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Heated Aerosol-Generating Device And Method For Generating Aerosol With Consistent Properties - EP3861877

The patent EP3861877 was granted to Philip Morris on Feb 8, 2023. The application was filed on Dec 17, 2013 under application number EP21159752A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3861877

PHILIP MORRIS
Application Number
EP21159752A
Filing Date
Dec 17, 2013
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Jan 6, 2023
Publication Date
Feb 8, 2023
External Links
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Patent Summary

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Patent Oppositions (2)

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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCONov 8, 2023DEHNSADMISSIBLE
JAPAN TOBACCONov 8, 2023BARDEHLE PAGENBERG PARTNERSCHAFT MBB PATENTANWALTE RECHTSANWALTEADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (17) New

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

Citation PhasePublication Number
DESCRIPTIONWO2009118085
OPPOSITIONEP0430559
OPPOSITIONEP2756859
OPPOSITIONJP2000041654
OPPOSITIONJPH11164679
OPPOSITIONUS2003150451
OPPOSITIONUS2009095287
OPPOSITIONUS4981522
OPPOSITIONWO03070031
OPPOSITIONWO2009118085
OPPOSITIONWO2012164077
OPPOSITIONWO2013098397
SEARCHDE102007011120
SEARCHEP0430559
SEARCHUS2009133691
SEARCHWO2012109371
SEARCHWO2013098397

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