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EP4233588 - AEROSOL DELIVERY SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.04.2024
Database last updated on 10.08.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  28.07.2023
Most recent event   Tooltip27.04.2024The date on which the examining division becomes responsible, has been established 
27.04.2024Request for examination filedpublished on 29.05.2024  [2024/22]
27.04.2024Change - designated statespublished on 29.05.2024  [2024/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Imperial Tobacco Limited
121 Winterstoke Road
Bristol, BS3 2LL / GB
[2023/35]
Inventor(s)01 / LORD, Chris
Liverpool L24 9HP / GB
02 / SUDLOW, Thomas
Liverpool L24 9HP / GB
03 / ILLIDGE, Ben
Liverpool L24 9HP / GB
04 / MADDEN, Alfred
Liverpool L24 9HP / GB
05 / ASTBURY, Ben
Liverpool L24 9HP / GB
 [2023/35]
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[2023/35]
Application number, filing date23177585.917.03.2020
[2023/35]
Priority number, dateEP2019016445821.03.2019         Original published format: EP 19164458
[2023/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP4233588
Date:30.08.2023
Language:EN
[2023/35]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP4233588
Date:01.11.2023
Language:EN
[2023/44]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.09.2023
ClassificationIPC:A24F40/40, // A24F40/10
[2023/44]
CPC:
A24F40/40 (EP); A24F40/10 (EP)
Former IPC [2023/35]A24F40/40
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 [2024/22]
Former [2023/35]AL,  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 
TitleGerman:AEROSOLABGABESYSTEM[2023/35]
English:AEROSOL DELIVERY SYSTEM[2023/35]
French:SYSTÈME D'ADMINISTRATION D'AÉROSOL[2023/35]
Examination procedure22.04.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.04.2024Examination requested  [2024/22]
22.04.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP20715754.6  / EP3941281
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
06.06.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
15.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]CN104382238  (SHENZHEN JIAPIN JIANYI TECHNOLOGY CO LTD, et al) [A] 1-15* paragraph [0049] - paragraph [0064]; figures 1-13 *;
 [A]US2015136156  (LIU QIUMING [CN]) [A] 1-15 * paragraph [0031] - paragraph [0036]; figures 2,3 *;
 [A]WO2018197515  (NERUDIA LTD [GB]) [A] 1-15 * page 24, line 28 - page 27, line 4; figures 5,6 *
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