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EP3318999 - METHOD FOR ISSUING A VIRTUAL VERSION OF A DOCUMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.09.2021
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  25.09.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.05.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  06.05.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  16.11.2018
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  06.04.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip22.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE, MK		published on 24.08.2022  [2022/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Bundesdruckerei GmbH
Kommandantenstraße 18
10969 Berlin / DE
[2018/19]
Inventor(s)01 / DIETRICH, Frank
Berberitzenweg 25
12437 Berlin / DE
02 / FRITZE, Frank
Mahonienweg 46K
12437 Berlin / DE
 [2018/19]
Representative(s)Richardt Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Wilhelmstraße 7
65185 Wiesbaden / DE
[2018/19]
Application number, filing date17199553.301.11.2017
[2018/19]
Priority number, dateDE20161022169904.11.2016         Original published format: DE102016221699
[2018/19]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3318999
Date:09.05.2018
Language:DE
[2018/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3318999
Date:28.10.2020
Language:DE
[2020/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.03.2018
ClassificationIPC:G06F21/31, G06F21/64, G06F21/33
[2018/19]
CPC:
G06F21/31 (EP); G06F21/33 (EP); G06F21/645 (EP)
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 [2018/51]
Former [2018/19]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 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM AUSSTELLEN EINER VIRTUELLEN VERSION EINES DOKUMENTS[2018/19]
English:METHOD FOR ISSUING A VIRTUAL VERSION OF A DOCUMENT[2018/19]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE DÉLIVRANCE D'UNE VERSION VIRTUELLE D'UN DOCUMENT[2018/19]
Examination procedure23.07.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.11.2018Examination requested  [2018/51]
09.11.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
09.05.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.09.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.05.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
17.09.2020Fee for grant paid
17.09.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
17.09.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)29.07.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/40]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[IY]WO2016128569  (YOTI LTD [GB]) [I] 1,3-16 * pages 13-16; figures 2-4 * [Y] 2;
 [YA]US2011307703  (OGG CRAIG L [US], et al) [Y] 2 * paragraphs [0046] - [0048] * [A] 1,3-16;
 [Y]US2015095999  (TOTH KALMAN CSABA [US]) [Y] 1-16 * paragraphs [0438] - [0454]; figure 7 *;
 [Y]US2013037607  (BULLWINKEL BENTON WILLIAM [US]) [Y] 1-16 * figures 1,2; claim 1 *
Examination   - Franco Amati, "Using the blockchain as a digital signature scheme", Signatura blog, (20160101), URL: https://blog.signatura.co/using-the-blockchain-as-a-digital-signature-scheme-f584278ae826, (20190221), XP055560416
by applicant   - "Mastering Bitcoin", The Blockchain, page 161 ff
    - Bitcoin: Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System, URL: https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf
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