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EP About this file: EP3769634

EP3769634 - AEROSOL GENERATION APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2021/04]AEROSOL GENERATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR OPERATING SAME
[2023/08]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.05.2024
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  16.06.2023
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  12.02.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  05.05.2022
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.12.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  28.09.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): SI		published on 04.09.2024 [2024/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Japan Tobacco Inc.
1-1, Toranomon 4-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-6927 / JP
[2022/27]
Former [2021/04]For all designated states
Japan Tobacco Inc.
2-1 Toranomon 2-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8422 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / YAMADA, Manabu
c/o Japan Tobacco Inc., 17-7, Yokokawa 1-chome,
Sumida-ku
Tokyo 130-8603 / JP
02 / AKAO, Takeshi
c/o Japan Tobacco Inc., 17-7, Yokokawa 1-chome,
Sumida-ku
Tokyo 130-8603 / JP
03 / MIZUGUCHI, Kazuma
c/o Japan Tobacco Inc., 17-7, Yokokawa 1-chome,
Sumida-ku
Tokyo 130-8603 / JP
04 / FUJITA, Hajime
c/o Japan Tobacco Inc., 17-7, Yokokawa 1-chome,
Sumida-ku
Tokyo 130-8603 / JP
 [2021/04]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2021/04]
Application number, filing date18910638.823.03.2018
[2021/04]
WO2018JP11665
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019180909
Date:26.09.2019
Language:JA
[2019/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3769634
Date:27.01.2021
Language:EN
[2021/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3769634
Date:19.07.2023
Language:EN
[2023/29]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP26.09.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.03.2021
ClassificationIPC:A24F40/50, A24F40/40, A24F40/53, A61M15/06
[2021/15]
CPC:
A24F40/50 (EP,US); A24F40/51 (US); A24F40/53 (EP,US);
A24F40/10 (EP,US); A61M11/00 (US); A61M15/06 (US)
Former IPC [2021/04]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 [2021/04]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:AEROSOLERZEUGUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2023/08]
English:AEROSOL GENERATION APPARATUS[2023/08]
French:APPAREIL DE GÉNÉRATION D'AÉROSOL[2023/08]
Former [2021/04]AEROSOLERZEUGUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM ZUM BETRIEB DAVON
Former [2021/04]AEROSOL GENERATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR OPERATING SAME
Former [2021/04]APPAREIL DE GÉNÉRATION D'AÉROSOL, ET PROCÉDÉ ET PROGRAMME POUR LE FAIRE FONCTIONNER
Entry into regional phase28.09.2020Translation filed 
28.09.2020National basic fee paid 
28.09.2020Search fee paid 
28.09.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
28.09.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.09.2020Examination requested  [2021/04]
05.10.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.05.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
31.08.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.02.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.06.2023Fee for grant paid
13.06.2023Fee for publishing/printing paid
13.06.2023Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)22.04.2024No opposition filed within time limit [2024/26]
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.09.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
11.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
25.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
23.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT19.07.2023
CZ19.07.2023
DK19.07.2023
EE19.07.2023
ES19.07.2023
FI19.07.2023
HR19.07.2023
IT19.07.2023
LT19.07.2023
LV19.07.2023
NL19.07.2023
PL19.07.2023
RO19.07.2023
RS19.07.2023
SE19.07.2023
SI19.07.2023
SK19.07.2023
SM19.07.2023
NO19.10.2023
GR20.10.2023
IS19.11.2023
PT20.11.2023
[2024/36]
Former [2024/26]AT19.07.2023
CZ19.07.2023
DK19.07.2023
EE19.07.2023
ES19.07.2023
FI19.07.2023
HR19.07.2023
IT19.07.2023
LT19.07.2023
LV19.07.2023
NL19.07.2023
PL19.07.2023
RO19.07.2023
RS19.07.2023
SE19.07.2023
SK19.07.2023
SM19.07.2023
NO19.10.2023
GR20.10.2023
IS19.11.2023
PT20.11.2023
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CZ19.07.2023
DK19.07.2023
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SK19.07.2023
SM19.07.2023
NO19.10.2023
GR20.10.2023
IS19.11.2023
PT20.11.2023
Former [2024/22]AT19.07.2023
CZ19.07.2023
DK19.07.2023
FI19.07.2023
HR19.07.2023
LT19.07.2023
LV19.07.2023
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PL19.07.2023
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NO19.10.2023
GR20.10.2023
IS19.11.2023
PT20.11.2023
Former [2024/20]AT19.07.2023
FI19.07.2023
HR19.07.2023
LT19.07.2023
LV19.07.2023
NL19.07.2023
PL19.07.2023
RS19.07.2023
SE19.07.2023
SM19.07.2023
NO19.10.2023
GR20.10.2023
IS19.11.2023
PT20.11.2023
Former [2024/10]AT19.07.2023
FI19.07.2023
HR19.07.2023
LT19.07.2023
LV19.07.2023
NL19.07.2023
PL19.07.2023
RS19.07.2023
SE19.07.2023
NO19.10.2023
GR20.10.2023
IS19.11.2023
PT20.11.2023
Former [2024/09]AT19.07.2023
FI19.07.2023
LT19.07.2023
NL19.07.2023
SE19.07.2023
NO19.10.2023
GR20.10.2023
IS19.11.2023
Former [2024/08]LT19.07.2023
NL19.07.2023
NO19.10.2023
GR20.10.2023
Former [2024/05]NL19.07.2023
Documents cited:Search[XI]EP2654469  (PHILIP MORRIS PROD [CH]) [X] 1,15 * figures 4-5 * * paragraphs [0074] - [0085] * [I] 2-14;
 [A]US2014299141  (FLICK JEAN-MARC [CH]) [A] 1-15 * figures 4-5 * * paragraph [0076] - paragraph [0087] *;
 [XI]WO2016150922  (PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS SA [CH]) [X] 1,15 * page 2, line 31 - line 34 * * page 23, line 32 - page 28, line 3 * * figures 4 - 9 * [I] 2-14;
 [I]EP3086671  (PAX LABS INC [US]) [I] 1-14 * figures 17A-B * * paragraphs [0186] , [ 0189] - [0193] - [ 0199] - [0200] *;
 [A]WO2017144374  (PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS SA [CH]) [A] 1-15 * figures 1-2 ** page 8, line 13 - page 9, line 15 *
International search[A]JP2014501107  (PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.) [A] 1-27* , entire text, all drawings & WO 2012/085207 A1 & US 2013/0319435 A1 & EP 2468116 A1 & CN 103338664 A & KR 10-2014-0004656 A *;
 [XA]JP2017501805  (PAX LABS, INC.) [X] 21, 22, 27 * , paragraphs [0166], [0185]-[0199], fig. 17B & US 2015/0208729 A1, paragraphs [0209]-[0221], fig. 17B & WO 2015/100361 A1 & EP 3086671 A & KR 102016-0102293 A & CN 106028846 A * [A] 1-20, 23-26
by applicantWO2017084818
 WO2017144191
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