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DE file number : 60 2016 076 478.4 (Status: pending/in force, Query started: August 24, 2025)

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Master data
INID	Criterion	Field	Content
	Type of IP right	SART	Patent
	Status	ST	Pending/in force
21	DE file number	DAKZ	60 2016 076 478.4
96	EP file number	EAKZ	16 76 0254.9
86	WO file number	WAKZ	PCT/US2016/047436
97	EP publication number	EPN	3342176
87	WO publication number	WPN	2017034897
54	Designation/title	TI	VERFAHREN UND SYSTEME ZUR ERZEUGUNG UND VERWENDUNG KONTEXTUELLER WASSERZEICHEN
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	H04N 21/8358 (2011.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Aug 17, 2016
96	EP application date	EAT	Aug 17, 2016
86	WO application date	WAT	Aug 17, 2016
43	Date of first publication	OT	Mar 2, 2017
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Nov 23, 2022
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE, US
72	Inventor	IN	OJALA, Pasi Sakari, 02400 Kirkkonummi, FI
	Address for service		AWA Denmark A/S, 1401 København K, DK
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 201562210263 P Aug 26, 2015
	Due date	FT FG	Aug 31, 2025 Annual fee for the 10th year Patent fees
	Patent division in charge		31
97	EP language of publication	ELANG	EN - Englisch
84	Designated EP contracting states	EDS	AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
	Published EP/WO documents	EPWOPN	Original document: EP000003342176A1 Searchable text: EP000003342176A1 Original document: EP000003342176B1 Searchable text: EP000003342176B1 Original document: WO002017034897 Searchable text: WO002017034897
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Mar 2, 2017
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Jul 4, 2018
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Aug 14, 2025 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Aug 14, 2025 Procedures: Procedure relating to EP application, EPO publication of mention of grant , 23.11.2022: new Procedures: Procedure relating to EP application, EPO publication of mention of grant , 23.11.2022: deleted Sep 7, 2024 Due date: changed Jul 25, 2024 St.36: changed (technical change) Jul 4, 2018 Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister

Procedural data
No.	Kind of procedure	Legal status	Date of legal/procedural status	Publication date	Alle Details anzeigen
1	Procedure relating to PCT application	WO publication	Mar 2, 2017		Details anzeigen
2	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO 1st publication	Jul 4, 2018		Details anzeigen
3	Publications	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA	Aug 16, 2018	Aug 16, 2018	Details anzeigen
4	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)	Nov 23, 2022		Details anzeigen
5	Publications	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant	Dec 15, 2022	Dec 15, 2022	Details anzeigen
6	Procedure relating to EP application	No opposition to patent grant filed, or opposition proceedings at EPO completed without decision	Aug 24, 2023	Nov 16, 2023	Details anzeigen
7	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	May 3, 2024	Jun 13, 2024	Details anzeigen

View procedures Procedure relating to PCT application (No.: 1)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to PCT application
Legal/procedural status	VST	WO publication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Mar 2, 2017
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Nov 3, 2022

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 2)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO 1st publication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jul 4, 2018

View procedures Publications (No.: 3)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Publications
Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 16, 2018
Issue number	HN	33
Year	PJ	2018
Publication date	VT	Aug 16, 2018
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 4)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 23, 2022
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Aug 14, 2025

View procedures Publications (No.: 5)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Publications
Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Dec 15, 2022
Issue number	HN	50
Year	PJ	2022
Publication date	VT	Dec 15, 2022
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 5
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Dec 15, 2022

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 6)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	No opposition to patent grant filed, or opposition proceedings at EPO completed without decision
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 24, 2023
Issue number	HN	46
Year	PJ	2023
Publication date	VT	Nov 16, 2023
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Nov 16, 2023

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 7)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New applicant/owner details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New applicant/owner details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	May 3, 2024
	Issue number	HN	24
	Year	PJ	2024
	Publication date	VT	Jun 13, 2024
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE, US
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	PCMS Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE, US
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jun 6, 2024