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EP About this file: EP4400985

EP4400985 - FACILITATING ENTITY RESOLUTION VIA SECURE ENTITY RESOLUTION DATABASE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  26.03.2026
Database last updated on 28.03.2026
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.02.2025
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  14.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.03.2026First examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Equifax Inc.
1550 Peachtree Street, N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30309 / US
[2024/29]
Inventor(s)01 / JONES, Gregory, Dean
Georgia, 30004 / US
02 / CYZIO, Marek Ludomir
Florida, 32940 / US
03 / WORRELL, Amy Michelle
Georgia, 30041 / US
 [2024/29]
Representative(s)Greenwoods
Queens House
55-56 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London WC2A 3LJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2024/29]ATIP
Armstrong Teasdale Limited
38-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London WC2A 3PE / GB
Application number, filing date24178606.012.02.2019
[2024/29]
Priority number, dateUS201862629376P12.02.2018         Original published format: US 201862629376 P
[2024/29]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP4400985
Date:17.07.2024
Language:EN
[2024/29]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP4400985
Date:18.09.2024
Language:EN
[2024/38]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.08.2024
ClassificationIPC:G06F21/62, G06F21/60, G06F16/951, // H04L9/32
[2024/38]
CPC:
G06F21/6245 (EP,US); G06F21/6227 (EP,US); G06F16/2379 (US);
G06F16/252 (US); G06F16/951 (EP); G06F21/60 (EP);
G06F21/62 (EP); G06F2221/2107 (EP); G06F2221/2117 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2024/29]G06F16/951
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 [2024/29]
TitleGerman:ERLEICHTERUNG VON ENTITÄTSAUFLÖSUNG ÜBER EINE AUFLÖSUNGSDATENBANK EINER GESICHERTEN ENTITÄT[2024/29]
English:FACILITATING ENTITY RESOLUTION VIA SECURE ENTITY RESOLUTION DATABASE[2024/29]
French:FACILITATION DE LA RÉSOLUTION D'ENTITÉ PAR L'INTERMÉDIAIRE D'UNE BASE DE DONNÉES DE RÉSOLUTION D'ENTITÉ SÉCURISÉE[2024/29]
Examination procedure05.02.2025Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.02.2025Examination requested  [2025/11]
06.02.2025Date on which the examining division has become responsible
25.03.2026Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP19751147.0  / EP3752949
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.09.2024Renewal fee patent year 03
26.09.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
26.09.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
26.08.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
24.02.2025Renewal fee patent year 07
20.02.2026Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[XI] US2016335397  (BLUM CHRISTOPHER et al.) [X] 1,4 * figures 1-5 * * paragraph [0024] * * paragraph [0031] - paragraph [0034] * * paragraph [0040] - paragraph [0043] * * paragraph [0048] * * paragraph [0050] * * paragraph [0052] * * paragraph [0054] - paragraph [0065] *[I] 2-3,5-14
 [A] US9503432  (EL EMAM KHALED et al.) [A] 1-14 * figures 1-5 * * column 4, line 35 - line 48 * * column 6, line 30 - column 11, line 18 *
 [A] US9158925  (KAMARA SENY et al.) [A] 1-14 * figures 2, 3, 5-8 * * column 5, line 38 - line 67 * * column 6, line 36 - column 7, line 24 * * column 8, line 19 - line 66 * * column 10, line 5 - line 37 *
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