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EP3612045 - REFILLABLE AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE AND RELATED METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  06.11.2020
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  24.01.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  27.10.2018
Formerunknown
Status updated on  15.05.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip13.03.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
401 North Main Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101 / US
[2020/09]
Inventor(s)01 / DAVIS, Michael F.
1788 Havenbrook Court
Clemmons, NC 27012 / US
02 / PHILLIPS, Percy D.
2765 Wellsprings Drive
Pfafftown, NC 27040 / US
 [2020/09]
Representative(s)Hoeger, Stellrecht & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Uhlandstrasse 14c
70182 Stuttgart / DE
[2020/09]
Application number, filing date18721471.310.04.2018
[2020/09]
WO2018IB52525
Priority number, dateUS20171549391921.04.2017         Original published format: US201715493919
[2020/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018193339
Date:25.10.2018
Language:EN
[2018/43]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3612045
Date:26.02.2020
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.10.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2020/09]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP25.10.2018
ClassificationIPC:A24F47/00
[2020/09]
CPC:
A24F40/40 (EP,CN,US); A24F47/00 (RU); A24F40/485 (EP,KR,US);
A24F40/48 (CN,US); A24B15/167 (KR); A24F40/10 (EP,KR,US);
A24F40/42 (CN,KR); A24F40/46 (CN,KR); A24F40/95 (KR);
A61M15/06 (KR); A24F15/015 (EP,US); A61M2209/045 (EP,KR,US) (-)
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 [2020/09]
TitleGerman:NACHFÜLLBARE AEROSOLABGABEVORRICHTUNG UND ENTSPRECHENDES VERFAHREN[2020/09]
English:REFILLABLE AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE AND RELATED METHOD[2020/09]
French:DISPOSITIF DE DISTRIBUTION D'AÉROSOL RECHARGEABLE ET PROCÉDÉ ASSOCIÉ[2020/09]
Entry into regional phase20.11.2019National basic fee paid 
20.11.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
20.11.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.11.2019Examination requested  [2020/09]
20.11.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
05.06.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.11.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
22.03.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.08.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
07.02.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
15.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
14.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
14.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
13.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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 [XAI]US2014360516  (LIU QIUMING [CN]) [X] 1,6,7,10,12,13,18 * figure 7 * [A] 11,14 [I] 2-5,8,9,15-17,19,20;
 [A]WO2014195859  (LUCIANI MASSIMILIANO [IT], et al) [A] 11,14 * page 5, line 1 - line 8 * * page 11, line 24 - page 12, line 18; figures 1-8 *;
 [XAI]US2016073692  (ALARCON RAMON [US], et al) [X] 1,6,7,10,12,13,18-20 * figures 1-19 * [A] 11,14 [I] 2-5,8,9,15-17;
 [A]GB2531830  (ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES LTD [GB]) [A] 11,14* page 2, line 1 - line 16; figures 1-5 *;
 [XAI]EP3153199  (SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECH CO [CN]) [X] 1-7,10,12,13,15-18,20 * paragraphs [0012] , [0015]; figures 1-8 * [A] 11,14 [I] 8,9,19;
 [XAI]CN206079029U  (SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECH CO) [X] 1-7,10,12,13,15-18 * figures 1-5 * [A] 11,14 [I] 8,9,19,20
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