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EP3714369 - SERIAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.09.2022
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  28.08.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  29.06.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip27.07.2024New entry: Despatch of examination report + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
Fourth Floor
One Capital Place
P.O. Box 847
George Town, Grand Cayman / KY
[2020/40]
Inventor(s)01 / GUO, Mingkun
15F, Building A, Tiantang Software Park No. 3
Xidoumen Road, Xihu District
Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310012 / CN
02 / MENG, Jianyi
15F, Building A, Tiantang Software Park No. 3
Xidoumen Road, Xihu District
Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310012 / CN
03 / QIU, Wei
15F, Building A, Tiantang Software Park No. 3
Xidoumen Road, Xihu District
Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310012 / CN
04 / YANG, Jun
15F, Building A, Tiantang Software Park No. 3
Xidoumen Road, Xihu District
Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310012 / CN
 [2020/40]
Representative(s)Finnegan Europe LLP
1 London Bridge
London SE1 9BG / GB
[2020/40]
Application number, filing date18892960.821.12.2018
[2020/40]
WO2018CN122617
Priority number, dateCN20171139576121.12.2017         Original published format: CN201711395761
[2020/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019120282
Date:27.06.2019
Language:EN
[2019/26]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3714369
Date:30.09.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.06.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN27.06.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.11.2020
ClassificationIPC:G06F13/40, G06F13/38
[2020/51]
CPC:
G06F13/4282 (EP,CN,US); G06F13/4022 (CN,US); G06F13/24 (US);
G06F13/382 (EP,US); G06F13/4068 (US); G06F2213/0002 (EP,CN,US)
Former IPC [2020/40]G06F13/40
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 [2020/40]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG FÜR SERIELLE KOMMUNIKATION[2020/40]
English:SERIAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE[2020/40]
French:DISPOSITIF DE COMMUNICATION SÉRIELLE[2020/40]
Entry into regional phase22.06.2020National basic fee paid 
22.06.2020Search fee paid 
22.06.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
22.06.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.06.2020Examination requested  [2020/40]
11.06.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.09.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.03.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.07.2024Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 19.09.2024
26.07.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.09.2024Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
30.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
27.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
27.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[I]EP0665502  (SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC [US]);
 [A]CN102739393  (UNIV ZHEJIANG)
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