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EP1075087 - Variable length coding method and apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 25.08.2006 Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	05.12.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY	published on 07.01.2009 [2009/02]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 416, Maetan-dong Paldal-gu Suwon-City, Kyungki-do / KR
	[N/P]
Former [2005/42]	For all designated states SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 416, Maetan-dong, Paldal-gu Suwon-City Kyungki-do / KR
Former [2001/06]	For all designated states SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 416, Maetan-dong, Paldal-gu Suwon-City, Kyungki-do / KR
Inventor(s)	01 / Yoo, Kook-yeol, Samsung Electronics Col, Ltd. 416 Maetan 3-dong, Paldal-gu Suwon-city, Kyungki-do / KR
	02 / Choi, Byung-sun, Samsung Electronics Col, Ltd. 416 Maetan 3-dong, Paldal-gu Suwon-city, Kyungki-do / KR
	03 / Lee, Yung-lyul, Samsung Electronics Col, Ltd. 416 Maetan 3-dong, Paldal-gu Suwon-city, Kyungki-do / KR
	[2001/06]
Representative(s)	Chugg, David John, et al Appleyard Lees 15 Clare Road Halifax West Yorkshire HX1 2HY / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2001/06]	Chugg, David John, et al Appleyard Lees, 15 Clare Road Halifax, West Yorkshire HX1 2HY / GB
Application number, filing date	00306429.2	27.07.2000
	[2001/06]
Priority number, date	KR19990031672	02.08.1999 Original published format: KR 9931672
	[2001/06]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1075087
	Date:	07.02.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/06]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1075087
	Date:	02.07.2003
	[2003/27]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP1075087
	Date:	19.10.2005
	Language:	EN
	[2005/42]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	16.05.2003
Classification	IPC:	H03M7/42, H04N7/50, H04N5/14	[2001/06]
	CPC:	H03M7/42 (EP,US); H04N19/91 (KR); H04N19/13 (EP,US); H04N19/142 (EP,US); H04N19/179 (EP,US); H04N19/503 (EP,US); (+) H04N19/61 (EP,US); H04N19/87 (EP,US); H04N5/147 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2001/06]
Title	German:	Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Codierung mit variabler Länge	[2001/06]
	English:	Variable length coding method and apparatus	[2001/06]
	French:	Procédé et dispositif de codage à longueur variable	[2001/06]
Examination procedure	11.08.2000	Examination requested [2001/06]
	17.09.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	15.01.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	19.03.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	19.07.2004	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.10.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	23.02.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	28.04.2005	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	16.08.2005	Fee for grant paid
	16.08.2005	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	20.07.2006	No opposition filed within time limit [2006/39]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	19.07.2002	Renewal fee patent year 03
	27.06.2003	Renewal fee patent year 04
	24.06.2004	Renewal fee patent year 05
	18.06.2005	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	19.10.2005
	BE	19.10.2005
	CH	19.10.2005
	CY	19.10.2005
	LI	19.10.2005
	DK	19.01.2006
	GR	19.01.2006
	SE	19.01.2006
	ES	30.01.2006
	PT	20.03.2006
	[2009/02]
Former [2007/45]	AT	19.10.2005
	BE	19.10.2005
	CH	19.10.2005
	LI	19.10.2005
	DK	19.01.2006
	GR	19.01.2006
	SE	19.01.2006
	ES	30.01.2006
	PT	20.03.2006
Former [2007/35]	AT	19.10.2005
	BE	19.10.2005
	CH	19.10.2005
	IT	19.10.2005
	LI	19.10.2005
	DK	19.01.2006
	GR	19.01.2006
	SE	19.01.2006
	ES	30.01.2006
	PT	20.03.2006
Former [2006/50]	AT	19.10.2005
	BE	19.10.2005
	CH	19.10.2005
	LI	19.10.2005
	DK	19.01.2006
	GR	19.01.2006
	SE	19.01.2006
	ES	30.01.2006
	PT	20.03.2006
Former [2006/38]	AT	19.10.2005
	BE	19.10.2005
	CH	19.10.2005
	LI	19.10.2005
	DK	19.01.2006
	GR	19.01.2006
	SE	19.01.2006
	PT	20.03.2006
Former [2006/36]	AT	19.10.2005
	BE	19.10.2005
	CH	19.10.2005
	LI	19.10.2005
	DK	19.01.2006
	SE	19.01.2006
	PT	20.03.2006
Former [2006/34]	AT	19.10.2005
	CH	19.10.2005
	LI	19.10.2005
	DK	19.01.2006
	SE	19.01.2006
	PT	20.03.2006
Former [2006/33]	CH	19.10.2005
	LI	19.10.2005
	SE	19.01.2006
	PT	20.03.2006
Former [2006/27]	SE	19.01.2006
	PT	20.03.2006
Former [2006/25]	PT	20.03.2006
Documents cited:	Search	[XA]EP0426429 (TOSHIBA KK [JP]) [X] 1,10,19-22 * page 2, line 1 - line 55 * * the whole document * [A] 2-9,11-18,23;
		[A]EP0490537 (AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH [US]) [A] 1-23* the whole document *;
		[XA]EP0616471 (SONY CORP [JP]) [X] 1,10,20,21 * column 9, line 35 - column 11, line 8 * * the whole document * [A] 2-9,11,19,22,23;
		[A]US5541595 (MEYER EDWIN R [US]) [A] 1-23 * the whole document *

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