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A24C 5/01

Making cigarettes for simulated smoking devices

Introduced: January 2020

Full Title

Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes > Making cigarettes for simulated smoking devices

Classification Context

Section:
HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:
TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
Subclass:
MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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