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EP1518402 - IMPROVED INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN COMPONENTS OF A HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  14.09.2007
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.09.2007Refusal of applicationpublished on 17.10.2007  [2007/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Groenewoudseweg 1
5621 BA Eindhoven / NL
[N/P]
Former [2005/13]For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Groenewoudseweg 1
5621 BA Eindhoven / NL
Inventor(s)01 / Bowern, Jonathan M., c/o Philips IP & Standards
Cross Oak Lane
Redhill, Surrey RH1 5HA / GB
02 / Woolgar, David J., c/o Philips IP & Standards
Cross Oak Lane
Redhill, Surrey RH1 5HA / GB
 [2005/13]
Representative(s)Damen, Daniel Martijn, et al
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
High Tech Campus 5
5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
[N/P]
Former [2007/01]Damen, Daniel Martijn, et al
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards P.O. Box 220
5600 AE Eindhoven / NL
Former [2005/13]White, Andrew Gordon
Cross Oak Lane
Redhill, Surrey RH1 5HA / GB
Application number, filing date03732931.506.06.2003
[2005/13]
WO2003IB02645
Priority number, dateGB2002001421520.06.2002         Original published format: GB 0214215
[2005/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004002149
Date:31.12.2003
Language:EN
[2004/01]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1518402
Date:30.03.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 31.12.2003 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/13]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP31.12.2003
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/088, H04N5/00
[2005/13]
CPC:
H04N21/8186 (EP,US); H04N21/436 (KR); H04N21/435 (EP,US);
H04N21/43615 (EP,US); H04N7/08 (EP,US); H04N7/106 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2005/13]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERBESSERTE VERBINDUNG ZWISCHEN KOMPONENTEN EINES HEIMUNTERHALTUNGSSYSTEMS[2005/13]
English:IMPROVED INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN COMPONENTS OF A HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM[2005/13]
French:INTERCONNEXION AMELIOREE ENTRE LES COMPOSANTS D'UN SYSTEME AUDIOVISUEL DOMESTIQUE[2005/13]
Entry into regional phase20.01.2005National basic fee paid 
20.01.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
20.01.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.01.2005Examination requested  [2005/13]
17.06.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.10.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.02.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.05.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.05.2007Application refused, date of legal effect [2007/42]
10.05.2007Date of oral proceedings
30.05.2007Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2007/42]
30.05.2007Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.06.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
30.06.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.06.200705   M06   Not yet paid
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Cited inInternational search[X]DE19628540  (THOMSON BRANDT GMBH [DE]) [X] 1-19 * abstract * * column 2, line 60 - column 3, line 23 *;
 [X]EP0607810  (EDICO SRL [IT]) [X] 1-19 * column 2, line 10 - column 4, line 8; figures 1,2 *;
 [A]US5434628  (SPIERO RICHARD CEES [NL], et al) [A] 1-19 * column 11, line 25 - column 12, line 68; figure 8 *
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