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EP3008873 - METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN HUMAN AND MACHINE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 09.07.2021 Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 31.07.2020
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 14.05.2020
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 09.03.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	06.09.2024	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MT	published on 09.10.2024 [2024/41]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Alibaba Group Holding Limited Fourth Floor, One Capital Place P.O. Box 847 Grand Cayman / KY
	[2016/16]
Inventor(s)	01 / FU, Yingfang Alibaba Group Legal Department 5/F Building 3 No. 969 West Wen Yi Road, Yu Hang District Hangzhou 311121 / CN
	02 / ZHANG, Yudong Alibaba Group Legal Department 5/F Building 3 No. 969 West Wen Yi Road, Yu Hang District Hangzhou 311121 / CN
	03 / ZHANG, Zhenyuan Alibaba Group Legal Department 5/F Building 3 No. 969 West Wen Yi Road, Yu Hang District Hangzhou 311121 / CN
	04 / LIU, Jian Alibaba Group Legal Department 5/F Building 3 No. 969 West Wen Yi Road, Yu Hang District Hangzhou 311121 / CN
	[2016/16]
Representative(s)	Barker Brettell LLP 100 Hagley Road Edgbaston Birmingham, West Midlands B16 8QQ / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2020/36]	Barker Brettell LLP Medina Chambers Town Quay Southampton SO14 2AQ / GB
Former [2016/16]	Wilson, Alan Stuart Barker Brettell LLP Medina Chambers Town Quay Southampton SO14 2AQ / GB
Application number, filing date	14737420.1	12.06.2014
	[2016/16]
	WO2014US42194
Priority number, date	CN201310233809	13.06.2013 Original published format: CN201310233809
	[2016/16]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2014201299
	Date:	18.12.2014
	Language:	EN
	[2014/51]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP3008873
	Date:	20.04.2016
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.12.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2016/16]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP3008873
	Date:	02.09.2020
	Language:	EN
	[2020/36]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	EP	18.12.2014
Classification	IPC:	H04L29/06	[2016/16]
	CPC:	H04L63/10 (EP,US); G06F21/31 (CN); H04L63/1425 (US); G06F21/44 (CN); G06F21/552 (US); H04L63/08 (US); (+) H04L63/1408 (EP,US); G06F2221/034 (US); H04L63/1458 (US) (-)
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 [2016/16]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR UNTERSCHEIDUNG ZWISCHEN MENSCH UND MASCHINE	[2016/16]
	English:	METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN HUMAN AND MACHINE	[2016/16]
	French:	PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME POUR UNE DISTINCTION ENTRE UN HUMAIN ET UNE MACHINE	[2016/16]
Entry into regional phase	16.11.2015	National basic fee paid
	16.11.2015	Designation fee(s) paid
	16.11.2015	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	16.11.2015	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	16.11.2015	Examination requested [2016/16]
	08.03.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	20.06.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	15.05.2020	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	24.07.2020	Fee for grant paid
	24.07.2020	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	24.07.2020	Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)	03.06.2021	No opposition filed within time limit [2021/32]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	31.03.2016	Renewal fee patent year 03
	28.06.2017	Renewal fee patent year 04
	26.06.2018	Renewal fee patent year 05
	27.06.2019	Renewal fee patent year 06
	26.06.2020	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	12.06.2014
	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CY	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	IT	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	MC	02.09.2020
	MK	02.09.2020
	MT	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
	[2024/41]
Former [2024/22]	HU	12.06.2014
	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CY	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	IT	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	MC	02.09.2020
	MK	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2023/30]	HU	12.06.2014
	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CY	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	IT	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	MC	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2023/27]	HU	12.06.2014
	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	IT	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	MC	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2022/08]	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	IT	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	MC	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/48]	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	IT	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/37]	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	DK	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/36]	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SI	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/28]	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SK	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/25]	AL	02.09.2020
	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	ES	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	IS	02.01.2021
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/24]	AT	02.09.2020
	CZ	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/23]	CZ	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	SM	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/22]	CZ	02.09.2020
	EE	02.09.2020
	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RO	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/21]	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
	PT	04.01.2021
Former [2021/18]	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	NL	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
Former [2021/10]	FI	02.09.2020
	HR	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	LV	02.09.2020
	PL	02.09.2020
	RS	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
Former [2021/09]	FI	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
	GR	03.12.2020
Former [2021/08]	FI	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	SE	02.09.2020
	BG	02.12.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
Former [2021/07]	FI	02.09.2020
	LT	02.09.2020
	NO	02.12.2020
Cited in	International search	[A]US5627886 (BOWMAN WILLIAM B [US]) [A] 1-20 * abstract * * column 2, line 1 - column 3, line 40 ** column 5, line 19 - column 10, line 67; figures 2,3 *;
		[XI]US2008295169 (CRUME JEFFERY L [US]) [X] 1,12,19 * abstract * * page 1, column r, paragraph 8 - page 2, column l, paragraph 14 * * claims 1-22 * [I] 1-20

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