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EP1416440 - Apparatus and methods for improving detection of watermarks in content that has undergone a lossy transformation [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 18.11.2011 Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	18.11.2011	Refusal of application	published on 21.12.2011 [2011/51]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states MediaSec Technologies GmbH Berliner Platz 6-8 45127 Essen / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2004/19]	For all designated states Mediasec Technologies GmbH Berliner Platz 6-8 45127 Essen / DE
Inventor(s)	01 / Zhao, Jian 130 New Road Rumford, RI 02916 / US
	02 / Picard, Justin 16 Mayflower Street Providence, RI 02906 / US
	03 / Thorwirth, Niels 549 Hope Street, 2 Providence, RI 02906 / US
	[2004/19]
Representative(s)	Rösler, Uwe Rösler Patentanwaltskanzlei Landsberger Strasse 480a 81241 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2004/19]	Rösler, Uwe, Dipl.-Phys. Rösler Patentanwaltskanzlei, Landsberger Strasse 480a 81241 München / DE
Application number, filing date	03025352.0	04.11.2003
	[2004/19]
Priority number, date	US20020287206	04.11.2002 Original published format: US 287206
	[2004/19]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1416440
	Date:	06.05.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/19]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1416440
	Date:	17.08.2005
	[2005/33]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	24.06.2005
Classification	IPC:	G06T1/00, G06T7/00	[2005/31]
	CPC:	G06T1/0028 (EP,US); G06T1/005 (EP,US); G07D7/0032 (EP,US); G06T2201/0065 (EP,US); G06T2201/0081 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2004/19]	G06T1/00
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2004/19]
Title	German:	Vorrichtung und Methoden zur verbesserten Detektion von Wasserzeichen in Inhalten nach verlustbehafteter Transformation	[2004/19]
	English:	Apparatus and methods for improving detection of watermarks in content that has undergone a lossy transformation	[2004/19]
	French:	Dispositif et méthodes pour la détection améliorée de marques de tatouage dans des données ayant subi une transformée avec perte	[2004/19]
Examination procedure	04.11.2003	Examination requested [2004/19]
	11.10.2005	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	12.04.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	03.05.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	13.11.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	14.11.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	13.03.2008	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.07.2011	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 07.09.2011
	02.08.2011	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2011/51]
	12.08.2011	Application refused, date of legal effect [2011/51]
	07.09.2011	Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 11.10.2005
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	24.11.2005	Renewal fee patent year 03
	23.11.2006	Renewal fee patent year 04
	24.11.2007	Renewal fee patent year 05
	25.11.2008	Renewal fee patent year 06
	24.11.2009	Renewal fee patent year 07
	24.11.2010	Renewal fee patent year 08
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