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EP About this file: EP3754901

EP3754901 - BLOCKCHAIN IMPLEMENTED COUNTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE IN SECURE VOTING AND DISTRIBUTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  07.07.2022
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  28.05.2021
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  20.11.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip06.01.2026New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
nChain Licensing AG
Grafenauweg 6
6300 Zug / CH
[2022/37]
Former [2020/52]For all designated states
Nchain Holdings Limited
44 Church Street
St. John's / AG
Inventor(s)01 / WRIGHT, Craig Steven
c/o Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP
7th Floor Churchill House
Churchill Way
Cardiff, CF10 2HH / GB
02 / SAVANAH, Stephane
c/o Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP
7th Floor Churchill House
Churchill Way
Cardiff / GB
 [2020/52]
Representative(s)Gill Jennings & Every LLP
The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/52]Fraser, Karen
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP
7th Floor
Churchill House
17 Churchill Way
Cardiff CF10 2HH / GB
Application number, filing date20161896.414.02.2017
[2020/52]
Priority number, dateGB2016000311223.02.2016         Original published format: GB 201603112
GB2016000311423.02.2016         Original published format: GB 201603114
[2020/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3754901
Date:23.12.2020
Language:EN
[2020/52]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.10.2020
ClassificationIPC:H04L9/32, G06Q20/06, G06N7/00, G06Q20/38
[2020/52]
CPC:
G06Q20/065 (EP,CN,IL,US); H04L9/00 (IL,US); H04L9/0643 (CN,IL,KR,US);
G06Q20/3827 (EP,CN,IL,US); G06F12/1408 (GB,IL); G06F21/52 (CN,IL,US);
G06F21/64 (CN,IL,US); G06F21/72 (CN,GB,IL); G06N7/00 (IL,US);
G06Q20/389 (EP,CN,IL,US); H04L9/0637 (CN,GB,IL,US); H04L9/0825 (CN,IL,KR,US);
H04L9/0838 (KR); H04L9/3213 (CN,IL,US); H04L9/3236 (EP,CN,GB,IL,KR,US);
H04L9/3239 (EP,CN,IL); H04L9/50 (EP,GB,KR,US); G06F2221/033 (CN,IL,US);
G06Q2220/00 (EP,CN,IL,US); H04L2209/463 (EP,CN,GB,IL,KR,US); H04L2209/56 (EP,CN,GB,IL,US) (-)
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 [2021/26]
Former [2020/52]AL,  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 
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BLOCKCHAIN-IMPLEMENTIERTES ZÄHLSYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERWENDUNG BEI DER SICHEREN STIMMABGABE UND VERTEILUNG[2020/52]
English:BLOCKCHAIN IMPLEMENTED COUNTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE IN SECURE VOTING AND DISTRIBUTION[2020/52]
French:SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMPTAGE MIS EN UVRE PAR CHAÎNE DE BLOCS DESTINÉS À ÊTRE UTILISÉS DANS UN VOTE ET UNE DISTRIBUTION SÉCURISÉS[2020/52]
Examination procedure26.05.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.05.2021Examination requested  [2021/26]
26.05.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
06.07.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.11.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.04.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.07.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP17707675.9  / EP3420675
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
07.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
12.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
14.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
12.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
11.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 08
06.01.2025Renewal fee patent year 09
06.01.2026Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[ID] US2016027229  (SPANOS NIKOLAOS et al.)
 [A]   PIERRE NOIZAT ET AL: "Blockchain Electronic Vote Contents", 29 April 2015 (2015-04-29), XP055363388, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20170410]
 [A]   MORGAN ROCKWELL: "BitCongress -? Process For Blockchain Voting & Law", 12 February 2016 (2016-02-12), XP055363380, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20170410]
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 WO2016022864
 US6061449
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