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An Inhalation Device And Component For An Inhalation Device - EP2961285

The patent EP2961285 was granted to British American Tobacco on Nov 29, 2023. The application was filed on Feb 24, 2014 under application number EP14706694A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Patent Maintained As Amended".

EP2961285

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO
Application Number
EP14706694A
Filing Date
Feb 24, 2014
Status
Patent Maintained As Amended
Oct 27, 2023
Publication Date
Nov 29, 2023
External Links
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Patent Summary

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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
PHILIP MORRISOct 2, 2019HGFADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (13) New

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

Citation PhasePublication Number
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTEP1859694
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTJP2012075370
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORTWO02069745
OPPOSITIONEP0317154
OPPOSITIONGB2299012
OPPOSITIONJPS649598
OPPOSITIONUS2007267032
OPPOSITIONUS2010126505
OPPOSITIONUS4484590
OPPOSITIONUS4677995
OPPOSITIONWO2011051115
OPPOSITIONWO2011095410
OPPOSITIONWO2014060268

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