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EP0868091 - Method and apparatus for storing multiple protocol, compressed audio and video data [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 26.03.2004 Database last updated on 29.06.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	29.02.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT	published on 02.04.2008 [2008/14]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states SONY ELECTRONICS, INC. 1 Sony Drive Park Ridge New Jersey 07656 / US
	[N/P]
Former [2002/45]	For all designated states Sony Electronics Inc. 1 Sony Drive Park Ridge, New Jersey 07656 / US
Former [1998/40]	For all designated states SONY ELECTRONICS INC. Sony Drive Park Ridge, New Jersey 07656 / US
Inventor(s)	01 / Inoue, Hajime 2-23-10 Kitakata Ichikawa-shi, Chiba, 272 / JP
	02 / Iijima, Koji 1-22-6 Akanedai, Aoba-ku Tokyo, 227 / JP
	03 / Gu, Mingning 1255 Sajak Avenue San Jose, California 95131 / US
	04 / Okada, Hiroshi 1379-2-2-406 Shinbashi-cho, Izumi-ku Yokohama, 245 / JP
	05 / Mizutani, Masao 323-2-402 Eda-cho, Aoba-ku Yokohama, 225 / JP
	06 / Yanagihara, Naofumi 3-16-1-407 Unoki, Ota-ku Tokyo, 146 / JP
	[1998/40]
Representative(s)	Molyneaux, Martyn William Langner Parry 1-2 Bolt Court London EC4A 3DQ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1998/40]	Molyneaux, Martyn William Langner Parry 52-54 High Holborn London WC1V 6RR / GB
Application number, filing date	98302220.3	24.03.1998
	[1998/40]
Priority number, date	US19970824250	25.03.1997 Original published format: US 824250
	[1998/40]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0868091
	Date:	30.09.1998
	Language:	EN
	[1998/40]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0868091
	Date:	12.04.2000
	[2000/15]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0868091
	Date:	21.05.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/21]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	01.03.2000
Classification	IPC:	H04N9/804	[1998/40]
	CPC:	H04N21/4147 (EP,US); H04N19/188 (EP,US); H04N21/4325 (EP,US); H04N21/4334 (EP,US); H04N21/4341 (EP,US); H04N21/4343 (EP,US); (+) H04N21/440218 (EP,US); H04N21/4405 (EP,US); H04N21/4622 (EP,US); H04N9/7921 (EP,US); H04N9/7925 (EP,US); H04N9/8042 (EP,US); H04N21/426 (EP,US); H04N5/775 (EP,US); H04N5/78263 (EP,US); H04N5/783 (EP,US); H04N9/8227 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [1998/40]
Title	German:	Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Aufzeichnung unterschiedlich formatierter komprimierter Ton- und Videodaten	[2002/33]
	English:	Method and apparatus for storing multiple protocol, compressed audio and video data	[1998/40]
	French:	Procédé et appareil pour enrégistrer des données audio et vidéo comprimées à protocoles multiples	[1998/40]
	Former [1998/40]	Verfahren und Anlage zur Aufnahme vielfachprotokoll-komprimierten Ton- und Videodaten
Examination procedure	09.10.2000	Examination requested [2000/49]
	20.02.2001	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	29.06.2001	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	04.10.2002	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	30.01.2003	Fee for grant paid
	30.01.2003	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	EP01116026.4 / EP1148738
Opposition(s)	24.02.2004	No opposition filed within time limit [2004/20]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	06.03.2000	Renewal fee patent year 03
	08.03.2001	Renewal fee patent year 04
	22.03.2002	Renewal fee patent year 05
	24.03.2003	Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	21.05.2003
	BE	21.05.2003
	CH	21.05.2003
	FI	21.05.2003
	IT	21.05.2003
	LI	21.05.2003
	DK	21.08.2003
	GR	21.08.2003
	PT	21.08.2003
	SE	21.08.2003
	ES	01.09.2003
	[2008/14]
Former [2004/28]	AT	21.05.2003
	BE	21.05.2003
	CH	21.05.2003
	FI	21.05.2003
	LI	21.05.2003
	DK	21.08.2003
	GR	21.08.2003
	PT	21.08.2003
	SE	21.08.2003
	ES	01.09.2003
Former [2004/23]	AT	21.05.2003
	CH	21.05.2003
	FI	21.05.2003
	LI	21.05.2003
	DK	21.08.2003
	GR	21.08.2003
	PT	21.08.2003
	SE	21.08.2003
	ES	01.09.2003
Former [2004/05]	AT	21.05.2003
	CH	21.05.2003
	FI	21.05.2003
	LI	21.05.2003
	GR	21.08.2003
	PT	21.08.2003
	SE	21.08.2003
	ES	01.09.2003
Former [2004/03]	AT	21.05.2003
	CH	21.05.2003
	LI	21.05.2003
	GR	21.08.2003
	PT	21.08.2003
	SE	21.08.2003
	ES	01.09.2003
Former [2004/02]	CH	21.05.2003
	LI	21.05.2003
	GR	21.08.2003
	PT	21.08.2003
	SE	21.08.2003
Former [2004/01]	CH	21.05.2003
	LI	21.05.2003
	SE	21.08.2003
Former [2003/50]	SE	21.08.2003
Documents cited:	Search	[A]EP0625860 (GOLD STAR CO [KR]) [A] 1,4-6,9,10,12,16,17 * column 2, line 55 - column 4, line 46 ** column 8, line 25 - column 18, line 38; figure 1 *;
		[A]EP0712123 (SONY CORP [JP]) [A] 1,4,5,7,9,12,14,16,17 * column 8, line 30 - column 11, line 24 * * column 16, line 14 - column 19, line 17; figures 4,21,22 *

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