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EP0962097 - METHOD OF TRANSFERRING MEDIA FILES OVER A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  20.07.2007
Database last updated on 20.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.07.2007Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 22.08.2007  [2007/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Digital Advertising and Marketing Limited
3 London Wall Buildings London Wall London
EC2M 5SY / GB
[2006/02]
Former [2002/13]For all designated states
Tangozebra Limited
21 Market Place
Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 2NX / GB
Former [2000/28]For all designated states
Insigma Technologies Limited
21 Market Place
Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 2NX / GB
Former [2000/19]For all designated states
Insigma Technologies Limited
21 Market Place
Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 2NX / GB
For all designated states
Everett, Stewart Neil
24 Roberts Close, Stratton
Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 2RP / GB
For all designated states
Barrs, James
2 Roberts Close, Stratton
Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL1 2RP / GB
For all designated states
Booth, James Augustine
Lower Manor, Frampton Mansell
Stroud, Gloucestershire GL6 8JG / GB
For all designated states
Montgomery, Ian David
Puck Miller House, Frampton Mansell
Stroud, Gloucestershire GL6 8JQ / GB
Former [1999/49]For all designated states
West-Walker, Francis Nigel
McCabe and Company, Frazer House, 3rd floor, 160-162 Willis Street
Wellington / NZ
For all designated states
Everett, Stewart Neil
24 Roberts Close, Stratton
Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 2RP / GB
For all designated states
Barrs, James
2 Roberts Close, Stratton
Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL1 2RP / GB
For all designated states
Booth, James Augustine
Lower Manor, Frampton Mansell
Stroud, Gloucestershire GL6 8JG / GB
For all designated states
Montgomery, Ian David
Puck Miller House, Frampton Mansell
Stroud, Gloucestershire GL6 8JQ / GB
Inventor(s)01 / EVERETT, Stewart, Neil
24 Roberts Close, Stratton, cirencester
Gloucestershire GL7 2RP / GB
02 / BARRS, James
2 Roberts Close, Stratton, Cirencester
Gloucestershire G1 2RP / GB
03 / BOOTH, James, Augustine
Lower Manor, Frampton Mansell, Stroud
Gloucestershire GL6 8JG / GB
04 / MONTGOMERY, Ian, David
Puck Miller House, Frampton Mansell, Stroud
Gloucestershire GL6 8JQ / GB
[1999/49]
Representative(s)Derry, Paul Stefan, et al
Venner Shipley LLP
200 Aldersgate
London EC1A 4HD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2005/44]Derry, Paul Stefan, et al
Venner Shipley LLP 20 Little Britain
London EC1A 7DH / GB
Former [1999/49]Pattullo, Norman, et al
Murgitroyd and Company 373 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8QA / GB
Application number, filing date98901597.926.01.1998
[1999/49]
WO1998NZ00005
Priority number, dateNZ1997031415029.01.1997         Original published format: NZ 31415097
[1999/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9833320
Date:30.07.1998
Language:EN
[1998/30]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0962097
Date:08.12.1999
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.07.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1999/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:AU30.07.1998
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.07.2006
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/173
[1999/49]
CPC:
H04N21/64322 (EP,US); H04N21/235 (EP,US); H04N21/242 (EP,US);
H04N21/42676 (EP,US); H04N21/4302 (EP,US); H04N21/8193 (EP,US);
H04N7/17309 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [1999/49]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR DATENÜBERTRAGUNG ÜBER EIN KOMMUNIKATIONSNETZ[1999/49]
English:METHOD OF TRANSFERRING MEDIA FILES OVER A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK[1999/49]
French:PROCEDE DE TRANSFERT DE FICHIERS SUPPORTS DE DONNEES SUR UN RESEAU DE COMMUNICATIONS[1999/49]
Entry into regional phase25.08.1999National basic fee paid 
28.09.1999Search fee paid 
25.08.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
25.08.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.08.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: AU
28.08.1999Examination requested  [1999/49]
01.09.1999Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.10.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.02.2007Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2007/34]
29.03.2007Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2007/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.03.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
11.01.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
28.05.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
14.01.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
26.05.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
18.01.2005Renewal fee patent year 08
03.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 09
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.01.200003   M06   Fee paid on   16.03.2000
31.01.200205   M06   Fee paid on   28.05.2002
31.01.200407   M06   Fee paid on   26.05.2004
31.01.200609   M06   Fee paid on   03.03.2006
31.01.200710   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO9608095  (VIRTEX COMMUNICATIONS INC [US]) [A] 1-3,5-7,9,10 * page 5, line 18 - page 16, line 14 *;
 [A]US5533021  (BRANSTAD MARK W [US], et al) [A] 1-3,5-7,9,10 * column 3, line 65 - column 13, line 2; claim 1 *;
 [XP]WO9722201  (CAMPBELL ROY H [US], et al) [XP] 1-3,5-7,9,10* the whole document *;
 [XP]  - MERZ M ET AL, "ITERATIVE TRANSMISSION OF MEDIA STREAMS", PROCEEDINGS ACM MULTIMEDIA 97. SEATTLE, NOV. 9 - 13, 1997, READING, ADDISON WESLEY, US, (19971109), vol. CONF. 5, ISBN 0-201-32232-3, pages 283 - 290, XP000765786 [XP] 1-3,5-7,9,10 * the whole document *
International search[A]WO9504431  (ELECTRONIC DATA SYST CORP [US]);
 [Y]EP0702493  (IBM [US]);
 [YP]EP0803826  (SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC [US])
 [Y]  - MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS, Vol. 3, No. 3, July 1995, "Storage and Retrieval Methods to Support Fully Interactive Playout in a Disk-Array-Based Video Server", pp. 126-135.
 [A]  - "Streaming Media Bring New Life to the Web", (IBM), 1996, from web page http://www.ibm.park.org/video.html.
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