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Implementing Logic Gate Functionality Using A Blockchain - EP3449450

The patent EP3449450 was granted to Nchain on Jun 15, 2022. The application was originally filed on Apr 28, 2017 under application number EP17721471A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Revoked".

EP3449450

NCHAIN
Application Number
EP17721471A
Filing Date
Apr 28, 2017
Status
Revoked
Aug 22, 2024
Grant Date
Jun 15, 2022
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INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT- Andreas M. Antonopoulos, "Mastering Bitcoin - Unlocking Digital Cryptocurrencies", Mastering bitcoin : [unlocking digital cryptocurrencies], Beijing Cambridge Farnham Köln Sebastopol Tokyo, O'Reilly Media, (20141220), ISBN 978-1-4493-7404-4, XP055306939 [X] 1-8,17,18,24,26,27 * Sections "Script Construction (Lock + Unlock)" and "Pay-to-Script Hash (P2SH) and Multi-Sig Addresses" and Section "Bitcoin Transactions" and "Appendix A: Transaction Script Language Operators, Constants, and Symbols" * [I] 9-16,19-23,25-
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INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT- Anonymous, "Smart contract - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia", (20150724), URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Smart_contract&oldid=672866135, (20160118), XP055242294 [I] 1-27 * Sections "History" and "Replicated titles and contract execution" *-
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT- Ian Allison, "Ethereum-based Slock.it reveals first ever lock opened with money", http://www.ibtimes.co.uk, (20151217), URL: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ethereum-based-slock-reveals-first-ever-lock-opened-money-1527014, (20170703), XP055387314 [A] 10 * page 2 *-

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