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Apparatus Arranged To Heat Smokable Material And Method Of Forming A Heater - EP3456149

The patent EP3456149 was granted to British American Tobacco on Aug 2, 2023. The application was originally filed on May 12, 2017 under application number EP17726217A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3456149

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO
Application Number
EP17726217A
Filing Date
May 12, 2017
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Jun 30, 2023
Publication Date
Aug 2, 2023
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PHILIP MORRISApr 30, 2024DREISS PATENTANWALTE PARTG MBBADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (14) New

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

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INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTEP2316286
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2007074734
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2016007652
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2016081395
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO2015166245
OPPOSITIONCN202907797U
OPPOSITIONCN203933990U
OPPOSITIONEP2316286
OPPOSITIONUS2015208729
OPPOSITIONUS2016007652
OPPOSITIONUS5322075
OPPOSITIONWO2011063970
OPPOSITIONWO2013160112

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