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EP About this file: EP1521260

EP1521260 - Image file container [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  29.06.2018
Database last updated on 28.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.01.2019Change - classificationpublished on 13.02.2019  [2019/07]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052 / US
[2015/12]
Former [2005/14]For all designated states
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-6399 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Dunbar, Geoffrey T.
318 8th Avenue
Kirkland Washington 98033 / US
02 / Temasky, Joseph D.
450 Sierra Vista Avenue 6
Mountain View California 94043 / US
03 / Debique, Kirt A.
357 Lee Street
Seattle Washington 98109 / US
04 / Crow, William M.
395 Texas Valley Road
Sequim Washington 98382 / US
 [2005/14]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2005/14]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date04016545.814.07.2004
[2005/14]
Priority number, dateUS2003067474230.09.2003         Original published format: US 674742
[2005/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1521260
Date:06.04.2005
Language:EN
[2005/14]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.12.2004
ClassificationIPC:G11B20/12, G11B27/031, G11B27/30
[2005/14]
CPC:
G11B20/12 (EP,US); H04N5/91 (KR); G11B27/034 (EP,US);
G11B27/3027 (EP,US); G11B27/309 (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,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2005/14]
TitleGerman:Bilddateibehälter[2005/14]
English:Image file container[2005/14]
French:Conteneur de fichier d'image[2005/14]
Examination procedure26.08.2005Examination requested  [2005/43]
18.11.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.01.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.09.2017Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 30.11.2017
30.11.2017Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
05.02.2018Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 16.02.2018
16.02.2018Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
19.03.2018Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2018/31]
29.03.2018Application refused, date of legal effect [2018/31]
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  18.11.2011
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.07.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
13.07.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
10.07.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
14.07.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
12.07.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
13.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
08.07.2013Renewal fee patent year 10
08.07.2014Renewal fee patent year 11
09.07.2015Renewal fee patent year 12
11.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 13
11.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 14
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Documents cited:Search[A]US5583653  (TIMMERMANS JOSEF MARIA KAREL [BE]) [A] 2,4,6,7,11,20,27,28,30,31,34,45,49,57,65,68 * abstract *;
 [A]EP1187476  (SONY CORP [JP]) [A] 12-15,18,19,25,35,37,40,50,52,55,57,66,69,70 * abstract *;
 [X]  - ANONYMOUS, "QuickTime file Format", APPLE DEVELOPER MANUALS, (20010301), URL: http://developer.apple.com/documentation/ QuickTime/QTFF, (20041216), XP002311281 [X] 1-79 * page 17 - page 26 * * page 33 - page 36 * * page 83 - page 87 * * page 111 - page 115 * * page 163 - page 166 * * page 204 *
 [A]  - ANONYMOUS, "Copy-Protecting Movies", QUICKTIME DEVELOPER SERIES, (2002), pages 1 - 7, URL: developer.apple.com/documentation7QuickTime/QT4WebPage/, (20041216), XP002311282 [A] 21-23,42-44,58-60,72-74 * the whole document *
 [A]  - ANONYMOUS, "QuickTime VR Authoring Studio", APPLE MANUALS, (1997), URL: www.apple.com/quicktime/qtvr/, (20041216), XP002311283 [A] 5,76-79 * paragraph [0004] * * paragraph [000A] *
by applicantUS5583653
 EP1187476
    - ANONYMOUS, "Copy-Protecting Movies", QUICKTIME DEVELOPER SERIES, (2002), pages 1 - 7
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