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EP About this file: EP3547604

EP3547604 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURITY QUESTION GENERATION AND IDENTITY VERIFICATION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.02.2022
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  12.03.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  04.11.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.08.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  13.06.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip03.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 05.06.2024  [2024/23]
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 [2019/40]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 / DONG, Liyun
Alibaba Group
Legal Department
5/F, Building 3
No.969 West Wen Yi Road, Yu Hang District
Hangzhou Zhejiang 311121 / CN
02 / SUN, Na
Alibaba Group
Legal Department
5/F, Building 3
No.969 West Wen Yi Road, Yu Hang District
Hangzhou Zhejiang 311121 / CN
03 / JIANG, Xuan
Alibaba Group
Legal Department
5/F, Building 3
No.969 West Wen Yi Road, Yu Hang District
Hangzhou Zhejiang 311121 / CN
04 / LIN, Shumin
Alibaba Group
Legal Department
5/F, Building 3
No.969 West Wen Yi Road, Yu Hang District
Hangzhou Zhejiang 311121 / CN
05 / LI, Yuanshen
Alibaba Group
Legal Department
5/F, Building 3
No.969 West Wen Yi Road, Yu Hang District
Hangzhou Zhejiang 311121 / CN
 [2019/40]
Representative(s)Fish & Richardson P.C.
Highlight Business Towers
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 8
80807 München / DE
[2021/15]
Former [2019/40]Conroy, John
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Highlight Business Towers
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 8
80807 München / DE
Application number, filing date17874065.017.11.2017
[2019/40]
WO2017CN111580
Priority number, dateCN2016115342224.11.2016         Original published format: CN201611053422
[2019/40]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018095279
Date:31.05.2018
Language:ZH
[2018/22]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3547604
Date:02.10.2019
Language:EN
[2019/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3547604
Date:14.04.2021
Language:EN
[2021/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN31.05.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.01.2020
ClassificationIPC:G06F21/36, G06F21/46, H04L29/06, H04L9/32, H04W12/06
[2019/45]
CPC:
G06F21/36 (EP,US); H04L63/0876 (KR); H04W12/06 (CN,KR);
G06F16/535 (US); G06F16/55 (US); G06F16/90332 (US);
G06F21/46 (EP,US); H04L63/08 (EP,CN,US); H04L63/0853 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/40]H04L9/32, H04W12/06
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 [2019/40]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR ERZEUGUNG VON SICHERHEITSFRAGEN UND IDENTITÄTSÜBERPRÜFUNG[2019/40]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURITY QUESTION GENERATION AND IDENTITY VERIFICATION[2019/40]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE GÉNÉRATION DE QUESTION DE SÉCURITÉ ET DE VÉRIFICATION D'IDENTITÉ[2019/40]
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  [2019/40]
25.08.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.11.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
03.03.2021Fee for grant paid
03.03.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
03.03.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)17.01.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/12]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
27.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU17.11.2017
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Documents cited:Search[X]US5608387  (DAVIES JOHN H E [GB]) [X] 1,15 * column 1, line 48 - column 2, line 61 * * column 3, lines 60-66 *;
 [XY]WO2010113327  (KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS INC [JP], et al) [X] 1,2,15 * paragraphs [0018] - [0063]; figure 8 * [Y] 3-5;
 [A]US2011154482  (HEINER ANDREAS PETRUS [FI], et al) [A] 6* paragraphs [0063] - [0066] *;
 [XY]JP2013047865  (RICOH CO LTD) [X] 1,15 * paragraphs [0015] , [0022] , [0 33] - [0036]; figures 2-4, 9,15; claim 5 * * paragraphs [0041] - [0050] - [0 73] * [Y] 3-5;
 [I]US2014244494  (DAVIS BRUCE L [US], et al) [I] 3-5 * paragraphs [0096] - [0101]; figure 14 *;
 [X]US2014250510  (SHUSTER GARY STEPHEN [US]) [X] 1,15 * paragraphs [0046] - [0047] *;
 [I]US2016239676  (ZHAI ZHENGDE [CN]) [I] 3-5 * paragraph [0097] *
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