Expired European patentEurope
Smoking article with a wrapper producing aroma upon smoking
EP 0624321 B1 · Applicant: SOCIETE NATIONALE D'EXPLOITATION INDUSTRIELLE DES TABACS ET ALLUMETTES Société Anonyme française
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- Filed April 26, 1994 and granted February 2, 2000. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 26, 2014.
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FiledApril 26, 1994
PublishedNovember 17, 1994
GrantedFebruary 2, 2000
Term endedApril 26, 2014
Application numberEP 94400891
Classification (CPC)A24D1/02 +1 more
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