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EP3610418 - DISTRIBUTIONAL REINFORCEMENT LEARNING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 19.08.2022 Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 10.09.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 27.04.2021
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 04.09.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 17.01.2020
Former	The international publication has been made Status updated on 20.10.2018
Former	unknown Status updated on 28.04.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	27.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 30.10.2024 [2024/44]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Deepmind Technologies Limited 5 New Street Square London EC4A 3TW / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2020/08]	For all designated states Deepmind Technologies Limited 5 New Street Square London EC4A 3TW / GB
Inventor(s)	01 / DABNEY, William Clinton 5 New Street Square London EC4A 3TW / GB
	02 / GENDRON-BELLEMARE, Marc 5 New Street Square London EC4A 3TW / GB
	[2020/08]
Representative(s)	Watkin, Timothy Lawrence Harvey Marks & Clerk LLP 2nd Floor, Wytham Court 11 West Way Oxford OX2 0QL / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2020/08]	Watkin, Timothy Lawrence Harvey Marks & Clerk LLP Fletcher House The Oxford Science Park Heatley Road Oxford OX4 4GE / GB
Application number, filing date	18717923.9	16.04.2018
	[2020/08]
	WO2018EP59628
Priority number, date	US201762485720P	14.04.2017 Original published format: US 201762485720 P
	[2020/08]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2018189404
	Date:	18.10.2018
	Language:	EN
	[2018/42]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3610418
	Date:	19.02.2020
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.10.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2020/08]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3610418
	Date:	13.10.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/41]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	18.10.2018
Classification	IPC:	G06N3/08, G06N3/04, G06N7/00, G06N3/00	[2021/15]
	CPC:	G06N3/084 (EP); G06N3/047 (US); G06F17/18 (US); G06N3/006 (EP); G06N3/045 (EP); G06N3/08 (US); (+) G06N7/01 (EP) (-)
	Former IPC [2020/08]	G06N3/04, G06N3/08, G06N7/00, G06N99/00
Designated contracting states	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 [2020/08]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Validation states	KH	Not yet paid
	MA	Not yet paid
	MD	Not yet paid
	TN	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VERTEILTES VERSTÄRKUNGSLERNEN	[2020/08]
	English:	DISTRIBUTIONAL REINFORCEMENT LEARNING	[2020/08]
	French:	APPRENTISSAGE PAR RENFORCEMENT RÉPARTITIF	[2020/08]
Entry into regional phase	10.10.2019	National basic fee paid
	10.10.2019	Designation fee(s) paid
	10.10.2019	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	10.10.2019	Examination requested [2020/08]
	10.10.2019	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	20.05.2020	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	03.09.2020	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	12.01.2021	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	28.04.2021	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	06.09.2021	Fee for grant paid
	06.09.2021	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	06.09.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)	EP21193065.6 / EP3933713
Opposition(s)	14.07.2022	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/38]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.04.2020	Renewal fee patent year 03
	26.04.2021	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	16.04.2018
	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CY	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	IT	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	MK	13.10.2021
	MT	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	TR	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	LU	16.04.2022
	BE	30.04.2022
	CH	30.04.2022
	LI	30.04.2022
	[2024/44]
Former [2024/29]	HU	16.04.2018
	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CY	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	IT	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	MK	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	TR	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	LU	16.04.2022
	BE	30.04.2022
	CH	30.04.2022
	LI	30.04.2022
Former [2024/24]	HU	16.04.2018
	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CY	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	IT	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	MK	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	LU	16.04.2022
	BE	30.04.2022
	CH	30.04.2022
	LI	30.04.2022
Former [2024/23]	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CY	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	IT	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	MK	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	LU	16.04.2022
	BE	30.04.2022
	CH	30.04.2022
	LI	30.04.2022
Former [2024/20]	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CY	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	IT	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	LU	16.04.2022
	BE	30.04.2022
	CH	30.04.2022
	LI	30.04.2022
Former [2023/27]	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	IT	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	LU	16.04.2022
	BE	30.04.2022
	CH	30.04.2022
	LI	30.04.2022
Former [2023/10]	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	LU	16.04.2022
	BE	30.04.2022
	CH	30.04.2022
	LI	30.04.2022
Former [2023/09]	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	LU	16.04.2022
	CH	30.04.2022
	LI	30.04.2022
Former [2023/08]	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
	LU	16.04.2022
Former [2023/06]	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	MC	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2023/01]	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SI	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/49]	AL	13.10.2021
	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/35]	AT	13.10.2021
	CZ	13.10.2021
	DK	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SK	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/34]	AT	13.10.2021
	EE	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RO	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/33]	AT	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	SM	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/25]	AT	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	NO	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/24]	AT	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	NL	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	SE	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	GR	14.01.2022
	IS	13.02.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/23]	AT	13.10.2021
	ES	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	HR	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	LV	13.10.2021
	PL	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
	PT	14.02.2022
Former [2022/22]	AT	13.10.2021
	FI	13.10.2021
	LT	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
Former [2022/21]	AT	13.10.2021
	RS	13.10.2021
	BG	13.01.2022
Former [2022/19]	BG	13.01.2022
Cited in	International search	[I]US2017076201 (VAN HASSELT HADO PHILIP [GB], et al);

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