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EP About this file: EP0996089

EP0996089 - Method and apparatus for rotating image data [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.08.2004
Database last updated on 01.01.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip25.07.2008Change - representativepublished on 27.08.2008  [2008/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2000/17]For all designated states
NEC CORPORATION
7-1, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Fukai, Toshiaki
NEC Corporation, 7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo / JP
02 / Ogawa, Sigetaka
NEC Corporation, 7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo / JP
[2000/17]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/35]Vossius & Partner
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
Former [2000/17]VOSSIUS & PARTNER
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date98120108.023.10.1998
[2000/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0996089
Date:26.04.2000
Language:EN
[2000/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0996089
Date:01.10.2003
Language:EN
[2003/40]
Type: B8 Corrected title page of specification 
No.:EP0996089
Date:10.03.2004
[2004/11]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.03.1999
ClassificationIPC:G06T3/60
[2000/17]
CPC:
G06T3/606 (EP); G06T1/60 (EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB [2001/01]
Former [2000/17]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Drehung von Bilddaten[2003/44]
English:Method and apparatus for rotating image data[2000/17]
French:Méthode et appareil pour la rotation de données d'image[2000/17]
Former [2000/17]Verfahren und Gerät für Bilddatenrotation
Examination procedure16.04.1999Examination requested  [2000/17]
10.05.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.08.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.10.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
08.05.2003Fee for grant paid
08.05.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)02.07.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/39]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.10.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
31.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
31.10.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0549313  (XEROX CORP) [A] 1-10 * column 3, line 21 - column 5, line 23; figures 1-8 *;
 [A]JPH0830777
 [A]  - "90 DEGREES ROTATION OF A BIT-MAP", RESEARCH DISCLOSURE, (19951001), no. 378, page 673/674, XP000549137 [A] 1-10 * the whole document *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19960628), vol. 096, no. 006, & JP08030777 A 19960202 (MITA IND CO LTD) [A] 1-10 * abstract *
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