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EP About this file: EP3206515

EP3206515 - ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE AND COMPONENTS THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.06.2020
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.07.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  21.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip28.10.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Altria Client Services LLC
6601 West Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23230 / US
[2017/34]
Inventor(s)01 / LIPOWICZ, Peter
c/o Altria Client Services LLC
601 East Jackson Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219 / US
 [2017/34]
Representative(s)Marks & Clerk LLP
15 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BW / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/34]Docherty, Andrew John
Marks & Clerk LLP
Aurora
120 Bothwell Street
Glasgow G2 7JS / GB
Application number, filing date15851050.314.10.2015
[2017/34]
WO2015US55429
Priority number, dateUS201462064065P15.10.2014         Original published format: US 201462064065 P
[2017/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016061166
Date:21.04.2016
Language:EN
[2016/16]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3206515
Date:23.08.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 21.04.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/34]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US21.04.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.10.2018
ClassificationIPC:A24F47/00, H05B3/12, H05B3/42, H05B3/56, F22B1/28
[2018/44]
CPC:
F22B1/282 (EP,IL,US); A24F40/46 (EP,US); H05B3/0014 (IL,US);
H05B3/12 (EP,US); H05B3/56 (EP,IL,US); H05B6/10 (IL,US);
H05B6/36 (IL,US); A24F40/10 (EP,US); H05B2203/021 (EP,IL,US);
H05B2203/022 (EP,IL,US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/25]A24F47/00, H05B3/12, H05B3/42
Former IPC [2017/34]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 [2017/34]
TitleGerman:ELEKTRONISCHE DAMPFVORRICHTUNG UND KOMPONENTEN DAVON[2017/34]
English:ELECTRONIC VAPING DEVICE AND COMPONENTS THEREOF[2017/34]
French:DISPOSITIF DE VAPOTAGE ÉLECTRONIQUE ET ÉLÉMENTS ASSOCIÉS[2017/34]
Entry into regional phase21.03.2017National basic fee paid 
21.03.2017Search fee paid 
21.03.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
21.03.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.03.2017Examination requested  [2017/34]
21.03.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
24.04.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.06.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.12.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.04.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
20.10.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
29.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
28.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
27.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
27.10.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
27.10.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
27.10.2023Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0371645  (AMP INC [US]);
 [XY]EP0703735  (PHILIP MORRIS PROD [US]);
 [XY]DE69724559T  (JAPAN TOBACCO INC [JP]);
 [A]EP2327318  (PHILIP MORRIS PROD [CH]);
 [XYI]US2013192623  (TUCKER CHRISTOPHER S [US], et al);
 [A]US2013213418  (TUCKER CHRISTOPHER S [US], et al);
 [A]GB2504074  (NICOVENTURES HOLDINGS LTD [GB]);
 [XY]DE202013010986U  (PIASECKI LESLAW [DE])
International search[A]US5878752  (ADAMS JOHN M [US], et al);
 [XYA]US2013192623  (TUCKER CHRISTOPHER S [US], et al);
 [Y]US2013213418  (TUCKER CHRISTOPHER S [US], et al);
 [Y]US2014064714  (QUES RAMOS VICTOR [ES], et al);
 [Y]US2014074082  (DENIS SCOTT [US], et al);
 [YA]CN203762288U  (SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECH CO)
by applicantUS5878752
 US2013192623
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