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EP4260724 - FLAVOR INHALER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLAVOR INHALER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.09.2023
Database last updated on 03.04.2025
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  17.06.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip28.12.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Japan Tobacco Inc.
1-1, Toranomon 4-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-6927 / JP
[2023/42]
Inventor(s)01 / SATO, Noriyoshi
Tokyo 130-8603 / JP
02 / MASUDA, Yuki
Tokyo 130-8603 / JP
 [2023/42]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2023/42]
Application number, filing date20965141.311.12.2020
[2023/42]
WO2020JP46197
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2022123759
Date:16.06.2022
Language:JA
[2022/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4260724
Date:18.10.2023
Language:EN
[2023/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP16.06.2022
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.06.2024
ClassificationIPC:A24F40/40, A24F40/46, // A24F40/20
[2024/29]
CPC:
A24F40/40 (EP); A24F40/46 (EP); A24F40/20 (EP)
Former IPC [2023/42]A24F40/40
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 [2023/42]
TitleGerman:GESCHMACKSINHALATOR UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES GESCHMACKSINHALATORS[2023/42]
English:FLAVOR INHALER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLAVOR INHALER[2023/42]
French:INHALATEUR D'ARÔME ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'INHALATEUR D'ARÔME[2023/42]
Entry into regional phase27.06.2023Translation filed 
27.06.2023National basic fee paid 
27.06.2023Search fee paid 
27.06.2023Designation fee(s) paid 
27.06.2023Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.06.2023Examination requested  [2023/42]
14.11.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.11.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
28.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
27.12.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XA]US5954979  (COUNTS MARY ELLEN [US], et al);
 [XA]CN106880086  (CHINA TOBACCO YUNNAN IND CO LTD);
 [A]WO2019014992  (SHENZHEN BUDDY TECH DEV CO LTD [CN]);
 [XA]WO2020084758  (JAPAN TOBACCO INC [JP]);
 EP3871535  [ ] (JAPAN TOBACCO INC [JP])
International search[A]CN106880086  (CHINA TOBACCO YUNNAN IND CO LTD);
 [A]US2018056016  (QIU WEIHUA [CN]);
 [A]JP2019534022  ;
 [A]JP2020150817  (INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO LTD)
by applicantWO2020035454
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