blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability
Register Forum

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News flashes

New version of the European Patent Register - SPC information for Unitary Patents.

2024-03-06

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP1454275

EP1454275 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TARGETED PROGRAMMING OUTSIDE OF THE HOME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  10.07.2009
Database last updated on 21.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.07.2009Refusal of applicationpublished on 12.08.2009  [2009/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ACTV, INC.
275 Sacramento Street
San Francisco, California 94111 / US
[N/P]
Former [2004/38]For all designated states
ACTV, Inc.
275 Sacramento Street
San Francisco, California 94111 / US
Former [2004/37]For all designated states
ACTV, Inc.
10th Floor, 233 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10003 / US
Inventor(s)01 / CRISTOFALO, Michael, G.
407 Appian Way
Doylestown, PA 18901 / US
 [2004/37]
Representative(s)Glawe, Delfs, Moll
Partnerschaft mbB von
Patent- und Rechtsanwälten
Rothenbaumchaussee 58
20148 Hamburg / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/26]Glawe, Delfs, Moll
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Rothenbaumchaussee 58
20148 Hamburg / DE
Former [2004/38]Glawe, Delfs, Moll
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, Rothenbaumchaussee 58
20148 Hamburg / DE
Former [2004/37]Haug, Dietmar
Andrae Flach Haug Balanstrasse 55
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date02734060.326.04.2002
[2004/37]
WO2002US13293
Priority number, dateUS2001085103007.05.2001         Original published format: US 851030
[2004/37]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO02091273
Date:14.11.2002
Language:EN
[2002/46]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1454275
Date:08.09.2004
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.11.2002 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2004/37]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US21.05.2004
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.01.2007
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/16
[2007/09]
CPC:
H04N21/4415 (EP,US); H04N21/222 (EP,US); H04N21/23109 (EP,US);
H04N21/23424 (EP,US); H04N21/25883 (EP,US); H04N21/25891 (EP,US);
H04N21/2668 (EP,US); H04N21/4227 (EP,US); H04N21/426 (EP,US);
H04N7/165 (EP,US); H04N21/4532 (EP,US); H04N21/4622 (EP,US);
H04N5/38 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2004/37]G06F17/60
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE,   TR [2004/37]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR BEREITSTELLUNG VON ABGEZIELTEM PROGRAMMMATERIAL AUSSERHALB DER PRIVATWOHNUNG[2004/37]
English:SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TARGETED PROGRAMMING OUTSIDE OF THE HOME[2004/37]
French:SYSTEME ET PROCEDE DE FOURNITURE DE PROGRAMMATION CIBLEE A L'EXTERIEUR DU DOMICILE DE L'UTILISATEUR[2004/37]
Entry into regional phase05.11.2003National basic fee paid 
05.11.2003Search fee paid 
05.11.2003Designation fee(s) paid 
05.11.2003Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.11.2002Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
05.11.2003Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.11.2003Examination requested  [2004/37]
26.02.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
08.09.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.03.2009Application refused, date of legal effect [2009/33]
19.03.2009Date of oral proceedings
27.03.2009Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2009/33]
27.03.2009Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.05.2004Renewal fee patent year 03
20.04.2005Renewal fee patent year 04
26.04.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
27.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 06
25.04.2008Renewal fee patent year 07
29.04.2009Renewal fee patent year 08
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.04.200403   M06   Fee paid on   05.05.2004
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Documents cited:Search[XA]WO9901984  (NDS LTD [GB], et al) [X] 1-4 * abstract * * page 4 * * page 12 * * page 22 - page 23 * * page 27 * * figures 1-7 * [A] 5-35;
 [X]WO9957707  (V3 SOFTWARE DEV CORP [US]) [X] 1-35 * abstract * * page 3, line 18 - line 20 * * page 4, line 4 - line 7 * * page 5, line 14 - line 15 * * page 6, line 1 - line 22 * * page 7, line 18 - line 20 * * page 9, line 10 - line 21 * * page 11, line 19 - line 22 * * page 15, line 27 - page 16, line 1 * * page 20, line 4 - line 18 * * page 21, line 10 - line 11 * * page 22, line 7 - line 18 * * page 23, line 17 - line 20 * * page 24, line 13 - line 14 * * page 25, line 16 - line 28 * * page 27, line 1 - line 20 * * page 28, line 18 - page 29, line 2 * * page 30, line 13 - line 15 * * figures 1-6 *;
 [XA]EP1026887  (SHARP KK [JP]) [X] 1-4,10 * abstract * * paragraph [0006] * * paragraph [0012] * * paragraph [0015] - paragraph [0018] * * paragraph [0029] - paragraph [0032] * * paragraph [0052] - paragraph [0061] * * figures 1-3,13-21 *[A] 5-9,11-35;
 [XA]WO0065827  (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL]) [X] 1-4 * abstract * * page 1, line 9 - line 22 * * page 2, line 1 - line 9 * * page 2, line 28 - line 34 * * page 4, line 23 - line 26 * * figures 1,2 * [A] 5-35
International search[Y]US6157953  (CHANG APRIL S [US], et al);
 [Y]US6101486  (ROBERTS JOBE L W [CA], et al);
 [Y]US6081780  (LUMELSKY LEON [US]);
 [Y]US6016158  (MACKINNON RUSSELL D N [CA]);
 [Y]US5745481  (PHILLIPS W GARLAND [US], et al)
ExaminationWO9956254
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.