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EP About this file: EP0880855

EP0880855 - INTELLIGENT EPG MEMORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1998/49]INTELLIGENT MEMORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
[2002/42]
StatusOpposition rejected
Status updated on  18.05.2007
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.05.2007Opposition rejectedpublished on 20.06.2007  [2007/25]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
United Video Properties, Inc.
7140 South Lewis Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74136 / US
[2000/03]
Former [1998/49]For all designated states
News America Publications, Inc.
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036 / US
For all designated states
Telecommunications of Colorado, Inc.
5619 DTC Parkway
Englewood, CO 80111-3000 / US
Inventor(s)01 / LAZARUS, David, Beryl
7852 Spring Avenue
Elkins Park, PA 19027 / US
02 / ELLIS, Michael, Dean
1300 Kingwood Place
Boulder, CO 80304 / US
[1998/49]
Representative(s)Hale, Peter
Kilburn & Strode LLP
Lacon London
84 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8NL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2001/47]Hale, Peter
Kilburn & Strode 20 Red Lion Street
London WC1R 4PJ / GB
Former [1998/49]Lucas, Brian Ronald
Lucas & Co. 135 Westhall Road
Warlingham Surrey CR6 9HJ / GB
Application number, filing date96921600.106.06.1996
[1998/49]
WO1996US10282
Priority number, dateUS1995047645107.06.1995         Original published format: US 476451
[1998/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9641470
Date:19.12.1996
Language:EN
[1996/55]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0880855
Date:02.12.1998
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.12.1996 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1998/49]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0880855
Date:02.04.2003
Language:EN
[2003/14]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP19.12.1996
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/088, H04N7/16, H04N1/00
[1998/49]
CPC:
H04N21/4335 (EP,US); H04N7/16 (KR); H04N1/00098 (EP,US);
H04N21/23439 (EP,US); H04N21/84 (EP,US); H04N7/0884 (EP,US);
H04N7/165 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1998/49]
TitleGerman:INTELLIGENTES EPG SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR SPEICHERSTEUERUNG[2002/42]
English:INTELLIGENT EPG MEMORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD[2002/42]
French:EPG PROCEDE ET SYSTEME INTELLIGENT DE GESTION MEMOIRE[2002/42]
Former [1998/49]INTELLIGENTES SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR SPEICHERSTEUERUNG
Former [1998/49]INTELLIGENT MEMORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
Former [1998/49]PROCEDE ET SYSTEME INTELLIGENT DE GESTION MEMOIRE
Entry into regional phase02.01.1998National basic fee paid 
02.01.1998Designation fee(s) paid 
02.01.1998Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.01.1997Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
02.01.1998Examination requested  [1998/49]
22.01.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.06.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.09.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.01.2003Fee for grant paid
20.01.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  30.12.2003  19.01.2004  ADMISSIBLE
IGR GmbH & Co. KG.
Bahnstrasse 62
40210 Düsseldorf / DE
Opponent's representative
Eichstädt, Alfred
Maryniok GbR
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltssozietät
Leibnizstrasse 6
95447 Bayreuth / DE
 [N/P]
Former [2007/01]
Opponent(s)01  30.12.2003  19.01.2004  ADMISSIBLE
IGR GmbH & Co. KG.
Bahnstrasse 62
40210 Düsseldorf / DE
Opponent's representative
Eichstädt, Alfred
Maryniok & Partner, Kuhbergstrasse 23
96317 Kronach / DE
Former [2004/10]
Opponent(s)01  30.12.2003  19.01.2004  ADMISSIBLE
Interessengemeinschaft für Rundfunkschutzrechte GmbH Schutzrechtsverwertung & Co. KG
Bahnstrasse 62
40210 Düsseldorf / DE
Opponent's representative
Eichstädt, Alfred, Dipl.-Ing.
Maryniok & Partner, Kuhbergstrasse 23
96317 Kronach / DE
10.02.2004Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
15.06.2004Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
15.09.2004Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
21.03.2007Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2007/25]
Appeal following opposition28.10.2004Appeal received No.  T1278/04
13.01.2005Statement of grounds filed
21.03.2007Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected
21.03.2007Date of oral proceedings
23.03.2007Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.03.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
22.03.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
03.05.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
23.05.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
12.06.2002Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT02.04.2003
FI02.04.2003
IE06.06.2003
LU06.06.2003
MC30.06.2003
DK02.07.2003
GR02.07.2003
PT02.07.2003
SE02.07.2003
BE30.06.2004
[2005/28]
Former [2005/02]AT02.04.2003
FI02.04.2003
IE06.06.2003
LU06.06.2003
MC30.06.2003
DK02.07.2003
GR02.07.2003
PT02.07.2003
SE02.07.2003
Former [2004/39]AT02.04.2003
FI02.04.2003
IE06.06.2003
LU06.06.2003
DK02.07.2003
GR02.07.2003
PT02.07.2003
SE02.07.2003
Former [2004/29]AT02.04.2003
FI02.04.2003
IE06.06.2003
DK02.07.2003
GR02.07.2003
PT02.07.2003
SE02.07.2003
Former [2004/23]AT02.04.2003
FI02.04.2003
DK02.07.2003
GR02.07.2003
PT02.07.2003
SE02.07.2003
Former [2004/05]AT02.04.2003
FI02.04.2003
GR02.07.2003
PT02.07.2003
SE02.07.2003
Former [2004/03]AT02.04.2003
GR02.07.2003
PT02.07.2003
SE02.07.2003
Former [2004/02]GR02.07.2003
PT02.07.2003
SE02.07.2003
Former [2004/01]PT02.07.2003
SE02.07.2003
Former [2003/41]SE02.07.2003
Cited inInternational search[DA]WO9100670  (SUPERGUIDE CORP [US]);
 [A]WO9414284  (DISCOVERY COMMUNICAT INC [US]) [A] 1-14 * page 4, line 5 - line 27 * * page 24, line 24 - page 27, line 9 * * page 51, line 19 - page 59, line 8 * * figures 1,2,7,9,11 *;
 [X]WO9429811  (SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA [US]) [X] 1,2,8,9 * page 4, line 1 - page 5, line 2 * * page 7, line 29 - line 37 * * page 9, line 20 - page 10, line 18 * * page 12, line 1 - page 13, line 36 * * page 17, line 10 - page 19, line 18 * * page 23, line 28 - page 24, line 15 * * page 27, line 5 - page 29, line 4 * * figures 1-7 *;
 [A]  - CHERRICK S ET AL, "AN INDIVIDUALLU ADDRESSABLE TV RECEIVER WITH INTERACTIVE CHANNEL GUIDE DISPLAY, VCR, AND CABLE BOX CONTROL", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, NEW YORK, NY, US, (19940801), vol. 40, no. 3, pages 317 - 328, XP000471190 [A] 1-14 * page 322, column R, line 35 - page 325, column L, line 33 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/30.320811
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