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EP About this file: EP1181689

EP1181689 - Methods for Recording and Reading Data from a Compact Disk, and a Compact Disk Player [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2002/09]SECURE COMPACT DISK AND PLAYER
[2003/39]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.01.2005
Database last updated on 16.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.12.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): PT		published on 16.01.2008  [2008/03]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MACROVISION CORPORATION
2830 De La Cruz Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95050 / US
[N/P]
Former [2004/15]For all designated states
Macrovision Corporation
2830 De La Cruz Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95050 / US
Former [2002/09]For all designated states
MACROVISION CORPORATION
1341 Orleans Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 / US
Inventor(s)01 / DOWNING, Daniel, D.
P. O. Box 371048
Montara, CA 94037 / US
 [2002/09]
Representative(s)Needle, Jacqueline
Beck Greener
Fulwood House
12 Fulwood Place
London WC1V 6HR / GB
[N/P]
Former [2002/09]Needle, Jacqueline
W.H. BECK, GREENER & CO 7 Stone Buildings Lincoln's Inn
London WC2A 3SZ / GB
Application number, filing date00935906.810.05.2000
[2002/09]
WO2000US12810
Priority number, dateUS19990133456P11.05.1999         Original published format: US 133456 P
[2002/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0068945
Date:16.11.2000
Language:EN
[2000/46]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1181689
Date:27.02.2002
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.11.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/09]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1181689
Date:10.03.2004
Language:EN
[2004/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP16.11.2000
ClassificationIPC:G11B20/10
[2002/09]
CPC:
G11B20/0063 (EP); G11B20/00086 (EP); G11B20/0021 (EP);
G11B20/00557 (EP); G11B27/034 (EP); G11B27/3063 (EP);
G11B2220/213 (EP); G11B2220/2545 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2002/09]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:Verfahren zum Aufzeichnen und Wiedergeben von einer CD, und CD Spieler[2003/39]
English:Methods for Recording and Reading Data from a Compact Disk, and a Compact Disk Player[2003/39]
French:Procédés d'enregistrement et de reproduction des données d'un CD et lecteur de CD[2003/39]
Former [2002/09]GESICHERTECD-PLATTE UND CD-LESER
Former [2002/09]SECURE COMPACT DISK AND PLAYER
Former [2002/09]DISQUE COMPACT ET LECTEUR POURVUS D'UN SYSTEME DE SECURITE
Entry into regional phase10.12.2001National basic fee paid 
10.12.2001Designation fee(s) paid 
10.12.2001Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.12.2000Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
10.12.2001Examination requested  [2002/09]
15.04.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
17.12.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.08.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.12.2003Fee for grant paid
30.12.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)13.12.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2005/09]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.05.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
13.05.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT10.03.2004
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MC31.05.2004
DK10.06.2004
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Cited inInternational search[XA]JPH08153331  ;
 [A]EP0418964  (PHILIPS NV [NL]) [A] 1-12 * column 4, line 34 - column 6, line 4; figures 1-4 *;
 [A]EP0783167  (SONY CORP [JP]) [A] 1,5,9,14,15* figures 6,7 *;
 [A]WO9803973  (PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al) [A] 14-19 * figures 1-3,7; claims 1,2 *;
 [A]WO9852114  (IMATION CORP [US]) [A] 1-12 * page 7, line 15 - page 10, line 23 *;
 [A]WO9852194  (IMATION CORP [US]) [A] 14-18 * page 6, line 14 - page 8, line 2; claim 1 *;
 [XA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19961031), vol. 1996, no. 10, & JP08153331 A 19960611 (APPLICS:KK) [X] 14,15 * abstract * [A] 1-12
 [A]  - ECMA STANDARDIZING INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, "Standard ECMA - 130 : Data interchange on read-only 120 mm optical disks (CD-ROM)", STANDARD ECMA-130, Geneva, Switzerland, XP002143627 [A] 1-19 * paragraph [014.] - paragraph [19.1] * * paragraph [22.0] - paragraph [22.3.6] *
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