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EP4552517 - ELECTRONIC VAPOUR PROVISION SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  06.03.2026
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  30.01.2026
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  11.04.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip06.03.2026New entry: Communication of intention to grant a patent 
06.03.2026Change - classificationpublished on 08.04.2026  [2026/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nicoventures Trading Limited
Globe House
1 Water Street
London WC2R 3LA / GB
[2025/20]
Inventor(s)01 / LORD, Christopher
London, WC2R 3LA / GB
02 / MULLIN, Martin
London, WC2R 3LA / GB
 [2025/20]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[2025/20]
Application number, filing date25163847.408.10.2014
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Priority number, dateGB2013001785109.10.2013         Original published format: GB 201317851
[2025/20]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP4552517
Date:14.05.2025
Language:EN
[2025/20]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP4552517
Date:23.07.2025
Language:EN
[2025/30]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP20.06.2025
ClassificationIPC:A24F40/50, // A24F40/10
[2025/20]
CPC:
A24F40/50 (EP,GB,RU,US); A24F40/53 (KR); A24B15/167 (KR);
A24F13/00 (RU); A24F40/10 (EP,GB,KR,RU,US); A24F40/40 (KR);
A24F40/51 (KR); A24F40/65 (KR); A61M15/06 (KR);
G06F1/3296 (KR,US); H05B1/0202 (KR,US); H05B3/0014 (KR,US);
A61M2205/8206 (KR) (-)
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 [2025/20]
TitleGerman:ELEKTRONISCHES DAMPFBEREITSTELLUNGSSYSTEM[2025/20]
English:ELECTRONIC VAPOUR PROVISION SYSTEM[2025/20]
French:SYSTÈME DE FOURNITURE DE VAPEUR ÉLECTRONIQUE[2025/20]
Examination procedure23.01.2026Examination requested  [2026/10]
23.01.2026Date on which the examining division has become responsible
06.03.2026Communication of intention to grant the patent
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP14784354.4  / EP3054798
EP19164915.1  / EP3524071
EP24168798.7  / EP4393328
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Documents cited:Search[A] US6814083  (LIKNESS MARK A et al.) [A] 1-15 * column 6, line 50 - column 7, line 11 *
 [A] KR200464889   [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0014] *
 [A] CA3071911  (RUBIN DARREN et al.) [A] 1-15 * claims 18-21 *
 [A] WO2008077271  (MAAS BERNARD et al.) [A] 1-15 * page 3 - page 4 *
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