04.1996Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
31.07.1996Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.03.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.09.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.11.1997Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
19.03.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
31.03.1998Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.07.1998Fee for grant paid
09.07.1998Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)04.11.1999No opposition filed within time limit [2000/03]
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.07.1994Renewal fee patent year 03
16.06.1995Renewal fee patent year 04
20.06.1996Renewal fee patent year 05
23.06.1997Renewal fee patent year 06
29.06.1998Renewal fee patent year 07
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT03.02.1999
CH03.02.1999
ES03.02.1999
GR03.02.1999
IT03.02.1999
LI03.02.1999
DK03.05.1999
PT03.05.1999
[2008/02]
Former [2003/45]AT03.02.1999
CH03.02.1999
ES03.02.1999
GR03.02.1999
LI03.02.1999
DK03.05.1999
PT03.05.1999
Former [2002/25]AT03.02.1999
CH03.02.1999
ES03.02.1999
GR03.02.1999
LI03.02.1999
PT03.05.1999
Former [2001/23]AT03.02.1999
CH03.02.1999
GR03.02.1999
LI03.02.1999
PT03.05.1999
Former [2000/52]AT03.02.1999
CH03.02.1999
LI03.02.1999
PT03.05.1999
Former [2000/50]AT03.02.1999
PT03.05.1999
CH10.05.1999
LI10.05.1999
Former [2000/23]AT03.02.1999
PT03.05.1999
Former [2000/21]AT03.02.1999
Cited inby applicantUS5057916
 US5068724
 US19910736738
 US19920852330
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.