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EP4245010 - MERKLE PROOF ENTITY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  18.08.2023
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  21.05.2022
Formerunknown
Status updated on  28.10.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
nChain Licensing AG
Grafenauweg 6
6300 Zug / CH
[2023/38]
Inventor(s)01 / ZHANG, Wei
London W1W 8AP / GB
02 / AMMAR, Bassem
London W1W 8AP / GB
03 / DAVIES, Jack, Owen
London W1W 8AP / GB
04 / WRIGHT, Craig, Steven
London W1W 8AP / GB
 [2023/38]
Representative(s)Page White Farrer
Bedford House
21a John Street
London WC1N 2BF / GB
[2023/38]
Application number, filing date21790483.812.10.2021
[2023/38]
WO2021EP78213
Priority number, dateGB2020001773110.11.2020         Original published format: GB 202017731
[2023/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022100946
Date:19.05.2022
Language:EN
[2022/20]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4245010
Date:20.09.2023
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 19.05.2022 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2023/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP19.05.2022
ClassificationIPC:H04L9/32
[2023/38]
CPC:
H04L9/3239 (EP,KR); H04L9/3247 (EP,KR); G06F16/2455 (GB,KR);
G06F16/27 (US); G06F16/2272 (US); H04L9/50 (EP,KR)
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 [2023/38]
TitleGerman:MERKLE-PROOF-ENTITÄT[2023/38]
English:MERKLE PROOF ENTITY[2023/38]
French:ENTITÉ DE PREUVE DE MERKLE[2023/38]
Entry into regional phase13.03.2023National basic fee paid 
13.03.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
13.03.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure13.03.2023Examination requested  [2023/38]
13.03.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
31.08.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
13.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
12.09.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[A]WO2020165676  (NCHAIN HOLDINGS LTD [AG]) [A] 1-30 * abstract * * page 1, line 4 - page 36, line 25 ** figures 1-12 *;
 [XI]  - ALIN TOMESCU ET AL, "Catena: Preventing Lies with Bitcoin", IACR, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR CRYPTOLOGIC RESEARCH, (20161113), vol. 20161115:150307, pages 1 - 17, XP061022070 [X] 1,4,6,14,15,19,23,24,29,30 * the whole document * [I] 2,3,5,7-13,16-18,20-22,25-28
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