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EP3913560 - COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE STATE OF A MACHINE EXECUTABLE CONTRACT IMPLEMENTED USING A BLOCKCHAIN [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  07.09.2023
Database last updated on 06.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.05.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  22.10.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip05.01.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
nChain Licensing AG
Grafenauweg 6
6300 Zug / CH
[2022/37]
Former [2021/47]For all designated states
nChain Holdings Limited
44 Church Street
St. John's / AG
Inventor(s)01 / JIMENEZ-DELGADO, Pedro
Cardiff, CF10 2HH / GB
02 / WRIGHT, Craig Steven
Cardiff, CF10 2HH / GB
 [2022/06]
Former [2021/47]01 / JIMENEZ-DELGADO, Pedro
Cardiff, CF10 2HH / GB
02 / WRIGHT, Craig
Cardiff, CF10 2HH / GB
Representative(s)Murgitroyd & Company
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2021/47]Fraser, Karen
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP
7th Floor
Churchill House
17 Churchill Way
Cardiff CF10 2HH / GB
Application number, filing date21172869.629.01.2018
[2021/47]
Priority number, dateGB2017000158931.01.2017         Original published format: GB 201701589
[2021/47]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3913560
Date:24.11.2021
Language:EN
[2021/47]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.10.2021
ClassificationIPC:G06Q10/10, H04L9/32, G06F16/901
[2021/47]
CPC:
G06Q10/103 (EP,KR); G06Q20/3678 (US); G06F16/1837 (US);
G06F16/9024 (EP); G06Q20/0658 (US); G06Q20/405 (US);
H04L9/0637 (US); H04L9/3239 (EP,KR); H04L9/50 (EP,KR);
G06Q2220/00 (EP); H04L2209/56 (EP,KR) (-)
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]
Former [2021/47]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:COMPUTERIMPLEMENTIERTES SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR BESTIMMUNG DES ZUSTANDS EINES MITTELS BLOCKCHAIN IMPLEMENTIERTEN MASCHINENAUSFÜHRBAREN VERTRAGS[2021/47]
English:COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE STATE OF A MACHINE EXECUTABLE CONTRACT IMPLEMENTED USING A BLOCKCHAIN[2021/47]
French:SYSTÈME MIS EN OEUVRE PAR ORDINATEUR ET PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTERMINATION DE L'ÉTAT D'UN CONTRAT EXÉCUTABLE PAR MACHINE MIS EN OEUVRE AU MOYEN D'UNE CHAÎNE DE BLOCS[2021/47]
Examination procedure24.05.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.05.2022Examination requested  [2022/26]
24.05.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
06.09.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.01.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP18705977.9  / EP3411840
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
24.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
20.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
14.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
14.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO2016127721  (ZTE CORP [CN]);
 [AD]US2016292672  (FAY THOMAS [US], et al);
 [AD]US2017005804  (ZINDER ALEX [US]);
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 US2016292672
 US2017005804
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