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Heater Array - EP3880018

The patent EP3880018 was granted to Philip Morris on Jan 1, 2025. The application was originally filed on Nov 12, 2019 under application number EP19805757A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3880018

PHILIP MORRIS
Application Number
EP19805757A
Filing Date
Nov 12, 2019
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Nov 29, 2024
Publication Date
Jan 1, 2025
External Links
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JAPAN TOBACCOSep 30, 2025GILL JENNINGS & EVERYADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (12) New

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

Citation PhasePublication Number
DESCRIPTIONUS2015181935
DESCRIPTIONWO2015062983
EXAMINATIONWO2010073122
EXAMINATIONWO2017178931
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2014060554
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTUS2014064715
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO2013022936
OPPOSITIONWO2013034453
OPPOSITIONWO2015140312
OPPOSITIONWO2016120344
OPPOSITIONWO2017186477
OPPOSITIONWO2017207442

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