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EP2946677 - CIGARETTE PRODUCTION METHOD AND DOUBLE CIGARETTE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2015/48]	CIGARETTE PRODUCTION METHOD, CIGARETTE, AND DOUBLE CIGARETTE
	[2019/20]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 21.02.2020 Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 14.05.2019
Former	Examination is in progress Status updated on 21.09.2018
Most recent event Tooltip	21.02.2020	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 25.03.2020 [2020/13]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states JAPAN TOBACCO INC. 2-1, Toranomon 2-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8422 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [2015/48]	For all designated states JAPAN TOBACCO INC. 2-1, Toranomon 2-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8422 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / SAKURAI, Tetsuro c/o JAPAN FILTER TECHNOLOGY LTD. 17-7 Yokokawa 1-chome Sumida-ku Tokyo 130-8603 / JP
	02 / SAITO, Hiroko c/o JAPAN TOBACCO INC. 17-7 Yokokawa 1-chome Sumida-ku Tokyo 130-8603 / JP
	[2015/48]
Representative(s)	Isarpatent Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Barth Charles Hassa Peckmann & Partner mbB Friedrichstrasse 31 80801 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2015/48]	Isarpatent Patentanwälte Behnisch Barth Charles Hassa Peckmann & Partner mbB Friedrichstrasse 31 80801 München / DE
Application number, filing date	13877135.7	06.03.2013
	[2015/48]
	WO2013JP56155
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2014136224
	Date:	12.09.2014
	Language:	JA
	[2014/37]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2946677
	Date:	25.11.2015
	Language:	EN
	[2015/48]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	12.09.2014
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	01.09.2016
Classification	IPC:	A24D3/02, A24C5/52	[2015/48]
	CPC:	A24C5/476 (EP); A24C5/475 (EP); A24D3/0287 (EP)
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 [2015/48]
Title	German:	VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON ZIGARETTEN UND DOPPELZIGARETTE	[2019/20]
	English:	CIGARETTE PRODUCTION METHOD AND DOUBLE CIGARETTE	[2019/20]
	French:	PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION DE CIGARETTE DOUBLE CIGARETTE	[2019/20]
	Former [2015/48]	VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON ZIGARETTEN, ZIGARETTE UND DOPPELZIGARETTE
	Former [2015/48]	CIGARETTE PRODUCTION METHOD, CIGARETTE, AND DOUBLE CIGARETTE
	Former [2015/48]	PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION DE CIGARETTE, CIGARETTE ET DOUBLE CIGARETTE
Entry into regional phase	21.08.2015	Translation filed
	21.08.2015	National basic fee paid
	21.08.2015	Search fee paid
	21.08.2015	Designation fee(s) paid
	21.08.2015	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	21.08.2015	Examination requested [2015/48]
	20.03.2017	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	24.09.2018	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	18.12.2018	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	15.05.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	26.09.2019	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2020/13]
	05.11.2019	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time [2020/13]
Divisional application(s)	The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is 24.09.2018
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	21.08.2015	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.03.2016	Renewal fee patent year 04
	31.03.2017	Renewal fee patent year 05
	29.03.2018	Renewal fee patent year 06
	29.03.2019	Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]FR1118860 (R SCHNEIDER ETS);
		[X]US3122974 ;
		[A]CN201360537Y (NANTONG CIGARETTE FILTER CO LT [CN]);
		[X]WO2011058319 (FILTRONA INT LTD [GB], et al);
		[X]WO2012131986 (JAPAN TOBACCO INC [JP], et al);
		[XA]GB2492897 (SICHUAN SANLIAN CIGARETTE MATERIAL CO LTD [CN])
	International search	[A]WO2011148130 (FILTRONA INTERNATIONAL LTD.);
		[A]JPH04352862 (JAPAN FILTER TECHNOLOGY, LTD.);
		[A]WO2012114437 (JAPAN TOBACCO INC.);
		[A]JP2002537863 (FILTRONA INTERNATIONAL LTD.);
		[A]JP2003024035 (JAPAN TOBACCO INC.)
	Examination	CN201238601Y
	by applicant	WO2011148130
		JPH04352862
		WO2012114437
		GB2347607
		JP2003024035

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