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DE file number : 60 2006 042 946.0 (Status: pending/in force, Query started: May 7, 2025)

Please note: This English version is a non-binding translation of the German register excerpt. Only the German version of the register excerpt is legally binding.

Master data
INID	Criterion	Field	Content
	Type of IP right	SART	Patent
	Status	ST	Pending/in force
21	DE file number	DAKZ	60 2006 042 946.0
96	EP file number	EAKZ	06 78 7864.5
86	WO file number	WAKZ	PCT/US2006/028039
97	EP publication number	EPN	1959766
87	WO publication number	WPN	2007012007
54	Designation/title	TI	VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR VERDAMPFUNG EINER SUBSTANZ
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	A24F 47/00 (2020.01)
51	IPC secondary class(es)	ICS (ICSV)	A24D 3/04 (2006.01), A24F 1/10 (2006.01)
22	DE application date	DAT	Jul 18, 2006
96	EP application date	EAT	Jul 18, 2006
86	WO application date	WAT	Jul 18, 2006
43	Date of first publication	OT	Jan 25, 2007
	Date of publication of grant	PET	Sep 3, 2014
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	JT International SA, Genf, CH
72	Inventor	IN	BOWEN, Adam, San Francisco, CA 94131, US; MONSEES, James, San Francisco, CA 94131, US
74	Representative	VTR	Patentanwaltskanzlei Meyer, 89077 Ulm, DE
	Address for service		RWS Group, Translation Division, CHALFONT ST PETER, Bucks SL9 9FG, GB
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 700105 P Jul 19, 2005
33 31 32	Foreign priority	PRC PRNA PRDA	US 485168 Jul 11, 2006
	Due date	FT FG	Jul 31, 2025 Annual fee for the 20th year Patent fees
	Patent division in charge		23
97	EP language of publication	ELANG	EN - Englisch
84	Designated EP contracting states	EDS	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
81	Designated WO countries	WDS	AL, RS, HR, BA, MK
	Published EP/WO documents	EPWOPN	Original document: EP000001959766 Searchable text: EP000001959766 Original document: EP000001959766B1 Searchable text: EP000001959766B1 Original document: EP000001959766B2 Searchable text: EP000001959766B2 Original document: WO002007012007 Searchable text: WO002007012007
43	Date of first publication	EVT	Jan 25, 2007
	Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister	EREGT	May 27, 2011
	Date of the (most recent) update in DPMAregister	REGT	Aug 1, 2024 (Show all update days)(Hide all update days) Aug 1, 2024 Due date: changed Jul 28, 2023; Oct 18, 2022; Aug 5, 2022; Jun 30, 2022; May 26, 2022; Jul 29, 2021; Jul 27, 2020; May 13, 2020; Jan 2, 2020; Aug 9, 2019; Jul 30, 2019; Oct 30, 2018; Aug 1, 2018; Aug 5, 2017; Jul 21, 2016; Sep 1, 2015; Aug 18, 2015; Jul 25, 2015; Jul 16, 2015; Sep 27, 2014; Sep 16, 2014; Sep 9, 2014; Sep 4, 2014; Feb 10, 2013 Historical data not available for this/these date(s) May 27, 2011 Date of the first transfer into DPMAregister

Procedural data
No.	Kind of procedure	Legal status	Date of legal/procedural status	Publication date	Alle Details anzeigen
1	Procedure relating to PCT application	WO first publication without search report	Jan 25, 2007		Details anzeigen
2	Procedure relating to PCT application	WO publication	Jan 25, 2007		Details anzeigen
3	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO 1st publication	Aug 27, 2008		Details anzeigen
4	Publications	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA	Oct 9, 2008	Oct 9, 2008	Details anzeigen
5	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Mar 25, 2013	Jan 2, 2020	Details anzeigen
6	Procedure relating to EP application	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)	Sep 3, 2014		Details anzeigen
7	Publications	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant	Oct 16, 2014	Oct 16, 2014	Details anzeigen
8	Opposition procedure	Opposition to patent filed	Jun 3, 2015	Aug 20, 2015	Details anzeigen
9	New applicant/owner details	New applicant/owner details	Aug 17, 2015	Sep 24, 2015	Details anzeigen
10	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Nov 25, 2019	Jan 2, 2020	Details anzeigen
11	Change of classification	Change of IPC main class	Apr 3, 2020	May 14, 2020	Details anzeigen
12	Opposition procedure	Patent maintained in amended form by EPO	Jun 15, 2022		Details anzeigen
13	Opposition procedure	Decision by EPO to maintain patent in amended form has become final	Jun 15, 2022	Jun 30, 2022	Details anzeigen

View procedures Procedure relating to PCT application (No.: 1)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to PCT application
Legal/procedural status	VST	WO first publication without search report
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jan 25, 2007

View procedures Procedure relating to PCT application (No.: 2)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to PCT application
Legal/procedural status	VST	WO publication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jan 25, 2007

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 3)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO 1st publication
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 27, 2008

View procedures Publications (No.: 4)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Publications
Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 9, 2008
Issue number	HN	41
Year	PJ	2008
Publication date	VT	Oct 9, 2008
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 5)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Change of classification
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Change of IPC main class
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Mar 25, 2013
	Issue number	HN	1
	Year	PJ	2020
	Publication date	VT	Jan 2, 2020
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	A24F 47/00 (2006.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	A24D 3/04 (2006.01)

View procedures Procedure relating to EP application (No.: 6)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Procedure relating to EP application
Legal/procedural status	VST	EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Sep 3, 2014

View procedures Publications (No.: 7)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Publications
Legal/procedural status	VST	Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Oct 16, 2014
Issue number	HN	42
Year	PJ	2014
Publication date	VT	Oct 16, 2014
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 5

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 8)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Opposition procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Opposition to patent filed
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 3, 2015
Issue number	HN	34
Year	PJ	2015
Publication date	VT	Aug 20, 2015
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3

View procedures New applicant/owner details (No.: 9)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	New applicant/owner details
	Legal/procedural status	VST	New applicant/owner details
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Aug 17, 2015
	Issue number	HN	39
	Year	PJ	2015
	Publication date	VT	Sep 24, 2015
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 2
71/73	Applicant/owner	INH	JT International SA, Genf, CH
71/73	Previous applicant/owner	INHF	Ploom, Inc., San Francisco, Calif., US

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 10)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Change of classification
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Change of IPC main class
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Nov 25, 2019
	Issue number	HN	1
	Year	PJ	2020
	Publication date	VT	Jan 2, 2020
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	A24F 47/00 (2020.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	A24F 47/00 (2006.01)

View procedures Change of classification (No.: 11)
INID	Criterion	Field	Content Close details
	Type of procedure	VART	Change of classification
	Legal/procedural status	VST	Change of IPC main class
	Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Apr 3, 2020
	Issue number	HN	20
	Year	PJ	2020
	Publication date	VT	May 14, 2020
	Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
	Part	HT	Part 3
51	IPC main class	ICM (ICMV)	A24F 47/00 (2020.01)
51	Previous IPC main class	ICMF (ICMVF)	A24F 47/00 (2020.01)

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 12)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Opposition procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Patent maintained in amended form by EPO
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 15, 2022
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	May 26, 2022

View procedures Opposition procedure (No.: 13)
Criterion	Field	Content Close details
Type of procedure	VART	Opposition procedure
Legal/procedural status	VST	Decision by EPO to maintain patent in amended form has become final
Date of legal/procedural status	VSTT	Jun 15, 2022
Issue number	HN	26
Year	PJ	2022
Publication date	VT	Jun 30, 2022
Type of publication	PART	Bibliographic data
Part	HT	Part 3
Date of update of the procedure	REGT	Jun 30, 2022