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EP3612930 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING DIFFERENT TYPES OF BLOCKCHAIN CONTRACTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.07.2024
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.07.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.06.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.06.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.01.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  29.06.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip23.07.2024New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd.
Cayman Corporate Centre
27 Hospital Road
George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-9008 / KY
[2021/02]
Former [2020/09]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 / SUN, He
Alibaba Group Legal Department 5/F, Building 3 No.
969 West Wen Yi Road, Yu Hang District
Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121 / CN
 [2020/09]
Representative(s)Marks & Clerk LLP
15 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BW / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/09]Branderhorst, Matthijs Pieter Arie
Marks & Clerk LLP
Fletcher House
Heatley Road The Oxford Science Park
Oxford OX4 4GE / GB
Application number, filing date19732214.226.03.2019
[2020/09]
WO2019CN79712
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2019120316
Date:27.06.2019
Language:EN
[2019/26]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3612930
Date:26.02.2020
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.
[2020/09]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN27.06.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.05.2020
ClassificationIPC:G06F8/30, G06F9/455, G06F21/64, H04L9/32, H04L9/00
[2024/28]
CPC:
H04L9/50 (EP,CN); G06F9/45508 (CN,US); G06F21/64 (EP,CN);
G06F8/31 (CN); G06F8/315 (EP,CN,US); G06F9/455 (EP);
G06F9/45558 (CN); H04L9/0637 (US); H04L9/3236 (CN);
H04L9/3239 (EP); H04L9/3247 (CN); G06F2009/45575 (CN);
G06F2009/45595 (CN) (-)
Former IPC [2020/26]G06F9/451, G06F8/30, G06F8/00, G06F9/455, G06F21/64, H04L9/32
Former IPC [2020/09]G06F9/451
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 [2020/09]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR IMPLEMENTIERUNG VERSCHIEDENER TYPEN VON BLOCKCHAIN-VERTRÄGEN[2020/09]
English:SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING DIFFERENT TYPES OF BLOCKCHAIN CONTRACTS[2020/09]
French:SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ POUR IMPLÉMENTER DIFFÉRENTS TYPES DE CONTRATS À CHAÎNE DE BLOCS[2020/09]
Entry into regional phase26.09.2019National basic fee paid 
26.09.2019Search fee paid 
26.09.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
26.09.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.09.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.09.2019Examination requested  [2020/09]
25.06.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.10.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.09.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.01.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.09.2023Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 18.10.2023
27.09.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
18.10.2023Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
17.11.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.06.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.07.2024Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
24.07.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
28.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
27.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
04.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[I]CN107833060  (BANK OF CHINA CO LTD);
 [A]US2019066101  (MITCHELL JOHN [US], et al);
 [A]WO2019042101  (HUAWEI TECH CO LTD [CN]);
International search[A]US2018018723  (NAGLA GAURAV [CA], et al);
 [X]CN107833060  (BANK OF CHINA CO LTD);
 [A]CN109493042  (UNIV NANJING POSTS & TELECOMMUNICATIONS);
 [E]CN110249307  (ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD)
by applicantCN107833060
 US2019066101
 WO2019042101
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