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StatusOpposition rejected
Status updated on  24.04.2009
Database last updated on 28.03.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip24.04.2009Opposition rejectedpublished on 27.05.2009  [2009/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Avid Technology, Inc.
Avid Technology Park, One Park West
Tewksbury, MA 01876 / US
[N/P]
Inventor(s)01 / SACILOTTO, Roger, P., Jr.
2 Limewoods Drive
Saugus, MA 01906 / US
02 / DOEHRING, Martin, S.
72 Bolton Woods Way
Bolton, MA 01740 / US
 [2001/03]
Representative(s)Kazi, Ilya, et al
Mathys & Squire The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG / GB
[N/P]
Application number, filing date99915108.730.03.1999
[2001/03]
WO1999US06873
Priority number, dateUS1998005486803.04.1998         Original published format: US 54868
[2001/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9952114
Date:14.10.1999
Language:EN
[1999/41]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1068617
Date:17.01.2001
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.10.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2001/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1068617
Date:11.02.2004
Language:EN
[2004/07]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP14.10.1999
ClassificationIPC:G11B27/034
[2001/03]
CPC:
G11B27/034 (EP,US); G11B27/34 (EP,US); G11B27/36 (EP,US);
G11B2220/2545 (EP,US); Y10S707/99953 (US); Y10S707/99957 (US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [2001/03]
TitleGerman:MULTIMEDIASYSTEM[2001/03]
English:MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM[2001/03]
French:SYSTEME MULTIMEDIA[2001/03]
Entry into regional phase02.11.2000National basic fee paid 
02.11.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
02.11.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.09.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
02.11.2000Examination requested  [2001/03]
18.03.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
07.01.2003Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
17.03.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.08.2003Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.12.2003Fee for grant paid
01.12.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  11.11.2004    ADMISSIBLE
Interessengemeinschaft für Rundfunkschutzrechte E.V.
Bahnstrasse 62
D-40210 Düsseldorf / DE
Opponent's representative
Eichstädt, Alfred
Maryniok GbR
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltssozietät
Leibnizstrasse 6
95447 Bayreuth / DE
 [N/P]
17.12.2004Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
25.04.2005Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
13.09.2005Date of despatch of rejection of opposition
14.01.2009Legal effect of rejection of opposition [2009/22]
Appeal following opposition14.11.2005Appeal received No.  T1424/05
23.01.2006Statement of grounds filed
14.01.2009Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the opponent was rejected
14.01.2009Date of oral proceedings
20.01.2008Minutes of the oral proceedings despatched
Request for further processing for:17.03.2003Request for further processing filed
17.03.2003Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
28.03.2003Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.11.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
22.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
24.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipNL11.02.2004
[2006/12]
Cited inInternational search[X]EP0601749  (QUANTEL LTD [GB]) [X] 1,4 * column 10, line 13 - column 11, line 10 *;
 [A]EP0715460  (SONY CORP [JP]) [A] 1,4 * column 2, line 51 - column 4, line 55 *;
 [A]EP0753852  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1,4 * column 10, line 37 - column 13, line 47 *;
 [A]EP0774756  (HITACHI ELECTRONICS [JP]) [A] 1,4 * column 1, line 3 - column 5, line 4 *;
 [A]EP0801391  (SONY UK LTD [GB]) [A] 1,4,6 * the whole document *;
 [A]EP0803873  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1,4 * column 1, line 5 - column 5, line 55 *;
 [A]  - BURGHARDT J, "DAS SONY-NEWS-SYSTEM", FERNSEH UND KINOTECHNIK, (19961101), vol. 50, no. 11, ISSN 0015-0142, pages 641/642, 644 - 646, XP000641232 [A] 1-9 * the whole document *
 [A]  - GROEGER H, "DER DIGITALE NEWSROOM", FERNSEH UND KINOTECHNIK, (19961101), vol. 50, no. 11, ISSN 0015-0142, pages 654 - 656, XP000641234 [A] 1-9 * the whole document *
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