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EP0780003 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF A REFLECTIVE OBJECT WITHIN A VIDEO FIELD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 04.06.2004 Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	25.07.2008	Change - representative	published on 27.08.2008 [2008/35]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Welch, Andrew 2520 Astral Drive Hollywood California 90046 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2003/31]	For all designated states Welch, Andrew 2520 Astral Drive Hollywood, California 90046 / US
Former [1997/28]	For all designated states Welch, Andrew 2520 Astral Drive Hollywood, California 90046 / US
Former [1997/26]	For all designated states Welch, Andrew 520 Altair Way Venice, CA 90291 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / WELCH, Andrew 2520 Astral Drive Hollywood, CA 90046 / US
	02 / SCHAEM, Stephan 1525 Park Avenue Portland, OR 97201 / US
	[2003/30]
Former [1997/26]	01 / WELCH, Andrew 520 Altair Way Venice, CA 90291 / US
	02 / SCHAEM, Stephan 1525 Park Avenue Portland, OR 97201 / US
Representative(s)	Hogg, Jeffery Keith Withers & Rogers LLP Goldings House 2 Hays Lane London SE1 2HW / GB
	[2008/35]
Former [1997/26]	Hogg, Jeffery Keith Withers & Rogers 4 Dyer's Buildings Holborn London EC1N 2JT / GB
Application number, filing date	95931751.2	05.09.1995
	[1997/26]
	WO1995US11351
Priority number, date	US19940303063	08.09.1994 Original published format: US 303063
	[1997/26]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9607979
	Date:	14.03.1996
	Language:	EN
	[1996/12]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0780003
	Date:	25.06.1997
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.03.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1997/26]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0780003
	Date:	30.07.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/31]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	US	14.03.1996
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	02.04.1998
Classification	IPC:	G06K9/20, G06K9/68, G06K9/48, G06K9/46, G06K9/66, G06T7/00	[1998/19]
	CPC:	G06T11/60 (EP,US); G06T7/74 (EP,US); G06V10/24 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [1997/26]	G06K9/20, G06K9/68, G06K9/48, G06K9/46, G06K9/66
Designated contracting states	DE, ES, FR, GB, IT [1997/26]
Title	German:	VERFAHREN UND APPARAT ZUM BESTIMMEN DER LAGE EINES REFLEKTIERENDEN OBJEKTS INNERHALB EINES VIDEOFELDES	[1997/26]
	English:	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF A REFLECTIVE OBJECT WITHIN A VIDEO FIELD	[1997/26]
	French:	PROCEDE ET APPAREIL POUR DETERMINER LA POSITION D'UN OBJET REFLECHISSANT DANS UN CHAMP VIDEO	[1997/26]
Entry into regional phase	07.04.1997	National basic fee paid
	07.04.1997	Search fee paid
	07.04.1997	Designation fee(s) paid
	07.04.1997	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	01.04.1996	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
	07.04.1997	Examination requested [1997/26]
	18.09.2000	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	26.01.2001	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.09.2001	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	30.01.2002	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	26.11.2002	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	22.05.2003	Fee for grant paid
	22.05.2003	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	04.05.2004	No opposition filed within time limit [2004/30]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	08.09.1997	Renewal fee patent year 03
	26.08.1998	Renewal fee patent year 04
	23.08.1999	Renewal fee patent year 05
	28.08.2000	Renewal fee patent year 06
	24.09.2001	Renewal fee patent year 07
	23.09.2002	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	FR	30.07.2003
	IT	30.07.2003
	DE	31.10.2003
	ES	10.11.2003
	[2008/06]
Former [2006/14]	FR	30.07.2003
	DE	31.10.2003
	ES	10.11.2003
Former [2004/46]	DE	31.10.2003
	ES	10.11.2003
Former [2004/31]	DE	31.10.2003
Documents cited:	Search	[Y]US4653109 (LEMELSON JEROME H [US], et al) [Y] 2-4,6-8 * column 9, line 30 - line 65 ** column 10, line 1 - line 27 *;
		[Y]GB2275401 (PFU LTD [JP]) [Y] 2-4,6-8 * the whole document *
	International search	[A]US4435835 (SAKOW HIROSHI [JP], et al);
		[X]US4653109 (LEMELSON JEROME H [US], et al);
		[A]US5216498 (MATSUNAWA MASAHIKO [JP], et al);
		[A]US5222154 (GRAHAM JAMES J [US], et al);
		[A]US5291563 (MAEDA EISAKU [JP])

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