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EP About this file: EP3930518

EP3930518 - SMOKING SUBSTITUTE APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  27.10.2024
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  15.12.2023
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.12.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  26.03.2021
Formerunknown
Status updated on  23.10.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip27.10.2024New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Imperial Tobacco Limited
121 Winterstoke Road
Bristol, BS3 2LL / GB
[2023/39]
Former [2022/01]For all designated states
NERUDIA LIMITED
Wellington House
Physics Road
Speke
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
Inventor(s)01 / ILLIDGE, Benjamin
c/o Nerudia Limited
Wellington House, Physics Road
Speke
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
02 / ASTBURY, Benjamin
c/o Nerudia Limited
Wellington House, Physics Road
Speke
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
03 / AGGARWAL, Nikhil
c/o Nerudia Limited
Wellington House, Physics Road
Speke
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
04 / LU, Huanghai
c/o Nerudia Limited
Wellington House, Physics Road
Speke
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
05 / MCKEON, John
c/o Nerudia Limited
Wellington House, Physics Road
Speke
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
[N/P]
Former [2022/01]01 / ILLIDGE, Benjamin
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
02 / ASTBURY, Benjamin
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
03 / AGGARWAL, Nikhil
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
04 / LU, Huanghai
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
05 / MCKEON, John
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[2022/01]
Application number, filing date20789856.021.09.2020
[2022/01]
WO2020EP76311
Priority number, dateEP2019019872220.09.2019         Original published format: EP 19198722
EP2019019856020.09.2019         Original published format: EP 19198560
[2022/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021053233
Date:25.03.2021
Language:EN
[2021/12]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3930518
Date:05.01.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.03.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP25.03.2021
ClassificationIPC:A24F40/485, // A24F40/10, A24F40/46
[2024/46]
CPC:
A24F40/485 (EP); A24F40/48 (US); A24B15/167 (US);
A24F40/10 (EP,US); A24F40/44 (US); A24F40/46 (EP)
Former IPC [2022/01]A24F40/485
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 [2022/01]
TitleGerman:RAUCHERSATZVORRICHTUNG[2022/01]
English:SMOKING SUBSTITUTE APPARATUS[2022/01]
French:APPAREIL DE SUBSTITUTION DU TABAC[2024/46]
Former [2022/01]APPAREIL DE SUBSTITUTION AU TABAGISME
Entry into regional phase27.09.2021National basic fee paid 
27.09.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
27.09.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.09.2021Examination requested  [2022/01]
27.09.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
05.04.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.12.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.04.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.10.2024Communication of intention to grant the patent
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.09.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
19.09.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
20.09.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[A]EP2319334  (PHILIP MORRIS PROD [CH]);
 [IY]WO2013083638  (PHILIP MORRIS PROD [CH]);
 [Y]US2016073692  (ALARCON RAMON [US], et al);
 [A]GB2566766  (NERUDIA LTD [GB])
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