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EP About this file: EP3871527

EP3871527 - CONTROL UNIT, AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING HEATER, AND SMOKING ARTICLE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.08.2023
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.07.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  02.05.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip08.12.2023New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Japan Tobacco Inc.
1-1, Toranomon 4-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-6927 / JP
[2021/35]
Inventor(s)01 / YAMADA, Manabu
c/o JAPAN TOBACCO INC., 17-7, Yokokawa 1-chome,
Sumida-ku
Tokyo 130-8603 / JP
02 / TAKEUCHI, Manabu
c/o JAPAN TOBACCO INC., 17-7, Yokokawa 1-chome,
Sumida-ku
Tokyo 130-8603 / JP
03 / INOUE, Yasunobu
c/o JAPAN TOBACCO INC., 17-7, Yokokawa 1-chome,
Sumida-ku
Tokyo 130-8603 / JP
04 / SUMII, Tateki
c/o JAPAN TOBACCO INC., 17-7, Yokokawa 1-chome,
Sumida-ku
Tokyo 130-8603 / JP
05 / UCHII, Kimitaka
c/o JAPAN TOBACCO INC., 17-7, Yokokawa 1-chome,
Sumida-ku
Tokyo 130-8603 / JP
 [2021/35]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2021/35]
Application number, filing date18937682.526.10.2018
[2021/35]
WO2018JP39918
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020084775
Date:30.04.2020
Language:JA
[2020/18]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3871527
Date:01.09.2021
Language:EN
[2021/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP30.04.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.05.2022
ClassificationIPC:A24F47/00
[2021/35]
CPC:
A24F40/57 (EP); A24F40/50 (EP); A24F40/20 (EP)
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 [2021/35]
TitleGerman:STEUEREINHEIT, AEROSOLERZEUGUNGSVORRICHTUNG, VERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM ZUR STEUERUNG DES HEIZAGGREGATS UND RAUCHARTIKEL[2021/35]
English:CONTROL UNIT, AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING HEATER, AND SMOKING ARTICLE[2021/35]
French:UNITÉ DE COMMANDE, DISPOSITIF DE GÉNÉRATION D'AÉROSOL, PROCÉDÉ ET PROGRAMME DE COMMANDE D'APPAREIL DE CHAUFFAGE ET ARTICLE POUR FUMEUR[2021/35]
Entry into regional phase16.04.2021Translation filed 
16.04.2021National basic fee paid 
16.04.2021Search fee paid 
16.04.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
16.04.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.04.2021Examination requested  [2021/35]
14.11.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.08.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.12.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Divisional application(s)EP23161447.0  / EP4212039
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
25.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
25.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
25.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[Y]EP2753203  (BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO CO [GB]) [Y] 3,4 * abstract ** paragraph [0021] - paragraph [0027] *;
 [XYI]EP2770859  (PHILIP MORRIS PROD [CH]) [X] 1,2,5-7,13-16 * abstract * * paragraph [0051] - paragraph [0077] * [Y] 3,4 [I] 8-12;
 [XAI]EP2770860  (PHILIP MORRIS PROD [CH]) [X] 1,2,6-11,13-16 * abstract * * paragraph [0001] * * paragraph [0057] - paragraph [0058] * * paragraph [0060] * * paragraph [0062] * * paragraph [0064] * * paragraph [0066] - paragraph [0071] * * paragraph [0079] - paragraph [0080] * * paragraph [0084] - paragraph [0085] * [A] 3-5 [I] 12;
 [Y]EP3062644  (BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO CO [GB]) [Y] 3,4 * figures 1-4 * * paragraph [0021] - paragraph [0030] *
International search[A]JP2014512207  [A] 1-16 * , *;
 [Y]JP2014525251  [Y] 3-4 * , *;
 [XY]JP2014530632  [X] 1-2, 5-16 * , * [Y] 3-4;
 [Y]JP2016534730  [Y] 3-4 * , *;
 [A]JP2017509339  [A] 1-16* , *;
 [A]WO2018020599  (JAPAN TOBACCO INC [JP]) [A] 1-16 * , *;
 [A]JP2018108100  (NICOVENTURES HOLDINGS LTD) [A] 1-16 * , *
by applicantJP2017113016
 WO2018019786
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