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EP1958430 - WATERMARKING ENCODED CONTENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  01.07.2016
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip12.07.2016Change - representative 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Thomson Licensing
1-5, rue Jeanne d'Arc
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux / FR
[N/P]
Former [2010/07]For all designated states
Thomson Licensing
1, rue Jeanne d'Arc
92443 Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex / FR
Former [2008/34]For all designated states
Thomson Licensing
46, Quai A. Le Gallo
92100 Boulogne-Billancourt / FR
Inventor(s)01 / ZHAO, Jian
24514 Town Center Drive, No. 1
Valencia, CA 91355 / US
02 / KOCH, Eckhard
Am Pastorat 11
45768 Marl-polsum / DE
 [2008/34]
Representative(s)(deleted)
[N/P]
Former [2008/52]Hartnack, Wolfgang
Deutsche Thomson OHG European Patent Operations Karl-Wiechert-Allee 74
30625 Hannover / DE
Former [2008/37]Ruellan-Lemonnier, Brigitte
Thomson multimedia Patent Department 46 Quai A. le Gallo
92648 Boulogne Cedex / FR
Former [2008/34]Ruellan-Lemonnier, Brigitte
THOMSON multimedia, 46 quai A. Le Gallo
92648 Boulogne Cédex / FR
Application number, filing date05852953.805.12.2005
[2008/34]
WO2005US43895
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007067168
Date:14.06.2007
Language:EN
[2007/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1958430
Date:20.08.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.06.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/34]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP14.06.2007
ClassificationIPC:H04N1/32, G06T1/00, H04N7/26
[2008/34]
CPC:
G06T1/0035 (EP,US); H04N21/8358 (KR); H04N1/32144 (EP,US);
H04N1/32165 (EP,US); H04N1/3217 (EP,US); H04N1/32192 (EP,US);
H04N1/32277 (EP,US); H04N1/32336 (EP,US); H04N19/129 (EP,US);
H04N19/154 (EP,US); H04N19/176 (EP,US); H04N19/18 (EP,US);
H04N19/467 (EP,US); H04N19/48 (EP,US); H04N19/61 (EP,US);
H04N19/91 (EP,US); G06T2201/0051 (EP,US); G06T2201/0061 (EP,US);
G11B2220/2516 (KR); G11B2220/2537 (KR); G11B2220/90 (KR) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   PL,   TR [2009/01]
Former [2008/34]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
YUNot yet paid
TitleGerman:WASSERZEICHEN FÜR CODIERTEN INHALT[2008/34]
English:WATERMARKING ENCODED CONTENT[2008/34]
French:CONTENU A CODAGE DE FILIGRANE NUMERIQUE[2008/34]
Entry into regional phase18.06.2008National basic fee paid 
18.06.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
18.06.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.06.2008Examination requested  [2008/34]
08.07.2008Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
13.08.2008Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK
14.08.2008Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.09.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
25.03.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.08.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.02.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.11.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
27.06.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.03.2016Application refused, date of legal effect [2016/31]
03.03.2016Date of oral proceedings
16.03.2016Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2016/31]
16.03.2016Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
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  22.09.2008
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
27.06.2013Request for further processing filed
27.06.2013Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
16.07.2013Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.06.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
23.12.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
23.12.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
22.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
23.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
19.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 08
16.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 09
22.12.2014Renewal fee patent year 10
15.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 11
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Cited inInternational search[X]US2002085737  (KITAMURA SHINJI [JP]) [X] 1-3,5-7,9,12,14,16,18,20,22 * the whole document *;
 [X]  - HUNG-HSUN LIU ET AL, "REAL TIME DIGITAL VIDEO WATERMARKING FOR DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT VIA MODIFICATION OF VLCS", PARALLEL AND DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS, 2005. PROCEEDINGS. 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FUKUOKA, JAPAN 20-22 JULY 2005, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, (20050720), ISBN 0-7695-2281-5, pages 295 - 299, XP010852832 [X] 1,2,4-6,8-11 * the whole document *
 [X]  - ZHENG LIU ET AL, "Direct Fingerprinting on Multicasting Compressed Video", MULTIMEDIA MODELLING CONFERENCE, 2004. MMM 2005. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 11TH INTERNATIONAL HONOLULU, HI, USA 12-14 JAN. 2005, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, (20050112), ISBN 0-7695-2164-9, pages 76 - 83, XP010765640 [X] 24-35 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MMMC.2005.35
ExaminationUS2003179901
 WO2004006168
    - NEIL F. JOHNSON ET AL, INFORMATION HIDING: STEGANOGRAPHY AND WATERMARKING - ATTACKS AND COUNTERMEASURES, BOSTON, ISBN 978-0-79-237204-2, (20010101), pages 15 - 21, (20121107), XP055043463
    - GERHARD C LANGELAAR ET AL, "A State-of-the-Art Overview", IEEE SIGNAL PROCESSING MAGAZINE, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISCATAWAY, NJ, US, (20000901), vol. 17, no. 5, ISSN 1053-5888, pages 20 - 46, XP011089874
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