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EP About this file: EP1526461

EP1526461 - PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND DATA STRUCTURE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.10.2019
Database last updated on 21.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  16.11.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  26.06.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.11.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip12.06.2020Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): FR		published on 15.07.2020  [2020/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
[2018/51]
Former [2005/17]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / NOMURA, Takashi, @SONY CORPORATION
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
02 / TOMINAGA, Hiroyuki, @SONY CORPORATION
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
03 / SAKATA, Haruhiko, @SONY CORPORATION
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
04 / TAKAHASHI, Masayuki, @SONY CORPORATION
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
 [2018/51]
Former [2005/17]01 / NOMURA, Takashi, SONY CORPORATION
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
02 / TOMINAGA, Hiroyuki, SONY CORPORATION
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
03 / SAKATA, Haruhiko, SONY CORPORATION
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
04 / TAKAHASHI, Masayuki, SONY CORPORATION
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
Representative(s)MFG Patentanwälte Meyer-Wildhagen Meggle-Freund Gerhard PartG mbB
Amalienstraße 62
80799 München / DE
[2018/51]
Former [2005/17]Körber, Martin, Dipl.-Phys.
Mitscherlich & Partner Patentanwälte Sonnenstrasse 33
80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date03771416.930.07.2003
[2005/17]
WO2003JP09632
Priority number, dateJP2002022112930.07.2002         Original published format: JP 2002221129
JP2002026071606.09.2002         Original published format: JP 2002260716
[2005/17]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004012088
Date:05.02.2004
Language:EN
[2004/06]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1526461
Date:27.04.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.02.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1526461
Date:19.12.2018
Language:EN
[2018/51]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP05.02.2004
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.11.2010
ClassificationIPC:H04L29/08
[2010/51]
CPC:
H04L67/104 (EP,US); H04L67/51 (EP,US); H04L67/14 (EP,US);
H04L67/30 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2005/17]G06F13/00, G06F15/00, G06F9/06
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2018/51]
Former [2005/47]DE,  FR,  GB 
Former [2005/17]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 
TitleGerman:PROGRAMM, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND -EINRICHTUNG UND DATENSTRUKTUR[2005/17]
English:PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND DATA STRUCTURE[2005/17]
French:PROGRAMME, DISPOSITIF ET PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS ET STRUCTURE DE DONNEES[2005/17]
Entry into regional phase17.03.2004Translation filed 
17.03.2004National basic fee paid 
17.03.2004Search fee paid 
17.03.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
17.03.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure17.03.2004Examination requested  [2005/17]
16.03.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.07.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.11.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.03.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.06.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.10.2018Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
05.11.2018Fee for grant paid
05.11.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP18200410.1  / EP3447999
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  16.03.2011
Opposition(s)20.09.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/48]
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.07.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
12.07.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
13.07.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
10.07.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
27.07.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
25.07.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
23.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
22.07.2013Renewal fee patent year 11
23.07.2014Renewal fee patent year 12
23.07.2015Renewal fee patent year 13
22.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 14
24.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 15
27.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 16
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipGB30.07.2019
FR31.07.2019
[2020/29]
Former [2020/24]GB30.07.2019
Documents cited:Search[X] US2001049632  (RIGOLE ROD et al.) [X] 1-19 * abstract * * paragraph [0001] - paragraph [0093] * * figures 1-3 *
 [X] US2001034677  (FARHAT JAY et al.) [X] 1-19 * abstract * * paragraph [0034] - paragraph [0222] * * figures 1-22 *
 [A] US2002035605  (MCDOWELL MARK et al.) [A] 1-19 * abstract * * paragraph [0014] - paragraph [0181] * * figures 1-10 *
 [X]   KLYNE CONTENT TECHNOLOGIES/5GM G: "A Syntax for Describing Media Feature Sets; rfc2533.txt", IETF STANDARD, INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE, IETF, CH, 1 March 1999 (1999-03-01), XP015008316, ISSN: 0000-0003 [X] 1-19 * abstract * * section 1-8 *
 [X]   KUTSCHER OTT BORMANN TZI ET AL: "Session Description and Capability Negotiation; draft-ietf-mmusic-sdpng-04.txt", IETF STANDARD-WORKING-DRAFT, INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE, IETF, CH, vol. mmusic, no. 4, 1 March 2002 (2002-03-01), XP015023239, ISSN: 0000-0004 [X] 1-19 * abstract * * section 1-6 Appendix *
ExaminationWO0033535
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