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EP About this file: EP2645890

EP2645890 - AN AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM WITH LEAKAGE PREVENTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  04.04.2025
Database last updated on 18.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  19.07.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  13.03.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  17.08.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip04.04.2025Patent maintained (B2 publication)published on 07.05.2025  [2025/19]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Philip Morris Products S.A.
Quai Jeanrenaud 3
2000 Neuchâtel / CH
[2025/19]
Former [2013/41]For all designated states
Philip Morris Products S.A.
Quai Jeanrenaud 3
2000 Neuchâtel / CH
Inventor(s)01 / THORENS, Michel
Les Combremonts 24
1510 Moudon / CH
02 / FLICK, Jean-Marc
Rue de la Poste 3
1405 Pomy / CH
03 / COCHAND, Olivier Yves
Faubourg 30
2056 Dombresson / CH
04 / DUBIEF, Flavien
Rue du Rocher 52
2000 Neuchatel / CH
 [2025/08]
Former [2013/41]01 / THORENS, Michel
Les Combremonts 24
CH-1510 Moudon / CH
02 / FLICK, Jean-Marc
Rue de la Poste 3
CH-1405 Pomy / CH
03 / COCHAND, Olivier Yves
Faubourg 30
CH-2056 Dombresson / CH
04 / DUBIEF, Flavien
Rue du Rocher 52
CH-2000 Neuchatel / CH
Representative(s)HGF
HGF Limited
4th Floor, 1 City Square
Leeds LS1 2ES / GB
[N/P]
Former [2025/19]HGF
HGF Limited
1 City Walk
Leeds LS11 9DX / GB
Former [2019/34]Loustalan, Paul William
Reddie & Grose LLP The White Chapel Building
10 Whitechapel High Street
London E1 8QS / GB
Former [2013/41]Loustalan, Paul William
Reddie & Grose LLP
16 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8PL / GB
Application number, filing date11802000.701.12.2011
[2019/34]
WO2011EP71553
Priority number, dateEP2010025205003.12.2010         Original published format: EP 10252050
[2013/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012072762
Date:07.06.2012
Language:EN
[2012/23]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2645890
Date:09.10.2013
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.06.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2013/41]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2645890
Date:21.08.2019
Language:EN
[2019/34]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP2645890
Date:07.05.2025
Language:EN
[2025/19]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP07.06.2012
ClassificationIPC:A24F47/00, // A61M15/06
[2019/10]
CPC:
A24F40/42 (EP,US); A24F40/46 (KR); A24F40/40 (EP,US);
A61M15/06 (KR,US); A24F40/10 (EP,US); A24F40/44 (EP,US);
A61L9/037 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2013/41]A24F47/00
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 [2013/41]
TitleGerman:AEROSOLERZEUGUNGSSYSTEM MIT LECKAGENSCHUTZ[2013/41]
English:AN AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM WITH LEAKAGE PREVENTION[2013/41]
French:SYSTÈME GÉNÉRANT UN AÉROSOL AVEC PRÉVENTION DE FUITES[2019/12]
Former [2013/41]SYSTÈME GÉNÉRANT UN AÉROSOL AVEC PRÉVENTION D'UNE FUITE
Entry into regional phase27.06.2013National basic fee paid 
27.06.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
27.06.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.06.2013Examination requested  [2013/41]
06.02.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.08.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.01.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.03.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.07.2019Fee for grant paid
12.07.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
12.07.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Divisional application(s)EP19191950.5  / EP3586658
EP21185424.5  / EP3912491
EP24167427.4  / EP4368043
EP25227896.5
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  15.08.2018
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  20.05.2020  25.05.2020  ADMISSIBLE
JT International S.A.
8 rue Kazem Radjavi
1202 Geneva / CH
Opponent's representative
Bandpay & Greuter
11 rue Christophe Colomb
75008 Paris / FR
 02  21.05.2020  25.05.2020  ADMISSIBLE
Nicoventures Trading Limited
Globe House
1 Water Street
London WC2R 3LA / GB
Opponent's representative
D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
 [N/P]
Former [2020/27]
Opponent(s)01  20.05.2020  25.05.2020  ADMISSIBLE
JT International S.A.
8 rue Kazem Radjavi
1202 Geneva / CH
Opponent's representative
Bandpay & Greuter
30, rue Notre-Dame des Victoires
75002 Paris / FR
 02  21.05.2020  25.05.2020  ADMISSIBLE
Nicoventures Trading Limited
Globe House
1 Water Street
London WC2R 3LA / GB
Opponent's representative
D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
26.06.2020Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
06.11.2020Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
18.07.2024Date of oral proceedings
14.08.2024Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
14.08.2024Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
11.12.2024Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
17.01.2025Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
Appeal following opposition14.10.2024Appeal received No.  T1279/24
14.10.2024Payment of appeal fee
11.12.2024Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor withdrawn
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.10.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
22.12.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
22.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
23.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
21.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
19.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAL21.08.2019
AT21.08.2019
CY21.08.2019
DK21.08.2019
EE21.08.2019
FI21.08.2019
HR21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
LV21.08.2019
MC21.08.2019
MK21.08.2019
MT21.08.2019
RS21.08.2019
SI21.08.2019
SM21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
NO21.11.2019
IE01.12.2019
LU01.12.2019
IS21.12.2019
PT23.12.2019
[2022/31]
Former [2021/34]AL21.08.2019
AT21.08.2019
CY21.08.2019
DK21.08.2019
EE21.08.2019
FI21.08.2019
HR21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
LV21.08.2019
MC21.08.2019
MT21.08.2019
RS21.08.2019
SI21.08.2019
SM21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
NO21.11.2019
IE01.12.2019
LU01.12.2019
IS21.12.2019
PT23.12.2019
Former [2021/26]AL21.08.2019
AT21.08.2019
CY21.08.2019
DK21.08.2019
EE21.08.2019
FI21.08.2019
HR21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
LV21.08.2019
MC21.08.2019
RS21.08.2019
SI21.08.2019
SM21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
NO21.11.2019
IE01.12.2019
LU01.12.2019
IS21.12.2019
PT23.12.2019
Former [2020/46]AL21.08.2019
AT21.08.2019
DK21.08.2019
EE21.08.2019
FI21.08.2019
HR21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
LV21.08.2019
MC21.08.2019
RS21.08.2019
SI21.08.2019
SM21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
NO21.11.2019
IE01.12.2019
LU01.12.2019
IS21.12.2019
PT23.12.2019
Former [2020/39]AL21.08.2019
AT21.08.2019
DK21.08.2019
EE21.08.2019
FI21.08.2019
HR21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
LV21.08.2019
MC21.08.2019
RS21.08.2019
SI21.08.2019
SM21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
NO21.11.2019
IS21.12.2019
PT23.12.2019
Former [2020/37]AL21.08.2019
AT21.08.2019
DK21.08.2019
EE21.08.2019
FI21.08.2019
HR21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
LV21.08.2019
RS21.08.2019
SI21.08.2019
SM21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
NO21.11.2019
IS21.12.2019
PT23.12.2019
Former [2020/36]AL21.08.2019
AT21.08.2019
DK21.08.2019
EE21.08.2019
FI21.08.2019
HR21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
LV21.08.2019
RS21.08.2019
SM21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
NO21.11.2019
IS21.12.2019
PT23.12.2019
Former [2020/28]AL21.08.2019
AT21.08.2019
DK21.08.2019
EE21.08.2019
FI21.08.2019
HR21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
LV21.08.2019
RS21.08.2019
SM21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
NO21.11.2019
PT23.12.2019
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/24]AL21.08.2019
AT21.08.2019
DK21.08.2019
EE21.08.2019
FI21.08.2019
HR21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
LV21.08.2019
RS21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
NO21.11.2019
PT23.12.2019
IS24.02.2020
Former [2020/23]AL21.08.2019
AT21.08.2019
DK21.08.2019
EE21.08.2019
FI21.08.2019
HR21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
LV21.08.2019
RS21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
NO21.11.2019
IS21.12.2019
PT23.12.2019
Former [2020/22]AL21.08.2019
DK21.08.2019
EE21.08.2019
FI21.08.2019
HR21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
LV21.08.2019
RS21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
NO21.11.2019
IS21.12.2019
PT23.12.2019
Former [2020/15]AL21.08.2019
FI21.08.2019
HR21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
LV21.08.2019
RS21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
NO21.11.2019
IS21.12.2019
PT23.12.2019
Former [2020/12]FI21.08.2019
HR21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
LV21.08.2019
RS21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
NO21.11.2019
IS21.12.2019
PT23.12.2019
Former [2020/11]FI21.08.2019
HR21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
LV21.08.2019
RS21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
NO21.11.2019
PT23.12.2019
Former [2020/10]FI21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
BG21.11.2019
NO21.11.2019
PT23.12.2019
Former [2020/09]FI21.08.2019
LT21.08.2019
NO21.11.2019
Former [2020/08]LT21.08.2019
NO21.11.2019
Cited inInternational search[XD] WO2009132793  (PHILIP MORRIS PROD et al.) [XD] 1-5,7-13,15 * page 7, line 13 - page 9, line 25 *
 [X] CN101606758  (XIAOLIN FANG et al.) [X] 1-5,7-13,15 * the whole document *
 [X] US2011011396  (FANG XIAOLIN et al.) * paragraph [0012] - paragraph [0019] *
 [X] GB2468932  (BEIJING GREEN WORLD TECHNOLOGIES LTD et al.) [X] 1-3,5-11,13-15 * page 4 - page 7 *
by applicantWO2009132793
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 EP2011071553
 WO2012072762
 WO2009132793
 US6446880
 US2005178345
 EP0893071
 US2007119963
 WO2009132793
 CN101606758
 US2011011396
 GB2468932
 EP1249164
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 CN101116542
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 WO2009132793
 CN101606758
 US2011011396
 GB2468932
 EP1249164
 US2009283103
 WO2004032983
 US5647053
 JPH0730677
 WO2010091593
 US2009220222
 CN101116542
 KR20100002123
 CN200983833
 US4286754
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 KR20090008142
 EP0893071
 US6446880
 US2005178345
 US2007119963
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