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EP3491611 - BLOCKCHAIN-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  29.07.2022
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.09.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.05.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  03.02.2018
Formerunknown
Status updated on  11.08.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip29.07.2022Refusal of applicationpublished on 31.08.2022  [2022/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
nChain Holdings Limited
Fitzgerald House
44 Church Street
St. John's / AG
[N/P]
Former [2019/23]For all designated states
Nchain Holdings Limited
Fitzgerald House
44 Church Street
St. John's / AG
Inventor(s)01 / VINCENT, Stephane
c/o Urquhart-Dykes&Lord LLP
7th Floor Churchill House
Churchill Way
Cardiff CF10 2HH / GB
 [2019/23]
Representative(s)Fraser, Karen, et al
Murgitroyd & Company Cardiff
Churchill House
Churchill Way
Cardiff CF10 2HH / GB
[N/P]
Former [2019/23]Jones, Cerian
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP
7th Floor, Churchill House
Churchill Way
Cardiff CF10 2HH / GB
Application number, filing date17746555.621.07.2017
[2019/23]
WO2017IB54426
Priority number, dateGB2016001310629.07.2016         Original published format: GB 201613106
GB2016001310729.07.2016         Original published format: GB 201613107
[2019/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018020373
Date:01.02.2018
Language:EN
[2018/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3491611
Date:05.06.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.02.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP01.02.2018
ClassificationIPC:G06Q30/06, G06Q20/06
[2019/23]
CPC:
H04L63/10 (EP,US); G06Q20/3829 (EP,KR,US); G06Q10/06 (EP);
G06Q20/065 (EP,KR,US); G06Q20/0658 (US); G06Q20/14 (EP);
G06Q20/308 (EP); G06Q20/3827 (KR); G06Q20/385 (KR);
G06Q20/389 (EP,US); G06Q30/0645 (EP,US); H04L63/0428 (EP);
H04L63/0442 (US); H04L63/126 (EP); H04L67/12 (US);
H04L9/06 (KR); H04L9/0637 (US); H04L9/0643 (US);
H04L9/0825 (US); H04L9/3239 (EP); H04L9/50 (EP,US);
H04W12/03 (US); H04W12/08 (EP,US); G06Q2220/00 (EP,US);
H04L2209/56 (KR,US); H04W4/70 (EP,US); H04W4/80 (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 [2019/23]
TitleGerman:BLOCKCHAIN-IMPLEMENTIERTES VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM[2019/23]
English:BLOCKCHAIN-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM[2019/23]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME MIS EN APPLICATION PAR BLOCKCHAIN[2019/23]
Entry into regional phase27.12.2018National basic fee paid 
27.12.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
27.12.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.12.2018Examination requested  [2019/23]
27.12.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
12.09.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.09.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.01.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.03.2022Application refused, date of legal effect [2022/35]
25.03.2022Date of oral proceedings
11.04.2022Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
12.04.2022Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2022/35]
Divisional application(s)EP22162986.8
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
14.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
15.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
16.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
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Cited inInternational search[I]US2016086175  (FINLOW-BATES KEIR [FI], et al) [I] 1-19 * paragraph [0051] - paragraph [0083] *;
 [I]  - CHRISTIDIS KONSTANTINOS ET AL, "Blockchains and Smart Contracts for the Internet of Things", IEEE ACCESS, (20160510), vol. 4, doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2016.2566339, pages 2292 - 2303, XP011613134 [I] 1-19 * page 2298 * * section III * * section II.D *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2016.2566339
 [A]  - Anonymous, "Smart lock - Wikipedia", (20160718), URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Smart_lock&oldid=730402325, (20170928), XP055411197 [A] 1-19 * the whole document *
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