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Inhalation Device Including Substance Usage Controls - EP2982255

The patent EP2982255 was granted to Japan Tobacco on May 22, 2019. The application was filed on Aug 23, 2011 under application number EP15171948A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP2982255

JAPAN TOBACCO
Application Number
EP15171948A
Filing Date
Aug 23, 2011
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Apr 19, 2019
Publication Date
May 22, 2019
External Links
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Patent Summary

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Patent Oppositions (3)

Patent oppositions filed by competitors challenge the validity of a granted patent. These oppositions are typically based on claims of prior art, lack of novelty, or non-obviousness. They are a key part of the process for determining a patent's strength and enforceability.

CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
PHILIP MORRISFeb 24, 2020HGFADMISSIBLE
LIPPERT STACHOW PATENTANWALTE RECHTSANWALTEFeb 21, 2020-ADMISSIBLE
NICOVENTURESFeb 21, 2020D YOUNGADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (41) New

Patent citations refer to prior patents cited during different phases such as opposition or international search.

Citation PhasePublication Number
EXAMINATIONEP2468117
EXAMINATIONEP2468118
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EXAMINATIONUS5826570
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EXAMINATIONWO2007078273
EXAMINATIONWO2008016156
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OPPOSITIONEP0358002
OPPOSITIONEP151719481
OPPOSITIONEP2468116
OPPOSITIONEP2982255
OPPOSITIONUS2002079309
OPPOSITIONUS2003101991
OPPOSITIONUS2005016550
OPPOSITIONUS2005263618
OPPOSITIONUS2006196518
OPPOSITIONUS2007062548
OPPOSITIONUS2008017193
OPPOSITIONUS2008257367
OPPOSITIONUS2011036346
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OPPOSITIONUS6260549
OPPOSITIONUS6516796
OPPOSITIONUS7905230
OPPOSITIONWO0050111
OPPOSITIONWO2007078273
OPPOSITIONWO2009127401
OPPOSITIONWO2010045671
OPPOSITIONWO2010133342
OPPOSITIONWO2012027350
OPPOSITIONWO9418860
OPPOSITIONWO9501137
OPPOSITIONWO9920940
SEARCHEP1211628
SEARCHUS5060671
SEARCHUS5666977
SEARCHUS5970973
SEARCHWO9406314

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