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EP About this file: EP0911827

EP0911827 - Recording and/or reproduction apparatus, file management method and providing medium [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1999/17]Recording and/or reproduction apparatus, file management and providing medium
[2011/26]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.10.2012
Database last updated on 02.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.10.2012No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 07.11.2012  [2012/45]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
6-7-35 Kitashinagawa
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1999/17]For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
6-7-35 Kitashinagawa Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Kimura, Tetsu, I.P.Dpt., Sony Corporation
6-7-35 Kitashinagawa
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP
02 / Ishikawa, Akio, c/o I.P.D., Sony Corporation
6-7-35 Kitashinagawa
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP
 [2011/48]
Former [1999/17]01 / Kimura, Tetsu, I.P.Dpt., Sony Corporation
6-7-35 Kitashinagawa
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP
02 / Ishikawa, Akio, c/o I.P.D., Sony Corporation
6-7-35 Kitashinagawa
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141 / JP
Representative(s)Robinson, Nigel Alexander Julian, et al
D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
[N/P]
Former [1999/17]Robinson, Nigel Alexander Julian, et al
D. Young & Co., 21 New Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1DA / GB
Application number, filing date98308530.919.10.1998
[1999/17]
Priority number, dateJP1997028817821.10.1997         Original published format: JP 28817897
JP1998004685527.02.1998         Original published format: JP 4685598
[1999/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0911827
Date:28.04.1999
Language:EN
[1999/17]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0911827
Date:23.10.2002
[2002/43]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0911827
Date:30.11.2011
Language:EN
[2011/48]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.09.2002
ClassificationIPC:G11B20/10, G11B27/32, G11B27/034, G06F17/30
[1999/17]
CPC:
G11B27/329 (EP,US); G11B20/1217 (KR); G11B20/10 (EP,US);
G11B20/10527 (KR); G11B27/034 (EP,US); G11B27/36 (EP,US);
G11B2020/10537 (KR); G11B2020/1232 (KR); G11B2220/20 (EP,KR,US);
Y10S707/99945 (US); Y10S707/99956 (US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [2003/29]
Former [1999/17]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Aufzeichnungs- und/oder Wiedergabegerät, Dateiverwaltungsverfahren und Versorgungsmedium[2011/26]
English:Recording and/or reproduction apparatus, file management method and providing medium[2011/26]
French:Appareil d'enregistrement et de reproduction, procédé de gestion de fichiers et support d'alimentation[2011/26]
Former [1999/17]Aufzeichnungs- und/oder Wiedergabegerät, Dateiverwaltung und Versorgungsmedium
Former [1999/17]Recording and/or reproduction apparatus, file management and providing medium
Former [1999/17]Appareil d'enregistrement et de reproduction, gestion de fichiers et support d'alimentation
Examination procedure25.03.2003Examination requested  [2003/21]
12.07.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.09.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.05.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.09.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.05.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.11.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.05.2011Date of oral proceedings
01.06.2011Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
10.06.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.10.2011Fee for grant paid
06.10.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP06018474.4  / EP1744316
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  12.07.2005
Opposition(s)31.08.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/45]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.10.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
11.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
15.10.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
14.10.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
14.10.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
12.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 08
12.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 09
12.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 10
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 11
13.10.2009Renewal fee patent year 12
25.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 13
20.10.2011Renewal fee patent year 14
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Documents cited:Search[XA]JPH08227577  ;
 [A]EP0350920  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1-4 * page 2, line 38 - line 48 * * page 3, line 11 - line 36 * * page 13, line 8 - line 30 * * figure 1; claim 1 *;
 [A]EP0635835  (SONY CORP [JP]) [A] 1,3 * abstract * * column 2, line 30 - column 3, line 7 * * claims 1-4,7 *;
 [XA]US5475668  (AZUMATANI YASUSHI [JP], et al) [X] 1,3-5,9 * abstract * * column 1, line 49 - column 2, line 15 * * column 2, line 51 - column 3, line 25 * * column 4, line 26 - column 5, line 50 * * claims 1-5 * [A] 7,8,10;
 [A]EP0718845  (SONY CORP [JP]) [A] 1 * column 6, line 20 - column 7, line 16 * * column 8, line 42 - column 10, line 52 * * figures 10,11 *;
 [XP]EP0862180  (SONY PRECISION TECHNOLOGY INC [JP]) [XP] 1 * abstract * * column 5, line 32 - line 47 * * column 8, line 3 - column 10, line 10 * * column 12, line 27 - line 56 * * figures 3,5 *;
 [XA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19970131), vol. 1997, no. 01, & JP08227577 A 19960903 (SONY CORP) [X] 1 * abstract * [A] 3,4
 [A]  - DEVOY J C ET AL, "MEDIA, FILE MANAGEMENT SCHEMES FACILITATE WORM UTILIZATION", COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY REVIEW,US,WESTWORLD PRODUCTION CO. LOS ANGELES, vol. 8, no. 13, ISSN 0278-9647, page 48-49, XP000120798 [A] 1-4 * the whole document *
 [AP]  - "DVD Read-Only Disk File System Specifications", ECMA TECHNICAL REPORT, Geneva, Switzerland, (199802), no. TR/71, XP002123679
ExaminationEP0709843
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