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EP About this file: EP3138426

EP3138426 - ATOMIZER AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE HAVING SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.09.2021
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  25.09.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  13.05.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.03.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip22.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BE		published on 24.08.2022  [2022/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Shenzhen First Union Technology Co., Ltd.
Tangwei Industry Park
Nº 1 Jian'an Road
Fuyong Street
Baoan District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518104 / CN
[2017/10]
Inventor(s)01 / LI, Yonghai
Shenzhen First Union Technology Co., Ltd.
Tangwei Industry Park
No.1 Jian'an Road
Fuyong Street, Baoan District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518104 / CN
02 / XU, Zhongli
Shenzhen First Union Technology Co., Ltd.
Tangwei Industry Park
No.1 Jian'an Road
Fuyong Street, Baoan District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518104 / CN
03 / DAI, Changzheng
Shenzhen First Union Technology Co., Ltd.
Tangwei Industry Park
No.1 Jian'an Road
Fuyong Street, Baoan District
Shenzhen, Guangdong 518104 / CN
 [2017/10]
Representative(s)Proi World Intellectual Property GmbH
Obermattweg 12
6052 Hergiswil, Kanton Nidwalden / CH
[2020/44]
Former [2017/10]ProI European Patent Attorneys
Postfach 2123
90711 Fürth / DE
Application number, filing date16199710.119.11.2016
[2017/10]
Priority number, dateCN201520932400U23.11.2015         Original published format: CN 201520932400 U
[2017/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP3138426
Date:08.03.2017
Language:EN
[2017/10]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP3138426
Date:05.04.2017
Language:EN
[2017/14]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3138426
Date:28.10.2020
Language:EN
[2020/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.03.2017
ClassificationIPC:A24F40/485, // A24F40/10
[2020/22]
CPC:
A24F40/485 (EP,US); F16K15/14 (US); F22B1/284 (US);
A24F15/015 (EP,US); A24F40/10 (EP,US); A61M2209/045 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2017/10]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 [2017/10]
TitleGerman:ZERSTÄUBER UND ELEKTRONISCHE ZIGARETTE DAMIT[2017/10]
English:ATOMIZER AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE HAVING SAME[2017/10]
French:DISPOSITIF D'ATOMISATION ET CIGARETTE ÉLECTRONIQUE COMPORTANT CELUI-CI[2017/10]
Examination procedure19.11.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
22.11.2016Examination requested  [2017/10]
04.10.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.03.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.07.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.05.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.09.2020Fee for grant paid
18.09.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
18.09.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)29.07.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2021/40]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
28.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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 [XY]WO2015106604  (LIN GUANGRONG [CN]) [X] 1,6-10 * the whole document * [Y] 2-5;
 [X]US2015245654  (MEMARI KAVEH [GB], et al) [X] 1,6,10 * paragraphs [0358] , [ 0418] - [0419]; figures 7,9,10,25,40,41 *;
 [P]EP3015009  (LIN GUANGRONG [CN]) [P] * paragraph [0015]; figures 1-5 *
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