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EP4659607 - INHALER DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been published
Status updated on  07.11.2025
Database last updated on 24.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip16.01.2026Publication of search reportpublished on 18.02.2026  [2026/08]
16.01.2026Change - classificationpublished on 18.02.2026  [2026/08]
16.01.2026Change - classificationpublished on 18.02.2026  [2026/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Japan Tobacco Inc.
1-1, Toranomon 4-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-6927 / JP
[2025/50]
Inventor(s)01 / YOSHIDA, Ryo
Tokyo, 130-8603 / JP
02 / AOYAMA, Tatsunari
Tokyo, 130-8603 / JP
03 / KAWANAGO, Hiroshi
Tokyo, 130-8603 / JP
04 / NAGAHAMA, Toru
Tokyo, 130-8603 / JP
05 / FUJIKI, Takashi
Tokyo, 130-8603 / JP
 [2025/50]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
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Application number, filing date25203004.417.12.2021
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Priority number, dateJP2021007585028.04.2021         Original published format: JP 2021075850
[2025/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP4659607
Date:10.12.2025
Language:EN
[2025/50]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP4659607
Date:18.02.2026
Language:EN
[2026/08]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.01.2026
ClassificationIPC:A24F40/53, A24F40/60, // A24F40/20
[2026/08]
CPC:
A24F40/60 (EP,KR); A61M11/042 (KR,US); A24F40/20 (EP,KR);
A24F40/40 (KR); A24F40/46 (KR); A24F40/53 (EP,KR,US);
G06F3/1423 (KR); A61M2205/3368 (KR,US); A61M2205/583 (KR,US);
A61M2205/8206 (KR,US) (-)
Former IPC [2025/50]A24F40/60
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 [2025/50]
TitleGerman:INHALATORVORRICHTUNG, ANZEIGEVORRICHTUNG, ANZEIGEVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM[2025/50]
English:INHALER DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2025/50]
French:DISPOSITIF INHALATEUR, DISPOSITIF D'AFFICHAGE, PROCÉDÉ D'AFFICHAGE ET PROGRAMME[2025/50]
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP21939389.9  / EP4331413
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.09.2025Renewal fee patent year 03
18.09.2025Renewal fee patent year 04
30.12.2025Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[IX] EP3711502  (NERUDIA LTD et al.)
 [IX] US2021059314  (TALBOT OLIVER et al.)
 [IX] EP3793384  (PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS SA et al.) [I] 6 * paragraph [0001] - paragraph [0030] * * paragraph [0041] - paragraph [0081] * * paragraph [0086] - paragraph [0103] * * paragraph [0118] - paragraph [0129] * * paragraph [0135] - paragraph [0136] *[X] 1-2,4-5,7-8
by applicantJP2020068762
 JP2020068690
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