EP3398460 - TOBACCO-CONTAINING SMOKING ARTICLE [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | Patent revoked Status updated on 06.01.2023 Database last updated on 11.11.2024 | |
Former | The patent has been granted Status updated on 07.06.2019 | ||
Former | Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 30.05.2019 | ||
Former | Examination is in progress Status updated on 16.11.2018 | ||
Former | Request for examination was made Status updated on 05.10.2018 | Most recent event Tooltip | 06.01.2023 | Revocation of patent | published on 08.02.2023 [2023/06] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc. 401 North Main Street Winston-Salem, NC 27101 / US | [2019/32] |
Former [2018/45] | For all designated states R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Bowman Gray Technical Center 950 Reynolds Boulevard Winston-Salem, NC 27102 / US | Inventor(s) | 01 /
ROBINSON, John Howard 604 Antler Court Kernersville, NC North Carolina 27284 / US | 02 /
GRIFFITH, David William, Jr. 4130 White Hawk Lane Winston-Salem, NC North Carolina 27106 / US | 03 /
CONNOR, Billy, Tyrone 180 Scott Farm Road Clemmons, NC North Carolina 27012 / US | 04 /
CROOKs, Evon, Llewellyn P.O. Box 27028 749 Howell Road Mocksville, NC North Carolina / US | 05 /
BREWER, Dempsey, Bailey, Jr. 2853 Davis Road East Bend, NC North Carolina 27018 / US | [2018/45] | Representative(s) | D Young & Co LLP 3 Noble Street London EC2V 7BQ / GB | [N/P] |
Former [2018/45] | D Young & Co LLP 120 Holborn London EC1N 2DY / GB | Application number, filing date | 18173918.6 | 16.10.2007 | [2018/45] | Priority number, date | US20060550634 | 18.10.2006 Original published format: US 550634 | [2018/45] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A1 Application with search report | No.: | EP3398460 | Date: | 07.11.2018 | Language: | EN | [2018/45] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP3398460 | Date: | 10.07.2019 | Language: | EN | [2019/28] | Type: | B8 Corrected title page of specification | No.: | EP3398460 | Date: | 21.08.2019 | [2019/34] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 21.09.2018 | Classification | IPC: | A24F47/00 | [2018/45] | CPC: |
A24B3/14 (EP,US);
A24B13/02 (US);
A24B15/12 (US);
A24B15/167 (US);
A24D1/002 (EP,US);
A24D1/20 (EP,US);
A24F40/40 (EP,US);
A24F40/42 (EP,US);
H05B3/42 (US);
| Designated contracting states | AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR [2018/45] | Title | German: | TABAKHALTIGER RAUCHARTIKEL | [2018/45] | English: | TOBACCO-CONTAINING SMOKING ARTICLE | [2018/45] | French: | ARTICLE À FUMER CONTENANT DU TABAC | [2018/45] | Examination procedure | 23.06.2018 | Examination requested [2018/45] | 21.09.2018 | Date on which the examining division has become responsible | 16.11.2018 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 13.12.2018 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 07.03.2019 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 08.03.2019 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 31.05.2019 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 03.06.2019 | Receipt of the translation of the claim(s) | Parent application(s) Tooltip | EP07873916.6 / EP2083643 | EP17185645.3 / EP3266322 | Opposition(s) | Opponent(s) | 01
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ADMISSIBLE Philip Morris Products S.A. Quai Jeanrenaud 3 2000 Neuchâtel / CH Opponent's representative HGF HGF Limited 1 City Walk Leeds LS11 9DX / GB | [N/P] |
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ADMISSIBLE Philip Morris Products S.A. Quai Jeanrenaud 3 2000 Neuchâtel / CH Opponent's representative HGF 1 City Walk Leeds LS11 9DX / GB | ||
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ADMISSIBLE Philip Morris Products S.A. Quai Jeanrenaud 3 2000 Neuchâtel / CH Opponent's representative HGF Limited 1 City Walk Leeds LS11 9DX / GB | 17.06.2020 | Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition | 27.10.2020 | Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition | 18.06.2021 | Date of oral proceedings | 20.07.2021 | Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings | 20.07.2021 | Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked | 25.11.2022 | Legal effect of revocation of patent [2023/06] | Appeal following opposition | 17.09.2021 | Appeal received No. T1617/21 | 17.09.2021 | Payment of appeal fee | 29.11.2021 | Statement of grounds filed | 25.11.2022 | Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor was rejected | 22.12.2022 | Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal | 25.11.2022 | Date of oral proceedings | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 23.06.2018 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 23.06.2018 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 23.06.2018 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 23.06.2018 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 23.06.2018 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 23.06.2018 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 23.06.2018 | Renewal fee patent year 09 | 23.06.2018 | Renewal fee patent year 10 | 23.06.2018 | Renewal fee patent year 11 | 11.10.2018 | Renewal fee patent year 12 |
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Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court. | Lapses during opposition Tooltip | EE | 10.07.2019 | FI | 10.07.2019 | MT | 10.07.2019 | SE | 10.07.2019 | IE | 16.10.2019 | LU | 16.10.2019 | IS | 10.11.2019 | GB | 31.03.2021 | [2022/35] |
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