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EP About this file: EP4171311

EP4171311 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  19.01.2024
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  31.03.2023
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  21.01.2022
Formerunknown
Status updated on  31.08.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip26.07.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Block, Inc.
1955 Broadway, Suite 600
Oakland, CA 94612 / US
[2023/18]
Inventor(s)01 / REZAYEE, Afshin
San Francisco, California 94103 / US
02 / BIDARI, Emad
San Francisco, California 94103 / US
03 / TEMPLETON, Thomas
San Francisco, California 94103 / US
04 / LAMFALUSI, Michael
San Francisco, California 94103 / US
05 / MAIBACH, Matthew H.
San Francisco, California 94103 / US
06 / DOROGUSKER, Jesse L.
San Francisco, California 94103 / US
 [2023/18]
Representative(s)St Clair Jones, Gregory Arthur Langley, et al
Kilburn & Strode LLP
Lacon London
84 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8NL / GB
[2023/18]
Application number, filing date21758487.916.07.2021
[2023/18]
WO2021US42054
Priority number, dateUS202063052937P16.07.2020         Original published format: US 202063052937 P
US20211721957031.03.2021         Original published format: US202117219570
US20211724632930.04.2021         Original published format: US202117246329
US20211724634230.04.2021         Original published format: US202117246342
[2023/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022016104
Date:20.01.2022
Language:EN
[2022/03]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4171311
Date:03.05.2023
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.01.2022 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2023/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP20.01.2022
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.01.2024
ClassificationIPC:A44C9/00, G06Q20/32, G06Q20/34, G07F7/08, H01Q1/22, H01Q1/27, G06K19/077, H04B1/3827
[2023/18]
CPC:
G06Q20/321 (EP,US); G06K19/0709 (US); G06K19/0712 (US);
G06K19/0726 (US); G06K19/07762 (EP,US); G06K19/07779 (EP,US);
G06K7/10148 (US); G06K7/10297 (US); G06Q20/3278 (EP,US);
G06Q20/352 (EP); G06Q20/401 (US); G06Q20/409 (US);
G07F7/0806 (EP); H01Q1/273 (EP,US); H04B5/72 (EP);
H04B5/79 (EP); A44C9/0053 (EP); G06Q20/204 (US) (-)
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 [2023/18]
TitleGerman:SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR DURCHFÜHRUNG VON ZAHLUNGSTRANSAKTIONEN[2023/18]
English:SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS[2023/18]
French:SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS PERMETTANT DE RÉALISER DES TRANSACTIONS DE PAIEMENT[2023/18]
Entry into regional phase27.01.2023National basic fee paid 
27.01.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
27.01.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.01.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.01.2023Examination requested  [2023/18]
27.01.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
23.01.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division to which search results under Rule 164(2) EPC are annexed (Time limit: M04) [2024/08]
23.01.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.05.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
25.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[A]US2014266624  (VAN BOSCH JAMES A [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * abstract *;
 [A]US2016020832  (TING SHAO-CHIEH [TW]) [A] 1-15 * abstract *;
 [A]US2016171201  (SCHRÖDER SÖNKE [DE]) [A] 1-15 * abstract *;
 [A]WO2016111897  (APPLE INC [US]) [A] 1-15* abstract *;
 [A]EP3091606  (NXP BV [NL]) [A] 1-15 * abstract *;
 [A]US2017277990  (TOKUNAGA TSUYOSHI [JP], et al) [A] 1-15 * abstract *;
 [A]WO2018020055  (FIFTH DIMENSION DIGITAL LTD [GB]) [A] 1-15 * abstract *;
 [XI]WO2020114076  (INVENTEC APPLIANCES PUDONG [CN], et al) [X] 1-6,10-13,15 * paragraphs [0003] - [0005] - [0019] - [0051] * [I] 1-15;
 US2021289897  [ ] (HSU CHUN-CHIEH [CN], et al) [ ] * paragraphs [0004] , [0005] , [0027] - [0051] *
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