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EP About this file: EP3078283

EP3078283 - TOBACCO HEATING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  15.03.2024
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  07.04.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  01.02.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.07.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip19.12.2025Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 21.01.2026  [2026/04]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Liu, Tuanfang
No. 2, Xia'an
Zhongzhou Village
Zhouhu Town
Anfu County
Ji'an Jiangxi 343000 / CN
[2016/41]
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2016/41]
Representative(s)Scholl, Matthias
Friedrichstraße 155
10117 Berlin / DE
[N/P]
Former [2023/19]Scholl, Matthias
Friedrichstraße 114a
10117 Berlin / DE
Former [2016/41]Hryszkiewicz, Danuta
Kancelaria Patentowa
Matthias Scholl, Inc.
Skrytka Pocztowa 13
75-454 Koszalin / PL
Application number, filing date15174098.226.06.2015
[2016/41]
Priority number, dateCN20151014318330.03.2015         Original published format: CN201510143183
[2016/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3078283
Date:12.10.2016
Language:EN
[2016/41]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3078283
Date:10.05.2023
Language:EN
[2023/19]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.09.2016
ClassificationIPC:A24F47/00
[2016/41]
CPC:
A24F40/46 (EP,CN,US); A24F13/00 (CN); A24F40/50 (EP,CN,US);
H05B1/0202 (US); H05B1/0252 (US); A24F40/20 (EP,CN,US)
Designated contracting statesAL,   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 [2017/21]
Former [2016/41]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 
TitleGerman:TABAKERHITZVORRICHTUNG[2016/41]
English:TOBACCO HEATING DEVICE[2016/41]
French:DISPOSITIF DE CHAUFFAGE DE TABAC[2016/41]
Examination procedure26.06.2015Date on which the examining division has become responsible
12.04.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.04.2017Examination requested  [2017/21]
14.07.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.11.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.02.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.03.2023Fee for grant paid
30.03.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
31.03.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)13.02.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
26.06.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
27.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
12.06.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
22.06.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
15.04.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
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Stay/Interruption14.06.2019Interruption of proceedings. Reason: representative has died[2021/01]
15.03.2021Resumption of proceedings[2021/14]
14.06.2019Interruption of proceedings. Reason: representative has died[2021/14]
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HU26.06.2015
AT10.05.2023
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Documents cited:Search[Y] US6053176  (ADAMS JOHN M et al.) [Y] 1-10 * column 3, line 13 - column 4, line 35 * * column 5, line 6 - column 6, line 9 * * figures 1, 5, 9, 10 *
 [Y] US2007074734  (BRAUNSHTEYN MICHAEL S et al.) [Y] 1-10 * the whole document *
 [A] US5666978  (COUNTS MARY ELLEN et al.) [A] 1-10 * abstract *
 [A] EP2394520  (SHIMIZU KAZUHIKO et al.) [A] 1 * abstract *
ExaminationCN103989252
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