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EP 3794982 A1 20210324 - SMOKING SUBSTITUTE APPARATUS

Title (en)

SMOKING SUBSTITUTE APPARATUS

Title (de)

RAUCHERSATZVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE SUBSTITUTION DU TABAC

Publication

EP 3794982 A1 20210324 (EN)

Application

EP 19198609 A 20190920

Priority

EP 19198609 A 20190920

IPC 8 full level

A24F 40/40 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01)

Citation (search report)

[XI] US 9901122 B2 20180227 - LI YONGHAI [CN], et al
[XI] EP 3504989 A1 20190703 - JUUL LABS UK HOLDCO LTD [GB]
[XI] WO 2013149404 A1 20131010 - HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD [CN], et al
[XI] US 8997753 B2 20150407 - LI SAN [US], et al
[A] WO 2019154811 A1 20190815 - MCNEIL AB [SE]
[A] WO 2016050246 A1 20160407 - FERTIN PHARMA AS [DK]
[A] WO 2017163047 A1 20170928 - NICOVENTURES HOLDINGS LTD [GB]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3794982 A1 20210324

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 19198609 A 20190920