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Implementing Logic Gate Functionality Using A Blockchain - EP3449452

The patent EP3449452 was granted to Nchain on Jun 29, 2022. The application was originally filed on Apr 28, 2017 under application number EP17722172A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3449452

NCHAIN
Application Number
EP17722172A
Filing Date
Apr 28, 2017
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
May 27, 2022
Grant Date
Jun 29, 2022
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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (9) New

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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] 1-3,15,16 * 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] 4-14,17-19-
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT- Anonymous, "Multisignature - Bitcoin Wiki", (20160105), URL: https://en.bitcoin.it/w/index.php?title=Multisignature&oldid=59815, (20170403), XP055361302 [I] 1,15,16 * Section "Multisignature Transactions" *-
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] 1-19 * 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] 5,8 * page 2 *-
OPPOSITION- Allison Ian, "Ethereum-based Slock reveals first ever lock opened with money", The Wayback Machine, (20151103), pages 1 - 2, The Wayback Machine, URL: https://web.archive.Org/web/20151106091839/hltps://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ethereum-based-slock-reveals-first-ever-lock-opened-money-1527014, (20230413), XP093038963-
OPPOSITION- ANDREAS M. ANTONOPOULOS, Mastering Bitcoin, (20141200), XP055581333-
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Boolean algebra - Wikipedia", (20160309), pages 1 - 19, URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bootean_algebra&oldid=709143682, (20230413), XP093038965-
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Script - Bitcoin Wiki", (20160331), pages 1 - 12, URL: https://en.bitcoin.it/w/index.php?title=Script&oldid=60695, (20230413), XP093038966-
OPPOSITION- SATOSHI NAKAMOTO, Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System, (20080000), XP055131503-

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