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EP3333753 - VERIFIED PRIVACY MODE DEVICES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 04.02.2022 Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 19.02.2021
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 15.12.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 24.04.2020
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 07.04.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 02.12.2019
Former	Request for examination was made Status updated on 07.12.2018
Former	The application has been published Status updated on 11.05.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	23.06.2023	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): CY	published on 26.07.2023 [2023/30]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states BlackBerry Limited 2200 University Avenue East Waterloo, ON N2K 0A7 / CA
	[2018/24]
Inventor(s)	01 / ADAMS, Neil Patrick 2200 University Ave. East, Ext. 72662 Waterloo, Ontario N2K 0A7 / CA
	02 / WELLINGTON, Steven 142 Windance Crescent Kanata, Ontario K2W 0A7 / CA
	03 / BOWMAN, Roger Paul 2200 University Ave. East Waterloo, Ontario N2K 0A7 / CA
	[2018/24]
Representative(s)	Murgitroyd & Company 165-169 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2021/12]	Hanna Moore + Curley Garryard House 25-26 Earlsfort Terrace Dublin 2, D02 PX51 / IE
Former [2018/24]	Hanna Moore + Curley Garryard House 25/26 Earlsfort Terrace Dublin 2, D02 PX51 / IE
Application number, filing date	17204166.7	28.11.2017
	[2018/24]
Priority number, date	US201615374583	09.12.2016 Original published format: US201615374583
	[2018/24]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3333753
	Date:	13.06.2018
	Language:	EN
	[2018/24]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3333753
	Date:	24.03.2021
	Language:	EN
	[2021/12]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	07.02.2018
Classification	IPC:	G06F21/83, G06F13/42	[2019/49]
	CPC:	G06F21/83 (EP,US); G06F21/6245 (US); G06F13/4282 (EP,US); G06F21/602 (US)
	Former IPC [2018/24]	G06F21/83
Designated contracting states	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 [2019/02]
Former [2018/24]	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
Title	German:	VERIFIZIERTE PRIVATSPHÄRENMODUSVORRICHTUNGEN	[2018/24]
	English:	VERIFIED PRIVACY MODE DEVICES	[2018/24]
	French:	DISPOSITIFS DE MODE CONFIDENTIEL VÉRIFIÉS	[2018/24]
Examination procedure	03.12.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	03.12.2018	Examination requested [2019/02]
	03.12.2018	Date on which the examining division has become responsible
	03.12.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	06.04.2020	Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
	06.04.2020	Fee for grant paid
	06.04.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	30.04.2020	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	29.07.2020	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.12.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	11.02.2021	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	04.01.2022	No opposition filed within time limit [2022/10]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.11.2019	Renewal fee patent year 03
	27.11.2020	Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	28.11.2017
	AL	24.03.2021
	AT	24.03.2021
	CY	24.03.2021
	CZ	24.03.2021
	DK	24.03.2021
	EE	24.03.2021
	ES	24.03.2021
	FI	24.03.2021
	HR	24.03.2021
	IT	24.03.2021
	LT	24.03.2021
	LV	24.03.2021
	MC	24.03.2021
	NL	24.03.2021
	PL	24.03.2021
	RO	24.03.2021
	RS	24.03.2021
	SE	24.03.2021
	SI	24.03.2021
	SK	24.03.2021
	SM	24.03.2021
	BG	24.06.2021
	NO	24.06.2021
	GR	25.06.2021
	IS	24.07.2021
	PT	26.07.2021
	IE	28.11.2021
	LU	28.11.2021
	BE	30.11.2021
	CH	30.11.2021
	LI	30.11.2021
	[2023/30]
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	AL	24.03.2021
	AT	24.03.2021
	CZ	24.03.2021
	DK	24.03.2021
	EE	24.03.2021
	ES	24.03.2021
	FI	24.03.2021
	HR	24.03.2021
	IT	24.03.2021
	LT	24.03.2021
	LV	24.03.2021
	MC	24.03.2021
	NL	24.03.2021
	PL	24.03.2021
	RO	24.03.2021
	RS	24.03.2021
	SE	24.03.2021
	SI	24.03.2021
	SK	24.03.2021
	SM	24.03.2021
	BG	24.06.2021
	NO	24.06.2021
	GR	25.06.2021
	IS	24.07.2021
	PT	26.07.2021
	IE	28.11.2021
	LU	28.11.2021
	BE	30.11.2021
	CH	30.11.2021
	LI	30.11.2021
Former [2023/10]	AL	24.03.2021
	AT	24.03.2021
	CZ	24.03.2021
	DK	24.03.2021
	EE	24.03.2021
	ES	24.03.2021
	FI	24.03.2021
	HR	24.03.2021
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	LT	24.03.2021
	LV	24.03.2021
	MC	24.03.2021
	NL	24.03.2021
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	RO	24.03.2021
	RS	24.03.2021
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	SK	24.03.2021
	SM	24.03.2021
	BG	24.06.2021
	NO	24.06.2021
	GR	25.06.2021
	IS	24.07.2021
	PT	26.07.2021
	IE	28.11.2021
	LU	28.11.2021
	BE	30.11.2021
	CH	30.11.2021
	LI	30.11.2021
Former [2022/48]	AL	24.03.2021
	AT	24.03.2021
	CZ	24.03.2021
	DK	24.03.2021
	EE	24.03.2021
	ES	24.03.2021
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	BG	24.06.2021
	NO	24.06.2021
	GR	25.06.2021
	IS	24.07.2021
	PT	26.07.2021
	IE	28.11.2021
	LU	28.11.2021
	BE	30.11.2021
	CH	30.11.2021
	LI	30.11.2021
Former [2022/37]	AL	24.03.2021
	AT	24.03.2021
	CZ	24.03.2021
	DK	24.03.2021
	EE	24.03.2021
	ES	24.03.2021
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	NO	24.06.2021
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	PT	26.07.2021
	LU	28.11.2021
	BE	30.11.2021
	CH	30.11.2021
	LI	30.11.2021
Former [2022/34]	AL	24.03.2021
	AT	24.03.2021
	CZ	24.03.2021
	DK	24.03.2021
	EE	24.03.2021
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	IS	24.07.2021
	PT	26.07.2021
	LU	28.11.2021
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	CZ	24.03.2021
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	IS	24.07.2021
	PT	26.07.2021
	BE	30.11.2021
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	NO	24.06.2021
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	PT	26.07.2021
	IS	24.12.2021
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	EE	24.03.2021
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	PT	26.07.2021
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	HR	24.03.2021
	LT	24.03.2021
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	NO	24.06.2021
	GR	25.06.2021
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	PT	26.07.2021
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	FI	24.03.2021
	HR	24.03.2021
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	SE	24.03.2021
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	BG	24.06.2021
	NO	24.06.2021
	GR	25.06.2021
	PT	26.07.2021
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	CZ	24.03.2021
	EE	24.03.2021
	FI	24.03.2021
	HR	24.03.2021
	LT	24.03.2021
	LV	24.03.2021
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	NO	24.06.2021
	GR	25.06.2021
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	HR	24.03.2021
	LT	24.03.2021
	LV	24.03.2021
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	SE	24.03.2021
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	BG	24.06.2021
	NO	24.06.2021
	GR	25.06.2021
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	HR	24.03.2021
	LV	24.03.2021
	NL	24.03.2021
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	NO	24.06.2021
	GR	25.06.2021
Former [2021/38]	FI	24.03.2021
	HR	24.03.2021
	LV	24.03.2021
	RS	24.03.2021
	SE	24.03.2021
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	NO	24.06.2021
	GR	25.06.2021
Former [2021/37]	FI	24.03.2021
	HR	24.03.2021
	LV	24.03.2021
	RS	24.03.2021
	BG	24.06.2021
	NO	24.06.2021
	GR	25.06.2021
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Former [2021/35]	FI	24.03.2021
	HR	24.03.2021
	NO	24.06.2021
Former [2021/33]	FI	24.03.2021
	NO	24.06.2021
Documents cited:	Search	[A]US2014075496 (PRAKASH GYAN [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * abstract *;
		[XAI]US2015248566 (SCOTT-NASH MARK E [US], et al) [X] 1-3,9-11 * paragraph [0016] - paragraph [0027] * [A] 4-8,12,13 [I] 14,15;
		[A]US2016308677 (THOM STEFAN [US], et al) [A] 1-15* abstract *

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