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EP3547251 - DYNAMIC RANGE EXTENSION OF PARTIALLY CLIPPED PIXELS IN CAPTURED IMAGES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 08.10.2021 Database last updated on 27.07.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 30.10.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 07.07.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 10.04.2020
Former	The application has been published Status updated on 30.08.2019
Most recent event Tooltip	14.06.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): TR	published on 17.07.2024 [2024/29]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation 1275 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94103 / US
	[2020/49]
Former [2019/40]	For all designated states Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corp. 1275 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94103 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / MCELVAIN, Jon S. c/o Dolby Laboratories, Inc. 432 Lakeside Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94085-4703 / US
	02 / ATKINS, Robin c/o Dolby Laboratories, Inc. 432 Lakeside Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94085-4703 / US
	[2020/49]
Former [2019/40]	01 / MCELVAIN, Jon S. c/o Dolby Laboratories, Inc. 432 Lakeside Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94085-4703 / US
	02 / ATKINS, Robin c/o Dolby Laboratories, Inc. 432 Lakeside Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94085-4703 / US
Representative(s)	Dolby International AB Patent Group Europe 77 Sir John Rogerson's Quay Block C Grand Canal Docklands Dublin, D02 VK60 / IE
	[N/P]
Former [2019/40]	Dolby International AB Patent Group Europe Apollo Building, 3E Herikerbergweg 1-35 1101 CN Amsterdam Zuidoost / NL
Application number, filing date	19166200.6	29.03.2019
	[2019/40]
Priority number, date	US201862649761P	29.03.2018 Original published format: US 201862649761 P
	EP20180164973	29.03.2018 Original published format: EP 18164973
	[2019/40]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3547251
	Date:	02.10.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/40]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3547251
	Date:	02.12.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/49]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	23.05.2019
Classification	IPC:	G06T5/00	[2019/40]
	CPC:	G06T5/94 (EP,US); G06T5/20 (US); G06T2207/20036 (EP,US); G06T2207/20208 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2020/20]
Former [2019/40]	AL, 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
Title	German:	DYNAMIKBEREICHSERWEITERUNG VON TEILWEISE BESCHNITTENEN PIXELN IN AUFGENOMMENEN BILDERN	[2019/40]
	English:	DYNAMIC RANGE EXTENSION OF PARTIALLY CLIPPED PIXELS IN CAPTURED IMAGES	[2019/40]
	French:	EXTENSION DE PLAGE DYNAMIQUE DE PIXELS PARTIELLEMENT CLIPSÉS DANS DES IMAGES CAPTURÉES	[2019/40]
Examination procedure	06.03.2020	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	02.04.2020	Examination requested [2020/20]
	02.04.2020	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	08.07.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	26.10.2020	Fee for grant paid
	26.10.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	26.10.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	03.09.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/45]
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	29.03.2019
	AL	02.12.2020
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	BE	31.03.2021
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	BE	31.03.2021
	IS	02.04.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2023/30]	AL	02.12.2020
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	PT	05.04.2021
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	IE	29.03.2021
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	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2022/07]	AL	02.12.2020
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Former [2021/49]	AL	02.12.2020
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Former [2021/48]	AL	02.12.2020
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	SM	02.12.2020
	BG	02.03.2021
	NO	02.03.2021
	GR	03.03.2021
	IS	02.04.2021
	PT	05.04.2021
Former [2021/45]	AL	02.12.2020
	AT	02.12.2020
	CZ	02.12.2020
	EE	02.12.2020
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Former [2021/37]	AT	02.12.2020
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