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EP3552366 - BLOCKCHAIN SMART CONTRACT UPDATES USING DECENTRALIZED DECISION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  25.10.2024
Database last updated on 14.11.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  30.05.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.09.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  19.04.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip25.10.2024Refusal of applicationpublished on 27.11.2024 [2024/48]
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 [2020/50]For all designated states
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
Fourth Floor, One Capital Place P.O. Box 847 George Town
Grand Cayman / KY
Former [2020/44]For all designated states
Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd.
Cayman Corporate Centre
27 Hospital Road
George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9008 / KY
Former [2019/42]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 / SHAO, Kailai
Alibaba Group Legal Department 5/F
Building 3 No.969 West Wen Yi Road
Yu Hang District
Hangzhou 311121 / CN
02 / LU, Xuming
Alibaba Group Legal Department 5/F
Building 3 No.969 West Wen Yi Road
Yu Hang District
Hangzhou 311121 / CN
 [2019/42]
Representative(s)Fish & Richardson P.C.
Highlight Business Towers
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 8
80807 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2019/42]Conroy, John
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Highlight Business Towers
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 8
80807 München / DE
Application number, filing date18865359.630.11.2018
[2019/42]
WO2018CN118543
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2019072289
Date:18.04.2019
Language:EN
[2019/16]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3552366
Date:16.10.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.04.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN03.09.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.10.2019
ClassificationIPC:G06Q50/18, G06Q10/10, H04L9/00
[2019/45]
CPC:
G06Q10/10 (EP,US); G06Q20/382 (KR); H04L9/0637 (US);
G06Q10/00 (CN); G06Q20/065 (KR); G06Q20/367 (KR);
G06Q20/389 (KR); G06Q50/188 (EP,US); H04L9/00 (RU);
H04L9/06 (KR); H04L9/0891 (EP,CN,US); H04L9/3239 (EP,CN,US);
H04L9/3247 (US); H04L9/3297 (EP,CN,US); H04L9/50 (EP,CN,US);
H04L2209/463 (US); H04L2209/56 (EP,CN,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/42]H04L29/06
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 [2019/42]
TitleGerman:AKTUALISIERUNGEN VON INTELLIGENTEN BLOCKCHAIN-VERTRÄGEN MIT DEZENTRALER ENTSCHEIDUNG[2019/42]
English:BLOCKCHAIN SMART CONTRACT UPDATES USING DECENTRALIZED DECISION[2019/42]
French:MISES À JOUR DE CONTRAT INTELLIGENT DE CHAÎNE DE BLOCS À L'AIDE D'UNE DÉCISION DÉCENTRALISÉE[2019/42]
Entry into regional phase18.04.2019National basic fee paid 
18.04.2019Search fee paid 
18.04.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
18.04.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.04.2019Examination requested  [2019/42]
18.03.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.06.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.08.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.03.2021Date of oral proceedings
19.03.2021Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
26.03.2021Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2024/48]
15.10.2024Application refused, date of legal effect [2024/48]
Appeal following examination07.06.2021Appeal received No.  T1345/21
07.06.2021Payment of appeal fee
02.08.2021Statement of grounds filed
15.10.2024Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant withdrawn
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
29.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
28.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
27.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO2018006072  (CLAUSE INC [US]) [A] 1-12* abstract *;
 [A]US2018096360  (CHRISTIDIS KONSTANTINOS [US], et al) [A] 1-12 * paragraph [0030]; claims 1-4 *;
 [I]US2018181979  (FRANK BRANDON Z [US], et al) [I] 1-12 * paragraphs [0028] , [0033]; figures 1-4 *;
 [I]WO2018149504  (NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY [FI]) [I] 1-12 * pages 5, 6-7; figures 1-2,4 *;
 [I]US2018343175  (BATHEN LUIS ANGEL D [US], et al) [I] 1-12 * paragraphs [0020] - [0025] - [0034]; figures 1-4,5 *
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