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Article For Use In Apparatus For Heating Smokable - EP3666091

The patent EP3666091 was granted to British American Tobacco on Dec 20, 2023. The application was filed on May 19, 2017 under application number EP20151255A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3666091

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO
Application Number
EP20151255A
Filing Date
May 19, 2017
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Nov 17, 2023
Publication Date
Dec 20, 2023
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CompanyOpposition DateRepresentativeOpposition Status
JAPAN TOBACCOSep 20, 2024BARDEHLE PAGENBERG PARTNERSCHAFT MBB PATENTANWALTE RECHTSANWALTEADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (21) New

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

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OPPOSITIONUS3283762
OPPOSITIONWO0028843
OPPOSITIONWO2007110650
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OTHERWO2008110934
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