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EP3244579 - NETWORK RESOURCE PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS AND INSTANT MESSAGING SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  21.10.2022
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  27.04.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.10.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  05.07.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip21.10.2022Refusal of applicationpublished on 23.11.2022  [2022/47]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd.
Cayman Corporate Centre
27 Hospital Road
George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9008 / KY
[2021/02]
Former [2017/46]For all designated states
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
Fourth Floor, One Capital Place
P.O. Box 847
Georgetown
Grand Cayman / KY
Inventor(s)01 / YANG, Wenxue
Alibaba Group Legal Department
5/F Building 3 No. 969 West Wen Yi Road
Yu Hang District
Hangzhou Zhejiang 311121 / CN
 [2017/46]
Representative(s)Branderhorst, Matthijs Pieter Arie
Marks & Clerk LLP
2nd Floor, Wytham Court
11 West Way
Oxford OX2 0JB / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/46]Branderhorst, Matthijs Pieter Arie
Marks & Clerk LLP
Fletcher House
Heatley Road The Oxford Science Park
Oxford OX4 4GE / GB
Application number, filing date15876700.429.12.2015
[2017/46]
WO2015CN99535
Priority number, dateCN2015100159305.01.2015         Original published format: CN201510001593
[2017/46]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016110200
Date:14.07.2016
Language:ZH
[2016/28]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3244579
Date:15.11.2017
Language:EN
[2017/46]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN14.07.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.07.2018
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/58
[2017/46]
CPC:
H04L51/04 (EP,US); H04L47/801 (US); H04L51/046 (EP,US);
H04L51/10 (US)
Designated contracting statesAL,   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 [2017/46]
TitleGerman:NETZWERKRESSOURCENVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN, VORRICHTUNG UND SOFORTNACHRICHTENSYSTEM[2017/46]
English:NETWORK RESOURCE PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS AND INSTANT MESSAGING SYSTEM[2017/46]
French:PROCÉDÉ, APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT DE RESSOURCE DE RÉSEAU ET SYSTÈME DE MESSAGERIE INSTANTANÉE[2017/46]
Entry into regional phase03.07.2017Translation filed 
03.07.2017National basic fee paid 
03.07.2017Search fee paid 
03.07.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
03.07.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure03.07.2017Examination requested  [2017/46]
03.07.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
08.02.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.04.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.11.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.06.2022Application refused, date of legal effect [2022/47]
09.06.2022Date of oral proceedings
24.06.2022Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
27.06.2022Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2022/47]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
31.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
27.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
28.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
27.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
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