blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability
Register Forum

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Release notes
European Patent Register Assistant
European Patent Register Resource Book
European Patent Register – pocket guide
FAQ - European Patent Register
FAQ - Register Alert
Federated Register (Flyer)
Global Dossier (Flyer)
Register events
Deep link coverage
Federated Register content
The Patent Information Tour
Fair use charter

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP0810599

EP0810599 - Improvements in signal encode/decode systems [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.10.2004
Database last updated on 17.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.01.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 13.02.2008  [2008/07]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
PACIFIC MICROSONICS, INC.
2550 9th Street, Suite 209A
Berkeley, CA 94710 / US
[1997/49]
Inventor(s)01 / Johnson, Keith O.
550 Brighton Road
Pacific, CA 94044 / US
02 / Pflaumer, Michael W.
3051 Buena Vista Way
Berkeley, CA 94708 / US
[1997/49]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2001/46]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Former [1997/49]Baillie, Iain Cameron
Ladas & Parry, Altheimer Eck 2
80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date97111671.028.05.1992
[1997/49]
Priority number, dateUS1991070707329.05.1991         Original published format: US 707073
[1997/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0810599
Date:03.12.1997
Language:EN
[1997/49]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0810599
Date:08.04.1998
[1998/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0810599
Date:26.11.2003
Language:EN
[2003/48]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.02.1998
ClassificationIPC:G11B20/10
[1997/49]
CPC:
G11B20/10527 (EP,US); G06J1/00 (EP,US); H03M5/04 (EP,US);
H04B14/046 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   SE [1997/49]
TitleGerman:Verbesserungen in Codierung-/Decodierungssystemen[1997/49]
English:Improvements in signal encode/decode systems[1997/49]
French:Améliorations dans des systèmes de codage/décodage[1997/49]
Examination procedure19.08.1997Examination requested  [1997/49]
21.08.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
28.02.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.05.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.09.2003Fee for grant paid
30.09.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP92913072.2  / EP0586565
Opposition(s)27.08.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/47]
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.08.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
04.08.1997Renewal fee patent year 04
04.08.1997Renewal fee patent year 05
04.08.1997Renewal fee patent year 06
23.04.1998Renewal fee patent year 07
08.05.1999Renewal fee patent year 08
26.04.2000Renewal fee patent year 09
20.04.2001Renewal fee patent year 10
14.05.2002Renewal fee patent year 11
13.05.2003Renewal fee patent year 12
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court		 See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT26.11.2003
BE26.11.2003
CH26.11.2003
IT26.11.2003
LI26.11.2003
NL26.11.2003
DK26.02.2004
GR26.02.2004
SE26.02.2004
ES09.03.2004
LU28.05.2004
MC31.05.2004
[2008/07]
Former [2005/23]AT26.11.2003
BE26.11.2003
CH26.11.2003
LI26.11.2003
NL26.11.2003
DK26.02.2004
GR26.02.2004
SE26.02.2004
ES09.03.2004
LU28.05.2004
MC31.05.2004
Former [2005/11]AT26.11.2003
BE26.11.2003
CH26.11.2003
LI26.11.2003
NL26.11.2003
DK26.02.2004
GR26.02.2004
SE26.02.2004
ES09.03.2004
MC31.05.2004
Former [2004/52]AT26.11.2003
BE26.11.2003
CH26.11.2003
LI26.11.2003
NL26.11.2003
DK26.02.2004
GR26.02.2004
SE26.02.2004
ES09.03.2004
Former [2004/46]AT26.11.2003
CH26.11.2003
LI26.11.2003
NL26.11.2003
DK26.02.2004
GR26.02.2004
SE26.02.2004
ES09.03.2004
Former [2004/41]AT26.11.2003
CH26.11.2003
LI26.11.2003
NL26.11.2003
DK26.02.2004
GR26.02.2004
SE26.02.2004
Former [2004/33]AT26.11.2003
CH26.11.2003
LI26.11.2003
NL26.11.2003
GR26.02.2004
SE26.02.2004
Former [2004/31]AT26.11.2003
SE26.02.2004
Former [2004/24]SE26.02.2004
Documents cited:Search[A]US4472747  (SCHWARTZ DAVID M [US]) [A] 1,6* column W *;
 [A]EP0255111  (HITACHI LTD [JP], et al) [A] 1,6 * page 55, line 9 - line 52 *;
 [A]US4831464  (CHIJIIWA MASARU [JP]) [A] 1,6 * column W *;
 [A]US4849957  (SUZUKI HIROSHI [JP]) [A] 1,6 * column W *;
 [A]EP0349664  (DONNELLEY & SONS CO [US]) [A] 1,6 * column 4, line 45 - column 11, line 36; figure 1 *;
 [A]US4908722  (SONOBE YOSHIAKI [JP]) [A] 1,6 * column 5, line 39 - column 7, line 21 *;
 [A]EP0379613  (DOLBY LAB LICENSING CORP [US], et al) [A] 1,6 * column 8, line 1 - column 11, line 43 *
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.