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EP About this file: EP3941256

EP3941256 - SMOKING SUBSTITUTE SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.12.2021
Database last updated on 17.09.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  02.10.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  11.04.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip15.03.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Imperial Tobacco Limited
121 Winterstoke Road
Bristol, BS3 2LL / GB
[2023/39]
Former [2022/04]For all designated states
NERUDIA LIMITED
Wellington House
Physics Road
Speke
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
Inventor(s)01 / LOMAS, Pete
c/o Nerudia Limited Wellington House Physics Road
Speke
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
02 / AGGARWAL, Nikhil
c/o Nerudia Limited Wellington House Physics Road
Speke
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
[N/P]
Former [2022/04]01 / LOMAS, Pete
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
02 / AGGARWAL, Nikhil
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[2022/04]
Application number, filing date20715698.513.03.2020
[2022/04]
WO2020EP56777
Priority number, dateEP2019002018322.03.2019         Original published format: EP 19020183
[2022/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020193178
Date:01.10.2020
Language:EN
[2020/40]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3941256
Date:26.01.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 01.10.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/04]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP01.10.2020
ClassificationIPC:A24F47/00
[2022/04]
CPC:
A24F40/40 (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 [2022/04]
TitleGerman:RAUCHERSATZSYSTEM[2022/04]
English:SMOKING SUBSTITUTE SYSTEM[2022/04]
French:SYSTÈME DE SUBSTITUTION POUR FUMEURS[2022/04]
Entry into regional phase23.09.2021National basic fee paid 
23.09.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
23.09.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.09.2021Examination requested  [2022/04]
23.09.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
27.04.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
21.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
15.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[X]US2014360515  (VASILIEV VLADIMIR [RU], et al) [X] 1-12 * paragraph [0087]; figure -; claim - *;
 [X]US2017042243  (PLOJOUX JULIEN [CH], et al) [X] 1-15 * paragraphs [0010] - [0017] - [0029] , [0047]; figure -; claim - *;
 [X]WO2018220558  (PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS SA [CH]) [X] 1-12 * page 13, line 27 - line 33; figure -; claim - *
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