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Article For Use In Apparatus For Heating Smokable Material - EP3457874

The patent EP3457874 was granted to British American Tobacco on Oct 22, 2025. The application was filed on May 19, 2017 under application number EP17728783A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

EP3457874

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO
Application Number
EP17728783A
Filing Date
May 19, 2017
Status
Patent Maintained As Amended
Sep 19, 2025
Publication Date
Oct 22, 2025
External Links
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Patent Summary

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Patent Oppositions (2)

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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
PHILIP MORRISFeb 15, 2021GRUNECKERADMISSIBLE
PHILIP MORRISFeb 15, 2021GRUNECKER PATENTADMISSIBLE

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OPPOSITIONUS2015164132
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