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Electronic Cigarette And Atomizer Thereof - EP3516972

The patent EP3516972 was granted to Shenzhen Smoore Technology on Dec 2, 2020. The application was filed on Dec 11, 2017 under application number EP17892066A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3516972

SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY
Application Number
EP17892066A
Filing Date
Dec 11, 2017
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Oct 30, 2020
Publication Date
Dec 2, 2020
External Links
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Patent Summary

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Patent Family

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
IMPERIAL TOBACCOSep 2, 2021HASELTINE LAKE KEMPNERADMISSIBLE
IMPERIAL TOBACCOSep 2, 2021MEWBURN ELLISADMISSIBLE
SHENZHEN RELX TECHNOLOGYSep 1, 2021KLUNKER PATENTANWALTE PARTG MBBWITHDRAWN

Patent Citations (24) New

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

Citation PhasePublication Number
OPPOSITIONCN104720117
OPPOSITIONCN104824853
OPPOSITIONCN105559147
OPPOSITIONCN106418709
OPPOSITIONCN106820271
OPPOSITIONCN204409592U
OPPOSITIONCN205695694U
OPPOSITIONCN205865992U
OPPOSITIONCN206119186U
OPPOSITIONEP3287017
OPPOSITIONUS2015208729
OPPOSITIONUS2016007655
OPPOSITIONUS2016095354
OPPOSITIONUS2017215481
OPPOSITIONWO2014089283
OPPOSITIONWO2015077645
OPPOSITIONWO2016161554
OPPOSITIONWO2017048782
OPPOSITIONWO2017143865
SEARCHCN104824853
SEARCHCN106820271
SEARCHCN204409592U
SEARCHCN205695694U
SEARCHEP3287017

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