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An Aerosol-Generating System Comprising A Device And A Cartridge, In Which The Device Ensures Electrical Contact With The Cartridge - EP3104720

The patent EP3104720 was granted to Philip Morris on Mar 5, 2025. The application was filed on Dec 15, 2014 under application number EP14812494A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3104720

PHILIP MORRIS
Application Number
EP14812494A
Filing Date
Dec 15, 2014
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Jan 31, 2025
Publication Date
Mar 5, 2025
External Links
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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
NICOVENTURESDec 4, 2025D YOUNGADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (10) New

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

Citation PhasePublication Number
EXAMINATIONEP3104721
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTDE102006004484
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTDE202013100606U
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2009151717
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2011309157
OPPOSITIONUS2009151717
OPPOSITIONUS2011226236
OPPOSITIONWO2008108889
OPPOSITIONWO2013025921
OPPOSITIONWO2013102612

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