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EP About this file: EP3844942

EP3844942 - BLOCKCHAIN-BASED MESSAGE SERVICES FOR TIME-SENSITIVE EVENTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  09.02.2024
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.03.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  26.10.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  04.06.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  28.08.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip24.05.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE, CH, FR, IT, SI		published on 26.06.2024  [2024/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Alipay Labs (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
51 Bras Basah Road, NO 04-08 Lazada One
Singapore 189554 / SG
[2023/14]
Former [2021/27]For all designated states
Alipay Labs (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
8 Shenton Way, 45-01 AXA Tower
Singapore 068811 / SG
Inventor(s)01 / FANG, Hui
c/o Alipay Labs (Singapore) Pte.Ltd
No. 556 Xixi Road, 8th Floor, Section B, Suite
801-11, West Lake District
Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310000 / CN
 [2021/27]
Representative(s)Fish & Richardson P.C.
Highlight Business Towers
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 8
80807 München / DE
[2021/27]
Application number, filing date20758459.012.06.2020
[2021/27]
WO2020CN95972
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2020169129
Date:27.08.2020
Language:EN
[2020/35]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3844942
Date:07.07.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 27.08.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3844942
Date:05.04.2023
Language:EN
[2023/14]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN25.03.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.07.2021
ClassificationIPC:H04L9/32, G06Q40/08, H04L9/40, H04L67/104, H04L9/00
[2022/46]
CPC:
H04L9/3239 (EP); G06Q40/08 (EP,CN,US); G06F16/2379 (US);
G06F16/27 (CN); G06F21/64 (CN); G06Q10/0838 (US);
H04L67/10 (CN); H04L67/104 (EP); H04L9/50 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2021/32]H04L9/32, G06Q40/08, H04L29/08
Former IPC [2021/27]H04L29/08, G06Q40/08
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 [2021/27]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BLOCKCHAIN-BASIERTE NACHRICHTENDIENSTE FÜR ZEITKRITISCHE EREIGNISSE[2021/27]
English:BLOCKCHAIN-BASED MESSAGE SERVICES FOR TIME-SENSITIVE EVENTS[2021/27]
French:SERVICES DE MESSAGERIE BASÉS SUR UNE CHAÎNE DE BLOCS POUR DES ÉVÉNEMENTS SENSIBLES AU TEMPS[2021/27]
Entry into regional phase30.03.2021National basic fee paid 
30.03.2021Search fee paid 
30.03.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
30.03.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.03.2021Examination requested  [2021/27]
26.01.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.10.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.02.2023Fee for grant paid
24.02.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
24.02.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)08.01.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
CZ05.04.2023
DK05.04.2023
EE05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
IT05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
MC05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RO05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
SI05.04.2023
SK05.04.2023
SM05.04.2023
IE12.06.2023
LU12.06.2023
BE30.06.2023
CH30.06.2023
FR30.06.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
[2024/26]
Former [2024/21]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
CZ05.04.2023
DK05.04.2023
EE05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
MC05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RO05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
SK05.04.2023
SM05.04.2023
IE12.06.2023
LU12.06.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2024/15]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
CZ05.04.2023
DK05.04.2023
EE05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
MC05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RO05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
SK05.04.2023
SM05.04.2023
LU12.06.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2024/10]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
CZ05.04.2023
DK05.04.2023
EE05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
MC05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RO05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
SK05.04.2023
SM05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2024/09]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
CZ05.04.2023
DK05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
MC05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
SK05.04.2023
SM05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2024/08]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
SK05.04.2023
SM05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2024/03]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
FI05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2024/01]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
LT05.04.2023
LV05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2023/51]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
HR05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
RS05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2023/50]AL05.04.2023
AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PL05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
GR06.07.2023
IS05.08.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2023/48]AT05.04.2023
ES05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
SE05.04.2023
NO05.07.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2023/46]ES05.04.2023
NL05.04.2023
PT07.08.2023
Former [2023/43]NL05.04.2023
Documents cited:Search[X]WO2020003287  (EDKINS STEPHEN [SG], et al);
International search[A]US2014108062  (VASAVADA MAULIN [US], et al);
 [A]CN104205136  (EBAY INC);
 [A]CN108776936  (PING AN LIFE INSURANCE CO CHINA LTD);
 [A]CN110009337  (ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD);
 [A]CN111164626  (NCHAIN HOLDINGS LTD)
by applicantWO2020003287
 WO2019CN81180
 WO2019CN95299
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