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DE file number : 60 2017 012 942.9 (Status: pending/in force, Query started: May 4, 2025)

Please note: This English version is a non-binding translation of the German register excerpt. Only the German version of the register excerpt is legally binding.

Master data
INID	Criterion	Field	Content
	Type of IP right	SART	Patent
	Status	ST	Pending/in force
21	DE file number	DAKZ	60 2017 012 942.9
96	EP file number	EAKZ	17 70 7675.9
86	WO file number	WAKZ	PCT/IB2017/050820
97	EP publication number	EPN	3420675
87	WO publication number	WPN	2017145005
54	Designation/title	TI	BLOCKCHAIN-IMPLEMENTIERTES ZÄHLSYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERWENDUNG BEI DER SICHEREN STIMMABGABE UND VERTEILUNG
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	H04L 9/32 (2006.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	G06Q 20/06 (2012.01), G06Q 20/38 (2012.01), G06F 21/52 (2013.01), G06F 21/64 (2013.01), H04L 9/06 (2006.01), H04L 9/08 (2006.01), H04L 9/00 (2022.01), G06N 7/00 (2023.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Feb 14, 2017
96	EP application date	EAT	Feb 14, 2017
86	WO application date	WAT	Feb 14, 2017
43	Date of first publication	OT	Aug 31, 2017
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Mar 11, 2020
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	nChain Licensing AG, Zug, CH
72	Inventor	IN	WRIGHT, Craig Steven, Cardiff CF10 2HH, GB; SAVANAH, Stephane, Cardiff CF10 2HH, GB
	Address for service		RWS Group, Translation Division, CHALFONT ST PETER, Bucks SL9 9FG, GB
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	GB 201603112 Feb 23, 2016
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	GB 201603114 Feb 23, 2016
	Due date	FT FG	Feb 28, 2026 Annual fee for the 10th year Patent fees
	Patent division in charge		31
97	EP language of publication	ELANG	EN - Englisch
84	Designated EP contracting states	EDS	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
	Published EP/WO documents	EPWOPN	Original document: EP000003420675A1 Searchable text: EP000003420675A1 Original document: EP000003420675B1 Searchable text: EP000003420675B1 Original document: WO002017145005 Searchable text: WO002017145005
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Aug 31, 2017
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	Jan 2, 2019
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Jan 15, 2025 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Jan 15, 2025 Due date: changed Sep 26, 2024 St.36: changed (technical change) Jun 27, 2024; May 9, 2024; Jan 23, 2024; Oct 26, 2023; Sep 20, 2023; Jan 19, 2023; Jan 15, 2022; Feb 12, 2021; Feb 11, 2021; Jan 28, 2021; May 22, 2020; Mar 10, 2020; Feb 21, 2020; Feb 20, 2020; Aug 23, 2019; Feb 15, 2019 Historical data not available for this/these date(s) Jan 2, 2019 Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister

Procedural data
No.	Kind of procedure	Legal status	Date of legal/procedural status	Publication date	Alle Details anzeigen
1	Procedure relating to PCT application	WO publication	Aug 31, 2017		Details anzeigen
2	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO 1st publication	Jan 2, 2019		Details anzeigen
3	Publications	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA	Feb 14, 2019	Feb 14, 2019	Details anzeigen
4	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Oct 10, 2019		Details anzeigen
5	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)	Mar 11, 2020		Details anzeigen
6	Publications	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant	Apr 2, 2020	Apr 2, 2020	Details anzeigen
7	Procedure relating to EP application	No opposition to patent grant filed, or opposition proceedings at EPO completed without decision	Dec 14, 2020	Mar 4, 2021	Details anzeigen
8	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Sep 19, 2023	Oct 26, 2023	Details anzeigen

View procedures Procedure relating to PCT application (No.: 1)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to PCT application
Legal/procedural status	VST	WO publication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 31, 2017

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 2)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO 1st publication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jan 2, 2019

View procedures Publications (No.: 3)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Publications
Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Feb 14, 2019
Issue number	HN	7
Year	PJ	2019
Publication date	VT	Feb 14, 2019
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 4)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Change of classification
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Change of IPC main class
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 10, 2019
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	H04L 9/32 (2006.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	H04L 9/32 (2006.01)

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 5)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Mar 11, 2020

View procedures Publications (No.: 6)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Publications
Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 2, 2020
Issue number	HN	14
Year	PJ	2020
Publication date	VT	Apr 2, 2020
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 5

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 7)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	No opposition to patent grant filed, or opposition proceedings at EPO completed without decision
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Dec 14, 2020
Issue number	HN	9
Year	PJ	2021
Publication date	VT	Mar 4, 2021
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Feb 11, 2021

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 8)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New applicant/owner details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New applicant/owner details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 19, 2023
	Issue number	HN	43
	Year	PJ	2023
	Publication date	VT	Oct 26, 2023
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	nChain Licensing AG, Zug, CH
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Nchain Holdings Limited, St. John's, AG
	Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Oct 26, 2023