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EP About this file: EP3702992

EP3702992 - VIRTUAL CURRENCY SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.09.2022
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  26.02.2021
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  31.07.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip03.10.2024New entry: Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
nChain Licensing AG
Grafenauweg 6
6300 Zug / CH
[2022/37]
Former [2020/36]For all designated states
Nchain Holdings Limited
44 Church Street
St. John's / AG
Inventor(s)01 / MACGREGOR, Robert Scott
905 Beach Avenue
Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 1E1 / CA
02 / ONG, Milagrino Jose C.
31-2375 West Broadway
Vancouver, British Columbia V6K 2E6 / CA
 [2020/36]
Representative(s)Murgitroyd & Company
165-169 Scotland Street
Glasgow G5 8PL / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/36]Fraser, Karen
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP
7th Floor
Churchill House
17 Churchill Way
Cardiff CF10 2HH / GB
Application number, filing date20161897.218.03.2015
[2020/36]
Priority number, dateUS20141421878118.03.2014         Original published format: US201414218781
US20141421877618.03.2014         Original published format: US201414218776
US20141421876318.03.2014         Original published format: US201414218763
[2020/36]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3702992
Date:02.09.2020
Language:EN
[2020/36]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.05.2020
ClassificationIPC:G06Q20/36, G07F17/32, G06Q20/06, H04L9/32, G06Q20/12
[2020/36]
CPC:
G06Q20/36 (EP); G06Q20/0655 (EP); G06Q20/0658 (EP);
G06Q20/12 (EP); H04L9/0894 (EP); H04L9/3239 (EP);
H04L9/3247 (EP) (-)
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 [2021/13]
Former [2020/36]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 
TitleGerman:VIRTUELLES WÄHRUNGSSYSTEM[2020/36]
English:VIRTUAL CURRENCY SYSTEM[2020/36]
French:SYSTÈME DE DEVISES VIRTUEL[2020/36]
Examination procedure24.02.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.02.2021Examination requested  [2021/13]
24.02.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
05.09.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.03.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.09.2024Date of oral proceedings
02.10.2024Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP15764765.2  / EP3120309
Divisional application(s)EP24198242.0
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
24.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
24.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
24.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
12.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
16.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
15.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 09
15.02.2024Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2002161721  (YUAN XINHONG [US], et al);
 [A]US2005165858  (TOM RICHARD W [US], et al);
 [A]US2008313450  (ROSENBERG JONATHAN [US]);
 [A]US2013054471  (SAMID GIDEON [US]);
 [A]US2013346164  (RAMAMURTI RAJKUMAR [US]);
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