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EP About this file: EP3797375

EP3797375 - BLOCKCHAIN-BASED CONSENSUS PROCESS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.08.2023
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  02.09.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.05.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  28.01.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  26.02.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  22.05.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 26.06.2024  [2024/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Alipay (Hangzhou) Information Technology Co., Ltd.
No. 556 Xixi Road, 8th Floor, Section B
Suite 801-11, West Lake District
Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310000 / CN
[2021/13]
Inventor(s)01 / PENG, Yujun
c/o ALIPAY (HANGZHOU) INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY CO., Ltd
No. 556 Xixi Road, 8th Floor
Section B, Suite 801-11, West Lake District Hangzhou
Zhejiang 310000 / CN
 [2021/13]
Representative(s)Fish & Richardson P.C.
Highlight Business Towers
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 8
80807 München / DE
[2021/13]
Application number, filing date20725743.724.02.2020
[2021/13]
WO2020CN76474
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2020098840
Date:22.05.2020
Language:EN
[2020/21]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3797375
Date:31.03.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.05.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/13]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3797375
Date:05.10.2022
Language:EN
[2022/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN24.12.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.05.2021
ClassificationIPC:G06F21/64, H04L9/32
[2022/19]
CPC:
G06F21/64 (EP); G06F21/6218 (CN); H04L9/3247 (CN,US);
H04L63/123 (EP); H04L9/0825 (US); H04L9/3236 (CN);
H04L9/3239 (EP,CN); H04L9/50 (EP,CN,US); H04L2209/463 (CN,US);
H04L63/0823 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2021/13]G06F21/62
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 [2021/13]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:KONSENSUSVERFAHREN AUF BLOCKCHAIN-BASIS[2021/13]
English:BLOCKCHAIN-BASED CONSENSUS PROCESS[2021/13]
French:PROCESSUS DE CONSENSUS À BASE DE CHAÎNES DE BLOCS[2021/13]
Entry into regional phase24.12.2020National basic fee paid 
24.12.2020Search fee paid 
24.12.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
24.12.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.12.2020Examination requested  [2021/13]
29.11.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.01.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.02.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.05.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.08.2022Fee for grant paid
24.08.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
24.08.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)06.07.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/37]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
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AT05.10.2022
CZ05.10.2022
DK05.10.2022
EE05.10.2022
ES05.10.2022
FI05.10.2022
HR05.10.2022
IT05.10.2022
LT05.10.2022
LV05.10.2022
MC05.10.2022
NL05.10.2022
PL05.10.2022
RO05.10.2022
RS05.10.2022
SE05.10.2022
SI05.10.2022
SK05.10.2022
SM05.10.2022
NO05.01.2023
GR06.01.2023
IS05.02.2023
PT06.02.2023
IE24.02.2023
LU24.02.2023
BE28.02.2023
CH28.02.2023
FR28.02.2023
LI28.02.2023
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IE24.02.2023
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CH28.02.2023
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Documents cited:Search[Y]CN108256859  (INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA CO LTD) [Y] 1-15 * paragraph [0039] - paragraph [0110] *;
 [A]US2019114706  (BELL GREGG [US], et al) [A] 1-15* paragraph [0044] - paragraph [0070] *;
 [Y]CN110245183  (SHANGHAI LD BLOCKCHAIN CO LTD) [Y] 1-15 * paragraph [0044] - paragraph [0065] *
International search[A]WO2018152519  (ALPHAPOINT [US]) [A] 1-23* the whole document *;
 [A]CN109685551  (SHENZHEN GENUINE INNOVATIVE TECH CO LTD) [A] 1-23 * description, paragraphs [0686]-[0694], and figure 7e *;
 [A]US2019244306  (KURSUN EREN [US]) [A] 1-23 * the whole document *;
 [A]CN110781526  (HANGZHOU GEZIDAN NETWORK TECH CO LTD, et al) [A] 1-23 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2020052880  (BATHEN LUIS ANGEL D [US], et al) [A] 1-23 * the whole document *
by applicantCN108256859
 US2019114706
 CN110245183
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