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EP3528189 - MANAGEMENT DEVICE, VIRTUAL CURRENCY SYSTEM, AND SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  01.07.2022
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  23.10.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.12.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  19.07.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  14.06.2019
Formerunknown
Status updated on  06.07.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip01.07.2022Refusal of applicationpublished on 03.08.2022  [2022/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
GVE Ltd.
13-1 Nihonbashi-Kabutocho
Chuo-ku
Tokyo
103-0026 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2019/34]For all designated states
GVE Ltd.
13-1 Nihonbashi-Kabutocho
Chuo-ku
Tokyo
1030026 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / KUSAKABE Yu
c/o GVE Ltd.
13-1 Nihonbashi-Kabutocho
Chuo-ku
Tokyo 103-0026 / JP
02 / FUSA Koji
c/o GVE Ltd.
13-1 Nihonbashi-Kabutocho
Chuo-ku
Tokyo 103-0026 / JP
03 / TAKAMATSU Keita
c/o GVE Ltd.
13-1 Nihonbashi-Kabutocho
Chuo-ku
Tokyo 103-0026 / JP
 [2019/34]
Representative(s)Esslinger, Alexander
Betten & Resch
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Maximiliansplatz 14
80333 München / DE
[2019/34]
Application number, filing date17885440.205.12.2017
[2019/34]
WO2017JP43716
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019111338
Date:13.06.2019
Language:JA
[2019/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3528189
Date:21.08.2019
Language:EN
[2019/34]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP13.06.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.02.2019
ClassificationIPC:G06Q20/02, G06Q20/06
[2019/34]
CPC:
G06Q20/02 (EP); G06Q40/04 (US); G06Q20/06 (EP);
G06Q20/0655 (EP); G06Q20/0658 (US); G06Q20/3672 (US);
G06Q20/389 (EP); G06Q20/4014 (EP); G06Q20/4037 (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 [2020/04]
Former [2019/34]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:VERWALTUNGSVORRICHTUNG, KRYPTOWÄHRUNGSSYSTEM UND SYSTEM[2019/34]
English:MANAGEMENT DEVICE, VIRTUAL CURRENCY SYSTEM, AND SYSTEM[2019/34]
French:DISPOSITIF DE GESTION, SYSTÈME DE MONNAIE VIRTUELLE ET SYSTÈME[2019/34]
Entry into regional phase05.07.2018Translation filed 
06.09.2018National basic fee paid 
06.09.2018Search fee paid 
Examination procedure15.05.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.12.2019Examination requested  [2020/04]
13.12.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
26.10.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.02.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.02.2022Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 28.06.2022
15.03.2022Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2022/31]
25.03.2022Application refused, date of legal effect [2022/31]
28.06.2022Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
11.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
03.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[I]JPH0492597  (FUJITSU LTD) [I] 1-12 * the whole document *;
 [I]JP2002288573  (HAMADA HIROSHI) [I] 1-12 * abstract * * figures 1-2 ** paragraphs [0024] - [0079] *;
 [I]JP2016151802  (IMUSIC TECH LTD) [I] 1-12 * abstract * * figures 1-6 * * paragraphs [0062] - [0153] *;
 [I]JP2017054339  (ATOM SOLUTIONS) [I] 1-12 * abstract * * figure 1 * * paragraphs [0014] - [0068] *;
 [I]  - Andreas M. Antonopoulos, "Mastering Bitcoin - Unlocking Digital Cryptocurrencies", Mastering bitcoin : [unlocking digital cryptocurrencies], Beijing Cambridge Farnham Köln Sebastopol Tokyo, O'Reilly Media, (20141220), ISBN 978-1-4493-7404-4, XP055306939 [I] 1-12 * chapters 2, 5-8 *
 [I]  - LUNDB K LEIF-NISSEN ET AL, Centrally Governed Blockchains: Optimizing Security, Cost, and Availability, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SIMULATION, MODELING, AND PROGRAMMING FOR AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS,SIMPAR 2010; [LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE; LECT.NOTES COMPUTER], SPRINGER, BERLIN, HEIDELBERG, PAGE(S) 578 - 599, (20170725), ISBN 978-3-642-17318-9, XP047424010 [I] 1-12 * pages 1-22 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63121-9_29
 [I]  - GEORGE DANEZIS ET AL, "Centrally Banked Cryptocurrencies", INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CRYPTOLOGIC RESEARCH,, (20151218), vol. 20151218:092419, pages 1 - 14, XP061019832 [I] 1-12 * pages 1-14 *
International search[X]JPH0492597  (FUJITSU LTD) [X] 12 * , *;
 [A]JP2002288573  (HAMADA HIROSHI) [A] 1-12* , *;
 [XYA]JP2016151802  (IMUSIC TECH LTD) [X] 1-3 * , * [Y] 7-9 [A] 4-6, 10-11, 12;
 [Y]JP2017054339  (ATOM SOLUTIONS) [Y] 7-9 * , *
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