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EP About this file: EP3116194

EP3116194 - APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AND INTERPRETING A DATA STREAM WITH SEGMENTS HAVING SPECIFIED ENTRY POINTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.03.2023
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  25.03.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  01.12.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.11.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.07.2017
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  09.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip12.04.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY		published on 15.05.2024  [2024/20]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Dolby International AB
77 Sir John Rogerson's Quay
Block C
Grand Canal Docklands
Dublin, D02 VK60 / IE
For all designated states
SK Telecom. Co., Ltd.
SK T-Tower, 11, Euljiro 2-ga Jung-gu
Seoul 100-999 / KR
[N/P]
Former [2022/46]For all designated states
Dolby International AB
77 Sir John Rogerson's Quay
Block C
Grand Canal Docklands
Dublin, D02 VK60 / NL
For all designated states
SK Telecom. Co., Ltd.
SK T-Tower, 11, Euljiro 2-ga Jung-gu
Seoul 100-999 / KR
Former [2022/19]For all designated states
Dolby International AB
Mr. Treublaan 7
1097 DP Amsterdam / NL
For all designated states
SK Telecom. Co., Ltd.
SK T-Tower, 11, Euljiro 2-ga Jung-gu
Seoul 100-999 / KR
Former [2017/02]For all designated states
Dolby International AB
Apollo Building, 3E
Herikerbergweg 1-35
1101 CN Amsterdam Zuid-Oost / NL
For all designated states
SK Telecom. Co., Ltd.
SK T-Tower, 11, Euljiro 2-ga Jung-gu
Seoul 100-999 / KR
Inventor(s)01 / EHRET, Andreas
c/o Dolby Germany GmbH
Deutschherrnstraße 15-19
90429 Nürnberg / DE
02 / HOERICH, Holger
c/o Dolby Germany GmbH
Deutschherrnstraße 15-19
90429 Nürnberg / DE
03 / SCHUG, Michael
Taunusstraße 63
91056 Erlangen / DE
04 / SCHNEIDER, Andreas
c/o Dolby Germany GmbH
Deutschherrnstraße 15-19
90429 Nürnberg / DE
 [2017/04]
Former [2017/02]01 / EHRET, Andreas
Bleichstraße 16
90429 Nürnberg / DE
02 / HOERICH, Holger
Grolandstraße 12
90408 Nürnberg / DE
03 / SCHUG, Michael
Taunusstraße 63
91056 Erlangen / DE
04 / SCHNEIDER, Andreas
Gostenhofer Hauptstraße 31
90443 Nürnberg / DE
Representative(s)Zinkler, Franz
Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler
Zinkler, Schenk & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Radlkoferstrasse 2
81373 München / DE
[2017/02]
Application number, filing date16181756.430.05.2006
[2017/02]
Priority number, dateUS20050750897P16.12.2005         Original published format: US 750897 P
[2017/02]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3116194
Date:11.01.2017
Language:EN
[2017/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3116194
Date:27.04.2022
Language:EN
[2022/17]
Type: B8 Corrected title page of specification 
No.:EP3116194
Date:22.06.2022
[2022/25]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.11.2016
ClassificationIPC:H04L29/06, H04L1/00, A61P3/00, A61P3/04
[2021/51]
CPC:
H04L1/0083 (EP,US); G10L19/005 (KR); H04L65/762 (EP,US);
A61P3/00 (EP); A61P3/04 (EP); H03M7/30 (KR);
H04L65/1101 (US); H04L65/70 (EP,US); H04N19/895 (KR);
H04N21/233 (KR) (-)
Former IPC [2017/02]H04L29/06, H04L1/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2017/33]
Former [2017/02]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 
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR ERZEUGUNG UND INTERPRETATION EINES DATENSTROMS MIT SEGMENTEN MIT BESTIMMTEN EINTRITTSSTELLEN[2017/02]
English:APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AND INTERPRETING A DATA STREAM WITH SEGMENTS HAVING SPECIFIED ENTRY POINTS[2017/02]
French:APPAREIL PERMETTANT DE PRODUIRE ET D'INTERPRÉTER UN FLUX DE DONNÉES AVEC DES SEGMENTS COMPORTANT DES POINTS D'ENTRÉE SPÉCIFIÉS[2017/02]
Examination procedure28.07.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
05.07.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.07.2017Examination requested  [2017/33]
19.11.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.06.2019Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
02.09.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.04.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
30.10.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.12.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.03.2022Fee for grant paid
17.03.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
17.03.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP06743086.8  / EP1964352
Opposition(s)30.01.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/14]
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
02.09.2019Request for further processing filed
02.09.2019Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
10.09.2019Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
28.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
28.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
28.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
28.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
28.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 08
28.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 09
28.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 10
28.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 11
11.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 12
28.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 13
21.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 14
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 15
28.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 16
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU30.05.2006
AT27.04.2022
CY27.04.2022
CZ27.04.2022
DK27.04.2022
EE27.04.2022
ES27.04.2022
FI27.04.2022
IT27.04.2022
LT27.04.2022
LV27.04.2022
MC27.04.2022
NL27.04.2022
PL27.04.2022
RO27.04.2022
SE27.04.2022
SI27.04.2022
SK27.04.2022
IE30.05.2022
LU30.05.2022
BE31.05.2022
CH31.05.2022
LI31.05.2022
BG27.07.2022
GR28.07.2022
IS27.08.2022
PT29.08.2022
[2024/20]
Former [2024/18]HU30.05.2006
AT27.04.2022
CZ27.04.2022
DK27.04.2022
EE27.04.2022
ES27.04.2022
FI27.04.2022
IT27.04.2022
LT27.04.2022
LV27.04.2022
MC27.04.2022
NL27.04.2022
PL27.04.2022
RO27.04.2022
SE27.04.2022
SI27.04.2022
SK27.04.2022
IE30.05.2022
LU30.05.2022
BE31.05.2022
CH31.05.2022
LI31.05.2022
BG27.07.2022
GR28.07.2022
IS27.08.2022
PT29.08.2022
Former [2024/11]AT27.04.2022
CZ27.04.2022
DK27.04.2022
EE27.04.2022
ES27.04.2022
FI27.04.2022
IT27.04.2022
LT27.04.2022
LV27.04.2022
MC27.04.2022
NL27.04.2022
PL27.04.2022
RO27.04.2022
SE27.04.2022
SI27.04.2022
SK27.04.2022
IE30.05.2022
LU30.05.2022
BE31.05.2022
CH31.05.2022
LI31.05.2022
BG27.07.2022
GR28.07.2022
IS27.08.2022
PT29.08.2022
Former [2023/25]AT27.04.2022
CZ27.04.2022
DK27.04.2022
EE27.04.2022
ES27.04.2022
FI27.04.2022
LT27.04.2022
LV27.04.2022
MC27.04.2022
NL27.04.2022
PL27.04.2022
RO27.04.2022
SE27.04.2022
SI27.04.2022
SK27.04.2022
IE30.05.2022
LU30.05.2022
BE31.05.2022
CH31.05.2022
LI31.05.2022
BG27.07.2022
GR28.07.2022
IS27.08.2022
PT29.08.2022
Former [2023/20]AT27.04.2022
CZ27.04.2022
DK27.04.2022
EE27.04.2022
ES27.04.2022
FI27.04.2022
LT27.04.2022
LV27.04.2022
MC27.04.2022
NL27.04.2022
PL27.04.2022
RO27.04.2022
SE27.04.2022
SK27.04.2022
IE30.05.2022
LU30.05.2022
CH31.05.2022
LI31.05.2022
BG27.07.2022
GR28.07.2022
IS27.08.2022
PT29.08.2022
Former [2023/09]AT27.04.2022
CZ27.04.2022
DK27.04.2022
EE27.04.2022
ES27.04.2022
FI27.04.2022
LT27.04.2022
LV27.04.2022
MC27.04.2022
NL27.04.2022
PL27.04.2022
RO27.04.2022
SE27.04.2022
SK27.04.2022
LU30.05.2022
CH31.05.2022
LI31.05.2022
BG27.07.2022
GR28.07.2022
IS27.08.2022
PT29.08.2022
Former [2023/08]AT27.04.2022
DK27.04.2022
ES27.04.2022
FI27.04.2022
LT27.04.2022
LV27.04.2022
MC27.04.2022
NL27.04.2022
PL27.04.2022
SE27.04.2022
LU30.05.2022
BG27.07.2022
GR28.07.2022
IS27.08.2022
PT29.08.2022
Former [2023/07]AT27.04.2022
DK27.04.2022
ES27.04.2022
FI27.04.2022
LT27.04.2022
LV27.04.2022
NL27.04.2022
PL27.04.2022
SE27.04.2022
BG27.07.2022
GR28.07.2022
IS27.08.2022
PT29.08.2022
Former [2022/51]AT27.04.2022
ES27.04.2022
FI27.04.2022
LT27.04.2022
LV27.04.2022
NL27.04.2022
PL27.04.2022
SE27.04.2022
BG27.07.2022
GR28.07.2022
IS27.08.2022
PT29.08.2022
Former [2022/50]AT27.04.2022
ES27.04.2022
FI27.04.2022
LT27.04.2022
LV27.04.2022
NL27.04.2022
PL27.04.2022
SE27.04.2022
BG27.07.2022
GR28.07.2022
PT29.08.2022
Former [2022/49]AT27.04.2022
ES27.04.2022
FI27.04.2022
LT27.04.2022
LV27.04.2022
NL27.04.2022
SE27.04.2022
BG27.07.2022
GR28.07.2022
PT29.08.2022
Former [2022/47]AT27.04.2022
ES27.04.2022
FI27.04.2022
LT27.04.2022
NL27.04.2022
SE27.04.2022
PT29.08.2022
Former [2022/44]NL27.04.2022
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