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EP1069931 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ESTABLISHING CONTACT, BASED ON THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, BETWEEN A SELECTION OF TV-VIEWERS AND AN ESTABLISHED GAME PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  26.09.2008
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.09.2008Refusal of applicationpublished on 29.10.2008  [2008/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Intermercial A.S.
Lilleakerveien 10
0283 Oslo / NO
[2001/04]
Inventor(s)01 / NYBORG, Morten
Lilleengveien 1B
N-1342 Jar / NO
 [2001/04]
Representative(s)Wombwell, Francis
Forresters
15, Hamilton Square
Birkenhead
Merseyside CH41 6BR / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/41]Wombwell, Francis
Potts, Kerr & Co. 15, Hamilton Square Birkenhead
Merseyside CH41 6BR / GB
Former [2001/04]Wombwell, Francis
Potts, Kerr & Co. 15, Hamilton Square
Birkenhead Merseyside CH41 6BR / GB
Application number, filing date99912178.318.02.1999
[2001/04]
WO1999NO00053
Priority number, dateNO1998000071420.02.1998         Original published format: NO 980714
NO1998000573108.12.1998         Original published format: NO 985731
[2001/04]
Filing languageNO
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9942187
Date:26.08.1999
Language:EN
[1999/34]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1069931
Date:24.01.2001
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.08.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2001/04]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:SE26.08.1999
ClassificationIPC:A63F9/22, // H04N7:14
[2001/04]
CPC:
A63F13/12 (EP); H04N7/14 (KR); A63F13/338 (US);
A63F13/30 (EP); H04N21/812 (EP,US); A63F2300/409 (EP);
A63F2300/63 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2001/04]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG UM EINE AUF EINEM TELEKOMMUNIKATIONSNETZWERK BASIERENDE VERBINDUNG ZWISCHEN EINER AUSWAHL VON FERNSEHZUSCHAUERN UND EINEM ETABLIERTEMSPIELPROGRAMM HERZUSTELLEN.[2001/04]
English:METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ESTABLISHING CONTACT, BASED ON THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, BETWEEN A SELECTION OF TV-VIEWERS AND AN ESTABLISHED GAME PROGRAM[2001/04]
French:METHODE ET APPAREIL POUR ETABLIR CONTACT VIA UN RESEAU DE TELECOMMUNICATION, ENTRE UNE SELECTION DE TELESPECTATEURS ET UN PROGRAMME DE JEU FONCTIONNANT[2001/04]
Entry into regional phase18.02.1999Translation filed 
01.09.2000National basic fee paid 
01.09.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
01.09.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.09.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: SE
01.09.2000Examination requested  [2001/04]
31.08.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.03.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.05.2008Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 05.06.2008
16.05.2008Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
05.06.2008Date of oral proceedings
05.06.2008Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
12.06.2008Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2008/44]
22.06.2008Application refused, date of legal effect [2008/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.02.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
20.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
21.02.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
12.02.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
28.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
28.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
09.08.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
28.02.200709   M06   Fee paid on   09.08.2007
29.02.200810   M06   Not yet paid
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Cited inInternational search[X]WO9320914  (ARENAS GROUP [US]);
 [A]WO9405117  (DTMF TELEVISION INC [US]);
 [A]US5545088  (KRAVITZ EDWARD A [US], et al);
 [A]EP0745412  (TWO WAY TV LTD [GB]);
 [A]US5679077  (POCOCK TERRENCE [CA], et al);
 [A]US5719619  (HATTORI YOSHITSUGU [JP], et al)
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