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EP About this file: EP3596613

EP3596613 - METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ACQUIRING AND RECORDING TRACKING INFORMATION ON BLOCKCHAIN [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  10.03.2023
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  02.04.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.12.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.12.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  01.06.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip09.02.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 13.03.2024  [2024/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd.
Cayman Corporate Centre
27 Hospital Road
George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9008 / KY
[2022/18]
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 [2020/04]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 / CHENG, Long
Alibaba Group Legal Department
5/F Building 3, No.969 West Wen Yi Road
Yu Hang District
Hangzhou
Zhejiang 311121 / CN
02 / LI, Yanpeng
Alibaba Group Legal Department
5/F Building 3, No.969 West Wen Yi Road
Yu Hang District
Hangzhou
Zhejiang 311121 / CN
 [2020/04]
Representative(s)Finnegan Europe LLP
1 London Bridge
London SE1 9BG / GB
[2020/04]
Application number, filing date19725893.214.03.2019
[2020/04]
WO2019CN78169
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2019101239
Date:31.05.2019
Language:EN
[2019/22]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3596613
Date:22.01.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 31.05.2019 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3596613
Date:04.05.2022
Language:EN
[2022/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN02.01.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.05.2020
ClassificationIPC:G06F21/62, H04L9/08, H04L9/32, H04L29/06, H04W12/00, G06F16/00, H04W12/63, H04W12/69
[2022/01]
CPC:
H04L9/3226 (EP,KR); H04L63/0861 (EP,KR); G06Q20/389 (US);
G06F16/27 (CN); G06F21/32 (CN); G06F21/6218 (EP,KR);
G06F21/64 (CN); G06Q10/0833 (CN); G06Q20/3672 (US);
G06Q20/3674 (US); G06Q20/40145 (US); G06Q30/0185 (CN);
G06Q40/04 (CN); H04L63/083 (EP,KR); H04L9/0637 (US);
H04L9/083 (EP,KR); H04L9/3239 (EP,KR); H04L9/50 (EP,KR);
H04W12/63 (EP,CN,KR,US); H04W12/69 (EP,KR) (-)
Former IPC [2020/25]G06F21/62, H04L9/08, H04L9/32, H04L29/06, H04W12/00, G06F16/00
Former IPC [2020/04]G06F16/00
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]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNGEN ZUR ERFASSUNG UND AUFZEICHNUNG VON VERFOLGUNGSINFORMATIONEN AUF EINER BLOCKCHAIN[2020/04]
English:METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ACQUIRING AND RECORDING TRACKING INFORMATION ON BLOCKCHAIN[2020/04]
French:PROCÉDÉS ET DISPOSITIFS PERMETTANT D'ACQUÉRIR ET D'ENREGISTRER DES INFORMATIONS DE SUIVI SUR UNE CHAÎNE DE BLOCS[2020/04]
Entry into regional phase30.09.2019National basic fee paid 
30.09.2019Search fee paid 
30.09.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
30.09.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.09.2019Examination requested  [2020/04]
17.12.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.12.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
31.01.2022Fee for grant paid
31.01.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
31.01.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)07.02.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/15]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
28.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL04.05.2022
AT04.05.2022
CZ04.05.2022
DK04.05.2022
EE04.05.2022
ES04.05.2022
FI04.05.2022
HR04.05.2022
IT04.05.2022
LT04.05.2022
LV04.05.2022
MC04.05.2022
NL04.05.2022
PL04.05.2022
RO04.05.2022
RS04.05.2022
SE04.05.2022
SI04.05.2022
SK04.05.2022
SM04.05.2022
BG04.08.2022
NO04.08.2022
GR05.08.2022
IS04.09.2022
PT05.09.2022
[2024/11]
Former [2023/48]AL04.05.2022
AT04.05.2022
CZ04.05.2022
DK04.05.2022
EE04.05.2022
ES04.05.2022
FI04.05.2022
HR04.05.2022
LT04.05.2022
LV04.05.2022
MC04.05.2022
NL04.05.2022
PL04.05.2022
RO04.05.2022
RS04.05.2022
SE04.05.2022
SI04.05.2022
SK04.05.2022
SM04.05.2022
BG04.08.2022
NO04.08.2022
GR05.08.2022
IS04.09.2022
PT05.09.2022
Former [2023/25]AL04.05.2022
AT04.05.2022
CZ04.05.2022
DK04.05.2022
EE04.05.2022
ES04.05.2022
FI04.05.2022
HR04.05.2022
LT04.05.2022
LV04.05.2022
NL04.05.2022
PL04.05.2022
RO04.05.2022
RS04.05.2022
SE04.05.2022
SI04.05.2022
SK04.05.2022
SM04.05.2022
BG04.08.2022
NO04.08.2022
GR05.08.2022
IS04.09.2022
PT05.09.2022
Former [2023/17]AL04.05.2022
AT04.05.2022
CZ04.05.2022
DK04.05.2022
EE04.05.2022
ES04.05.2022
FI04.05.2022
HR04.05.2022
LT04.05.2022
LV04.05.2022
NL04.05.2022
PL04.05.2022
RO04.05.2022
RS04.05.2022
SE04.05.2022
SK04.05.2022
SM04.05.2022
BG04.08.2022
NO04.08.2022
GR05.08.2022
IS04.09.2022
PT05.09.2022
Former [2023/09]AT04.05.2022
CZ04.05.2022
DK04.05.2022
EE04.05.2022
ES04.05.2022
FI04.05.2022
HR04.05.2022
LT04.05.2022
LV04.05.2022
NL04.05.2022
PL04.05.2022
RO04.05.2022
RS04.05.2022
SE04.05.2022
SK04.05.2022
SM04.05.2022
BG04.08.2022
NO04.08.2022
GR05.08.2022
IS04.09.2022
PT05.09.2022
Former [2023/07]AT04.05.2022
DK04.05.2022
ES04.05.2022
FI04.05.2022
HR04.05.2022
LT04.05.2022
LV04.05.2022
NL04.05.2022
PL04.05.2022
RS04.05.2022
SE04.05.2022
BG04.08.2022
NO04.08.2022
GR05.08.2022
IS04.09.2022
PT05.09.2022
Former [2022/51]AT04.05.2022
ES04.05.2022
FI04.05.2022
HR04.05.2022
LT04.05.2022
LV04.05.2022
NL04.05.2022
PL04.05.2022
RS04.05.2022
SE04.05.2022
BG04.08.2022
NO04.08.2022
GR05.08.2022
IS04.09.2022
PT05.09.2022
Former [2022/50]AT04.05.2022
ES04.05.2022
FI04.05.2022
HR04.05.2022
LT04.05.2022
LV04.05.2022
NL04.05.2022
PL04.05.2022
RS04.05.2022
SE04.05.2022
BG04.08.2022
NO04.08.2022
GR05.08.2022
PT05.09.2022
Former [2022/49]AT04.05.2022
ES04.05.2022
FI04.05.2022
HR04.05.2022
LT04.05.2022
LV04.05.2022
NL04.05.2022
SE04.05.2022
BG04.08.2022
NO04.08.2022
GR05.08.2022
PT05.09.2022
Former [2022/48]AT04.05.2022
ES04.05.2022
FI04.05.2022
LT04.05.2022
NL04.05.2022
SE04.05.2022
NO04.08.2022
PT05.09.2022
Former [2022/47]AT04.05.2022
ES04.05.2022
FI04.05.2022
LT04.05.2022
SE04.05.2022
NO04.08.2022
PT05.09.2022
Documents cited:Search[A]US2018096347  (GOERINGER STEVEN JOHN [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0018] - paragraph [0024] * * figure 1 *;
 [A]US2019044700  (LEDDY WILLIAM [US]) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0070] ** figure 3 *;
 [X]CN109447660  (INST MED PLANT DEV CAMS) [X] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0010] - paragraph [0013] * * paragraph [0046] - paragraph [0049] *
International search[A]CN106372940  (JIANGSU TONGFUDUN TECH CO LTD) [A] 1-16 * the whole document *;
 [X]CN108717431  (INST SOFTWARE CAS) [X] 1-16 * claims 1-4，description paragraphs [0039]-[0050] *;
 [A]WO2018201296  (SHENZHEN QIXIN GROUP LLC [CN]) [A] 1-16* the whole document *;
 [A]CN109165946  (ANHUI TULINGYI INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD) [A] 1-16 * the whole document *;
 [A]CN109272325  (ANHUI LINGTUYI INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD) [A] 1-16 * the whole document *
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