TOBACCO RES & DEV innovation strategy

Patent filings in countries

#	Country	Total Patents
#1	France	23
#2	United States	21
#3	Germany	17
#4	Italy	15
#5	Australia	14
#6	Canada	13
#7	United Kingdom	13
#8	South Africa	9
#9	Japan	8
#10	Switzerland	7
#11	Netherlands	7
#12	Ireland	5
#13	Israel	5
#14	Brazil	4
#15	EPO (European Patent Office)	4
#16	New Zealand	4
#17	Austria	3
#18	Spain	3
#19	WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)	3
#20	Belgium	2
#21	Luxembourg	2
#22	Norway	2
#23	Sweden	2
#24	Argentina	1
#25	China	1
#26	Cyprus	1
#27	Denmark	1
#28	Greece	1
#29	Malta	1
#30	Malaysia	1
#31	Portugal	1
#32	Zambia	1

#	Technology
#1	Wine
#2	Machines for making cigarettes
#3	Tobacco
#4	Cigarettes
#5	By-products of fermented solutions
#6	Foods
#7	Containers for goods storage
#8	Weighing
#9	Drying solid materials by removing liquid
#10	Packaging

Publication	Filing date	Title
AU4160399A	1999-06-21	A smoking article pusher
AU4160499A	1999-06-21	A channel starvation detector
WO9814077A2	1997-09-23	Method and apparatus for the enhancement of tobacco
ZA9606537B	1996-08-01	A tobacco processing machine
EP0653295A1	1994-11-04	Corner forming apparatus and method
EP0645237A2	1994-09-27	Creasing unit
NZ247318A	1993-04-01	Cigarette package - perforated cut between the cover flap and the lifting strip of the inner wrapper ruptures when the strip is lifted
NZ237209A	1991-02-25	Flip-top carton: blank a laminate with slits
JPH04279446A	1991-02-25	Cardboard box with upper open lid
AU6120190A	1990-08-21	Flip-top cartons
NL8800039A	1988-01-08	CIGARETTE FILTER.
CH665756A5	1986-05-16	Cigarette.
NL8503427A	1985-12-12	CIGARETTE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
JPS6219720A	1985-07-16	Measuring belt device
IT8548351D0	1985-07-12	Weigh belt appts. to measure mass of flow material
GB8517344D0	1985-07-09	Weighbelt apparatus
CA1236860A	1985-07-05	Weighbelt apparatus
US4611676A	1985-07-01	Weighbelt apparatus
NL8402897A	1984-09-21	Cigarettes.
ZA8305130D	1983-07-14	Weighbelt apparatus