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EP About this file: EP4057850

EP4057850 - SMOKING SUBSTITUTE DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.08.2024
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  19.08.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  21.05.2021
Formerunknown
Status updated on  17.11.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024New entry: Despatch of examination report + time limit 
02.08.2024First examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Imperial Tobacco Limited
121 Winterstoke Road
Bristol, BS3 2LL / GB
[2023/39]
Former [2022/38]For all designated states
NERUDIA LIMITED
Wellington House
Physics Road
Speke
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
Inventor(s)01 / AGGARWAL, Nikhil
c/o Nerudia Limited Wellington House Physics Road
Speke
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
 [2022/38]
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[2022/38]
Application number, filing date20803615.213.11.2020
[2022/38]
WO2020EP82118
Priority number, dateEP2019020942115.11.2019         Original published format: EP 19209421
EP2019020942415.11.2019         Original published format: EP 19209424
EP2019020942815.11.2019         Original published format: EP 19209428
EP2019020943115.11.2019         Original published format: EP 19209431
EP2019020943615.11.2019         Original published format: EP 19209436
EP2019020945015.11.2019         Original published format: EP 19209450
[2022/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021094573
Date:20.05.2021
Language:EN
[2021/20]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4057850
Date:21.09.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.05.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP20.05.2021
ClassificationIPC:A24F40/44, A24F40/46
[2022/38]
CPC:
A24F40/44 (EP,US); A24F40/46 (EP,US); A24F40/10 (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 [2022/38]
TitleGerman:RAUCHERSATZVORRICHTUNG[2022/38]
English:SMOKING SUBSTITUTE DEVICE[2022/38]
French:DISPOSITIF DE SUBSTITUTION POUR FUMEUR[2022/38]
Entry into regional phase06.06.2022National basic fee paid 
06.06.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
06.06.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.06.2022Examination requested  [2022/38]
06.06.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
20.12.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.08.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.06.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
20.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[XA]WO2016176800  (FONTEM HOLDINGS 2 BV [NL], et al);
 [A]WO2018211252  (NICOVENTURES HOLDINGS LTD [GB]);
 [A]EP3476229  (JAPAN TOBACCO INC [JP]);
 [XAI]US2019246693  (NETTENSTROM MATTHEW JOEL [GB], et al);
 [XA]CN110432557  (SUZHOU JINGPIN ADVANCED MAT CO LTD);
 [XP]WO2019237052  (JUUL LABS INC [US])
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