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EP0868085
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| EP0868085 - Image decoding apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | Patent maintained as amended Status updated on 25.08.2006 Database last updated on 19.07.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 17.10.2008 | Change - applicant | published on 19.11.2008 [2008/47] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1006, Oaza Kadoma Kadoma-shi Osaka 571-8501 / JP | [2008/47] |
| Former [2006/39] | For all designated states MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1006, Oaza Kadoma Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-0050 / JP | ||
| Former [2002/27] | For all designated states MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1006, Oaza Kadoma Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-0050 / JP | ||
| Former [1998/40] | For all designated states MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1006, Oaza Kadoma Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571 / JP | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Nishida, Hideshi 1-4-40-712, Nonakaminami, Yodogawa-ku Osaka-fu 532-0022 / JP | 02 /
Kimura, Kozo 5-26-10-315, Shimoshinjo, Higashiyodogawa-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu 533-0021 / JP | 03 /
Hirai, Makoto 2-21-17-502, Saitera Suita-shi, Osaka-fu 565-0836 / JP | 04 /
Kiyohara, Tokuzo 3-10-1-1523, Abenosuji, Abeno-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu 545-0052 / JP | [1998/40] | Representative(s) | Crawford, Andrew Birkby, et al A.A. Thornton & Co. 235 High Holborn London WC1V 7LE / GB | [N/P] |
| Former [1998/40] | Crawford, Andrew Birkby, et al A.A. THORNTON & CO. Northumberland House 303-306 High Holborn London WC1V 7LE / GB | Application number, filing date | 98302242.7 | 25.03.1998 | [1998/40] | Priority number, date | JP19970074043 | 26.03.1997 Original published format: JP 7404397 | [1998/40] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP0868085 | Date: | 30.09.1998 | Language: | EN | [1998/40] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP0868085 | Date: | 04.11.1998 | [1998/45] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0868085 | Date: | 03.07.2002 | Language: | EN | [2002/27] | Type: | B2 New European patent specification | No.: | EP0868085 | Date: | 27.09.2006 | Language: | EN | [2006/39] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 23.09.1998 | Classification | IPC: | H04N7/30, H04N7/50, H04N7/68 | [1998/46] | CPC: |
H04N19/507 (EP,US);
H04N19/51 (KR);
H04N19/61 (EP,US)
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| Former IPC [1998/40] | H04N7/30 | Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB [1999/28] |
| Former [1998/40] | AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE | Title | German: | Bilddekodiergerät | [1998/40] | English: | Image decoding apparatus | [1998/40] | French: | Décodeur d'images | [1998/40] | Examination procedure | 16.12.1998 | Examination requested [1999/08] | 04.05.2000 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 16.10.2000 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 01.10.2001 | Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes) | 14.01.2002 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 01.03.2002 | Fee for grant paid | 01.03.2002 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | Opponent(s) | 01
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ADMISSIBLE Interessengemeinschaft für Rundfunkschutzrechte e.V. (IGR e.V.) Bahnstrasse 62 40210 Düsseldorf / DE Opponent's representative Eichstädt, Alfred Maryniok GbR Patent- und Rechtsanwaltssozietät Leibnizstrasse 6 95447 Bayreuth / DE | [N/P] |
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| Opponent(s) | 01
03.04.2003
Interessengemeinschaft für Rundfunkschutzrechte e.V. (IGR e.V.) Bahnstrasse 62 40210 Düsseldorf / DE Opponent's representative Eichstädt, Alfred, Dipl.-Ing. Maryniok & Partner, Kuhbergstrasse 23 96317 Kronach / DE | 09.05.2003 | Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition | 09.09.2003 | Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition | 03.02.2005 | Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02) | 08.04.2005 | Reply to a communication from the opposition division | 20.06.2005 | Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02) | 23.08.2005 | Reply to a communication from the opposition division | 15.09.2005 | Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M02) | 04.11.2005 | Reply to a communication from the opposition division | 27.01.2006 | Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition | 06.02.2006 | Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition | 18.05.2006 | Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended | 11.08.2006 | Fee for printing new specification paid | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 13.03.2000 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 16.03.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 13.03.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 05 |
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| Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Documents cited: | Search | [Y]JPH08154247 ; | [A]US5537440 (EYUBOGLU M VEDAT [US], et al) [A] 1-34 * column 8, line 62 - column 9, line 19 *; | [YP]US5703697 (NORMILE JAMES [US]) [YP] 35-41* column 3, line 35 - line 53 *; | US5706053 [ ] (URANO TAKASHI [JP]) [ ] * column 4, line 13 - column 5, line 8; figure 1 * | [Y] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19961031), vol. 096, no. 010, & JP08154247 A 19960611 (SANYO ELECTRIC CO LTD) [Y] 35-41 * abstract * | Opposition | - International Standard ISO/IEC 13818-2, First Edition 1996-05-16: Information technology - Generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information: Video | - STi352OA, MPEG AUDIO/MPEG-2 VIDEO INTEGRATED DECODER, PRELIMINARY DATA, February 1995 | - Zeitschrift Fernseh- und Kinotechnik, 48. Jg. , Nr. 3/1994, Seiten 99 bis 107 |