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Aerosol-Generating Article With Low Resistance Air Flow Path - EP3942946

The patent EP3942946 was granted to Philip Morris on Sep 4, 2024. The application was originally filed on Dec 4, 2014 under application number EP21197487A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3942946

PHILIP MORRIS
Application Number
EP21197487A
Filing Date
Dec 4, 2014
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Aug 2, 2024
Grant Date
Sep 4, 2024
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OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Determination of the draw resistance of cigarettes and filter rods", Coresta Recommended Method N 41, pages 1 - 19, Coresta Recommended Method N 41, (20180108), XP055438813-
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