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EP About this file: EP4018368

EP4018368 - IDENTITY AUTHENTICATION AND PROCESSING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.05.2022
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  05.03.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip26.07.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Berbix LLC
330 7th Avenue, Suite 201
New York, NY 10001 / US
[2023/42]
Former [2022/26]For all designated states
Berbix Inc.
2338 Market Street
San Francisco CA 94114 / US
Inventor(s)01 / LEVINE, Eric
2338 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94114 / US
02 / KIRKHAM, Stephen
2338 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94114 / US
 [2022/26]
Representative(s)Derry, Paul Stefan
Venner Shipley LLP
200 Aldersgate
London EC1A 4HD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2022/26]Hey, Andrew Stuart
Withers & Rogers LLP
2 London Bridge
London SE1 9RA / GB
Application number, filing date20857496.227.07.2020
[2022/26]
WO2020US43672
Priority number, dateUS201962891258P23.08.2019         Original published format: US 201962891258 P
[2022/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021040938
Date:04.03.2021
Language:EN
[2021/09]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4018368
Date:29.06.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.03.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/26]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US04.03.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.08.2023
ClassificationIPC:B42D25/309, B42D25/305, B42D25/23, G06V10/75, G06V40/16
[2023/35]
CPC:
B42D25/309 (EP,US); B42D25/23 (EP); B42D25/305 (EP);
G06F21/36 (US); G06F21/45 (US); G06V10/751 (EP,US);
G06V40/16 (US); G06V40/172 (EP,US); H04W12/06 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2022/26]G06K9/00
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 [2022/26]
TitleGerman:IDENTITÄTSAUTHENTIFIZIERUNG UND -VERARBEITUNG[2022/26]
English:IDENTITY AUTHENTICATION AND PROCESSING[2022/26]
French:AUTHENTIFICATION ET TRAITEMENT D'IDENTITÉ[2022/26]
Entry into regional phase15.03.2022National basic fee paid 
15.03.2022Search fee paid 
15.03.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
15.03.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.03.2022Examination requested  [2022/26]
14.02.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.02.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
07.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
27.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
25.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2003086591  (SIMON RUDY [US]) [A] 1-14* paragraph [0007] - paragraph [0036]; figures 1-4; claims 1-14 *;
 [Y]US2017286765  (RODRIGUEZ RAPHAEL A [US]) [Y] 3 * paragraph [0025] - paragraph [0094]; figures 1-6; claims 1-20 *;
 [XAYI]US10037460  (ECKEL ROBERT ANDREW [US], et al) [X] 1,5-9,14 * column 1, line 29 - column 18, line 38; figures 1-4; claims 1-27 * [A] 4,12,13 [Y] 3 [I] 2,3,10,11;
 [X]US2019251774  (AZANZA LADRÓN EDUARDO [ES], et al) [X] 1,5-9,14 * paragraph [0045] - paragraph [0254]; figures 1-4; claims 27,31,37 *
International search[Y]US2016104041  (BOWERS NICHOLAS RYAN [US], et al) [Y] 1-35 * , entire document, (especially abstract, para [0019], [0044]-[0045], [0048], [0051]). *;
 [Y]US2017286765  (RODRIGUEZ RAPHAEL A [US]) [Y] 22* , entire document, (especially abstract, para [0016], [0064], [0066], [0077]). *;
 [Y]US2017351909  (KAEHLER ADRIAN [US]) [Y] 1-35 * , entire document, (especially abstract, para [0026]-[0027], [0029]-[0030], [0102], [0108], [0120], [0124]-[0125], [0249], [0253], [0259]). *
by applicantUS2003086591
 US2017286765
 US10037460
 US2019251774
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