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EP3796186 - METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A DISTRIBUTED DATABASE WITHIN A NETWORK [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  20.10.2022
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.10.2021
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  19.02.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip05.07.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hedera Hashgraph, LLC
3400 N. Central Expressway, Suite 470B
Richardson TX 75080 / US
[2023/14]
Former [2021/12]For all designated states
Swirlds, Inc.
3400 N Central Expwy, Ste. 470
Richardson, TX 75080 / US
Inventor(s)01 / BAIRD, Leemon C., III
3400 N Central Expwy, Ste. 470
Richardson, TX Texas 75080 / US
 [2021/12]
Representative(s)Gill Jennings & Every LLP
The Broadgate Tower
20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES / GB
[2021/12]
Application number, filing date20199607.126.08.2016
[2021/12]
Priority number, dateUS201562211411P28.08.2015         Original published format: US 201562211411 P
US20161498887306.01.2016         Original published format: US201614988873
US20161515301112.05.2016         Original published format: US201615153011
US201662344682P02.06.2016         Original published format: US 201662344682 P
US20161520568808.07.2016         Original published format: US201615205688
[2021/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3796186
Date:24.03.2021
Language:EN
[2021/12]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.12.2020
ClassificationIPC:G06F16/27, G06Q20/06, // G06F21/00
[2021/12]
CPC:
G06F16/27 (EP,CN,KR); G06F16/2458 (CN); G06F16/25 (RU);
G06F21/64 (EP); G06Q20/065 (EP)
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 [2021/44]
Former [2021/12]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 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG FÜR EINE VERTEILTE DATENBANK INNERHALB EINES NETZWERKS[2021/12]
English:METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A DISTRIBUTED DATABASE WITHIN A NETWORK[2021/12]
French:PROCÉDÉS ET APPAREIL POUR UNE BASE DE DONNÉES DISTRIBUÉE DANS UN RÉSEAU[2021/12]
Examination procedure24.09.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.09.2021Examination requested  [2021/44]
24.09.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
19.10.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
27.04.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP16842700.3  / EP3341864
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
01.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
01.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
13.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
15.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
05.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
04.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[I]US2014012812  (ZUNGER YONATAN [US]) [I] 1-15 * abstract * * figure 7 * * paragraph [0062] - paragraph [0066] * * paragraph [0073] - paragraph [0074] * * paragraph [0081] - paragraph [0084] *;
 [A]WO2015094329  (HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS ENGINEERING UK LTD [GB], et al) [A] 1-15 * Summary of the invention, first paragraph; page 1 ** page 26 - page 27 *;
 [I]  - Jae Kwon, "Tendermint: Consensus without Mining", (20150319), URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20150319035333if_/http://tendermint.com:80/docs/tendermint.pdf, (20180719), XP055493960 [I] 1-15 * the whole document *
 [L]  - Jae Kwon, "Tendermint (capture)", (20150319), URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20150319035333if_/http://tendermint.com:80/docs/tendermint.pdf, (20180719), XP055493977 [L] 1-15
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