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A24B 9/00

Control of the moisture content of tobacco products, e.g. cigars, cigarettes, pipe tobacco (; devices for use by the smoker for controlling the moisture content of tobacco products A24F25/00)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Control of the moisture content of tobacco products, e.g. cigars, cigarettes, pipe tobacco

CPC: Control of the moisture content of tobacco products, e.g. cigars, cigarettes, pipe tobacco (; devices for use by the smoker for controlling the moisture content of tobacco products A24F25/00)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Control of the moisture content of tobacco products, e.g. cigars, cigarettes, pipe tobacco

CPC:

Control of the moisture content of tobacco products, e.g. cigars, cigarettes, pipe tobacco (; devices for use by the smoker for controlling the moisture content of tobacco products A24F25/00)

No child classifications to compare. This is a leaf node in both IPC and CPC.

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class A24,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS CH 13,201
  2. NICOVENTURES TRADING GB 7,482
  3. KT & G CORPORATION KR 4,818
  4. JAPAN TOBACCO JP 4,636
  5. JT INTERNATIONAL CH 3,806
  6. CHINA TOBACCO YUNNAN INDUSTRIAL COMPANY 2,490
  7. CHINA TOBACCO HENAN INDUSTRIAL 2,453
  8. CHINA TOBACCO HUBEI INDUSTRIAL 2,344
  9. BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) GB 2,199
  10. SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 2,097

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class A24,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS CH 13,994
  2. NICOVENTURES TRADING GB 7,744
  3. KT & G CORPORATION KR 4,857
  4. JAPAN TOBACCO JP 4,561
  5. JT INTERNATIONAL CH 3,946
  6. BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) GB 2,374
  7. ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES US 2,122
  8. RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS US 2,061
  9. NICOVENTURES TRADING 1,940
  10. PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS 1,855