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EP1050163 - CATV PASSIVE COMPONENT WITH RF SPLITTER AND POWER ADDING/REMOVAL PORT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  12.03.2004
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.04.2015Change - lapse in a contracting statepublished on 20.05.2015  [2015/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION
101 Tournament Drive
Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044 / US
[N/P]
Former [2000/45]For all designated states
General Instrument Corporation
101 Tournament Drive
Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044 / US
Inventor(s)01 / GRESKO, Richard
1417 County Line Road
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006 / US
[2000/45]
Representative(s)Cooper, John, et al
Murgitroyd & Company
Scotland House
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2001/20]Cooper, John, et al
Murgitroyd & Company, Chartered Patent Agents, 373 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8QA / GB
Former [2000/45]Boydell, John Christopher, et al
Stevens, Hewlett & Perkins Halton House 20/23 Holborn
London EC1N 2JD / GB
Application number, filing date98962038.010.12.1998
[2000/45]
WO1998US26177
Priority number, dateUS1998000564912.01.1998         Original published format: US 5649
[2000/45]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9935838
Date:15.07.1999
Language:EN
[1999/28]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1050163
Date:08.11.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.07.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/45]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1050163
Date:07.05.2003
Language:EN
[2003/19]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP15.07.1999
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/10, H03H7/46
[2000/45]
CPC:
H04N7/104 (EP,US); H04N7/10 (KR); H03H7/46 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2000/45]
TitleGerman:PASSIVES KABELFERNSEHBAUELEMENT MIT HF-VERTEILER UND ANSCHLUSSBUCHSE ZUR HINZUFÜGUNG UND WEGNAHME VON LEISTUNG[2000/45]
English:CATV PASSIVE COMPONENT WITH RF SPLITTER AND POWER ADDING/REMOVAL PORT[2000/45]
French:COMPOSANT PASSIF DE TV CABLEE AVEC SEPARATEUR DE FREQUENCE RADIO ET PORT D'ADJONCTION/RETRAIT DE PUISSANCE[2000/45]
Entry into regional phase10.07.2000National basic fee paid 
10.07.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
10.07.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.08.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
10.07.2000Examination requested  [2000/45]
08.03.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.07.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.07.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.12.2002Fee for grant paid
20.12.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)10.02.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.11.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
07.12.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
04.12.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
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Former [2004/23]DE08.08.2003
Cited inInternational search[A]US3671885  (PENNYPACKER FRANK C) [A] 1,10 * column 5, line 65 - column 9, line 55; figures 5-13 *;
 [A]WO9732438  (ERICSSON RAYNET [US]) [A] 1,10 * page 3, line 34 - page 4, line 19 * * page 9, line 1 - page 10, line 34; figures 3,4 *;
 [A]WO9747082  (SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA [US], et al) [A] 1,10 * the whole document *;
 [A]WO9610853  (ROSE WALTER GMBH & CO KG [DE], et al) [A] 1,10 * page 2, line 22 - page 3, line 24; figure 1 *
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