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EP About this file: EP3669680

EP3669680 - ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.01.2023
Database last updated on 29.10.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  18.02.2022
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  06.10.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.11.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  22.05.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip27.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 30.10.2024 [2024/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Liu, Tuanfang
Room 1603, No.4, Shajingxiyuan
No. 8230 Baoan Avenue
Baoan District
518000 Shenzhen, Guangdong / CN
[2022/12]
Former [2020/26]For all designated states
Liu, Tuanfang
Room 1603, No.4, Shajingxiyuan
No. 8230 Baoan Avenue
Baoan District
518000 Shenzhen, Guangdong / CN
Inventor(s)01 / see applicant
...
 [2020/26]
Representative(s)Lang, Christian
LangPatent Anwaltskanzlei IP Law Firm
Ingolstädter Straße 5
80807 München / DE
[2022/12]
Former [2020/26]Hryszkiewicz, Danuta
Matthias Scholl, Inc.
Friedrichstrasse 123
10117 Berlin / DE
Application number, filing date19171237.126.04.2019
[2020/26]
Priority number, dateCN20181155018218.12.2018         Original published format: CN201811550182
CN201822132438U18.12.2018         Original published format: CN 201822132438 U
[2020/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3669680
Date:24.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3669680
Date:23.03.2022
Language:EN
[2022/12]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.09.2019
ClassificationIPC:A61M11/04, A61M15/06, A24F40/40
[2021/42]
CPC:
A24F40/40 (EP,US); F16J15/022 (US); A24F7/02 (US);
A24F40/10 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2021/39]A24F47/00, A61M11/04, A61M15/06, A24F40/40
Former IPC [2020/26]A24F47/00, A61M11/04, A61M15/06
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 [2020/51]
Former [2020/26]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:ELEKTRONISCHE ZIGARETTE[2020/26]
English:ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE[2020/26]
French:CIGARETTE ÉLECTRONIQUE[2020/26]
Examination procedure05.11.2020Examination requested  [2020/51]
05.11.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
07.10.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
24.11.2021Fee for grant paid
24.11.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
14.02.2022Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)02.01.2023No opposition filed within time limit [2023/09]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
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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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