(19)
(11) EP 3 643 034 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
21.09.2022 Bulletin 2022/38

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
17.08.2022 Bulletin 2022/33

(21) Application number: 18740648.3

(22) Date of filing: 19.06.2018
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04L 67/10(2022.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
H04L 67/1097; H04L 9/3236; H04L 63/123; H04L 9/50
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2018/054501
(87) International publication number:
WO 2018/234987 (27.12.2018 Gazette 2018/52)

(54)

FAST PROPAGATION OF RECENT TRANSACTIONS OVER A BLOCKCHAIN NETWORK

SCHNELLE AUSBREITUNG VON REZENTEN TRANSAKTIONEN ÜBER EIN BLOCKCHAIN-NETZWERK

PROPAGATION RAPIDE DE TRANSACTIONS RÉCENTES SUR UN RÉSEAU À CHAÎNE DE BLOCS

(84) Designated Contracting States:
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

(30) Priority: 20.06.2017 GB 201709848

(43) Date of publication of application:
29.04.2020 Bulletin 2020/18

(60) Divisional application:
22184180.2

(73) Proprietor: nChain Licensing AG
6300 Zug (CH)

(72) Inventors:
  • DESTEFANIS, Giuseppe
    Cardiff CF10 2HH (GB)
  • MOTYLINSKI, Patrick
    Cardiff CF10 2HH (GB)
  • VINCENT, Stephane
    Cardiff CF10 2HH (GB)
  • WRIGHT, Craig Steven
    Cardiff, CF10 2HH (GB)

(74) Representative: Fraser, Karen et al
Murgitroyd & Company Cardiff Churchill House Churchill Way
Cardiff CF10 2HH
Cardiff CF10 2HH (GB)


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