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EP About this file: EP3918480

EP3918480 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STORING QUERY PLANS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  12.04.2024
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.11.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  08.08.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip15.08.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
Fourth Floor, One Capital Place
P.O. Box 847
George Town, Grand Cayman / KY
[2021/49]
Inventor(s)01 / ZHENG, Fang
525 Almanor Ave, 4th Floor
Sunnyvale, California 94085 / US
02 / CHEN, Zhe
Building 8, No.969 West Wen Yi Road Yu Hang
District
Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121 / CN
03 / LI, Ruiping
525 Almanor Ave, 4th Floor
Sunnyvale, California 94085 / US
04 / LUO, Congnan
525 Almanor Ave, 4th Floor
Sunnyvale, California 94085 / US
05 / DONG, Yu
525 Almanor Ave, 4th Floor
Sunnyvale, California 94085 / US
06 / ZHANG, Jie
525 Almanor Ave, 4th Floor
Sunnyvale, California 94085 / US
07 / ZHANG, Li
525 Almanor Ave, 4th Floor
Sunnyvale, California 94085 / US
08 / JI, Jiannan
Building 8, No.969 West Wen Yi Road Yu Hang
District
Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121 / CN
09 / CUI, Dongcan
Building 8, No.969 West Wen Yi Road Yu Hang
District
Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121 / CN
10 / ZHAN, Chaoqun
Building 8, No.969 West Wen Yi Road Yu Hang
District
Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121 / CN
[N/P]
Former [2021/49]01 / ZHENG, Fang
Sunnyvale, California 94085 / US
02 / CHEN, Zhe
Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121 / CN
03 / LI, Ruiping
Sunnyvale, California 94085 / US
04 / LUO, Congnan
Sunnyvale, California 94085 / US
05 / DONG, Yu
Sunnyvale, California 94085 / US
06 / ZHANG, Jie
Sunnyvale, California 94085 / US
07 / ZHANG, Li
Sunnyvale, California 94085 / US
08 / JI, Jiannan
Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121 / CN
09 / CUI, Dongcan
Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121 / CN
10 / ZHAN, Chaoqun
Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311121 / CN
Representative(s)Finnegan Europe LLP
1 London Bridge
London SE1 9BG / GB
[2021/49]
Application number, filing date19913461.030.01.2019
[2021/49]
WO2019CN73885
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020154945
Date:06.08.2020
Language:EN
[2020/32]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3918480
Date:08.12.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.08.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN06.08.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.08.2022
ClassificationIPC:G06F16/2452
[2022/37]
CPC:
G06F16/24524 (EP); G06F16/24552 (US); G06F16/185 (EP);
G06F16/24539 (US); G06F16/24542 (US); H04L67/1008 (EP);
H04L67/1097 (EP); H04L67/568 (EP); H04L69/04 (EP);
G06F2212/401 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2021/49]G06F12/02
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 [2021/49]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR SPEICHERUNG VON ABFRAGEPLÄNEN[2021/49]
English:METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STORING QUERY PLANS[2021/49]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME DE STOCKAGE DE PLANS D'INTERROGATION[2021/49]
Entry into regional phase27.08.2021National basic fee paid 
27.08.2021Search fee paid 
27.08.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
27.08.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.08.2021Examination requested  [2021/49]
09.03.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.04.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.08.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
28.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
27.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
29.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.01.202204   M06   Fee paid on   28.03.2022
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Cited inInternational search[A]CN101055544  (IBM [US]);
 [A]US2013246711  (TESTARDI RICHARD [US], et al);
 [A]CN104008064  (IBM);
 [X]US2015205535  (JOSHI VIKRAM [US], et al)
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