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EP3850576 - METHODS, SYSTEMS, ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE AND APPARATUS TO PRIVATIZE CONSUMER DATA [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  29.03.2024
Database last updated on 21.05.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  13.12.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.06.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  21.03.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip29.03.2024(Expected) grantpublished on 01.05.2024  [2024/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
The Nielsen Company (US), LLC.
85 Broad Street
New York, New York 10004 / US
[2024/18]
Former [2021/29]For all designated states
The Nielsen Company (US), LLC.
85 Broad Street
New York, New York 10004 / US
Inventor(s)01 / RICHARDSON, Bruce C.
941 N. Dunton Avenue
Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004 / US
02 / LI, Shixiao
200 W. Jackson Blvd. 17th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60606 / US
03 / QUINN, Martin
37 Winthrop New Road
Sugar Grove, Illinois 60554 / US
04 / SMITH, Michael R.
200 W. Jackson Blvd. 17th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60606 / US
 [2021/29]
Representative(s)Anderson, Oliver Ben
Venner Shipley LLP
200 Aldersgate
London EC1A 4HD / GB
[2024/18]
Former [2021/29]Samson & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Widenmayerstraße 6
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date19860876.209.09.2019
[2021/29]
WO2019US50201
Priority number, dateUS201862730169P12.09.2018         Original published format: US 201862730169 P
US20181623578128.12.2018         Original published format: US201816235781
[2021/29]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020055742
Date:19.03.2020
Language:EN
[2020/12]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3850576
Date:21.07.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.03.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/29]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3850576
Date:01.05.2024
Language:EN
[2024/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR19.03.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.05.2022
ClassificationIPC:G06F21/62, H04W12/02
[2022/23]
CPC:
G06F21/6254 (EP,US); G06F21/604 (US); H04W12/02 (EP);
G06F2221/2115 (EP)
Former IPC [2021/29]G06Q30/02, G06Q10/04
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 [2021/29]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN, SYSTEME, FERTIGUNGSARTIKEL UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR PRIVATISIERUNG VON VERBRAUCHERDATEN[2021/29]
English:METHODS, SYSTEMS, ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE AND APPARATUS TO PRIVATIZE CONSUMER DATA[2021/29]
French:PROCÉDÉS, SYSTÈMES, ARTICLES MANUFACTURÉS ET APPAREIL DE PRIVATISATION DE DONNÉES DE CONSOMMATEURS[2021/29]
Entry into regional phase09.03.2021National basic fee paid 
09.03.2021Search fee paid 
09.03.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
09.03.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.03.2021Examination requested  [2021/29]
06.12.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.12.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.03.2024Fee for grant paid
25.03.2024Fee for publishing/printing paid
25.03.2024Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
27.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
27.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US2008181396  (BALAKRISHNAN SREERAM VISWANATH [IN], et al) [X] 1,3,5,6,8,12,14 * abstract * * paragraph [0003] - paragraph [0017] * * paragraph [0023] - paragraph [0030]; figure 1 * * paragraph [0038] - paragraph [0053]; figures 3,4 * [I] 2,4,7,9-11,13,15;
 [A]US2013298256  (BARNES RICHARD LEE [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0002] - paragraph [0021] ** paragraph [0036] - paragraph [0064] *;
 [A]US2016092871  (GORDON JAMES [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0002] - paragraph [0016] * * paragraph [0047] - paragraph [0089] * * paragraph [0121] - paragraph [0151] *
International search[Y]US2007239705  (HUNT BRAND L [US], et al) [Y] 2,4,8,11,13,17,20,22,26 * See paragraphs [0008]-[0011],[0041], claim 26 and figures 1-3B. *;
 [A]US2008275829  (STULL EDWARD L [US], et al) [A] 1-27 * See paragraphs [0007],[0319] and claims 1,55-65,80. *;
 [A]US2011179011  (CARDNO ANDREW JOHN [US], et al) [A] 1-27 * See paragraphs [0018],[0040]-[0041],[0068] and figures 1-2A,19. *;
 [YX]US2012030165  (GUIRGUIS SHENODA [US], et al) [Y] 2,4,8,11,13,17,20,22,26 * See paragraphs [0005],[0024],[0038],[0045], claims 1,4 and figures 1,5,8. * [X] 1,3,5-7,9-10,12,14-16,18-19,21,23-25,27;
 [A]US2017330221  (BAGHERI SAEED R [US], et al) [A] 1-27* See paragraphs [0018]-[0033] and claims 1,11-20. *
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