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EP About this file: EP2725793

EP2725793 - IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, AND IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  19.01.2024
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  08.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip19.01.2024Refusal of applicationpublished on 21.02.2024  [2024/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sun Patent Trust
450 Lexington Avenue, 38th Floor
New York, NY 10017 / US
[N/P]
Former [2016/33]For all designated states
Sun Patent Trust
450 Lexington Avenue, 38th Floor
New York NY 10017 / US
Former [2014/30]For all designated states
Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
20000 Mariner Avenue
Suite 200
Torrance CA 90503 / US
Former [2014/18]For all designated states
Panasonic Corporation
1006, Oaza Kadoma
Kadoma-shi
Osaka 571-8501 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / SASAI, Hisao
c/o Panasonic Corporation
Intellectual Property Center
Planning and Management Group
7F OBP Panasonic Tower, 2-1-61, Shiromi, Chuo-ku
Osaka 540-6207 / JP
02 / NISHI, Takahiro
c/o Panasonic Corporation
Intellectual Property Center
Planning and Management Group
7F OBP Panasonic Tower, 2-1-61, Shiromi, Chuo-ku
Osaka 540-6207 / JP
03 / SHIBAHARA, Youji
c/o Panasonic Corporation
Intellectual Property Center
Planning and Management Group
7F OBP Panasonic Tower, 2-1-61, Shiromi, Chuo-ku
Osaka 540-6207 / JP
04 / SUGIO, Toshiyasu
c/o Panasonic Corporation
Intellectual Property Center
Planning and Management Group
7F OBP Panasonic Tower, 2-1-61, Shiromi, Chuo-ku
Osaka 540-6207 / JP
05 / TANIKAWA, Kyoko
c/o Panasonic Corporation
Intellectual Property Center
Planning and Management Group
7F OBP Panasonic Tower, 2-1-61, Shiromi, Chuo-ku
Osaka 540-6207 / JP
06 / MATSUNOBU, Toru
c/o Panasonic Corporation
Intellectual Property Center
Planning and Management Group
7F OBP Panasonic Tower, 2-1-61, Shiromi, Chuo-ku
OSaka 540-6207 / JP
 [2014/18]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2014/18]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
Application number, filing date12803936.922.06.2012
WO2012JP04060
Priority number, dateUS201161501390P27.06.2011         Original published format: US 201161501390 P
[2014/18]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013001764
Date:03.01.2013
Language:JA
[2013/01]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2725793
Date:30.04.2014
Language:EN
[2014/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP03.01.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.11.2014
ClassificationIPC:H04N19/134, H04N19/593, H04N19/176, H04N19/139, H04N19/13, H04N19/463, H04N19/70, H04N19/51, H04N19/12
[2014/49]
CPC:
H04N19/52 (EP,US); H04N19/91 (KR); H04N19/13 (EP,CN,KR,US);
H04N19/105 (US); H04N19/109 (CN); H04N19/119 (EP,CN,US);
H04N19/122 (US); H04N19/134 (EP,US); H04N19/139 (EP,US);
H04N19/176 (EP,US); H04N19/196 (US); H04N19/30 (CN);
H04N19/46 (US); H04N19/463 (EP,US); H04N19/583 (US);
H04N19/593 (EP,US); H04N19/70 (EP,US); H04N19/96 (CN);
H04N19/12 (EP,US); H04N19/184 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2014/18]H04N7/26
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2014/18]
TitleGerman:BILDDEKODIERUNGSVERFAHREN, BILDKODIERUNGSVERFAHREN, BILDDEKODIERUNGSVORRICHTUNG, BILDKODIERUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND BILDKODIERUNGS-/DEKODIERUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2014/18]
English:IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, AND IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING DEVICE[2014/18]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE DÉCODAGE D'IMAGE, PROCÉDÉ DE CODAGE D'IMAGE, DISPOSITIF DE DÉCODAGE D'IMAGE, DISPOSITIF DE CODAGE D'IMAGE ET DISPOSITIF DE CODAGE/DÉCODAGE D'IMAGE[2014/18]
Entry into regional phase27.11.2013Translation filed 
27.11.2013National basic fee paid 
27.11.2013Search fee paid 
27.11.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
27.11.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.11.2013Examination requested  [2014/18]
04.05.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.06.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.11.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.11.2018Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2024/08]
04.10.2023Application refused, date of legal effect [2024/08]
Appeal following examination23.01.2019Appeal received No.  T1069/19
27.03.2019Statement of grounds filed
04.10.2023Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected
09.11.2023Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
04.10.2023Date of oral proceedings
Divisional application(s)EP23196482.6  / EP4270950
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  23.06.2016
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.06.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
19.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
27.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
27.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
25.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
24.06.2020Renewal fee patent year 09
22.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 10
27.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 11
27.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 12
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