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EP About this file: EP0067601

EP0067601 - Tobacco treatment process [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusPatent maintained as amended
Status updated on  17.03.1990
Database last updated on 24.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.03.1990Patent maintained (B2 publication)published on 02.05.1990 [1990/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY
403 North Main Street
Winston-Salem North Carolina 27102 / US
[1982/51]
Inventor(s)01 / Mays, Charles Denson
360 Doub Road
Lewisville North Carolina 27023 / US
02 / Wagoner, Max Allen
2539 Alderney Lane
Winston-Salem North Carolina 27103 / US
03 / Williard, Daniel Gray
310 Meadowview Drive
Winston-Salem North Carolina 27107 / US
[1982/51]
Representative(s)Skailes, Humphrey John, et al
Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4EL / GB
[N/P]
Former [1982/51]Skailes, Humphrey John, et al
Frank B. Dehn & Co. Imperial House 15-19 Kingsway
London WC2B 6UZ / GB
Application number, filing date82302784.228.05.1982
[1982/51]
Priority number, dateUS1981026908602.06.1981         Original published format: US 269086
[1982/51]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0067601
Date:22.12.1982
Language:EN
[1982/51]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0067601
Date:16.07.1986
Language:EN
[1986/29]
Type: B2 New European patent specification 
No.:EP0067601
Date:02.05.1990
Language:EN
[1990/18]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.11.1982
ClassificationIPC:A24B15/30
[1982/51]
CPC:
A24B15/30 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   DE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   LI,   LU,   NL,   SE [1982/51]
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Behandlung von Tabak[1982/51]
English:Tobacco treatment process[1982/51]
French:Procédé de traitement de tabac[1982/51]
Examination procedure08.03.1983Examination requested  [1983/20]
09.03.1984Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
13.09.1984Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.01.1985Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.06.1985Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.08.1985Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: )
27.11.1985Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.02.1986Fee for grant paid
27.02.1986Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)Opponent(s)01  07.03.1987  14.04.1987  ADMISSIBLE
Martin Brinkmann AG
Postfach 10 79 05
D-2800 Bremen / DE
 [1987/19]
21.05.1987Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
25.11.1987Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
08.07.1988Despatch of a communication from the opposition division (Time limit: M08)
20.03.1989Reply to a communication from the opposition division
13.04.1989Communication of observations of patent proprietor (Time limit: M02)
07.06.1989Reply of parties involved to observations of patent proprietor
09.10.1989Despatch of interlocutory decision in opposition
09.10.1989Legal effect of interlocutory decision in opposition
17.11.1989Despatch of communication that the patent will be maintained as amended
14.02.1990Fee for printing new specification paid
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.03.1984Renewal fee patent year 03
07.05.1985Renewal fee patent year 04
28.04.1986Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[AD]US3085581  (SHELDON ROSENBERG);
 [A]GB1166296  (HAUNI WERKE KOERBER & CO KG [DE]);
 [A]FR2160213  (SVENSKA TOBAKS AB);
 [AP]GB2075373  (HAUNI WERKE KOERBER & CO KG)
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