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EP3297250 - DATA COPY METHOD AND DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.06.2021
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  03.07.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  19.02.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  16.02.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip14.06.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR
published on 17.07.2024 [2024/29]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
Fourth Floor, One Capital Place P.O. Box 847 George Town
Grand Cayman / KY
[2018/12]
Inventor(s)01 / DONG, Yuanyuan
Alibaba Group Legal Department 5/F
Building 3 No.969 West Wen Yi Road
Yu Hang District
Hangzhou Zhejiang 311121 / CN
02 / XU, Li
Alibaba Group Legal Department 5/F
Building 3 No.969 West Wen Yi Road
Yu Hang District
Hangzhou Zhejiang 311121 / CN
03 / YAN, Weibin
Alibaba Group Legal Department 5/F
Building 3 No.969 West Wen Yi Road
Yu Hang District
Hangzhou Zhejiang 311121 / CN
04 / YANG, Puyuan
Alibaba Group Legal Department 5/F
Building 3 No.969 West Wen Yi Road
Yu Hang District
Hangzhou Zhejiang 311121 / CN
05 / LI, Kai
Alibaba Group Legal Department 5/F
Building 3 No.969 West Wen Yi Road
Yu Hang District
Hangzhou Zhejiang 311121 / CN
 [2018/12]
Representative(s)Barker Brettell LLP
100 Hagley Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham, West Midlands B16 8QQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/12]Barker Brettell LLP
Medina Chambers
Town Quay
Southampton SO14 2AQ / GB
Application number, filing date16792018.018.04.2016
[2018/12]
WO2016CN79552
Priority number, dateCN20151023687111.05.2015         Original published format: CN201510236871
[2018/12]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016180168
Date:17.11.2016
Language:ZH
[2016/46]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3297250
Date:21.03.2018
Language:EN
[2018/12]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3297250
Date:05.08.2020
Language:EN
[2020/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN17.11.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.09.2018
ClassificationIPC:H04L29/08, // G06F3/06, G06F16/18
[2020/11]
CPC:
H04L67/1097 (EP,US); H04L67/1095 (CN,US); G06F16/27 (EP,US);
G06F16/2365 (EP,US); G06F16/951 (EP,US); H04L65/40 (US);
G06F16/182 (EP,US); G06F3/067 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/12]H04L29/08
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 [2018/12]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:DATENKOPIERVERFAHREN UND -VORRICHTUNG[2018/12]
English:DATA COPY METHOD AND DEVICE[2018/12]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF DE COPIE DE DONNÉES[2018/12]
Entry into regional phase10.11.2017Translation filed 
10.11.2017National basic fee paid 
10.11.2017Search fee paid 
10.11.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
10.11.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.11.2017Examination requested  [2018/12]
10.11.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
12.03.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.02.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.05.2020Fee for grant paid
28.05.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
28.05.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)07.05.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/28]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
25.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
28.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
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