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EP3445005 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALLOCATING VIRTUAL ARTICLES, AND SERVER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  03.06.2022
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  05.02.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.01.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  20.10.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip03.06.2022Refusal of applicationpublished on 06.07.2022  [2022/27]
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 [2019/08]For all designated states
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
Fourth Floor, One Capital Place P.O. Box 847 George Town
Grand Cayman / KY
Inventor(s)01 / GUO, Chunxiao
Alibaba Group Legal Department 5/F
Building 3
No.969 West Wen Yi Road
Yu Hang District
Hangzhou Zhejiang 311121 / CN
02 / ZHANG, He
Alibaba Group Legal Department 5/F
Building 3
No.969 West Wen Yi Road
Yu Hang District
Hangzhou Zhejiang 311121 / CN
 [2019/08]
Representative(s)Branderhorst, Matthijs Pieter Arie
Marks & Clerk LLP
2nd Floor, Wytham Court
11 West Way
Oxford OX2 0JB / GB
[N/P]
Former [2019/08]Branderhorst, Matthijs Pieter Arie
Marks & Clerk LLP
Fletcher House
Heatley Road The Oxford Science Park
Oxford OX4 4GE / GB
Application number, filing date17781811.931.03.2017
[2019/08]
WO2017CN78932
Priority number, dateCN20161023561714.04.2016         Original published format: CN201610235617
[2019/08]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017177835
Date:19.10.2017
Language:ZH
[2017/42]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3445005
Date:20.02.2019
Language:EN
[2019/08]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN19.10.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.10.2019
ClassificationIPC:H04L12/58, G06Q30/02, G06Q30/08
[2019/47]
CPC:
G06Q30/0235 (EP,US); G06Q30/0619 (KR); H04L51/046 (CN);
G06Q20/0655 (US); G06Q20/3674 (US); G06Q30/0219 (EP,CN,US);
G06Q30/08 (EP,US); H04L47/34 (KR); H04L47/78 (KR);
H04L67/131 (CN); H04L67/60 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/08]H04L12/58
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 [2019/08]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR ZUWEISUNG VON VIRTUELLEN ARTIKELN UND SERVER[2019/08]
English:METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALLOCATING VIRTUAL ARTICLES, AND SERVER[2019/08]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME D'ALLOCATION D'ARTICLES VIRTUELS, ET SERVEUR[2019/08]
Entry into regional phase09.10.2018Translation filed 
09.10.2018National basic fee paid 
09.10.2018Search fee paid 
09.10.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
09.10.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
09.10.2018Examination requested  [2019/08]
29.01.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.02.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.06.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.01.2022Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 24.02.2022
15.02.2022Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2022/27]
24.02.2022Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
25.02.2022Application refused, date of legal effect [2022/27]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
27.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
29.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
28.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[I]US2013185127  (ROEDEN MARTIN [SE]) [I] 1-15 * figures 1,2 ** paragraphs [0007] - [0009] - [0 28] - [0060] - [0 82] - [0084] *;
 [I]US2015310471  (KOTOROV RADOSLAV P [US], et al) [I] 1-15 * figure 7 * * paragraphs [0008] , [00 9] , [0 34] , [0 43] *
International search[A]US2012101883  (AKHTER PERVEZ [US], et al) [A] 1-24* , the whole document *;
 [A]CN104618226  (TENCENT TECH SHENZHEN CO LTD) [A] 1-24 * , the whole document *;
 [X]CN105302907  (BAIDU ONLINE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY BEIJING CO LTD) [X] 1-24 * , abstract, and description, paragraphs [0003] and [0053]-[0070], and claims 1-16, and figures 1-3 *
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