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Electronic Vapour Provision System - EP3738447

The patent EP3738447 was granted to Nicoventures on Sep 11, 2024. The application was originally filed on Nov 6, 2015 under application number EP20183945A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3738447

NICOVENTURES
Application Number
EP20183945A
Filing Date
Nov 6, 2015
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Aug 8, 2024
Grant Date
Sep 11, 2024
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HEHNJun 11, 2025HEHNADMISSIBLE
PHILIP MORRISJun 10, 2025HGFADMISSIBLE
IMPERIAL TOBACCOMay 28, 2025MEWBURN ELLISADMISSIBLE

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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (28) New

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DESCRIPTION- CLAYTON et al., "Use of chiroptical spectroscopy to determine the ionisation status of (S)-nicotine in e-cigarette formulations and snus", ST 49, CORESTA Congress, Quebec City, Canada, vol. 12, (20141016), URL: http://www.bat-science.com/groupms/sites/BAT9GVJXS.nsf/vwPagesWebLive/DO9PVC3G/$FILE/CORESTA_PC_2014.pdf-
DESCRIPTION- PETER M. CLAYTONCARL A. VASTAM T. T. BUIALEX F. DRAKEKEVIN MCADAM, "Spectroscopic investigations into the acid-base properties of nicotine at different temperatures", Anal. Methods, (20130000), vol. 5, doi:10.1039/C2AY25678A, pages 81 - 88, XP055656356
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions)", The Vapor Pro, (20130911), pages 1 - 18, The Vapor Pro , URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20130911044932/http://www.thevaporpro.com/faq.html, (20250616), XP093286975-
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions)", The Vapor Pro, (20140223), pages 1 - 18, The Vapor Pro , URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20140223102416/http://www.thevaporpro.com/faq.html, (20250616), XP093286973-
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Hon Lik", Wikipedia, (20190930), pages 1 - 4, Wikipedia , URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hon_Lik&oldid=918720803, XP093287035-
OPPOSITION- Anonymous §, "the eGo-C User Manual - Changeable System", User Manual, Joyetech, (20111210), pages 1 - 29, User Manual, URL: https://www.steam-store.de/media/product/ego-c/ego-c-anleitung.pdf, XP093297134-
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "The eRoll User Manual", Joyetech, (20121008), pages 1 - 9, XP009562136-
OPPOSITION- Clayton Peter M, Vas Carl, Mcadam Kevin, "Use of chiroptical spectroscopy to determine the ionisation status of (S)-nicotine in e-cigarette formulations and snus", ST49 CORESTA Congress, Québec City , Canada, (20140101), pages 1 - 16, XP093287024-
OPPOSITION- D12 - Technical Report on the Absorption Behaviour of Nicotine Freebase-
OPPOSITION- D15 - Technical report on the Absorption Behaviour of Protonated Nicotine-
OPPOSITION- D1b - Technical Analysis of Joyetech eRoll cartridge and Joyetech eGo-C cartridge-
OPPOSITION- D1c - Declaration of Marc Döring-
OPPOSITION- D1d - Declaration of John McKeon-
OPPOSITION- D1e - Declaration of Joseph P. Hamilton-
OPPOSITION- D1f - Declaration of Sara Luisa Mellor de Sousa-
OPPOSITION- D24 - Grounds for the decision of the opposition division revoking EP3214957-
OPPOSITION- D25 - Communication of the Board of Appeal pursuant to Art. 15(1) RPBA in T1696/21-
OPPOSITION- D27 - Witness Statement of Noori Brifcani-
OPPOSITION- D2a - US 14/286,552 (priority application for D2 as received by the International Bureau-
OPPOSITION- D5 - Inventor declaration for US 2008/0228214-
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OPPOSITION- Richtel Matt , "The E-Cigarette Industry, Waiting to Exhale", The New York Times, (20131026), pages 1 - 10, The New York Times , URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/27/business/the-e-cigarette-industry-waiting-to-exhale.html, XP093286997-
OPPOSITION- Sastri Vinny R, "Chapter 9 - Other Polymers: Styrenics, Silicones, Thermoplastic Elastomers, Biopolymers, and Thermosets", Sastri Vinny R, Sastri Vinny R, Plastics in Medical Devices, Elsevier Inc , (20100101), pages 230 - 230, ISBN 978-0-8155-2027-6, XP093287014-
OPPOSITION- Tripathi Devesh , "Practical Guide to Polypropylene", Rapra Technology Limited, (20020101), pages 1 - 4, XP093287001-
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OPPOSITION- Jeffrey I. Seeman, Jay A Fournier, John B. Paine, Bruce E. Waymack, "The Form of Nicotine in Tobacco. Thermal Transfer of Nicotine and Nicotine Acid Salts to Nicotine in the Gas Phase", Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, US , (19991201), vol. 47, no. 12, doi:10.1021/jf990409b, ISSN 0021-8561, pages 5133 - 5145, XP055656020
OPPOSITION- Peter M. Clayton, Carl A. Vas, Tam T. T. Bui, Alex F. Drake, Kevin Mcadam, "Spectroscopic investigations into the acid-base properties of nicotine at different temperatures", Analytical Methods, GB , (20130101), vol. 5, no. 1, doi:10.1039/C2AY25678A, ISSN 1759-9660, pages 81 - 88, XP055656356
OPPOSITION- Seeman Jeffrey I. , Jay A Fournier, John B. Paine III, Bruce E. Waymack, "Bringing attention to e-cigarette pH as an important element for research and regulation", Tob Control, (20150701), vol. 24, no. 4, doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-051540, pages 413 - 414, XP055656377

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