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EP0984616 - Method and apparatus for digital watermarking [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.01.2010
Database last updated on 30.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.01.2010No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 24.02.2010  [2010/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
3-1, Otemachi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8116 / JP
[2009/12]
Former [2000/10]For all designated states
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
3-1, Otemachi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8116 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Ogawa, Hiroshi, c/o Nippon Telegr. & Teleph. Corp.
20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-1419 / JP
02 / Nakamura, Takao c/o Nippon Telegr.&Teleph. Corp.
20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-1419 / JP
03 / Tomioka, Atsuki c/o Nippon Telegr. & Teleph. Corp.
20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-1419 / JP
04 / Takashima, Youichi, c/o Nippon Telegr.&Teleph.Corp
20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-1419 / JP
[2000/27]
Former [2000/26]01 / Ogawa, Hiroshi, c/o Nippon Telegraph and
Telephone Corp., 20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-1419 / JP
02 / Nakamura, Takao, c/o Nippon Telegraph and
Telephone Corp., 20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-1419 / JP
03 / Tomioka, Atsuki, c/o Nippon Telegraph and
Telephone Corp., 20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-1419 / JP
04 / Takashima, Youichi, c/o Nippon Telegraph and
Telephone Corp, 20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-1419 / JP
Former [2000/10]01 / Ogawa, Hiroshi
Nippon Teleg. and Telef. corp., 3-20-2Nishi-Shinju
ku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-1419 / JP
02 / Tomioka, Atsuki
Nippon Teleg. and Telef. corp., 3-20-2Nishi-Shinju
ku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-1419 / JP
03 / Nakamura, Takao
Nippon Teleg. and Telef. corp., 3-20-2Nishi-Shinju
ku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-1419 / JP
04 / Takashima, Youichi
Nippon Teleg. and Telef. corp., 3-20-2Nishi-Shinju
ku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-1419 / JP
Representative(s)Vinsome, Rex Martin, et al
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP
12th Floor
Cale Cross House
156 Pilgrim Street
Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 6SU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2009/49]Vinsome, Rex Martin, et al
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP Cale Cross House Pilgrim Street 156
Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6SU / GB
Former [2007/47]Vinsome, Rex Martin, et al
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP 12th Floor Cale Cross House 156 Pilgrim Street
Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 6SU / GB
Former [2000/10]Rees, Alexander Ellison, et al
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord 91 Wimpole Street
London W1M 8AH / GB
Application number, filing date99306946.701.09.1999
[2000/10]
Priority number, dateJP1998025119304.09.1998         Original published format: JP 25119398
JP1999003054008.02.1999         Original published format: JP 3054099
JP1999004071318.02.1999         Original published format: JP 4071399
JP1999011807226.04.1999         Original published format: JP 11807299
[2000/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0984616
Date:08.03.2000
Language:EN
[2000/10]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0984616
Date:04.12.2002
[2002/49]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0984616
Date:18.03.2009
Language:EN
[2009/12]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.10.2002
ClassificationIPC:H04N1/32
[2000/10]
CPC:
G06T1/0028 (EP,US); H04N1/32154 (EP,US); H04N19/467 (EP,US);
G06T2201/0052 (EP,US); G06T2201/0083 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2003/35]
Former [2000/10]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Gerät zum digitalen Wasserzeichnen[2000/10]
English:Method and apparatus for digital watermarking[2000/10]
French:Méthode et appareil pour filigrane digital[2000/10]
Examination procedure09.09.1999Examination requested  [2000/10]
18.06.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.10.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.09.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
22.01.2009Fee for grant paid
22.01.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP09153538.5  / EP2066107
EP09153540.1  / EP2066108
EP09153542.7  / EP2066109
Opposition(s)21.12.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2010/08]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.08.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
09.08.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
08.08.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
09.08.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
26.08.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
21.08.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
22.08.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
09.09.2008Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0855681  (NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE [JP]) [A] 1-72 * abstract * * page 1, line 34 - line 57 *;
 [A]  - MORIYA T ET AL, "DIGITAL WATERMARKING SCHEMES BASED ON VECTOR QUANTIZATION", PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE WORKSHOP ON SPEECH CODING FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS, XX, XX, (199709), pages 95 - 96, XP000668955 [A] 1-72 * figures 1,2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/SCFT.1997.623913
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