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EP About this file: EP3543933

EP3543933 - COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE BASED ON BAR CODES, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REALIZING PAYMENT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.09.2022
Database last updated on 31.01.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  08.10.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  31.05.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.09.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  23.08.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.05.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 16.10.2024  [2024/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd.
Cayman Corporate Centre
27 Hospital Road
George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9008 / KY
[2021/03]
Former [2019/39]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 / CHEN, Ziqiang
Alibaba Group
Legal Department
5/F, Building 3
No.969 West Wen Yi Road, Yu Hang District
Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121 / CN
 [2019/39]
Representative(s)Fish & Richardson P.C.
Highlight Business Towers
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 8
80807 München / DE
[2021/45]
Former [2019/39]Conroy, John
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Highlight Business Towers
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 8
80807 München / DE
Application number, filing date17871700.514.11.2017
[2019/39]
WO2017CN110788
Priority number, dateCN2016113551518.11.2016         Original published format: CN201611035515
[2019/39]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018090889
Date:24.05.2018
Language:ZH
[2018/21]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3543933
Date:25.09.2019
Language:EN
[2019/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3543933
Date:10.11.2021
Language:EN
[2021/45]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN24.05.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.10.2019
ClassificationIPC:G06Q20/32, G06Q20/38, H04M1/2755
[2021/22]
CPC:
G06Q20/3276 (EP,CN,KR,US); G06K7/1408 (KR); G06Q20/3223 (EP,US);
G06Q20/3274 (EP,KR,US); G06Q20/3821 (EP,US); G06Q20/388 (EP,US);
H04M1/2755 (EP); H04M1/72448 (US); H04M2250/52 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/46]G06Q20/32, G06Q20/38
Former IPC [2019/39]G06Q20/32
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 [2019/39]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KOMMUNIKATIONSVERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG AUF DER BASIS VON STRICHCODES SOWIE VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR DURCHFÜHRUNG VON ZAHLUNGEN[2019/39]
English:COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE BASED ON BAR CODES, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REALIZING PAYMENT[2019/39]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF DE COMMUNICATION BASÉS SUR DES CODES À BARRES, ET PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF POUR EFFECTUER UN PAIEMENT[2019/39]
Entry into regional phase14.06.2019Translation filed 
14.06.2019National basic fee paid 
14.06.2019Search fee paid 
14.06.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
14.06.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.06.2019Examination requested  [2019/39]
05.05.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
11.09.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.01.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.03.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.04.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.06.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.09.2021Fee for grant paid
30.09.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
30.09.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)11.08.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/42]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
27.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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