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EP1014589
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| EP1014589 - A variable length codeword decoder [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 17.07.2009 Database last updated on 09.05.2025 | Most recent event Tooltip | 17.07.2009 | No opposition filed within time limit | published on 19.08.2009 [2009/34] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, INC. 10333 North Meridian Street Indianapolis, IN 46290-1024 / US | [2008/37] |
| Former [2000/26] | For all designated states THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, INC. 10330 North Meridian St Indianapolis, IN 46290-1024 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Cooper, Jeffrey Allen 5015 Knoll Crest Court Indianapolis, IN 46228 / US | [2000/26] | Representative(s) | Rumpler, Wolfgang, et al ATTENTION : ADDRESS INACTIVE - USE ASS-NR - CDR / DE | [N/P] |
| Former [2005/27] | Rumpler, Wolfgang, Dr., et al Hofstetter, Schurack & Skora, Patentanwälte, Balanstrasse 57 81541 München / DE | ||
| Former [2000/26] | Wördemann, Hermes, Dipl.-Ing., et al Deutsche Thomson-Brandt GmbH, Licensing & Intellectual Property, Karl-Wiechert-Allee 74 30625 Hannover / DE | Application number, filing date | 99124282.7 | 04.12.1999 | [2000/26] | Priority number, date | US19980213041 | 16.12.1998 Original published format: US 213041 | [2000/26] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP1014589 | Date: | 28.06.2000 | Language: | EN | [2000/26] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP1014589 | Date: | 16.05.2001 | [2001/20] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP1014589 | Date: | 10.09.2008 | Language: | EN | [2008/37] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 30.03.2001 | Classification | IPC: | H03M7/42 | [2001/18] | CPC: |
H03M7/40 (EP,US);
H04N19/42 (KR);
H04N19/91 (KR)
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| Former IPC [2000/26] | H03M7/40 | Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB, IT [2002/07] |
| Former [2000/26] | AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE | Title | German: | Dekodierer für Kodes variabler Länge | [2008/33] | English: | A variable length codeword decoder | [2000/26] | French: | Décodeur pour mots de code à longueur variable | [2000/26] |
| Former [2000/26] | Dekodierer für Kodes variabeler Länger | Examination procedure | 02.11.2001 | Examination requested [2002/01] | 04.07.2005 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 27.10.2005 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 28.12.2006 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 12.04.2007 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 14.02.2008 | Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 28.02.2008 | 14.02.2008 | Minutes of oral proceedings despatched | 28.02.2008 | Date of oral proceedings | 28.02.2008 | Date of oral proceedings (cancelled) | 10.03.2008 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 27.06.2008 | Fee for grant paid | 27.06.2008 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Opposition(s) | 11.06.2009 | No opposition filed within time limit [2009/34] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 22.12.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 23.11.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 11.12.2003 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 18.12.2004 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 20.12.2005 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 16.12.2006 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 21.12.2007 | Renewal fee patent year 09 |
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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 | [X]WO9821831 (PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al) [X] 1-7,13 * page 5, line 6 - page 5, line 19; figures 1-6 * * page 6, line 22 - page 7, line 9 * * page 15, line 19 - page 17, line 22 *; | [A]US5557271 (RIM CHAI Y [KR], et al) [A] 1-16 * figure 9 *; | [A]EP0562419 (GEN INSTRUMENT CORP [US]) [A] 1-16 * column 7, line 51 - column 8, line 11 * * column 17, line 26 - column 17, line 30 *; | [A]US5225832 (WANG JINN-SHYAN [TW], et al) [A] 1-16 * figures 8,9 * | Examination | EP0798931 |