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EP0939549 - Network comprising a network managing apparatus, linking a plurality of video broadcast storing and displaying devices [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.11.2008
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.11.2008No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 17.12.2008  [2008/51]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2008/02]For all designated states
NEC CORPORATION
7-1, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Former [1999/35]For all designated states
NEC CORPORATION
7-1, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Ochiai, Katsuhiro
c/o NEC Corporation, 7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo / JP
[1999/35]
Representative(s)Wenzel & Kalkoff
Patentanwälte
Meiendorfer Strasse 89
22145 Hamburg / DE
[N/P]
Former [1999/35]Patentanwälte Wenzel & Kalkoff
Grubesallee 26
22143 Hamburg / DE
Application number, filing date99250055.325.02.1999
[1999/35]
Priority number, dateJP1998004346325.02.1998         Original published format: JP 4346398
[1999/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0939549
Date:01.09.1999
Language:EN
[1999/35]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0939549
Date:09.07.2003
[2003/28]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0939549
Date:09.01.2008
Language:EN
[2008/02]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.05.2003
ClassificationIPC:H04N5/765, H04L12/28
[2003/28]
CPC:
H04N21/2747 (EP,US); H04L41/00 (EP,US); H04N5/775 (EP,US);
H04N7/17336 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1999/35]H04N5/765
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2004/14]
Former [1999/35]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Netz mit einem Netzverwaltungssystem, zur Verbindung mehrerer Vorrichtungen zur Speicherung und Wiedergabe von Fernsehprogrammen[1999/35]
English:Network comprising a network managing apparatus, linking a plurality of video broadcast storing and displaying devices[1999/35]
French:Réseau, comportant un dispositif de gestion, pour l'interconnection de plusieurs dispositifs pour l'enregistrement et l'affichage de programmes audiovisuels[1999/35]
Examination procedure01.08.2003Examination requested  [2003/40]
15.12.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.06.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.07.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.11.2007Fee for grant paid
24.11.2007Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)10.10.2008No opposition filed within time limit [2008/51]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.02.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
27.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
27.02.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
27.02.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
18.12.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
25.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
27.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[A]US4855730  (VENNERS HOWARD W [US], et al) [A] 1-16* column 3, line 25 - column 6, line 8; figure 1 *;
 [A]EP0637157  (CANON KK [JP]) [A] 1-16 * column 45, line 17 - column 50, line 37 *;
 [A]US5457446  (YAMAMOTO YASUYUKI [JP]) [A] 1-16 * abstract *;
 [X]WO9749057  (SONY CORP [JP], et al) [X] 1-16 * page 7, line 1 - page 21, line 24; figure 1 *;
 [PX]WO9859282  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR], et al) [PX] 1-16 * page 5, line 27 - page 29, line 12; figure 1 *
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