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EP About this file: EP3945880

EP3945880 - AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.01.2022
Database last updated on 28.09.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  09.10.2020
Formerunknown
Status updated on  14.03.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip15.03.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Imperial Tobacco Limited
121 Winterstoke Road
Bristol, BS3 2LL / GB
[2023/39]
Former [2022/06]For all designated states
NERUDIA LIMITED
Wellington House
Physics Road
Speke
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
Inventor(s)01 / LOMAS, Peter
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
[N/P]
Former [2022/06]01 / LOMAS, Peter
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
02 / LORD, Chris
Liverpool Merseyside L24 9HP / GB
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[2022/06]
Application number, filing date20708104.306.03.2020
[2022/06]
WO2020EP56090
Priority number, dateEP2019016630129.03.2019         Original published format: EP 19166301
[2022/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020200654
Date:08.10.2020
Language:EN
[2020/41]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3945880
Date:09.02.2022
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.10.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2022/06]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP08.10.2020
ClassificationIPC:A24F40/40
[2022/06]
CPC:
A24F40/40 (EP); A24F40/10 (EP); A24F40/42 (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 [2022/06]
TitleGerman:AEROSOLABGABEVORRICHTUNG[2022/06]
English:AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE[2022/06]
French:DISPOSITIF DE DISTRIBUTION D'AÉROSOL[2022/06]
Entry into regional phase23.09.2021National basic fee paid 
23.09.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
23.09.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.09.2021Examination requested  [2022/06]
23.09.2021Date on which the examining division has become responsible
09.05.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
21.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
15.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[Y]EP2712511  (PHILIP MORRIS PROD [CH]) [Y] 15 * figure 3 * * paragraphs [0040] - [0041] - [ 0044] *;
 [A]CN203872998U  (HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD) [A] 1-16 * figures 7-8 ** paragraphs [0055] - [0064] *;
 [I]US2015305409  (VERLEUR JAN ANDRIES [US], et al) [I] 1-5,7,9,12,14 * figures 1-2, 10-11 * * paragraphs [0037] - [0038] - [ 0040] , [ 0048] *;
 [XYI]WO2017163045  (NICOVENTURES HOLDINGS LTD [GB]) [X] 1-3,5-12,14-16 * figures 1-10 * * page 5, line 12 - page 8, line 25 * * page 11, line 18 - page 13, line 35 * * page 14, line 33 - page 15, line 2 * [Y] 15 [I] 4,13;
 [XI]CN207855027U  (SHENZHEN IVPS TECH CO LTD) [X] 1-3,5-12,14-16 * figures 1-10 * * paragraphs [0004] , [ 0056] , [ 0059] * [I] 4
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