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EP1168633 - Method and apparatus for decoding block codes [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  04.11.2005
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.01.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): SE
published on 28.02.2007  [2007/09]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ericsson Inc.
6300 Legacy Drive
MS EVW 2-C-2
Plano, TX 75024 / US
[N/P]
Former [2005/01]For all designated states
Ericsson Inc.
6300 Legacy Drive, MS EVW 2-C-2
Plano, TX 75024 / US
Former [2004/01]For all designated states
Ericsson Inc.
6300 Legacy, MS EVW 2-C-2
Plano, TX 75024 / US
Former [2002/01]For all designated states
ERICSSON INC.
7001 Development Drive, P.O. Box 13969
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Hassah, Amer A.
2300 Carillon Point
Kirkland, Washington 98033 / US
02 / Khayrallah, Ali S.
113 Streamview Drive
Apex, North Carolina 27502 / US
03 / Osthoff, Harro
Ziegelsteinstrasse 189
90411 Nürnberg / DE
 [2002/01]
Representative(s)O'Connell, David Christopher, et al
Haseltine Lake LLP
Redcliff Quay
120 Redcliff Street
Bristol BS1 6HU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2002/01]O'Connell, David Christopher, et al
Haseltine Lake & Co., Imperial House, 15-19 Kingsway
London WC2B 6UD / GB
Application number, filing date01113669.407.10.1997
[2002/01]
Priority number, dateUS1996072773608.10.1996         Original published format: US 727736
[2002/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1168633
Date:02.01.2002
Language:EN
[2002/01]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1168633
Date:06.11.2002
[2002/45]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1168633
Date:29.12.2004
Language:EN
[2004/53]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.09.2002
ClassificationIPC:H03M13/00
[2002/45]
CPC:
H03M13/3944 (EP,US); H03M13/00 (KR); H03M13/05 (EP,US);
H03M13/3707 (EP,US); H03M13/3723 (EP,US); H03M13/6325 (EP,US);
H03M7/00 (KR) (-)
Former IPC [2002/01]H03M13/37, H03M13/05
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   SE [2002/01]
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Dekodierung von Blockcodes[2002/01]
English:Method and apparatus for decoding block codes[2002/01]
French:Procédé et appareil de décodage de codes en bloc[2002/01]
Examination procedure30.04.2003Examination requested  [2003/27]
05.06.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.11.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.05.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.11.2004Fee for grant paid
02.11.2004Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP97912651.3  / EP0931382
Opposition(s)30.09.2005No opposition filed within time limit [2005/51]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
02.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
22.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
21.10.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
23.10.2003Renewal fee patent year 07
25.10.2004Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFR29.12.2004
SE29.03.2005
[2007/09]
Former [2006/32]FR29.12.2004
Documents cited:Search[A]EP0084913  (PHILIPS NV [NL]);
 [A]EP0095028  (IBM [US]);
 [A]EP0095669  (IBM [US]);
 [A]EP0105402  (IBM [US]) [A] 1,7 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP0120371  (IBM [US]);
 [A]EP0606724  (AT & T CORP [US]) [A] 1,6,7 * page 5, line 30 - line 52 * * page 6, line 26 - page 7, line 12 * * page 10, line 15 - page 11, line 31 *;
 [A]US5537427  (CHEN CHIN-LONG [US]) [A] 1,5,7,13,17 * column W *
Examination   - ZOGAKIS ET AL, "IMPULSE NOISE MITIGATION STRATEGIES FOR MULTICARRIER MODULATION", IEEE PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATIONS (ICC) IN GENEVA, (19930523), vol. 2, pages 784 - 788, XP000371191

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICC.1993.397380
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