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Aerosol-Generating Device And System Comprising An Inductive Heating Device And Method Of Operating The Same - EP4268542

The patent EP4268542 was granted to Philip Morris on Feb 5, 2025. The application was originally filed on Dec 23, 2021 under application number EP21845029A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP4268542

PHILIP MORRIS
Application Number
EP21845029A
Filing Date
Dec 23, 2021
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Jan 3, 2025
Publication Date
Feb 5, 2025
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NICOVENTURESNov 4, 2025DEHNSADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (17) New

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

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INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO2018096000
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO2019002613
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO2020043900
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO2020043901
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO2020064685
OPPOSITIONUS2020154772
OPPOSITIONUS2020359689
OPPOSITIONUS6040560
OPPOSITIONWO2012065754
OPPOSITIONWO2018096000
OPPOSITIONWO2018178114
OPPOSITIONWO2019002613
OPPOSITIONWO2019105879
OPPOSITIONWO2019129846
OPPOSITIONWO2019206916
OPPOSITIONWO2022013073
OPPOSITIONWO2022069582

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