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A24D 3/18

Mouthpieces of cigars or cigarettes; Manufacture thereof (manufacture of tobacco smoke filters A24D3/02)

Introduced: January 1980

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Mouthpieces of cigars or cigarettes; Manufacture thereof

CPC: Mouthpieces of cigars or cigarettes; Manufacture thereof (manufacture of tobacco smoke filters A24D3/02)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter tips or filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces of cigars or cigarettes > Mouthpieces of cigars or cigarettes; Manufacture thereof

CPC:

Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter tips or filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces of cigars or cigarettes > Mouthpieces of cigars or cigarettes; Manufacture thereof (manufacture of tobacco smoke filters A24D3/02)

Additional Content IPC

Limiting references

Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters

Application references

Making tipping materials for, or attaching them to mouthpieces of, cigars or cigarettes

Of 1 combined children, 0 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

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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