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EP About this file: EP3469933

EP3469933 - DISPOSABLE CIGARETTE CARTRIDGE, ATOMIZER, AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  31.03.2023
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  22.04.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  14.02.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.01.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  04.11.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  23.04.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.03.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  10.02.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip19.01.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MC		published on 21.02.2024  [2024/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
China Tobacco Hunan Industrial Co., Ltd.
188 Middle Wanjiali Road 3rd Section
Yuhua District
Changsha, Hunan 410007 / CN
[2019/16]
Inventor(s)01 / LIU, Jianfu
188 Middle Wanjiali Road 3rd Section
Yuhua District
Changsha Hunan 410007 / CN
02 / ZHONG, Kejun
188 Middle Wanjiali Road 3rd Section
Yuhua District
Changsha Hunan 410007 / CN
03 / GUO, Xiaoyi
188 Middle Wanjiali Road 3rd Section
Yuhua District
Changsha Hunan 410007 / CN
04 / HUANG, Wei
188 Middle Wanjiali Road 3rd Section
Yuhua District
Changsha Hunan 410007 / CN
05 / DAI, Yuangang
188 Middle Wanjiali Road 3rd Section
Yuhua District
Changsha Hunan 410007 / CN
06 / YIN, Xinqiang
188 Middle Wanjiali Road 3rd Section
Yuhua District
Changsha Hunan 410007 / CN
07 / YI, Jianhua
188 Middle Wanjiali Road 3rd Section
Yuhua District
Changsha Hunan 410007 / CN
08 / YU, Hong
188 Middle Wanjiali Road 3rd Section
Yuhua District
Changsha Hunan 410007 / CN
09 / HE, Youlin
188 Middle Wanjiali Road 3rd Section
Yuhua District
Changsha Hunan 410007 / CN
10 / ZHOU, Yongquan
188 Middle Wanjiali Road 3rd Section
Yuhua District
Changsha Hunan 410007 / CN
 [2019/16]
Representative(s)Kramer Barske Schmidtchen Patentanwälte PartG mbB
European Patent Attorneys
Landsberger Strasse 300
80687 München / DE
[2019/16]
Application number, filing date17836188.702.05.2017
[2019/16]
WO2017CN82734
Priority number, dateCN20161063141004.08.2016         Original published format: CN201610631410
CN201621140740U20.10.2016         Original published format: CN 201621140740 U
CN201621401164U20.12.2016         Original published format: CN 201621401164 U
[2019/16]
Filing languageZH
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018024004
Date:08.02.2018
Language:ZH
[2018/06]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3469933
Date:17.04.2019
Language:EN
[2019/16]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3469933
Date:25.05.2022
Language:EN
[2022/21]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN08.02.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.02.2020
ClassificationIPC:A24F40/05
[2022/08]
CPC:
A24F40/05 (EP,KR,US); A24F40/42 (EP,KR,US); A24B15/167 (KR);
A24F40/10 (EP,KR,US); A24F40/44 (US); A24F40/46 (US);
A24F40/485 (US); B05B17/06 (KR); B05B17/0646 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2020/10]A24F47/00, A24F40/05
Former IPC [2019/16]A24F47/00
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 [2019/16]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:EINWEGZIGARETTENPATRONE, ZERSTÄUBER UND ELEKTRONISCHE ZIGARETTE[2019/16]
English:DISPOSABLE CIGARETTE CARTRIDGE, ATOMIZER, AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE[2019/16]
French:CARTOUCHE DE CIGARETTE JETABLE, ATOMISEUR ET CIGARETTE ÉLECTRONIQUE[2019/16]
Entry into regional phase08.01.2019Translation filed 
08.01.2019National basic fee paid 
08.01.2019Search fee paid 
08.01.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
08.01.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
08.01.2019Examination requested  [2019/16]
05.03.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.04.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.07.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.11.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.12.2021Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
15.02.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.04.2022Fee for grant paid
13.04.2022Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.04.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)28.02.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
10.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
27.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
22.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL25.05.2022
AT25.05.2022
CZ25.05.2022
DK25.05.2022
EE25.05.2022
FI25.05.2022
HR25.05.2022
LT25.05.2022
LV25.05.2022
MC25.05.2022
NL25.05.2022
PL25.05.2022
RO25.05.2022
RS25.05.2022
SE25.05.2022
SI25.05.2022
SK25.05.2022
SM25.05.2022
BG25.08.2022
NO25.08.2022
GR26.08.2022
IS25.09.2022
PT26.09.2022
[2024/08]
Former [2023/25]AL25.05.2022
AT25.05.2022
CZ25.05.2022
DK25.05.2022
EE25.05.2022
FI25.05.2022
HR25.05.2022
LT25.05.2022
LV25.05.2022
NL25.05.2022
PL25.05.2022
RO25.05.2022
RS25.05.2022
SE25.05.2022
SI25.05.2022
SK25.05.2022
SM25.05.2022
BG25.08.2022
NO25.08.2022
GR26.08.2022
IS25.09.2022
PT26.09.2022
Former [2023/17]AL25.05.2022
AT25.05.2022
CZ25.05.2022
DK25.05.2022
EE25.05.2022
FI25.05.2022
HR25.05.2022
LT25.05.2022
LV25.05.2022
NL25.05.2022
PL25.05.2022
RO25.05.2022
RS25.05.2022
SE25.05.2022
SK25.05.2022
SM25.05.2022
BG25.08.2022
NO25.08.2022
GR26.08.2022
IS25.09.2022
PT26.09.2022
Former [2023/09]AT25.05.2022
CZ25.05.2022
DK25.05.2022
EE25.05.2022
FI25.05.2022
HR25.05.2022
LT25.05.2022
LV25.05.2022
NL25.05.2022
PL25.05.2022
RO25.05.2022
RS25.05.2022
SE25.05.2022
SK25.05.2022
SM25.05.2022
BG25.08.2022
NO25.08.2022
GR26.08.2022
IS25.09.2022
PT26.09.2022
Former [2023/07]AT25.05.2022
DK25.05.2022
FI25.05.2022
HR25.05.2022
LT25.05.2022
LV25.05.2022
NL25.05.2022
PL25.05.2022
RS25.05.2022
SE25.05.2022
BG25.08.2022
NO25.08.2022
GR26.08.2022
IS25.09.2022
PT26.09.2022
Former [2022/51]AT25.05.2022
FI25.05.2022
HR25.05.2022
LT25.05.2022
LV25.05.2022
NL25.05.2022
PL25.05.2022
RS25.05.2022
SE25.05.2022
BG25.08.2022
NO25.08.2022
GR26.08.2022
IS25.09.2022
PT26.09.2022
Former [2022/50]AT25.05.2022
FI25.05.2022
HR25.05.2022
LT25.05.2022
LV25.05.2022
NL25.05.2022
PL25.05.2022
RS25.05.2022
SE25.05.2022
BG25.08.2022
NO25.08.2022
GR26.08.2022
PT26.09.2022
Former [2022/49]AT25.05.2022
FI25.05.2022
HR25.05.2022
LT25.05.2022
LV25.05.2022
NL25.05.2022
SE25.05.2022
BG25.08.2022
NO25.08.2022
GR26.08.2022
PT26.09.2022
Former [2022/48]AT25.05.2022
FI25.05.2022
LT25.05.2022
NL25.05.2022
SE25.05.2022
NO25.08.2022
PT26.09.2022
Former [2022/47]AT25.05.2022
FI25.05.2022
LT25.05.2022
SE25.05.2022
NO25.08.2022
PT26.09.2022
Documents cited:Search[A]WO2015018120  (LIN GUANGRONG [CN]) [A] 1-22 * abstract *;
 [A]CN105795526  (CHINA TOBACCO HUNAN IND CO LTD) [A] 1-22* abstract *
International search[A]EP2829183  (LIU TUANFANG [CN]) [A] 1-35* , the whole document *;
 [A]US2015047658  (CYPHERT GILBERT [US], et al) [A] 1-35 * , the whole document *;
 [X]CN104770900  (SHANGHAI RUYUN TECHNOLOGY CO LTD) [X] 1-7, 16-18, 23-26 * , description, paragraphs [0008]-[0014], and figures 1-4 *;
 [X]CN204861187U  (WANG SHENYI) [X] 1-2 * , description, paragraphs [0026]-[0027], and figures 1-3 *;
 [A]CN105559151  (CHINA TOBACCO HUNAN IND CO LTD) [A] 1-35 * , the whole document *;
 [A]CN105795526  (CHINA TOBACCO HUNAN IND CO LTD) [A] 1-35 * , the whole document *;
 [PX]CN205947126U  (CHINA TOBACCO HUNAN IND CO LTD) [PX] 1-7, 16-26 * , description, paragraphs [0064]-[0083], and figures 1-12 *;
 [PX]CN206025228U  (CHINA TOBACCO HUNAN IND CO LTD) [PX] 1-7, 16-18, 23-26 * , description, paragraphs [0037]-[0051], and figures 1-8 *;
 [PX]CN206043434U  (CHINA TOBACCO HUNAN IND CO LTD) [PX] 1-7, 16-18, 23-26 * , description, paragraphs [0039]-[0064], and figures 1-6 *;
 [PX]CN206043450U  (CHINA TOBACCO HUNAN IND CO LTD) [PX] 1-7, 16-18, 23-26 * , description, paragraphs [0034]-[0045], and figures 1-5 *;
 [PX]CN206119184U  (CHINA TOBACCO HUNAN IND CO LTD) [PX] 1-7, 16-18, 23-26 * , description, paragraphs [0036]-[0048], and figures 1-7 *;
 [PX]CN206119185U  (CHINA TOBACCO HUNAN IND CO LTD) [PX] 1-9, 16-18, 23-26 * , description, paragraphs [0035]-[0047], and figures 1-7 *
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