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EP About this file: EP3920745

EP3920745 - SMOKING SUBSTITUTE APPARATUS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  12.11.2021
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  14.08.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  15.02.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip19.02.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Imperial Tobacco Limited
121 Winterstoke Road
Bristol, BS3 2LL / GB
[2023/39]
Former [2021/50]For all designated states
NERUDIA LIMITED
Wellington House
Physics Road
Speke
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
Inventor(s)01 / MURRAY, Samantha
C/O Nerudia Limited Wellington House Physics Road
Speke
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
02 / LORD, Chris
C/O Nerudia Limited Wellington House Physics Road
Speke
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
03 / JONES, David
C/O Nerudia Limited Wellington House Physics Road
Speke
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
04 / MARCHBANK, Jonathan
C/O Nerudia Limited Wellington House Physics Road
Speke
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
05 / SUDLOW, Tom
C/O Nerudia Limited Wellington House Physics Road
Speke
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
06 / STUART, Ian
C/O Nerudia Limited Wellington House Physics Road
Speke
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
[N/P]
Former [2021/50]01 / MURRAY, Samantha
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
02 / LORD, Chris
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
03 / JONES, David
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
04 / MARCHBANK, Jonathan
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
05 / SUDLOW, Tom
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
06 / STUART, Ian
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[2021/50]
Application number, filing date20703242.607.02.2020
[2021/50]
WO2020EP53120
Priority number, dateEP2019015587307.02.2019         Original published format: EP 19155873
[2021/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020161296
Date:13.08.2020
Language:EN
[2020/33]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3920745
Date:15.12.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.08.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/50]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP13.08.2020
ClassificationIPC:A24F47/00, A24F40/00, A24F40/40
[2021/50]
CPC:
A24F40/485 (EP); A24F40/30 (EP); A24F40/10 (EP)
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 [2021/50]
TitleGerman:RAUCHERSATZVORRICHTUNG[2021/50]
English:SMOKING SUBSTITUTE APPARATUS[2021/50]
French:APPAREIL À FUMER DE SUBSTITUTION[2021/50]
Entry into regional phase02.09.2021National basic fee paid 
02.09.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
02.09.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.09.2021Examination requested  [2021/50]
02.09.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
22.03.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.09.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
21.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
19.02.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[A]EP2961285  (BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO CO [GB]) [A] 1-17 * paragraphs [0056] , [0057]; figures 25,26 *;
 [A]US2018027876  (WATSON NICHOLAS H [US], et al) [A] 1-17 * paragraph [0005] *;
 [A]US2017251727  (NIELSEN BRUNO PROVSTGAARD [DK]) [A] 1-17 * figures 4, 7b *;
 [A]WO2018130391  (BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO INVESTMENTS LTD [GB]) [A] 1-17 * abstract *
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