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Tobacco Composition - EP3386322

The patent EP3386322 was granted to British American Tobacco on Nov 8, 2023. The application was originally filed on Dec 7, 2016 under application number EP16822617A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3386322

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO
Application Number
EP16822617A
Filing Date
Dec 7, 2016
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Oct 6, 2023
Grant Date
Nov 8, 2023
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Patent Citations (16) New

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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (8) New

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OPPOSITION- Akehurst, Basil Clifford, "Chapter 6: Flue-cured tobacco", Tobacco, Longman Group Limited, (19810101), pages 168 - 228, ISBN 0-582-46817-5, XP009557071
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "N393; Reconstituted Tobaccos", Industry Documents Library, (19950810), pages 1 - 2, Industry Documents Library, URL: https://www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/docs/nlhx0093 , XP093205232
OPPOSITION- Cantrell D V, Kulshreshtha N P, Moldoveanu S C, "Analytical and sensory comparison of several virgin recons/329", FILE NOTE, BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, (19910815), pages 1 - 7, FILE NOTE, URL: https://www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/#id=frjb0147, XP093205236
OPPOSITION- J.C. Leffingwell, "Chapter 8: 8 A Basic Chemical Constituents of Tobacco Leaf and Differences among Tobacco Types", J.C. Leffingwell, D. Layten Davis and Mark T. Nielsen, Tobacco: Production, Chemistry and Technology, Oxford, GB , Blackwell Science ltd , (19990501), pages 265 - 284, ISBN 978-0-632-04791-8, XP002741649
OPPOSITION- Prowse R L, Hemsiey S R, "RECONSTITUTED (*SHEET) TOBACCOS: A REVIEW OF PROCESSES, PRODUCT PROPERTIES AND FUTURE POTENTIAL PROJECT REPORT NO: P.12", Technolcgy Centre British-American Tobacco Co. Ltd., SOUTHAMPTON, SOUTHAMPTON , (19930226), pages 1 - 59, URL: https://www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/#id=rhgp0034, XP093205230
OPPOSITION- Smith T A, M.R. Silimoria, E.R . Freiesleben, R.L . Rice, M.P . Seherbek, H. Schiff, R.R . Smith, "A COMPARISON OF RECONSTITUTED TOBACCOS MADE BY FIVE PROCESSES PROJECT T6533", Research Laboratory Report, IMPERIAL TOBACCO PRCDUCI'S DIVISION OF IMASCO LIMITED BESPARCH LABORATORY MONTREAL, (19710302), no. 132, pages 1 - 39, XP093205234
OPPOSITION- Neal L. Benowitz, Janne Hukkanen, Peyton Jacob, "Nicotine Chemistry, Metabolism, Kinetics and Biomarkers", Neal L. Benowitz, Janne Hukkanen, Peyton Jacob, Dietrich Keppler, Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, BERLIN, DE , SPRINGER VERLAG , (20090101), vol. 192, pages 29 - 60, doi:10.1007/978-3-540-69248-5_2, ISBN 978-3-642-14540-7, XP055696110
OPPOSITION- Michael F. Borgerding, Thomas A. Perfetti, Suresh Ralapati, "Chapter 9 - Determination of nicotine in tobacco, tobacco processing environments and tobacco products", ANALYTICAL DETERMINATION OF NICOTINE AND RELATED COMPOUNDS AND THEIR METABOLITES, NL, Elsevier, (19990101), pages 285 - 391, doi:10.1016/B978-044450095-3/50010-3, ISBN 0-444-50095-2, XP009557072

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