EP0989748 - Picture information conversion and video processor [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 09.08.2013 Database last updated on 24.08.2024 | Most recent event Tooltip | 09.08.2013 | No opposition filed within time limit | published on 11.09.2013 [2013/37] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Sony Corporation 6-7-35 Kitashinagawa Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 141 / JP | [2012/40] |
Former [2000/13] | For all designated states SONY CORPORATION 6-7-35 Kitashinagawa Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 141 / JP | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Kondo, Tetsujiro c/o Sony Corporation 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP | 02 /
Tatehira, Yasushi c/o Sony Corporation 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP | 03 /
Asakura, Nobuyuki c/o Sony Corporation 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP | 04 /
Uchida, Masashi c/o Sony Corporation 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP | 05 /
Morimura, Takuo c/o Sony Corporation 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP | 06 /
Ando, Kazutaka c/o Sony Corporation 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP | 07 /
Nakaya, Hideo c/o Sony Corporation 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP | 08 /
Watanabe, Tsutomu c/o Sony Corporation 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP | 09 /
Inoue, Satoshi c/o Sony Corporation 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP | 10 /
Niitsuma, Wataru c/o Sony Corporation 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP | [2012/40] |
Former [2000/13] | 01 /
Kondo, Tetsujiro c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP | ||
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Tatehira, Yasushi c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP | |||
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Asakura, Nobuyuki c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP | |||
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Uchida, Masashi c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP | |||
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Morimura, Takuo c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP | |||
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Ando, Kazutaka c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP | |||
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Nakaya, Hideo c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP | |||
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Watanabe, Tsutomu c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP | |||
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Inoue, Satoshi c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP | |||
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Niitsuma, Wataru c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP | Representative(s) | Turner, James Arthur, et al D Young & Co LLP 120 Holborn London EC1N 2DY / GB | [N/P] |
Former [2012/40] | Turner, James Arthur, et al D Young & Co LLP 120 Holborn London EC1N 2DY / GB | ||
Former [2007/51] | Turner, James Arthur, et al D Young & Co 120 Holborn London EC1N 2DY / GB | ||
Former [2000/13] | Pratt, Richard Wilson, et al D. Young & Co, 21 New Fetter Lane London EC4A 1DA / GB | Application number, filing date | 99306636.4 | 20.08.1999 | [2000/13] | Priority number, date | JP19980237313 | 24.08.1998 Original published format: JP 23731398 | [2000/13] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP0989748 | Date: | 29.03.2000 | Language: | EN | [2000/13] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP0989748 | Date: | 12.09.2001 | [2001/37] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP0989748 | Date: | 03.10.2012 | Language: | EN | [2012/40] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 02.08.2001 | Classification | IPC: | H04N7/01 | [2000/13] | CPC: |
H04N7/0137 (EP,US);
H04N7/012 (EP,US);
H04N7/0125 (EP,US);
H04N7/0135 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB [2002/23] |
Former [2000/13] | AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE | Title | German: | Bildinformationsumwandlung und Videoverarbeitungseinheit | [2000/13] | English: | Picture information conversion and video processor | [2000/13] | French: | Conversion de données d'images et processeur vidéo | [2000/13] | Examination procedure | 27.02.2002 | Examination requested [2002/19] | 06.10.2005 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 04.05.2006 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06) | 07.11.2006 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 29.12.2011 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 05.03.2012 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 30.04.2012 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 22.08.2012 | Fee for grant paid | 22.08.2012 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | Divisional application(s) | The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 04.05.2006 | Opposition(s) | 04.07.2013 | No opposition filed within time limit [2013/37] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 14.08.2001 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 14.08.2002 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 13.08.2003 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 12.08.2004 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 12.08.2005 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 14.08.2006 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 14.08.2007 | Renewal fee patent year 09 | 31.03.2008 | Renewal fee patent year 10 | 12.08.2009 | Renewal fee patent year 11 | 25.08.2010 | Renewal fee patent year 12 | 24.08.2011 | Renewal fee patent year 13 | 23.08.2012 | Renewal fee patent year 14 |
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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 | [XA]JPH0974543 ; | US5946044 [ ] (KONDO TETSUJIRO [JP], et al) [ ] * the whole document *; | [XA]JPH08265711 (SONY CORP) [X] 1,9,15 * the whole document * [A] 2,3,10,11,16,17; | US5966183 [ ] (KONDO TETSUJIRO [JP], et al) [ ] * the whole document *; | [A]EP0859513 (SONY CORP [JP]) [A] 1,2,7-10,13-16,19,20 * abstract * * page 16, line 51 - page 17, column 3 * | [XA] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19970731), vol. 1997, no. 7, & JP09074543 A 19970318 (SONY) [X] 1,9,15 * abstract * [A] 2,10,16 | by applicant | JPH0974543 | US5946044 |