Heat-Not-Burn Tobacco Product And Electrically Heated Tobacco Product - EP3995004

The patent EP3995004 was granted to Japan Tobacco on Nov 6, 2024. The application was originally filed on Jun 29, 2020 under application number EP20834665A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3995004

JAPAN TOBACCO
Application Number
EP20834665A
Filing Date
Jun 29, 2020
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Oct 3, 2024
Grant Date
Nov 6, 2024
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Patent Citations (25) New

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INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO2011114530
OPPOSITIONCN104921296
OPPOSITIONEP2520186
OPPOSITIONEP2888955
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OPPOSITIONUS1507925
OPPOSITIONUS2003178039
OPPOSITIONUS2033791
OPPOSITIONUS5595196
OPPOSITIONWO2007039794
OPPOSITIONWO2013098405
OPPOSITIONWO2014040111
OPPOSITIONWO2014158051
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OPPOSITIONWO2017198838
SEARCHUS2008029111
SEARCHUS2016262446
SEARCHUS2018177235
SEARCHUS5595196
SEARCHWO2012061249

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OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Heated tobacco product", Wikipedia, (20190628), Wikipedia, URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heated_tobacco_product&oldid=903932537 , XP093305721-

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