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EP0407791 - Television set [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 30.07.1999 Database last updated on 29.03.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	17.04.2015	Change - lapse in a contracting state State(s) deleted from list of lapses: CH, LI	published on 20.05.2015 [2015/21]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states EDICO S.r.l. Via Atanasio Kircher, 7 00197 Roma / IT
	[N/P]
Former [1995/28]	For all designated states EDICO S.r.l. Via Atanasio Kircher, 7 I-00197 Roma / IT
Former [1991/03]	For all designated states SOCIETA ITALIANA PER LO SVILUPPO DELL'ELETTRONICA S.I.SV.EL S.P.A. Via Castagnole, 59 I-10060 None (TO) / IT
Inventor(s)	01 / Farina, Attilio via Ventimiglia, 162 I-10127 Torino / IT
	[1991/03]
Representative(s)	Eisenführ Speiser Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB Postfach 10 60 78 28060 Bremen / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1995/10]	Eisenführ, Speiser & Partner Martinistrasse 24 D-28195 Bremen / DE
Application number, filing date	90111942.0	23.06.1990
	[1991/03]
Priority number, date	IT19890067560	07.07.1989 Original published format: IT 6756089
	[1991/03]
Filing language	IT
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0407791
	Date:	16.01.1991
	Language:	EN
	[1991/03]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0407791
	Date:	29.11.1995
	Language:	EN
	[1995/48]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	24.10.1990
Classification	IPC:	H04N5/44	[1991/03]
	CPC:	H03J1/0016 (EP); H04N21/488 (EP); H04N5/44 (EP)
Designated contracting states	CH, DE, ES, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL [1991/03]
Title	German:	Fernsehgerät	[1991/03]
	English:	Television set	[1991/03]
	French:	Appareil de télévision	[1991/03]
Examination procedure	04.07.1991	Examination requested [1991/37]
	01.07.1993	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	24.10.1993	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	10.02.1994	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	04.05.1994	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.05.1994	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	08.07.1994	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	19.12.1994	Date of oral proceedings
	30.01.1995	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
	30.01.1995	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	31.01.1995	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.03.1995	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	30.05.1995	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	22.08.1995	Fee for grant paid
	22.08.1995	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 28.08.1996 04.09.1996 ADMISSIBLE Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Groenewoudseweg 1 5621 BA Eindhoven / NL Opponent's representative Schmitz, Herman Jan Renier Philips Intellectual Property & Standards High Tech Campus 5 5656 AE Eindhoven / NL
		02 29.08.1996 04.09.1996 ADMISSIBLE Interessengemeinschaft für Rundfunkschutzrechte GmbH Schutzrechtsverwertung & Co. KG Bahnstrasse 62 40210 Düsseldorf / DE Opponent's representative Eichstädt, Alfred Maryniok GbR Patent- und Rechtsanwaltssozietät Leibnizstrasse 6 95447 Bayreuth / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2008/39]
	Opponent(s)	01 28.08.1996 04.09.1996 ADMISSIBLE Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Groenewoudseweg 1 5621 BA Eindhoven / NL Opponent's representative Schmitz, Herman Jan Renier Philips Intellectual Property & Standards P.O. Box 220 5600 AE Eindhoven / NL
		02 29.08.1996 04.09.1996 ADMISSIBLE Interessengemeinschaft für Rundfunkschutzrechte GmbH Schutzrechtsverwertung & Co. KG Bahnstrasse 62 40210 Düsseldorf / DE Opponent's representative Eichstädt, Alfred Maryniok & Partner, Kuhbergstrasse 23 96317 Kronach / DE
	Former [1996/43]
	Opponent(s)	01 28.08.1996 04.09.1996 ADMISSIBLE Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Groenewoudseweg 1 5621 BA Eindhoven / NL Opponent's representative Schmitz, Herman Jan Renier Philips Intellectual Property & Standards P.O. Box 220 5600 AE Eindhoven / NL
		02 29.08.1996 04.09.1996 ADMISSIBLE Interessengemeinschaft für Rundfunkschutzrechte GmbH Schutzrechtsverwertung & Co. KG Bahnstrasse 62 40210 Düsseldorf / DE Opponent's representative Eichstädt, Alfred Maryniok & Partner, Kuhbergstrasse 23 96317 Kronach / DE
	Former [1996/42]
	Opponent(s)	01 28.08.1996 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Groenewoudseweg 1 5621 BA Eindhoven / NL Opponent's representative Schmitz, Herman Jan Renier Philips Intellectual Property & Standards P.O. Box 220 5600 AE Eindhoven / NL
	29.10.1996	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	06.05.1997	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	15.12.1997	Date of oral proceedings
	14.04.1998	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	14.04.1998	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	23.04.1999	Legal effect of revocation of patent [1999/37]
Appeal following opposition	12.06.1998	Appeal received No. T0619/98
	12.08.1998	Statement of grounds filed
	23.04.1999	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor was rejected
	23.04.1999	Date of oral proceedings
	28.04.1999	Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	20.06.1992	Renewal fee patent year 03
	18.06.1993	Renewal fee patent year 04
	21.06.1994	Renewal fee patent year 05
	16.06.1995	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	deleted
	[2015/21]
Former [2000/52]	CH	29.11.1995
	LI	29.11.1995
Documents cited:	Search	[A]GB1268822 (SANDERS ASSOCIATES INC [US]);
		[Y]DE3228354 (STANDARD ELEKTRIK LORENZ AG [DE]);
		[A]EP0115145 (SONY CORP [JP]);
		[YD]EP0219703 (SISVEL SPA [IT])

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