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EP About this file: EP0939406

EP0939406 - Reproducing method and record medium [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  21.03.2014
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.03.2014Refusal of applicationpublished on 23.04.2014  [2014/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [1999/35]For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Suzuki, Yosuke, c/o Sony Corp.
7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
02 / Takahashi, Masahiro, c/o Sony Corp.
7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
03 / Morita, Kazushige, c/o Sony Corp.
7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
[1999/35]
Representative(s)Merryweather, Colin Henry, et al
J A Kemp
14 South Square
Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ / GB
[2014/03]
Former [1999/35]Ayers, Martyn Lewis Stanley
J.A. KEMP & CO. 14 South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5LX / GB
Application number, filing date99301373.924.02.1999
[1999/35]
Priority number, dateJP1998004345825.02.1998         Original published format: JP 04345898
[1999/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0939406
Date:01.09.1999
Language:EN
[1999/35]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0939406
Date:07.08.2002
[2002/32]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.06.2002
ClassificationIPC:G11B27/10, G11B19/12, G11B20/10, G11B27/32, G11B27/30
[1999/35]
CPC:
G11B19/12 (EP,KR,US); G11B20/1217 (KR); G11B27/105 (EP,US);
G11B27/3063 (EP,KR,US); G11B27/329 (EP,KR,US); G11B20/1251 (EP,US);
G11B2220/20 (EP,US); G11B2220/213 (EP,US); G11B2220/2545 (EP,KR,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [2003/18]
Former [1999/35]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Wiedergabeverfahren und Aufzeichnungsträger[1999/35]
English:Reproducing method and record medium[1999/35]
French:Méthode de reproduction et support d'enregistrement[1999/35]
Examination procedure09.01.2003Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.01.2003Examination requested  [2003/12]
17.09.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
01.03.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.07.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.11.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.10.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.02.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.08.2013Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 10.09.2013
10.09.2013Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
02.12.2013Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2014/17]
12.12.2013Application refused, date of legal effect [2014/17]
Divisional application(s)EP08006169.0  / EP1956604
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  17.09.2003
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.02.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
13.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
12.02.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
12.02.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
14.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
14.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
14.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
13.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 10
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 11
24.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 12
22.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 13
22.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 14
21.02.2013Renewal fee patent year 15
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0448378  (SHARP KK [JP]) [A] 1-8* page 3, line 34 - line 48 *;
 [Y]EP0757349  (SONY CORP [JP]) [Y] 1-8 * column 1, line 27 - line 45 *;
 [Y]EP0772198  (SONY CORP [JP]) [Y] 1-8 * abstract * * column 4, line 15 - line 16 * * column 10, line 12 - column 11, line 32 * * column 15, line 13 - column 16, line 5 * * column 17, line 4 - line 5 * * column 17, line 50 - line 51 *;
 [A]EP0821358  (IBM [US]) [A] 2,4 * column 2, line 36 - line 55 * * column 4, line 23 - line 25 * * column 14, line 22 - line 42 * * column 20, line 5 - line 52 *
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