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EP0845908 - Compressing a signal combined from compression encoded video signals after partial decoding thereof [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1998/23]Video compression
[2002/16]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.12.2003
Database last updated on 23.04.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.01.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT
published on 13.02.2008  [2008/07]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Snell & Wilcox Limited
Durford Mill Petersfield
Hampshire GU31 5AZ / GB
For all designated states
BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Broadcasting House
London W1A 1AA / GB
[N/P]
Former [1998/23]For all designated states
Snell & Wilcox Limited
Durford Mill
Petersfield, Hampshire GU31 5AZ / GB
For all designated states
BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Broadcasting House
London W1A 1AA / GB
Inventor(s)01 / Knee, Michael James
6 Woodbury Avenue
Petersfield, Hampshire, GU32 2EE / GB
02 / Wells, Nicholas Dominic
211 Queens Park Road
Brighton, Sussex, BN2 2ZA / GB
03 / Devlin, Bruce Fairbairn
4 Ashvale Cottages
Chiddingfold, Sussex, GU8 4RD / GB
[1998/23]
Representative(s)Garratt, Peter Douglas, et al
Mathys & Squire LLP The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
[N/P]
Former [1998/23]Garratt, Peter Douglas, et al
Mathys & Squire 100 Grays Inn Road
London WC1X 8AL / GB
Application number, filing date97204116.419.06.1995
[1998/23]
Priority number, dateGB1994001214817.06.1994         Original published format: GB 9412148
GB1995000174130.01.1995         Original published format: GB 9501741
[1998/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0845908
Date:03.06.1998
Language:EN
[1998/23]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0845908
Date:21.07.1999
[1999/29]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0845908
Date:05.02.2003
Language:EN
[2003/06]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.06.1999
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/26
[1999/30]
CPC:
H04N19/40 (EP,US); H04N19/142 (EP,US); H04N19/179 (EP,US);
H04N19/42 (EP,US); H04N19/46 (EP,US); H04N19/61 (EP,US);
H04N19/87 (EP,US); H04N19/30 (EP,US); H04N19/39 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1998/23]H04N7/26, H04N7/50
Designated contracting statesBE,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IE,   IT,   NL [1998/23]
Extension statesLTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:Komprimieren eines aus kompressionskodierten Videosignalen nach deren Teildekodierung kombinierten Signales[2002/16]
English:Compressing a signal combined from compression encoded video signals after partial decoding thereof[2002/16]
French:Compression d'un signal combiné à partir de plusieurs signaux vidéo comprimés et partiellement décodés[2002/16]
Former [1998/23]Videokompression
Former [1998/23]Video compression
Former [1998/23]Compression vidéo
Examination procedure27.12.1997Examination requested  [1998/23]
13.10.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.04.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.07.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.11.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.04.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
29.07.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
19.08.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.10.2002Fee for grant paid
21.10.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP95922607.7  / EP0765576
Opposition(s)06.11.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2004/05]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.12.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
24.06.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
17.06.1999Renewal fee patent year 05
21.06.2000Renewal fee patent year 06
21.06.2001Renewal fee patent year 07
21.06.2002Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBE05.02.2003
FR05.02.2003
IT05.02.2003
NL05.02.2003
DE06.05.2003
IE19.06.2003
[2008/07]
Former [2006/14]BE05.02.2003
FR05.02.2003
NL05.02.2003
DE06.05.2003
IE19.06.2003
Former [2004/29]BE05.02.2003
NL05.02.2003
DE06.05.2003
IE19.06.2003
Former [2004/10]BE05.02.2003
NL05.02.2003
DE06.05.2003
Former [2004/05]NL05.02.2003
DE06.05.2003
Former [2003/41]NL05.02.2003
Documents cited:Search[A]EP0492528  (TOSHIBA KK [JP]) [A] 1-5* abstract *;
 [XAY]EP0584741  (FUJI XEROX CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1,2 * abstract * [A] 5 [Y] 3,4;
 [PX]EP0618734  (SONY CORP [JP]) [PX] 5 * abstract * * page 12, line 12 - line 50 *;
 [PX]EP0627858  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [PX] 1 * abstract *;
 [Y]  - C. HERPEL, "Der MPEG-2 standard : Hierarchische Video-Codierung: Ansätze zur Service-Interoperabilität (Teil 3)", FERNSEH- UND KINO-TECHNIK, vol. 48, no. 6, pages 311 - 316,318-319, XP000457152 [Y] 3,4 * the whole document *
ExaminationEP0498674
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