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EP About this file: EP3566391

EP3566391 - PARALLEL EXECUTION OF TRANSACTIONS IN A BLOCKCHAIN NETWORK BASED ON SMART CONTRACT WHITELISTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  25.02.2022
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  19.03.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  29.11.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.10.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  19.04.2019
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 [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 [2019/46]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 / XIA, Ning
Alibaba Group Legal Department 5/F
Building 3, No.969 West Wen Yi Road
Yu Hang District
Hangzhou, 311121 / CN
02 / XIE, Guilu
Alibaba Group Legal Department 5/F
Building 3, No.969 West Wen Yi Road
Yu Hang District
Hangzhou, 311121 / CN
03 / DENG, Fuxi
Alibaba Group Legal Department 5/F
Building 3, No.969 West Wen Yi Road
Yu Hang District
Hangzhou, 311121 / CN
 [2019/46]
Representative(s)Fish & Richardson P.C.
Highlight Business Towers
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 8
80807 München / DE
[2021/16]
Former [2019/46]Conroy, John
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Highlight Business Towers
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 8
80807 München / DE
Application number, filing date18865725.828.12.2018
[2019/46]
WO2018CN124873
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2019072305
Date:18.04.2019
Language:EN
[2019/16]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3566391
Date:13.11.2019
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.
[2019/46]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3566391
Date:21.04.2021
Language:EN
[2021/16]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN24.10.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.02.2020
ClassificationIPC:H04L9/32, H04L29/06, G06F9/38, G06F9/46, G06F9/48, G06F9/50
[2020/52]
CPC:
H04L9/3236 (EP,KR,US); H04L63/102 (KR,US); G06F9/466 (KR,US);
G06F9/4881 (EP); G06F9/5038 (EP); G06Q20/38 (RU);
G06Q20/3827 (CN); G06Q20/3829 (CN); G06Q20/389 (KR,US);
H04L63/101 (EP); H04L9/50 (EP,KR,US); G06F2209/484 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2020/12]H04L9/32, H04L29/06, G06F9/38, G06F9/46
Former IPC [2019/46]H04L9/32
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 [2019/46]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:PARALLELE AUSFÜHRUNG VON TRANSAKTIONEN IN EINEM BLOCKCHAIN-NETZWERK AUF BASIS VON INTELLIGENTEN CONTRACT-WHITELISTS[2019/46]
English:PARALLEL EXECUTION OF TRANSACTIONS IN A BLOCKCHAIN NETWORK BASED ON SMART CONTRACT WHITELISTS[2019/46]
French:EXÉCUTION PARALLÈLE DE TRANSACTIONS DANS UN RÉSEAU À CHAÎNE DE BLOCS SUR LA BASE DE LISTES BLANCHES DE CONTRATS INTELLIGENTS[2019/46]
Entry into regional phase07.08.2019National basic fee paid 
07.08.2019Search fee paid 
07.08.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
07.08.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.08.2019Examination requested  [2019/46]
01.09.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.11.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.03.2021Fee for grant paid
10.03.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
10.03.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)24.01.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/13]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU28.12.2018
AL21.04.2021
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