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EP0754390 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING ENCRYPTED SIGNALS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.10.2000
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.08.2009Change - representativepublished on 30.09.2009  [2009/40]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Mindport B.V.
P.O. Box 3047
2130 KA Hoofddorp / NL
[1999/25]
Former [1998/36]For all designated states
IRDETO B.V.
Jupiterstraat 42
NL-2132 HD Hoofddorp / NL
Former [1997/04]For all designated states
AMSTRAD PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
Brentwood House, 169 Kings Road
Brentwood, Essex CM 14 4EF / GB
Inventor(s)01 / DAVIES, Donald, Watts
Fair Winds 15 Hawkewood Road
Sunbury on Thames Middlesex TW16 6HL / GB
[1997/04]
Representative(s)de Vries, Johannes Hendrik Fokke, et al
De Vries & Metman Overschiestraat 180
1062 XK Amsterdam / NL
[2009/40]
Former [1998/36]de Vries, Johannes Hendrik Fokke, et al
De Vries & Metman, Overschiestraat 184 N
1062 XK Amsterdam / NL
Former [1997/04]Robson, Aidan John
Reddie & Grose 16 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8PL / GB
Application number, filing date94927743.829.09.1994
[1997/04]
WO1994GB02116
Priority number, dateGB1994000703808.04.1994         Original published format: GB 9407038
[1997/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9528057
Date:19.10.1995
Language:EN
[1995/45]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0754390
Date:22.01.1997
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.10.1995 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1997/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0754390
Date:15.12.1999
Language:EN
[1999/50]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP19.10.1995
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/16, H04N7/169
[1997/04]
CPC:
H04N7/163 (EP,US); H04N7/1696 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesBE,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IT,   LU,   NL,   PT,   SE [1997/04]
Extension statesSI31.10.1996
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND GERÄT ZUM ÜBERTRAGEN UND EMPFANGEN VON VERSCHLÜSSELTEN SIGNALEN[1998/39]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING ENCRYPTED SIGNALS[1997/04]
French:PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE TRANSMISSION ET DE RECEPTION DE SIGNAUX CRYPTES[1997/04]
Former [1997/04]VERFAHREN UND GERÄT ZUM ÜBERTRAGENUND EMPFANGEN VON VERSCHLÜSSELTENSIGNALEN
Entry into regional phase31.10.1996National basic fee paid 
31.10.1996Designation fee(s) paid 
31.10.1996Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure01.11.1995Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
31.10.1996Examination requested  [1997/04]
06.11.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M10)
07.07.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.12.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
23.04.1999Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.07.1999Fee for grant paid
09.07.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)16.09.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2000/48]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.10.1996Renewal fee patent year 03
25.09.1997Renewal fee patent year 04
29.09.1998Renewal fee patent year 05
09.10.1999Renewal fee patent year 06
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01.10.199906   M06   Fee paid on   09.10.1999
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Cited inInternational search[A]WO9010354  (KUDELSKI SA [CH]) [A] 1-18 * abstract *;
 [AD]EP0428252  (NEWS DATA SECURITY PRODUCTS LT [HK]) [AD] 1-18* the whole document *;
 [A]EP0485887  (GEN INSTRUMENT CORP [US]) [A] 1-18 * column 4, line 37 - column 7, line 51 *;
 [A]WO9307716  (THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS [FR]) [A] 1-18 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP0570785  (THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS [FR]) [A] 1-18 * column 2, line 41 - column 3, line 22 *;
 [A]  - JASJIT S. SAINI, "VIDEOCRYPT - AN OPEN ARCHITECTURE PAY TV SYSTEM", IEEE 1991 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, ROSEMONT, ILLINOIS, (19910605), pages 76 - 77, XP000288214 [A] 1-18 * the whole document *
 [A]  - ALEKSANDER T. FUTRO, "SMART CARD FOR CONDITIONAL ACCES: A MARKETING AND SECURITY TOOL", 18TH INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION SYMPOSIUM AND TECHNICAL EXHIBITION, MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND, (19930510), pages 733 - 742, XP000379321 [A] 1-18 * the whole document *
 [A]  - ERIK NIJHOF, "EXPERIMENT MET DE TWEE VIDEOCRYPTEN - LENG'S MULTICRYPT", VERONICA SATELLITE, HILVERSUM NETHERLANDS, (19931127), no. 48, page 4 [A] 1-18 * the whole document *
 [A]  - DIGITRONA, "ADVERTISEMENT - KONVERTER VCI-II", TELE - SATELLIT, MUNICH, GERMANY, (199402), vol. 14, no. 97, page 29 [A] 1-17 * page 29, column R, line 1 - line 13 *
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