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EP0495567 - Novel cigarette [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1992/30]	Novel smoking product
	[1998/43]
Status	Patent revoked Status updated on 19.01.2004 Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	05.10.2005	Change: Appeal number
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. 1500 Don Mills Road North York (Toronto) Ontario M3B 3L1 / CA
	[N/P]
Former [1992/30]	For all designated states Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. 1500 Don Mills Road North York (Toronto), Ontario M3B 3L1 / CA
Inventor(s)	01 / Bowen, Larry R.R. P.O. Box 2 Orangeville, Ontario L9W 2Y9 / CA
	02 / Black, Gary 20 Weybridge Trail Brampton, Ontario L6V 3Y3 / CA
	03 / Ayres, George Edward 200 Meadowland Crescent Cambellville, Ontario L0P 1B0 / CA
	04 / Daoust, Jacques 380 Georges CP 343 St Sophie, Quebec J0R 1S0 / CA
	[1992/30]
Representative(s)	Orr, William McLean Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP Tower North Central Merrion Way Leeds LS2 8PA / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1992/30]	Orr, William McLean URQUHART-DYKES & LORD 8th Floor, Tower House Merrion Way Leeds West Yorkshire, LS2 8PA / GB
Application number, filing date	92300052.5	03.01.1992
	[1992/30]
Priority number, date	GB19910000196	05.01.1991 Original published format: GB 9100196
	GB19910003202	14.02.1991 Original published format: GB 9103202
	GB19910008783	24.04.1991 Original published format: GB 9108783
	GB19910010559	16.05.1991 Original published format: GB 9110559
	GB19910014598	05.07.1991 Original published format: GB 9114598
	[1992/30]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0495567
	Date:	22.07.1992
	Language:	EN
	[1992/30]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0495567
	Date:	24.03.1993
	Language:	EN
	[1993/12]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0495567
	Date:	14.07.1999
	Language:	EN
	[1999/28]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	03.02.1993
Classification	IPC:	A24D1/02, A24B3/14, A24B15/24	[1993/12]
	CPC:	A24B3/14 (EP,US); A24B15/24 (EP,US); A24D1/02 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [1992/30]	A24D1/02, A24B3/14, A24B15/14
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, IT, NL, SE [1992/30]
Title	German:	Neue Zigarette	[1998/43]
	English:	Novel cigarette	[1998/43]
	French:	Nouvelle cigarette	[1998/43]
	Former [1992/30]	Neues Rauchprodukt
	Former [1992/30]	Novel smoking product
	Former [1992/30]	Nouveau produit à fume
Examination procedure	07.09.1993	Examination requested [1993/44]
	09.06.1995	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	14.10.1995	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	25.10.1996	Observations by third parties
	12.11.1996	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	23.04.1997	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
	23.04.1997	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	04.07.1997	Observations by third parties
	24.07.1997	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	14.01.1998	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	10.03.1998	Observations by third parties
	18.06.1998	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	30.07.1998	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	01.10.1998	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
	14.12.1998	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	01.03.1999	Fee for grant paid
	01.03.1999	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	01.04.1999	Observations by third parties
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 02.03.2000 14.03.2000 ADMISSIBLE Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH Parkstrasse 51 22605 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Both, Georg Uexküll & Stolberg Partnerschaft von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB Beselerstrasse 4 22607 Hamburg / DE
		02 14.04.2000 27.04.2000 ADMISSIBLE Philip Morris Products S.A. Qai Jeanrenaud, 3 2003 Neuchâtel / CH Opponent's representative Morf, Jan Stefan, et al, et al Abitz & Partner Patentanwälte mbB Postfach 86 01 09 81628 München / DE
		[N/P]
	Former [2003/24]
	Opponent(s)	01 02.03.2000 14.03.2000 ADMISSIBLE Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH Parkstrasse 51 22605 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Both, Georg Uexküll & Stolberg Patentanwälte Beselerstrasse 4 D-22607 Hamburg / DE
		02 14.04.2000 27.04.2000 ADMISSIBLE Philip Morris Products S.A. Qai Jeanrenaud, 3 2003 Neuchâtel / CH Opponent's representative Morf, Jan Stefan, Dr. Dipl.-Chem., et al, et al Patentanwälte Abitz und Partner Postfach 86 01 09 81628 München / DE
	Former [2002/41]
	Opponent(s)	01 02.03.2000 14.03.2000 ADMISSIBLE Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH Parkstrasse 51 22605 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Freiherr von Uexküll, Jürgen-Detlev, Dr. Rer. Nat. Dipl.-Chem. Alsterufer 18 20354 Hamburg / DE
		02 14.04.2000 27.04.2000 ADMISSIBLE Philip Morris Products S.A. Qai Jeanrenaud, 3 2003 Neuchâtel / CH Opponent's representative Morf, Jan Stefan, Dr. Dipl.-Chem., et al, et al Patentanwälte Abitz und Partner Postfach 86 01 09 81628 München / DE
	Former [2002/13]
	Opponent(s)	01 02.03.2000 14.03.2000 ADMISSIBLE H.F. & Ph.F. Reemtsma GmbH Parkstr. 51 22605 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Freiherr von Uexküll, Jürgen-Detlev, Dr. Rer. Nat. Dipl.-Chem. Alsterufer 18 20354 Hamburg / DE
		02 14.04.2000 27.04.2000 ADMISSIBLE Philip Morris Products S.A. Qai Jeanrenaud, 3 2003 Neuchâtel / CH Opponent's representative Morf, Jan Stefan, Dr. Dipl.-Chem., et al, et al Patentanwälte Abitz und Partner Postfach 86 01 09 81628 München / DE
	Former [2000/24]
	Opponent(s)	01 02.03.2000 14.03.2000 ADMISSIBLE H.F. & Ph.F. Reemtsma GmbH Parkstr. 51 22605 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Freiherr von Uexküll, Jürgen-Detlev, Dr. Rer. Nat. Dipl.-Chem. Alsterufer 18 20354 Hamburg / DE
		02 14.04.2000 27.04.2000 ADMISSIBLE Fabriques de Tabac Réunies S.A. Quai Jeanrenaud, 3 CH-2003 Neuchâtel / CH Opponent's representative Morf, Jan Stefan, Dr. Dipl.-Chem., et al, et al Patentanwälte Abitz und Partner Postfach 86 01 09 81628 München / DE
	Former [2000/18]
	Opponent(s)	01 02.03.2000 14.03.2000 ADMISSIBLE H.F. & Ph.F. Reemtsma GmbH Parkstr. 51 22605 Hamburg / DE Opponent's representative Freiherr von Uexküll, Jürgen-Detlev, Dr. Rer. Nat. Dipl.-Chem. Alsterufer 18 20354 Hamburg / DE
	17.05.2000	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	26.03.2001	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	13.11.2002	Date of oral proceedings
	02.12.2002	Despatch of minutes of oral proceedings
	02.12.2002	Despatch of communication that the patent will be revoked
	01.12.2003	Legal effect of revocation of patent [2004/10]
Appeal following opposition	31.01.2003	Appeal received No. T0153/03
	11.04.2003	Statement of grounds filed
	01.12.2003	Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the proprietor withdrawn
Request for further processing for:	03.05.1997	Request for further processing filed
	13.06.1997	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request granted
	30.06.1997	Decision despatched
	23.04.1997	Request for further processing filed
	13.06.1997	Full payment received (date of receipt of payment) Request deemed not to be filed
	30.06.1997	Decision despatched
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	14.01.1994	Renewal fee patent year 03
	19.01.1995	Renewal fee patent year 04
	15.01.1996	Renewal fee patent year 05
	16.01.1997	Renewal fee patent year 06
	16.01.1998	Renewal fee patent year 07
	22.01.1999	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:	Search	US3805802 [ ] (HEDGE R, et al);
		US4244381 [ ] (LENDVAY ANDREW T);
		US4887618 [ ] (BERNASEK EDWARD [US], et al);
		GB2069310 [ ] (MOLINS LTD);
		FR1487068 [ ] (GALLAHER LTD);
		EP0419733 [ ] (REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R [US]);
		FR2366806 [ ] (BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO CO [GB]);
		GB1162509 [ ] (AMERICAN MACH & FOUNDRY [US])
	Examination	EP0156628
		EP0432927

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