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EP1234307 - PRECESSED RECORDING FOR REWRITABLE DISK MEDIUM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.03.2006
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip03.03.2006No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 19.04.2006  [2006/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Thomson Licensing
1-5, rue Jeanne d'Arc
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux / FR
[N/P]
Former [2005/40]For all designated states
Thomson Licensing
46, quai Alphonse Le Gallo
92100 Boulogne Billancourt / FR
Former [2002/35]For all designated states
Thomson Licensing S.A.
46, quai Alphonse Le Gallo
92648 Boulogne Cedex / FR
Inventor(s)01 / WILLIS, Donald, Henry
5175 East 74th Place
Indianapolis, IN 46250 / US
 [2002/35]
Representative(s)Thies, Stephan
Deutsche Thomson OHG
Karl-Wiechert-Allee 1D
30625 Hannover / DE
[N/P]
Former [2002/35]Thies, Stephan
Deutsche Thomson-Brandt GmbH, European Patent Operations, Karl-Wiechert-Allee 74
30625 Hannover / DE
Application number, filing date00973835.225.10.2000
[2002/35]
WO2000US29376
Priority number, dateUS1999043418704.11.1999         Original published format: US 434187
[2002/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0133570
Date:10.05.2001
Language:EN
[2001/19]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1234307
Date:28.08.2002
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.05.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/35]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1234307
Date:27.04.2005
Language:EN
[2005/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP10.05.2001
ClassificationIPC:G11B20/12, G11B20/10
[2002/35]
CPC:
G11B20/1217 (EP,KR,US); G11B20/10527 (EP,KR,US); G11B27/036 (EP,US);
G11B2020/10898 (KR); G11B2020/10962 (EP,US); G11B2020/1238 (KR);
G11B2220/216 (EP,KR,US); G11B2220/2562 (EP,KR,US); G11B2220/2575 (EP,US);
G11B27/034 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2004/21]
Former [2002/35]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERSCHOBENE AUFZEICHNUNG FÜR WIEDERBESCHREIBBARES PLATTEMEDIUM[2002/35]
English:PRECESSED RECORDING FOR REWRITABLE DISK MEDIUM[2002/35]
French:ENREGISTREMENT A PRECESSION POUR DISQUE REINSCRIPTIBLE[2002/35]
Entry into regional phase22.04.2002National basic fee paid 
22.04.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
22.04.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.05.2001Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
22.04.2002Examination requested  [2002/35]
29.10.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
29.04.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.05.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.09.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.10.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.02.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.05.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
25.08.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.10.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.02.2005Fee for grant paid
21.02.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)30.01.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
11.10.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
23.10.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[A]JPS63229625  ;
 [X]EP0469727  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [X] 1,6,7,10 * figure 11 * * column 15, line 19 - line 43 *;
 [XAY]WO9730439  (PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al) [X] 1,6,7,10 * figure 4 * * page 1, line 15 - page 2, line 28 * * page 6, line 21 - page 7, line 13 * * page 10, line 30 - page 11, line 20 * [A] 4,5,8,9 [Y] 2,3,11,12;
 [X]EP0892395  (HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]) [X] 1,3,6,7,10,12 * column 1, line 1 - column 2, line 51 * * column 5, line 13 - line 29 *;
 [Y]EP0942420  (PIONEER ELECTRONIC CORP [JP]) [Y] 2,3,11,12 * figure 2 *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19890125), vol. 013, no. 032, Database accession no. (P - 817), & JP63229625 A 19880926 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD) [A] 1,6,10 * abstract *
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