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EP1001609 - Processing system and method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.02.2011
Database last updated on 21.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.02.2011No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 09.03.2011  [2011/10]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Xerox Corporation
Xerox Square - 20A, 100 Clinton Avenue South Rochester
New York 14644 / US
[2010/13]
Former [2000/20]For all designated states
Xerox Corporation
Xerox Square - 20A, 100 Clinton Avenue South
Rochester, New York 14644 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Balasubramanian, Thyagarajan
1050 East High Vista Trail
Webster, NY 14580 / US
02 / Eschbach, Reiner
812 Westwood Trail
Webster, NY 14580 / US
[2000/20]
Representative(s)Skone James, Robert Edmund
Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/20]Skone James, Robert Edmund
GILL JENNINGS & EVERY Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH / GB
Application number, filing date99308885.508.11.1999
[2000/20]
Priority number, dateUS1998019210613.11.1998         Original published format: US 192106
[2000/20]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1001609
Date:17.05.2000
Language:EN
[2000/20]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1001609
Date:25.04.2001
[2001/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1001609
Date:31.03.2010
Language:EN
[2010/13]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.03.2001
ClassificationIPC:H04N1/52
[2000/20]
CPC:
H04N1/52 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2002/03]
Former [2000/20]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Prozesssystem und -verfahren[2000/20]
English:Processing system and method[2000/20]
French:Système et procédé de traitement de signal[2000/20]
Examination procedure25.10.2001Examination requested  [2001/51]
28.09.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.11.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.10.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.02.2010Fee for grant paid
17.02.2010Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)04.01.2011No opposition filed within time limit [2011/10]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.11.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
02.12.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
01.12.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
30.11.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
30.11.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
30.11.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
30.11.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
01.12.2008Renewal fee patent year 10
30.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5168552  (VAUGHN RONALD J [US], et al) [A] 1,3 * column A *;
 [A]US5402245  (MOTTA RICARDO J [US], et al) [A] 1,3 * column A; claim - *
 [PX]  - R BALASUBRAMANIAN AND R ESCHBACH, "Design of UCR and GCR Stategies to Reduce Moiré in Color Printing", PICS 1999, Savannah, Georgia, US, vol. 2, ISBN 0-89208-215-1, (199904), pages 390 - 393, XP002161430 [PX] 1-4 * column W *
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