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EP About this file: EP3398043

EP3398043 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING, PROCESSING, AND UPDATING GLOBAL INFORMATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.06.2024
Database last updated on 09.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  15.04.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.10.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  07.07.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip09.06.2024New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
Fourth Floor, One Capital Place P.O. Box 847
Grand Cayman / KY
[2018/45]
Inventor(s)01 / ZHU, Yunfeng
C/o Alibaba Group Legal Department
5/f
Building 3
No. 969 West Wen Yi Road, Yu Hang District
Hangzhou 311121 / CN
02 / LU, Yijun
C/o Alibaba Group Legal Department
5/f
Building 3
No. 969 West Wen Yi Road, Yu Hang District
Hangzhou 311121 / CN
03 / LI, Yanchao
C/o Alibaba Group Legal Department
5/f
Building 3
No. 969 West Wen Yi Road, Yu Hang District
Hangzhou 311121 / CN
04 / LEI, Jibin
C/o Alibaba Group Legal Department
5/f
Building 3
No. 969 West Wen Yi Road, Yu Hang District
Hangzhou 311121 / CN
05 / TAO, Yunfeng
C/o Alibaba Group Legal Department
5/f
Building 3
No. 969 West Wen Yi Road, Yu Hang District
Hangzhou 311121 / CN
06 / TANG, Zhiyang
C/o Alibaba Group Legal Department
5/f
Building 3
No. 969 West Wen Yi Road, Yu Hang District
Hangzhou 311121 / CN
07 / YU, Jun
C/o Alibaba Group Legal Department
5/f
Building 3
No. 969 West Wen Yi Road, Yu Hang District
Hangzhou 311121 / CN
08 / FENG, Jia
C/o Alibaba Group Legal Department
5/f
Building 3
No. 969 West Wen Yi Road, Yu Hang District
Hangzhou 311121 / CN
09 / GUO, Dongbai
C/o Alibaba Group Legal Department
5/f
Building 3
No. 969 West Wen Yi Road, Yu Hang District
Hangzhou 311121 / CN
 [2018/45]
Representative(s)Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Salisbury Square House
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8AP / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/45]Boult Wade Tennant LLP
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date16882401.922.12.2016
[2018/45]
WO2016US68175
Priority number, dateCN2015111756629.12.2015         Original published format: CN201511017566
US20161538607221.12.2016         Original published format: US201615386072
[2018/45]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017116930
Date:06.07.2017
Language:EN
[2017/27]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3398043
Date:07.11.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.07.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/45]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US06.07.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.07.2019
ClassificationIPC:H04L67/00, G06Q30/0601
[2024/26]
CPC:
G06Q30/0601 (EP,US); G06F8/65 (CN,US); H04L65/1073 (US);
G06F8/71 (CN,US); H04L45/02 (CN); H04L65/1076 (US);
H04L67/34 (EP,US); H04L61/2503 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/33]H04L29/08, G06Q30/06
Former IPC [2018/45]G06F3/048, G06F9/445, G06F13/14, G06F15/00, G06F17/30
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 [2018/45]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR ERFASSUNG, VERARBEITUNG UND AKTUALISIERUNG GLOBALER INFORMATIONEN[2018/45]
English:SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING, PROCESSING, AND UPDATING GLOBAL INFORMATION[2018/45]
French:SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ POUR ACQUÉRIR, TRAITER ET METTRE À JOUR DES INFORMATIONS GLOBALES[2018/45]
Entry into regional phase13.07.2018National basic fee paid 
13.07.2018Search fee paid 
13.07.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
13.07.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
13.07.2018Examination requested  [2018/45]
03.12.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.04.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.10.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.10.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.02.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.04.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
20.06.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.03.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
17.05.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.06.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
20.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
17.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
17.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
16.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
15.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2006112176  (LIU ZAIDE E [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0528] - paragraph [0465] *;
 [A]US2014280479  (KAZERANI ALEXANDER A [US], et al) [A] 1-14* paragraph [0031] - paragraph [0085] *;
 [I]WO2015000359  (HUAWEI TECH CO LTD [CN]) [I] 1-15 * paragraph [0033] - paragraph [0055] *;
 [P]EP3001644  (HUAWEI TECH CO LTD [CN]);
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International search[Y]US6192398  (HUNT GARY T [US]) [Y] 3-5, 12-14 * entire document *;
 [XY]US2004205569  (MCCARTY JON S [US], et al) [X] 1, 6, 10, 15, 19 * entire document * [Y] 2-5, 7-9, 11-14, 16-18, 20;
 [Y]US2008021866  (HINTON HEATHER M [US], et al) [Y] 2-4, 11-13, 20 * entire document *;
 [Y]US2013047122  (IJAES JARI [FI], et al) [Y] 9, 18* entire document *;
 [Y]US2015347326  (PANDYA RITESH [US], et al) [Y] 7-9, 16-18 * entire document *
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 CN20151117566
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